Robert Joshua Fantus, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Skokie, IL
Robert Joshua Fantus, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Skokie, Illinois, and NPI 1356873970, issued on Apr 2, 2017. Check the license (Illinois 036160303, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Robert Joshua Fantus
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 036160303 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9650 Gross Point RD Ste 1900, Skokie, IL 60076
- Phone
- (224) 251-2020
- Enumerated
- Apr 2, 2017
- Record last updated
- Sep 14, 2022
- Fax
- (224) 251-2010
- Medicaid ID
- 200056643 MO
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220910000663); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Illinois College Of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb), 2017
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 9650 Gross Point RD Ste 1900
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Andrea Honigsblum, MDOphthalmology Physician1750498168
Verify Robert Joshua Fantus 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 036160303Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
10% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,667 Medicare Part D claims for 430 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 51% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate360 claims
- Moxifloxacin246 claims
- Latanoprost192 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine158 claims
- Restasis129 claims
- Cyclosporine70 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 93.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $372.30
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Endeavor Health Medical GroupGlenview, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Robert Joshua Fantus among 898 ophthalmology physician records in Illinois
Robert Joshua Fantus, M.D. 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 2017, is newer than 83% of them.
- NPI issued2017 · 83% of these records are older, 15% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2017 · median 1999 among the 551 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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 Skokie → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Grace Bai, MDSkokie, IL 600761932196219
- Troy Close, M.D.Skokie, IL 600761215948401
- Bruce Goldstick, M.D.Skokie, IL 600761215037247
- Andrea Honigsblum, MDSkokie, IL 600761750498168
- Daniel Kaitis, MDSkokie, IL 600761093208407
- Frank La Franco, MDSkokie, IL 600761710954474
- Russell Leboyer, M.D,Skokie, IL 600761215101845
- Milap Mehta, MD. MS.Skokie, IL 600761265609200
Common questions
What is Robert Joshua Fantus, M.D.'s NPI number?
Robert Joshua Fantus, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356873970, issued on Apr 2, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Robert Joshua Fantus, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9650 Gross Point RD Ste 1900, Skokie, IL, 60076. Phone: (224) 251-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Robert Joshua Fantus, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036160303, 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 Robert Joshua Fantus, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Robert Joshua Fantus, M.D. had 1,667 Medicare Part D claims for 430 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Robert Joshua Fantus, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.1 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.