Elza Rachid, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Chicago, IL
Elza Rachid, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1629757117, issued on Jul 13, 2023. Check the license (Illinois 036177856, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Elza Rachid
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- 036177856 IL
38633 FL
BP10087030 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5841 S Maryland Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
- Phone
- (888) 824-0200
- Enumerated
- Jul 13, 2023
- Record last updated
- Dec 19, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20251231001118); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Elza Rachid 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 036177856Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
47 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 55% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate15 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: $2,635.75
20 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie 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.
2 hospitals and group practices
- The University OF Chicago Medical CenterChicago, IL · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
- University OF ChicagoChicago, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Elza Rachid among 898 ophthalmology physician records in Illinois
Elza Rachid, 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 2023, is newer than 95% of them.
- NPI issued2023 · 95% of these records are older, 4% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 1999 among the 551 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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
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Common questions
What is Elza Rachid, MD's NPI number?
Elza Rachid, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1629757117, issued on Jul 13, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Elza Rachid, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5841 S Maryland Ave, Chicago, IL, 60637. Phone: (888) 824-0200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Elza Rachid, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036177856, 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 Elza Rachid, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Elza Rachid, MD had 47 Medicare Part D claims for 24 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.