What is Ira Garoon's specialty?

Ira Garoon (NPI 1609994441) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Des Plaines, IL.

Where does Ira Garoon practice?

Ira Garoon practices in Des Plaines, IL, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1609994441.

How much does Medicare pay Ira Garoon?

Ira Garoon (NPI 1609994441) received approximately $2.1M in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 925 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1609994441

Ira GaroonM.D.

OphthalmologyDes Plaines, ILI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

3,039

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

151,192

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$2.0M

Peer benchmark

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

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

729

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$61K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

44.7%

Top prescribed drugs

Prednisolone Acetate139 claims

Moxifloxacin Hcl127 claims

Neomycin/Polymyxin B/Dexametha107 claims

Atropine Sulfate78 claims

Bromfenac Sodium65 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

93.4

Quality

86.8

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

0.77%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$276

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$254

Entertainment$22

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$254

Entertainment$22

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Ira Garoon'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). 14 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
ENDEAVOR HEALTH CLINICAL OPERATIONS	172	567
ADVOCATE CONDELL MEDICAL CENTER	80	180
ADVOCATE HEALTH AND HOSPITALS CORPORATION	77	204
NORTHWESTERN LAKE FOREST HOSPITAL	63	137
Sara Vegh Ophthalmology · Libertyville, IL	46	107
Bradley Ruff Ophthalmology · Lake Forest, IL	40	89
CENTRAL DUPAGE HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION	29	47
ALEXIAN BROTHERS MEDICAL CENTER	19	48
Nathan Goldberg Optometry · Libertyville, IL	19	39
NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL	18	30
Simple Laboratories Llc Clinical Laboratory · Harwood Heights, IL	13	28
ADVOCATE HEALTH AND HOSPITALS CORPORATION	12	18

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

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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