Abou Cham, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Danville, IL
Abou Cham, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Danville, Illinois, and NPI 1497174064, issued on Apr 10, 2014. Check the license (Illinois 036.146651, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Abou Cham
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 036.146651 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2300 N Vermilion St, Danville, IL 61832
- Phone
- (217) 431-7600
- Enumerated
- Apr 10, 2014
- Record last updated
- Aug 15, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20181001001262); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College Of Medicine, 2014
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2300 N Vermilion St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Alice Arnett, B.S. PHARMACYPharmacist1336202837
- Jean Bell, PHARMACISTPharmacist1457414864
- Stephen Dulski, PAPhysician Assistant1962577684
- Justin Jones, PTPhysical Therapist1710355995
- Michael Kruse, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1093178576
- Jean Land, RDRegistered Dietitian1063438240
Verify Abou Cham in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036.146651Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.3 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
4,943 Medicare Part D claims for 793 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 36% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost1,233 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate754 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine728 claims
- Moxifloxacin579 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol393 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate274 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Industry payments in 2024: $216.88
10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Carle Health Care IncorporatedChampaign, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Abou Cham among 898 ophthalmology physician records in Illinois
Abou Cham, MD is one of 898 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 75% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 78% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 78% of these records are older, 21% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 1999 among the 551 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Illinois
There are 898 ophthalmology physician records in Illinois.
All 898 in Illinois → Every provider in Danville → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Samuel Barry, MDDanville, IL 618321275039877
- Puneet Braich, M.D., M.P.H.Danville, IL 618321184908691
- Kelly Kiser, MDDanville, IL 618321194386078
- Saad Al-Kadhi, M.D.Champaign, IL 618221154852473
- Saba Alniemi, MDChampaign, IL 618221891057568
- Bette Anderson, M.D.Champaign, IL 618221386612927
- Erica Person, M.D.Champaign, IL 618221730104902
- Ruidi Wang, MDChampaign, IL 618221710321310
Common questions
What is Abou Cham, MD's NPI number?
Abou Cham, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497174064, issued on Apr 10, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Abou Cham, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2300 N Vermilion St, Danville, IL, 61832. Phone: (217) 431-7600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Abou Cham, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036.146651, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Abou Cham, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Abou Cham, MD had 4,943 Medicare Part D claims for 793 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.