What is Ahmad Aref's specialty?

Ahmad Aref (NPI 1053522540) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Chicago, IL.

Where does Ahmad Aref practice?

Ahmad Aref practices in Chicago, IL, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1053522540.

How much does Medicare pay Ahmad Aref?

Ahmad Aref (NPI 1053522540) received approximately $260K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 783 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1053522540

Ahmad ArefM.D.

OphthalmologyChicago, ILI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,315

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

2,959

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$242K

Peer benchmark

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

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

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

Total received

$27K

Payment records

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$22K

Travel and Lodging$3K

Consulting Fee$2K

Food and Beverage$760

Top paying entities

Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$22K

Travel and Lodging$3K

Consulting Fee$2K

Food and Beverage$760

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (4)

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

Hospital

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

Physician	Patients	Visits
Christine Funke Ophthalmology · Phoenix, AZ	38	110
Maria Cortina Ophthalmology · Chicago, IL	18	82
Jennifer Lim Ophthalmology · Chicago, IL	15	73
FINDER, ANTHONY	15	44
City Of Chicago Ambulance Service Provider · Chicago, IL	14	24
CENTRAL DUPAGE HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION	13	25
Yannek Leiderman Ophthalmology · Chicago, IL	13	59
Pooja Bhat Ophthalmology · Chicago, IL	13	50
NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	12	21

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS	547	3,333
Christine Funke Ophthalmology · Phoenix, AZ	69	197
Pooja Bhat Ophthalmology · Chicago, IL	47	99
Thasarat Vajaranant Ophthalmology · Chicago, IL	35	81
FINDER, ANTHONY	33	64
Jacob Wilensky Ophthalmology · Chicago, IL	27	46
ABBASIAN, JAVANEH	25	51
Jennifer Lim Ophthalmology · Chicago, IL	25	111
Ali D'jalilian Ophthalmology · Chicago, IL	24	55
THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER	23	65
Sachin Jain Ophthalmology · Naperville, IL	23	71
Lawrence Ulanski Ophthalmology · Chicago, IL	23	44

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.

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