Christopher David Pelzek, M.D.

Primary specialty

Ophthalmology PhysicianTaxonomy code 207W00000X

License

036106763 Issued in IL

Practice address

8679 Connecticut St
Ste a
Merrillville, IN 46410-6383

Phone

(219) 769-9022

Fax

(219) 769-1918

NPI assigned

May 27, 2005

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 2

Addresses

Other identifiers 1

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in IL, IN2 enrollments

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 2

Specialty

Ophthalmology

Education

University of Wisconsin School of Medicine, 1996

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Group practices

Retina Vitreous Associates, PCGroup PAC ID 5294882957, 6 clinicians

Retina Associates, PCGroup PAC ID 1951438076, 6 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Franciscan Health Munster Hospital, Munster, IN, CCN 150165
• Advocate Trinity Hospital Hospital, Chicago, IL, CCN 140048
• Franciscan Health Crown Point Hospital, Crown Point, IN, CCN 150126

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

100 of 100Reported as group

Quality

100

Improvement activities

40

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score

100 of 100Reported as group

Quality

100

Improvement activities

40

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: cpelzek64170@direct.franciscanalliance.org

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• Retina Associates, PC

  • Ophthalmology Physician
  • Merrillville, IN
  • NPI 1245233014

  Specialist

  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD Authorized official
• Retina Vitreous Associates, PC

  • Ophthalmology Physician
  • Oak Lawn, IL
  • NPI 1194711655

  Specialist

  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD Authorized official
• North Indiana Retina LLC

  • Ophthalmology Physician
  • Mishawaka, IN
  • NPI 1316822216
  NPD (past)
• Eye Physicians of Kankakee,LTD

  • Ophthalmology Physician
  • Bourbonnais, IL
  • NPI 1265493449
  NPD (past)

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

• Franciscan Health Crown Point

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Crown Point, IN
  • NPI 1336205798
  Care Compare affiliation
• Franciscan Health Munster

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Munster, IN
  • NPI 1427493246
  Care Compare affiliation
• Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Hazel Crest, IL
  • NPI 1467560128
  Care Compare affiliation
• Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Chicago, IL
  • NPI 1558479212
  Care Compare affiliation

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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• Amber Peoples, RBT
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• Ophthalmology Physician in Merrillville, IN
• Providers in Merrillville, IN by specialty
• Ophthalmology Physician in Indiana

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Sep 19, 2025; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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