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Craig H. Gerstein, M.D.

NPI 1083712681ActiveIndividual· Ophthalmology· Chicago, IL

Ophthalmology (M.D.) in Chicago, Illinois, licensed in IL, with an NPI issued in September 2006. In 2024 Medicare paid $300,487 for 1,212 patients, and Part D covered 2,427 of their prescriptions, 66% of them generic. Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Inc. was the largest of 5 companies reporting payments in 2025, $160.31 in all, mostly food and beverage. Lists Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center as a hospital affiliation.

Overview

NPI1083712681
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialM.D.
Sole proprietorYes
NPI issuedSep 20, 2006
Last updated in NPPESDec 28, 2021
Certified by providerDec 28, 2021

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Ophthalmology Primary207W00000X036-104297IL

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 4, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 4, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Practitioner - Ophthalmology (IL)
Accepts assignmentYes (participating)

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients1,212
Services billed3,188 across 29 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$300,487

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)2,427 · 4,384 30-day fills
Patients582
Total drug cost$291,273
Generic share66% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Graduation year1997
Medicare specialtyOphthalmology

Hospital affiliation

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$160.31 · 6 payments from 5 companies
  • 2024$59.65 · 3 payments from 3 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$160.31 · 6 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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