NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Samuel Joseph Forzley, O.D.

Optometrist · Lemont, IL

Samuel Joseph Forzley, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Lemont, Illinois, and NPI 1144230392, issued on Aug 9, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 046-008265, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1144230392
Name
Samuel Joseph Forzley
Credential
O.D.
Primary taxonomy
Optometrist 152W00000X
License number
046-008265 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1192 Walter St, Lemont, IL 60439
Phone
(630) 269-8518
Enumerated
Aug 9, 2006
Record last updated
Jun 26, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
046-008265 IL
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1192 Walter St

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
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35% more Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024

374 Medicare Part D claims for 118 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 47% of claims.

  1. Samuel Forzley374
  2. Specialty average277

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost148 claims
  2. Dorzolamide-Timolol65 claims
  3. Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth28 claims
  4. Restasis20 claims
  5. Rhopressa15 claims
  6. Xiidra12 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: $488.74

19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Biotissue Holdings Inc. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Samuel Forzley$488.74
  2. Specialty average$769.99

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Samuel Joseph Forzley among 2,697 optometrist records in Illinois

Samuel Joseph Forzley, O.D. is one of 2,697 optometrist records with a practice address in Illinois. 71% 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 8% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 63% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 56% of these records are
  • Record last updated2008 · 68% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

8 optometrist records list a practice address in Lemont

They are 8 of the 270 NPPES records with a practice address in Lemont, and 2,697 optometrist records in Illinois.

The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Julianna Babich, ODLemont, IL 604391285523688
  2. Jacqueline Carlock, ODLemont, IL 604391124154620
  3. Julianne Kos, ODLemont, IL 604391417928219
  4. Andrew Morua, ODLemont, IL 604391326718842
  5. Michael Nelson, ODLemont, IL 604391306509898
  6. Meghan Walsh, O.D.Lemont, IL 604391639551591
  7. Alexis Zimmerman, ODLemont, IL 604391386362127
  8. Brian Berry, O.D.Bolingbrook, IL 604401073677886

Common questions

What is Samuel Joseph Forzley, O.D.'s NPI number?

Samuel Joseph Forzley, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144230392, issued on Aug 9, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Samuel Joseph Forzley, O.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1192 Walter St, Lemont, IL, 60439. Phone: (630) 269-8518. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Samuel Joseph Forzley, O.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 046-008265, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Samuel Joseph Forzley, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Samuel Joseph Forzley, O.D. had 374 Medicare Part D claims for 118 beneficiaries; the average among optometrist prescribers was 277. 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.