What is Carol Schmidt's specialty?

Carol Schmidt (NPI 1164447538) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Chicago, IL.

Where does Carol Schmidt practice?

Carol Schmidt practices in Chicago, IL, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1164447538.

How much does Medicare pay Carol Schmidt?

Carol Schmidt (NPI 1164447538) received approximately $118K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 1,063 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1164447538

Carol SchmidtMD

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OphthalmologyChicago, ILI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

1,713

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,838

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$117K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 667 Ophthalmology providers in IL — below median (cohort median 2,192).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

747

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$116K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

27.0%

Top prescribed drugs

Latanoprost350 claims

Erythromycin Base83 claims

Timolol Maleate74 claims

Cyclosporine55 claims

Travoprost33 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

95.2

Quality

83.0

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.85%

APM Entity

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2025

No data available for this provider in 2025.

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS

Hospital & Facility Affiliations (1)

CCN 140281

Hospital

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Carol Schmidt'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). 8 inbound referrers · 10 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	265	509
REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO	34	62
CENTRAL DUPAGE HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION	25	43
ENDEAVOR HEALTH CLINICAL OPERATIONS	20	47
David Mehlman Cardiology · Chicago, IL	14	22
Joan Mullan Internal Medicine · Chicago, IL	11	26
Thomas Holly Internal Medicine · Sacramento, CA	11	16
Rachel Amdur Internal Medicine · Chicago, IL	11	31

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

Physician	Patients	Visits
NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	273	643
REHABILITATION INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO	36	75
CENTRAL DUPAGE HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION	24	37
Manjot Gill Ophthalmology · Chicago, IL	19	43
ENDEAVOR HEALTH CLINICAL OPERATIONS	16	44
David Mehlman Cardiology · Chicago, IL	16	23
STRIMLING, ARNOLD	16	25
DAVISON, RICHARDO	12	17
NPI 1982629382	12	15
City Of Chicago Ambulance Service Provider · Chicago, IL	11	13

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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