Shinu Philip Varghese, O.D.
Optometrist · Darien, IL
Shinu Philip Varghese, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Darien, Illinois, and NPI 1437281920, issued on Mar 10, 2007. Check the license (Illinois 046009754, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Shinu Philip Varghese
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 046009754 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7516 S Cass Ave, Darien, IL 60561
- Phone
- (630) 968-9440
- Enumerated
- Mar 10, 2007
- Record last updated
- Jan 4, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070507000523); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Shinu Philip Varghese in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
Search for license 046009754Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
64% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
99 Medicare Part D claims for 33 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 51% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost51 claims
- Neomycin-Polymyxin-Dexameth15 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: $190.99
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was CooperVision 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.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Shinu Philip Varghese among 2,697 optometrist records in Illinois
Shinu Philip Varghese, 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 2007, is newer than 37% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 37% of these records are older, 48% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2005 · median 2008 among the 1,513 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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).
4 optometrist records list a practice address in Darien
They are 4 of the 389 NPPES records with a practice address in Darien, and 2,697 optometrist records in Illinois.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Paul Kats, O.D,Darien, IL 605611760498125
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- Hetal Shah, O.D.Darien, IL 605611417187584
- Ghazala Ali, O.D.Yorkville, IL 605601578593091
- Rochelle Bigner, ODYorkville, IL 605601164112686
- Rob Brenart, ODYorkville, IL 605601114455573
- Robert Brenart, O.D.Yorkville, IL 605601881761393
- Tanya Le, O.D.Yorkville, IL 605601487817565
Common questions
What is Shinu Philip Varghese, O.D.'s NPI number?
Shinu Philip Varghese, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437281920, issued on Mar 10, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Shinu Philip Varghese, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7516 S Cass Ave, Darien, IL, 60561. Phone: (630) 968-9440. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Shinu Philip Varghese, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 046009754, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Shinu Philip Varghese, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Shinu Philip Varghese, O.D. had 99 Medicare Part D claims for 33 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.