Troy Close, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Skokie, IL
Troy Close, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Skokie, Illinois, and NPI 1215948401, issued on Aug 11, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036107212, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Troy Close
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 036107212 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9650 Gross Point RD Ste 1900, Skokie, IL 60076
- Phone
- (224) 251-2020
- Enumerated
- Aug 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 22, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051207000536); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Michigan State University College Of Human Medicine, 1998
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Troy Close 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 036107212Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
3,581 Medicare Part D claims for 626 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 36% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost1,355 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol507 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate326 claims
- Timolol Maleate290 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl181 claims
- Rocklatan133 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 93.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $484.80
22 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, 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
- Endeavor Health Medical GroupEvanston, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Troy Close among 898 ophthalmology physician records in Illinois
Troy Close, 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
- Graduated1998 · 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).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Illinois
There are 898 ophthalmology physician records in Illinois.
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- Andrea Honigsblum, MDSkokie, IL 600761750498168
- Daniel Kaitis, MDSkokie, IL 600761093208407
- Frank La Franco, MDSkokie, IL 600761710954474
- Russell Leboyer, M.D,Skokie, IL 600761215101845
- Milap Mehta, MD. MS.Skokie, IL 600761265609200
Common questions
What is Troy Close, M.D.'s NPI number?
Troy Close, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215948401, issued on Aug 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Troy Close, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9650 Gross Point RD Ste 1900, Skokie, IL, 60076. Phone: (224) 251-2020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Troy Close, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036107212, 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 Troy Close, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Troy Close, M.D. had 3,581 Medicare Part D claims for 626 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Troy Close, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.1 of 100. 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.