Ralph N. Dado, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Oak Lawn, IL
Ralph N. Dado, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Oak Lawn, Illinois, and NPI 1811956725, issued on Mar 20, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036052062, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ralph N. Dado
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 036052062 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9621 Southwest Hwy, Oak Lawn, IL 60453
- Phone
- (708) 425-8888
- Enumerated
- Mar 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 7, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (708) 425-8882
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120427000528); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Loyola University Of Chicago, Stritch School Of Medicine, 1976
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ralph N. Dado in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036052062Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
14% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,312 Medicare Part D claims for 233 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 46% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost364 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol132 claims
- Timolol Maleate103 claims
- Restasis76 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate68 claims
- Cequa66 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $30.75
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Ralph N. Dado among 898 ophthalmology physician records in Illinois
Ralph N. Dado, MD is one of 898 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1976 · median 1999 among the 551 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Illinois
There are 898 ophthalmology physician records in Illinois.
All 898 in Illinois → Every provider in Oak Lawn → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Mohammad Al-Khudari, MDOak Lawn, IL 604531902891948
- Jonathan Buka, M.D.Oak Lawn, IL 604531477522050
- Agnieszka CantreOak Lawn, IL 604531356463897
- Nicholas Chan, M.D.Oak Lawn, IL 604531396132403
- Wassia Khaja Ahmed, M.D.Oak Lawn, IL 604531932427754
- Inae Kim, MDOak Lawn, IL 604531043831894
- James Liang, M.D.Oak Lawn, IL 604531578541983
- Sanjay Rao, M.D.Oak Lawn, IL 604531790738615
Common questions
What is Ralph N. Dado, MD's NPI number?
Ralph N. Dado, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811956725, issued on Mar 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ralph N. Dado, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9621 Southwest Hwy, Oak Lawn, IL, 60453. Phone: (708) 425-8888. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ralph N. Dado, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036052062, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ralph N. Dado, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ralph N. Dado, MD had 1,312 Medicare Part D claims for 233 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.