Dr. Christopher L. Farley, MD

  • Palos Heights, IL
  • Ophthalmologist
NPI1790866093PAC ID0648311167
Medicare services, 2024
3,565
Medicare patients, 2024
1,921
Part D claims, 2024
2,756
MIPS score, 2024
89
Industry payments
$1,231
Practice address
7340 West College Drive, Palos Heights, IL 60463
Practice phone
Call (708) 361-3233
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Primary practice

Palos Surgicenter

Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Palos Heights, Illinois

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Dr. Christopher L. Farley is an ophthalmologist in Palos Heights, Illinois

Dr. Farley practices at Palos Surgicenter in Palos Heights, Illinois.

Dr. Farley's NPI, 1790866093, was assigned on October 17, 2006. Dr. Farley graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine in 1999.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
0648311167
NPI enumeration date
October 17, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(708) 361-3233
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
53
Medical school graduation
1999

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Christopher L. Farley practices at Palos Surgicenter in Palos Heights, Illinois

Dr. Farley's primary practice is Palos Surgicenter, at 7340 West College Drive, Palos Heights, IL 60463. The practice phone is (708) 361-3233.

  • Palos Surgicenter
    7340 West College Drive, Palos Heights, IL 60463Phone(708) 361-3233

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Dr. Christopher L. Farley is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Farley's primary practice is Palos Surgicenter in Palos Heights, Illinois. Dmand AI also links Dr. Farley to 2 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account. Dr. Farley's employer is on file too: a surgery center (asc).

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Christopher L. Farley's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Farley practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Palos SurgicenterAvailable with a free account
+2 more sites and 2 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Christopher L. Farley is one of 692 ophthalmologists in Illinois

Ophthalmology is Dr. Farley's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Farley has a license on file in Illinois.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Ophthalmology, Illinoistaxonomy 207W00000X

Ophthalmologists near Dr. Farley

Counts of ophthalmologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

692ophthalmologists in Illinois
8ophthalmologists in Palos Heights

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Christopher L. Farley billed Medicare for 3,565 services in 2024

CMS data shows 3,565 Medicare services from Dr. Farley across 13 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,921 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $341,849 for them.

Medicare services, 20243,565
Medicare patients1,921
Paid by Medicare$341,849
Procedure codes13

Dr. Farley's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Tests and treatments
2023: 3,0342024: 3,044No change
Surgery
2023: 4482024: 40510%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 452024: 101124%
Imaging
2023: 02024: 15

Where Dr. Farley's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office3,20290%
  • In a facility36310%

Dr. Farley compared with the Illinois median for ophthalmologists, 2024

  • Dr. Farley
  • Illinois median
Medicare services
3,565vs 1,5442.3 times
Medicare patients
1,921vs 5773.3 times
Part D claims
2,666vs 5824.6 times

Medians across 710 ophthalmologists in Illinois with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Farley's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Christopher L. Farley treated 1,921 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 77

CMS counts 1,921 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Farley in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 933 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 2% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.09, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Farley's median patient age at 77, with 58% women.

Medicare patients, 20241,921
Average age77
Average risk score1.09
Also on Medicaid2%

Dr. Farley's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Farley's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women1,18462%
  • Men73738%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Farley's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis47%
  4. Ischemic heart disease31%
  5. Diabetes29%
  6. Chronic kidney disease22%
  7. Anxiety20%
  8. Atrial fibrillation19%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Farley's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 77

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women58%
  • Men41%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Christopher L. Farley wrote 2,756 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Farley wrote 2,756 Medicare Part D claims for 557 patients. 54% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,666 of them, across 15 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $162,295 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,380 claims across 17 drugs.

Part D claims, 20242,756
Drugs named by CMS15
Total drug cost$162,295
Part D patients557

Dr. Farley's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic1,482 claims54%
  • Brand-name1,274 claims46%

Dr. Farley's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 2,3802024: 2,66612%

Drugs named by CMS: 15 in 2024, 17 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Christopher L. Farley scored 89 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 89 out of 100 for Dr. Farley for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Farley accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 515 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Farley, more than 95% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Farley's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 89of 100Final score
  • 87.3of 100Quality
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 81of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Where Dr. Farley ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Cataract surgery
95th percentile515 procedures

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Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Christopher L. Farley received $1,231 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 58 general payments to Dr. Farley from 15 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 99% of the total. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation paid the most, $230.

General payments to Dr. Farley by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Farley by kind, 2016 to 2025

$1.2Kin total
  • Food and beverage$1,21399%
  • Education$181%

Companies that paid Dr. Farley the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Christopher L. Farley graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine

Dr. Farley graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine in 1999.

  1. Medical schoolIndiana University School of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Christopher L. Farley's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Christopher L. Farley's NPI number?

Dr. Christopher L. Farley's NPI number is 1790866093. It was assigned on October 17, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Christopher L. Farley?

Dr. Christopher L. Farley is an ophthalmologist in Palos Heights, Illinois. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).

Where does Dr. Christopher L. Farley practice?

Dr. Farley practices at 7340 West College Drive, Palos Heights, IL 60463. Dr. Farley's primary practice is Palos Surgicenter in Palos Heights, Illinois. Dmand AI also links Dr. Farley to 2 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups.

What is Dr. Christopher L. Farley's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Farley is (708) 361-3233.

Does Dr. Christopher L. Farley accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Farley billed Medicare for 3,565 services in 2024, and Dr. Farley accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Christopher L. Farley's MIPS score?

Dr. Farley's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 89 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Christopher L. Farley see?

CMS counts 1,921 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Farley in 2024, with an average age of 77.

What services does Dr. Christopher L. Farley bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Farley's most billed Medicare services were eye exam or test (92014), surgery: eye (66984) and eye exam or test (92133).

Where did Dr. Christopher L. Farley go to medical school?

Dr. Farley graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine in 1999.

What drugs does Dr. Christopher L. Farley prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Farley's most prescribed drugs by claims were Latanoprost, Prednisolone Acetate and Ofloxacin.

Has Dr. Christopher L. Farley received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $1,231 in general payments to Dr. Farley from 15 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation.

How long has Dr. Christopher L. Farley been practicing?

Dr. Farley graduated from medical school in 1999, 27 years ago.

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