Ahmad A. Aref, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Chicago, IL
Ahmad A. Aref, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1053522540, issued on May 25, 2007. Check the license (Illinois 036127402, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ahmad A. Aref
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- 036127402 IL
FA 1870915 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1855 W Taylor St, Chicago, IL 60612
- Phone
- (312) 996-7030
- Enumerated
- May 25, 2007
- Record last updated
- Aug 22, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 036127402 IL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110915000446); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1855 W Taylor St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Pooja Bhat, MDOphthalmology Physician1457509358
Verify Ahmad A. Aref 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 036127402Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
7,071 Medicare Part D claims for 903 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 29% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost1,784 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate907 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol840 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl604 claims
- Timolol Maleate513 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate326 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 87.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $16,165.64
34 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. 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 2 group practices
- Arlington Eye Physicians LLCHoffman Estates, IL
- The Board OF Trustees OF The University OF IllinoisChicago, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ahmad A. Aref among 898 ophthalmology physician records in Illinois
Ahmad A. Aref, M.D. 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 2007, is newer than 56% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 56% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 1999 among the 551 with a school on file
- Record last updated2013 · 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.
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The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Robison Chan, MDChicago, IL 606121144204397
- Ali D'Jalilian, MDChicago, IL 606121649299363
- James Goodwin, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121023038783
- Richard Grostern, MDChicago, IL 606121902881170
- Sandeep Jain, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121972616613
- Charlotte JoslinChicago, IL 606121194735217
Common questions
What is Ahmad A. Aref, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ahmad A. Aref, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053522540, issued on May 25, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ahmad A. Aref, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1855 W Taylor St, Chicago, IL, 60612. Phone: (312) 996-7030. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ahmad A. Aref, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036127402, 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 Ahmad A. Aref, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ahmad A. Aref, M.D. had 7,071 Medicare Part D claims for 903 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ahmad A. Aref, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.1 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.