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PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1053522540

Ahmad ArefM.D.

OphthalmologyChicago, ILI
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FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (4)

CCN 140115
Hospital
CCN 140150
Hospital
CCN 140281
Hospital
CCN 230165
Hospital
MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024
Total beneficiaries
2,315
Unique beneficiaries
—
Total services
2,959
Distinct HCPCS
23
Medicare payment
$242K
Peer benchmark
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Q5
Total Medicare services vs. 667 Ophthalmology providers in IL — above median (cohort median 2,192).
PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024
Total Rx claims
7,030
Beneficiaries
—
Total drug cost
$447K
Distinct drugs
26
Brand share
26.4%
Top prescribed drugs
Latanoprost1,784 claims
Brimonidine Tartrate907 claims
Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat840 claims
Dorzolamide Hcl604 claims
Timolol Maleate513 claims
QUALITY · MIPS · 2024
Final MIPS score
93.3
Quality
73.5
Cost
70.7
Improvement activities
40.0
Promoting interop.
100.0
Payment adjustment
0.77%
Group
REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Ahmad Aref's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 9 inbound referrers · 27 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from
Inbound — who sends patients here
PhysicianPatientsVisits
Christine Funke
Ophthalmology · Phoenix, AZ
38110
Maria Cortina
Ophthalmology · Chicago, IL
1882
Jennifer Lim
Ophthalmology · Chicago, IL
1573
FINDER, ANTHONY1544
City Of Chicago
Ambulance Service Provider · Chicago, IL
1424
CENTRAL DUPAGE HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION1325
Yannek Leiderman
Ophthalmology · Chicago, IL
1359
Pooja Bhat
Ophthalmology · Chicago, IL
1350
NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE1221
Refers patients to
Outbound — where patients go next
PhysicianPatientsVisits
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS5473,333
Christine Funke
Ophthalmology · Phoenix, AZ
69197
Pooja Bhat
Ophthalmology · Chicago, IL
4799
Thasarat Vajaranant
Ophthalmology · Chicago, IL
3581
FINDER, ANTHONY3364
Jacob Wilensky
Ophthalmology · Chicago, IL
2746
ABBASIAN, JAVANEH2551
Jennifer Lim
Ophthalmology · Chicago, IL
25111
Ali D'jalilian
Ophthalmology · Chicago, IL
2455
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER2365
Sachin Jain
Ophthalmology · Naperville, IL
2371
Lawrence Ulanski
Ophthalmology · Chicago, IL
2344
Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.
INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024
Total received
$16K
Payment records
34
By payment type
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$7K
Honoraria$3K
Consulting Fee$2K
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program$2K
Food and Beverage$1K