Carlos Fares Bechara, MD
Vascular Surgery Physician · Maywood, IL
Carlos Fares Bechara, MD is a vascular surgery physician with a practice address in Maywood, Illinois, and NPI 1639357585, issued on Feb 2, 2008. Check the license (Illinois 036142655, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carlos Fares Bechara
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Vascular Surgery Physician 2086S0129X
- License number
- 036142655 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2160 S 1St Ave, Maywood, IL 60153
- Phone
- (708) 216-9000
- Enumerated
- Feb 2, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jan 13, 2025
- Medicaid IDs
- 342564702 TX
342564701 TX - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170705002267); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 2160 S 1St Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Stefanie AbbottFamily Medicine Physician1861137457
- Osamah Abdallah, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1275976144
- Abdelhai Abdelqader, MDGastroenterology Physician1073931127
- Samer Abdelsamie, D.M.DOral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist)1366732257
- Zaid Abdelsattar, MD, MSCThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1760793293
- Gerges Abdelsayed, MBBCH BAODiagnostic Radiology Physician1942902606
Verify Carlos Fares Bechara 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 036142655Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
64% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average vascular surgery physician in 2024
72 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries, against an average of 201 among the 3,936 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Clopidogrel35 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: $14,477.84
29 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Cook Incorporated. The 4,059 providers of this specialty with any payment received $6,178.00 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
- Rush University Medical GroupChicago, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vascular Surgery Physician providers in Illinois
There are 197 vascular surgery physician records in Illinois.
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- Mahdi Alsaden, MDChicago, IL1538231089
- Raul Aron, MDElgin, IL1851360721
- Jennifer Ash, M.D.Champaign, IL1578761334
- Bernadette Aulivola, MDMaywood, IL1780658872
- Trissa BabrowskiChicago, IL1205166873
- Atif Baqai, M.D.Park Ridge, IL1508066192
- Henry Baraniewski, M.D.Chicago, IL1154368025
Common questions
What is Carlos Fares Bechara, MD's NPI number?
Carlos Fares Bechara, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1639357585, issued on Feb 2, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carlos Fares Bechara, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2160 S 1St Ave, Maywood, IL, 60153. Phone: (708) 216-9000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carlos Fares Bechara, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036142655, 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 Carlos Fares Bechara, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Carlos Fares Bechara, MD had 72 Medicare Part D claims for 29 beneficiaries; the average among vascular surgery physician prescribers was 201. 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.