NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Thomas John, MD

Ophthalmology Physician · Tinley Park, IL

Thomas John, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Tinley Park, Illinois, and NPI 1457351041, issued on Jul 26, 2005. Check the license (Illinois 036074878, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1457351041
Name
Thomas John
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
License number
036074878 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
16532 S Oak Park Avenue, Tinley Park, IL 60477
Phone
(708) 429-2223
Enumerated
Jul 26, 2005
Record last updated
Mar 20, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(708) 429-2226
Medicaid ID
036074878 IL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20070830000581); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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77% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024

2,684 Medicare Part D claims for 377 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.

  1. Thomas John2,684
  2. Specialty average1,518

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost536 claims
  2. Brimonidine Tartrate387 claims
  3. Prednisolone Acetate384 claims
  4. Dorzolamide Hcl245 claims
  5. Ofloxacin184 claims
  6. Erythromycin157 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): 84.9 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score100.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%45.2
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $32.73

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Rayner Intraocular Lenses Limited. 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.

  1. Thomas John$32.73
  2. Specialty average$4,535.02

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Thomas John among 898 ophthalmology physician records in Illinois

Thomas John, 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
  • Graduated1977 · median 1999 among the 551 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2015 · 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.

The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Thomas Conti, M.D.Tinley Park, IL 604771477648756
  2. Allen Pielet, M.D.Tinley Park, IL 604771699759282
  3. Nancy Tucker, M.D.Tinley Park, IL 604771295734416
  4. Bryan Phillips, M.D.Bolingbrook, IL 604901114923497
  5. Dawn Phillips, M.D.Bolingbrook, IL 604901235293630
  6. Michael Beyer, MDPalos Heights, IL 604631144750399
  7. George Dangles, M.D.Palos Heights, IL 604631336297464
  8. Christopher Farley, MDPalos Heights, IL 604631790866093

Common questions

What is Thomas John, MD's NPI number?

Thomas John, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457351041, issued on Jul 26, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Thomas John, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 16532 S Oak Park Avenue, Tinley Park, IL, 60477. Phone: (708) 429-2223. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Thomas John, MD's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036074878, 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 Thomas John, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Thomas John, MD had 2,684 Medicare Part D claims for 377 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Thomas John, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 84.9 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.