Scott Merrill Pinter, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Bloomington, IL
Scott Merrill Pinter, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Bloomington, Illinois, and NPI 1174527626, issued on Jun 10, 2005. Check the license (Illinois 036098243, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Scott Merrill Pinter
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 036098243 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1505 Eastland Dr, Bloomington, IL 61701
- Phone
- (309) 662-7700
- Enumerated
- Jun 10, 2005
- Record last updated
- Oct 24, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (309) 662-0829
- Medicaid ID
- 036098243 IL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100527000112); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Washington University School Of Medicine, 1994
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Scott Merrill Pinter 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 036098243Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
28% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,086 Medicare Part D claims for 287 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 38% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost334 claims
- Timolol Maleate138 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol119 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate70 claims
- Lumigan49 claims
- Restasis39 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 89.5 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $1,083.64
44 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
- Visionpoint Eye Center LLCBloomington, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Scott Merrill Pinter among 898 ophthalmology physician records in Illinois
Scott Merrill Pinter, 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 84% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 1999 among the 551 with a school on file
- Record last updated2008 · 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.
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The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Edward Colloton, MDBloomington, IL 617011023012614
- Catharine Crockett, MDBloomington, IL 617011295739746
- Hannah Garrigan, MD, MPHBloomington, IL 617011346829363
- Saba Quraishi, M.D.Bloomington, IL 617011801005384
- Nenita Maganti, MDBloomington, IL 617041841664679
- Chintan Pathak, MDBloomington, IL 617041861866725
Common questions
What is Scott Merrill Pinter, MD's NPI number?
Scott Merrill Pinter, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174527626, issued on Jun 10, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Scott Merrill Pinter, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1505 Eastland Dr, Bloomington, IL, 61701. Phone: (309) 662-7700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Scott Merrill Pinter, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036098243, 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 Scott Merrill Pinter, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Scott Merrill Pinter, MD had 1,086 Medicare Part D claims for 287 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Scott Merrill Pinter, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.5 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.