NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Ophthalmology Physician NPI 1619963873 MD
Verify on CMS → Surendra Basti, MD
Ophthalmology Physician in Chicago, Illinois.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 22,388 in Ophthalmology Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Prescribing volume
1K
Medicare Part D claims · 323 beneficiaries · Ophthalmology Physician avg: 1K
Generic prescribing
41%
generic claims · 59% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
MIPS score
94.1/100
▲ 11 pts above national avg 83.5 · Exceptional
Industry payments
$13.6K
21 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2024
What the federal data shows
Surendra Basti, MD reported a CMS MIPS final score of 94.1/100 - above the 83.5 national average - and filed 1,007 Medicare Part D claims in 2024.
- 94.1/100
- MIPS score · +11 vs avg
- 1K
- Part D claims, 2024
- 41%
- generic prescribing
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Surendra Basti, MD
Federal records show an active NPI with both Medicare prescribing volume and a measured CMS quality score — objective registry data, not patient reviews.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1619963873), first enumerated 09/23/2005.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Reported
Medicare Part D participation
Filed 1,007 Medicare Part D prescription claims in the 2023 CMS public use file — indicates active Medicare prescribing participation.
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
CMS quality reporting (MIPS)
Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 94.1/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$13.6K in reported industry payments (21 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- State context
State board disciplinary context
Illinois statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not Surendra Basti, MD's individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.
Source: IDFPR annual report 2023
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
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Source: State medical board / FSMB
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CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1619963873 · Ophthalmology Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-MID · MIPS-ELITE · RX-MID · BOOK-LIGHT · PHOTO-FINISH
- NPI-10 1619963873
- ENUM-LEGACY 2005
- TAX-MID 22K Ophthalmology Physician
- MIPS-ELITE 94.1/100
- RX-MID 1,007
- BOOK-LIGHT 891 in Illinois
- PHOTO-FINISH Alcina Lidder, MD · ±0.0
MIPS final-score neighbourhood
Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity
- Basti · this pro…
Basti · this provider
94.1 MIPS pts
- Geoffrey Bradfor…
Geoffrey Bradford, M.D.
94.1 MIPS pts
- Alcina Lidder, M…
Alcina Lidder, MD
94.1 MIPS pts
- Jin Zhang, MD · …
Jin Zhang, MD
94.1 MIPS pts
- Annahita Amiresk…
Annahita Amireskandari, M.D.
94.1 MIPS pts
What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).
Surendra Basti, MD's MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.
94 ≥ 73rd percentile 73% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more measured providers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative whole-score-point band: it counts only measured clinicians in lower score bands. A CMS MIPS metric is not a recommendation or a clinical-quality rating by PlainDoctor. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
Where Surendra Basti, MD sits
This provider among ophthalmology physician peers
Across the 8,767 ophthalmology physician providers who report both Medicare Part D prescribing and a MIPS quality score, Surendra Basti, MD writes more Part D claims than 46% of them and scores higher on MIPS quality than 65% - placing this provider in the lower-volume, high-quality quadrant. Volume reflects patient-panel size and specialty, not quality; the two axes are independent.
Each dot is one ophthalmology physician peer from a representative sample of 60; the gold marker is Surendra Basti, MD. Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber data and the CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System, 2023.
✓
Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Surendra Basti, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Surendra Basti, MD?
High performer (top quartile)Primary specialty
Ophthalmology Physician
Medicare Part D claims
1,007 32% vs specialty avg
MIPS final score
94.1/100 10.6 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in Illinois
How Ophthalmology Physician compares to other specialties among Illinois providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Surendra Basti, MD's 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Ophthalmology Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 94.1/100
- vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1619963873 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Ophthalmology Physician |
| Credentials | MD |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 09/23/2005 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
94.1036
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
82.5938
Quality
100
Promoting Interoperability
Reporting: Alternative Payment Model
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Surendra Basti, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation
Chicago, IL
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Surendra Basti, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$13.6K
Largest payer
Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc.
