Thomas J. Balda, OD
Optometrist · Lake Zurich, IL
Thomas J. Balda, OD is an optometrist with a practice address in Lake Zurich, Illinois, and NPI 1396820858, issued on Oct 25, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 046008673, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas J. Balda
- Credential
- OD
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License numbers
- 046008673 IL
2024041934 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 950 W Main St, Lake Zurich, IL 60047
- Phone
- (847) 726-2020
- Enumerated
- Oct 25, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 16, 2025
- Fax
- (847) 726-2036
- Medicaid ID
- 046008673 IL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20251023001144); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 1993
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 950 W Main St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Thomas J. Balda in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
Search for license 046008673Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
44% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average optometrist in 2024
155 Medicare Part D claims for 56 beneficiaries, against an average of 277 among the 33,128 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 50% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost72 claims
- Tobramycin-Dexamethasone18 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: $231.89
10 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Paige Hedgpath OdpcColumbia, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Thomas J. Balda among 2,697 optometrist records in Illinois
Thomas J. Balda, OD 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 fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated1993 · median 2008 among the 1,513 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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).
13 optometrist records list a practice address in Lake Zurich
They are 13 of the 352 NPPES records with a practice address in Lake Zurich, and 2,697 optometrist records in Illinois.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Rabia Awan, O.D.Kildeer, IL 600471942488093
- Roger Blank, O.D.Lake Zurich, IL 600471578619391
- Todd Cohan, O.DLong Grove, IL 600471841244878
- Gina Copeland, O.D.Hawthorn Woods, IL 600471396057956
- Geoffrey Geller, ODLake Zurich, IL 600471578698148
- Debra Klein, O.D.Lake Zurich, IL 600471992860373
- Kenneth Lossman, ODLake Zurich, IL 600471982789434
- Antonia Mourelatos, O.D.Lake Zurich, IL 600471992854269
Common questions
What is Thomas J. Balda, OD's NPI number?
Thomas J. Balda, OD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396820858, issued on Oct 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas J. Balda, OD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 950 W Main St, Lake Zurich, IL, 60047. Phone: (847) 726-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas J. Balda, OD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 046008673, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Thomas J. Balda, OD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas J. Balda, OD had 155 Medicare Part D claims for 56 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.