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Kenneth M. Kirschner, OD

NPI 1205847332ActiveIndividual· Optometrist· Homewood, IL

Optometrist (OD) in Homewood, Illinois, trained at Illinois College of Optometry at Chicago (class of 1982). Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $43,216 for 183 claims, against $9,135 paid for services in 2024. Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. was the largest of 6 companies reporting payments in 2025, $494.00 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1205847332
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialOD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedAug 11, 2006
Last updated in NPPESSep 19, 2007

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Optometrist Primary152W00000X—IL

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Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026No match—

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Medicare

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

Medicare services in 2024

Medicare patients74
Services billed129 across 11 procedure codes
Paid by Medicare$9,135

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)183 · 320 30-day fills
Patients46
Total drug cost$43,216
Generic share32% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Education and affiliations

Medical schoolIllinois College of Optometry at Chicago
Graduation year1982
Medicare specialtyOptometry

Medical group

Source: CMS Care Compare

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$494.00 · 13 payments from 6 companies
  • 2024$861.18 · 28 payments from 7 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$494.00 · 13 payments

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

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