Stephen A. Vile, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Des Plaines, IL
Stephen A. Vile, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Des Plaines, Illinois, and NPI 1275601163, issued on Dec 1, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 3641556, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Stephen A. Vile
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 3641556 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 940 Lee St, Des Plaines, IL 60016
- Phone
- (847) 299-5501
- Enumerated
- Dec 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 6, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040615001198); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Stephen A. Vile 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 3641556Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
119 Medicare Part D claims for 44 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 31% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Brimonidine Tartrate25 claims
- Latanoprost23 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: $18.55
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Astellas Pharma US 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Des Plaines Eye Physicians And Surgeons, Ltd.Des Plaines, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Stephen A. Vile among 898 ophthalmology physician records in Illinois
Stephen A. Vile, 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 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
- Graduated1966 · 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).
15 ophthalmology physician records list a practice address in Des Plaines
They are 15 of the 1,164 NPPES records with a practice address in Des Plaines, and 898 ophthalmology physician records in Illinois.
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- Marshall Hirshman, MDDes Plaines, IL 600161003840133
- James Katz, MDDes Plaines, IL 600161477587509
- Richard Katz, MDDes Plaines, IL 600161841213725
- Joan KimDes Plaines, IL 600161609049279
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Common questions
What is Stephen A. Vile, M.D.'s NPI number?
Stephen A. Vile, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275601163, issued on Dec 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Stephen A. Vile, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 940 Lee St, Des Plaines, IL, 60016. Phone: (847) 299-5501. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Stephen A. Vile, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 3641556, 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 Stephen A. Vile, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Stephen A. Vile, M.D. had 119 Medicare Part D claims for 44 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.