PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1730192436

Elmer TuM.D.

PRACTICETHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOISSee all providers at this practice →

OphthalmologyChicago, ILI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

858

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

1,238

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$106K

Peer benchmark

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

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

644

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$32K

Distinct drugs

Brand share

17.7%

Top prescribed drugs

Prednisolone Acetate242 claims

Latanoprost84 claims

Brimonidine Tartrate62 claims

Timolol Maleate47 claims

Dorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat42 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 · 2024

Total received

$23

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$23

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Elmer Tu'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). 11 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
FINDER, ANTHONY	31	47
Kimberly Hsu Ophthalmology · Weymouth, MA	30	162
Pooja Bhat Ophthalmology · Chicago, IL	27	79
Jennifer Lim Ophthalmology · Chicago, IL	27	111
Maria Cortina Ophthalmology · Chicago, IL	24	65
William Mieler Ophthalmology · Burr Ridge, IL	21	98
Ahmad Aref Ophthalmology · Chicago, IL	15	55
NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HEALTHCARE	14	69
Edina Kim Anesthesiology · Chicago, IL	13	49
ENDEAVOR HEALTH CLINICAL OPERATIONS	13	63
LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER	11	63

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.

CROSS-REFERENCE

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