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
License & disciplinary context - Illinois IDFPR 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~42K Illinois medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Surendra Basti, MD. To verify Surendra Basti, MD's current license status, search the IDFPR public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
106
Total board actions, Illinois 2023
Across 103 cases
2.52
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Illinois statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
38 cases
IDFPR publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Illinois disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Brand-heavy
Surendra Basti, MD - brand share 59.0%
Ophthalmology Physician average
59% brand-name claims vs 41% generic, on 1,007 2024 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2024.
1,007
Total Claims
$214K
Total Drug Cost
323
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 1,528.8
- Total Day Supply
- 42,737
- Brand vs Generic
- 59% brand / 41% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $196K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $18K
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 76.8 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.32
- Gender Split
- 60% female / 40% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 13, 65-74: 114, 75-84: 137, 85+: 59
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2024. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Surendra Basti, MD prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2024
- Prednisolone Acetate
Prednisolone Acetate
260 claims
- Restasis 95
Restasis
95 claims
- Ketorolac Trometha… 82
Ketorolac Tromethamine
82 claims
- Cyclosporine 63
Cyclosporine
63 claims
- Timolol Maleate 54
Timolol Maleate
54 claims
- Latanoprost 45
Latanoprost
45 claims
- Fluorometholone 42
Fluorometholone
42 claims
- Xiidra 39
Xiidra
39 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Prednisolone Acetate | 260 |
| Restasis Cyclosporine | 95 |
| Ketorolac Tromethamine | 82 |
| Cyclosporine | 63 |
| Timolol Maleate | 54 |
| Latanoprost | 45 |
| Fluorometholone | 42 |
| Xiidra Lifitegrast | 39 |
| Brimonidine Tartrate | 34 |
| Erythromycin Erythromycin Base | 30 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
Ophthalmology Physician Overview
How Surendra Basti, MD fits within the Ophthalmology Physician landscape nationally.
22,388
Ophthalmology Physician Providers in US
56
States with Ophthalmology Physician
1,490
Avg Claims per Provider
Surendra Basti, MD's 1,007 claims are below the specialty average of 1,490.
Nationwide Ophthalmology Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Basti, both outside Illinois so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (94.1 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2005)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Ophthalmology Physician Providers in Illinois
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Illinois, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Basti.
One of 891 Ophthalmology Physician providers enrolled in Illinois, 5 are shown here.
Dr. Walid Abdallah
MD
Rockford, IL
Dr. Robert Abishek
MD
Chicago, IL
Dr. Ashley Abraham
M.D.
Springfield, IL
Dr. Evelyn Ackermann
MD
Elgin, IL
Dr. Kathleen Ackman Blake
MD
Hinsdale, IL
Compare Ophthalmology Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Surendra Basti, MD's specialty? ▼
Surendra Basti, MD specializes in Ophthalmology Physician and practices in Chicago, Illinois. Credentials: MD.
How much does Surendra Basti, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2024, Surendra Basti, MD wrote 1,007 Medicare Part D claims totaling $214K in drug costs for 323 beneficiaries.
What is Surendra Basti, MD's Medicare quality score? ▼
Surendra Basti, MD has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 94.1/100 (Quality: 82.6). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Surendra Basti, MD located? ▼
Surendra Basti, MD is located at 2300 N CHILDRENS PLZ, Chicago, IL, 60614. Phone: (630) 789-2550.
What is Surendra Basti, MD's NPI number? ▼
Surendra Basti, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1619963873, issued on 09/23/2005.
Does Surendra Basti, MD prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Surendra Basti, MD's prescribing is 59% brand-name and 41% generic drugs by claim count, with $196K in brand drug costs.
How many Ophthalmology Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 22,388 Ophthalmology Physician providers across 56 states in the US. The average Ophthalmology Physician provider writes 1,490 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Surendra Basti, MD prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2024 Medicare Part D data, Surendra Basti, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Prednisolone Acetate, Restasis, Ketorolac Tromethamine. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Surendra Basti, MD accept Medicare? ▼
Surendra Basti, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 1,007 Part D claims and 323 Medicare beneficiaries in 2024. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Surendra Basti, MD's credentials? ▼
Surendra Basti, MD's NPI is 1619963873 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2024). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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