What is Christopher Pelzek's specialty?

Christopher Pelzek (NPI 1669475281) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Ophthalmology in Merrillville, IN.

Where does Christopher Pelzek practice?

Christopher Pelzek practices in Merrillville, IN, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1669475281.

How much does Medicare pay Christopher Pelzek?

Christopher Pelzek (NPI 1669475281) received approximately $1.6M in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 989 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1669475281

Christopher PelzekM.D.

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OphthalmologyMerrillville, INI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

3,835

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

24,227

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$1.5M

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 236 Ophthalmology providers in IN — top quintile (cohort median 2,608).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

262

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$6K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

32.8%

Top prescribed drugs

Prednisolone Acetate97 claims

Tobramycin/Dexamethasone45 claims

Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat41 claims

Latanoprost31 claims

Timolol Maleate21 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

100.0

Quality

100.0

Cost

0.0

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

0.0

Payment adjustment

1.05%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

No data available for this provider in 2024.

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Christopher Pelzek'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). 13 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
MUNSTER MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC	76	185
FRANCISCAN HEALTH DYER & HAMMOND	39	93
FRANCISCAN HEALTH MUNSTER	39	106
PRESENCE CENTRAL AND SUBURBAN HOSPITALS NETWORK	38	76
CENTRAL DUPAGE HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION	35	57
Ann Williams Md Ophthalmology · Hammond, IN	31	68
High Technology Inc Independent Diagnostic Testing Facility (IDTF) · Palos Heights, IL	22	44
LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER	20	69
Matthew Schmidt Ophthalmology · Palos Heights, IL	15	31
Ruchita Amin Ophthalmology · Munster, IN	15	17
Aristides Delahera Cardiology · New Lenox, IL	11	44
ADVENTIST MIDWEST HEALTH	11	15

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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