NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Hreem Neel Patel, M.D.

Ophthalmology Physician · Chicago, IL

Hreem Neel Patel, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1982999058, issued on Jun 16, 2011. Check the license (Illinois 1568578607, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1982999058
Name
Hreem Neel Patel
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
License number
1568578607 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
600 S Paulina St, Chicago, IL 60612
Phone
(312) 942-5495
Enumerated
Jun 16, 2011
Record last updated
Apr 8, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160826001885); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Emory University School Of Medicine, 2011
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 600 S Paulina St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Danya AbuawadStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1851257414
  2. Huda AbughannamEmergency Medicine Physician1881581106
  3. Foster Adams, D.O.Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1376938977
  4. Oluwamuyiwa AdebayoStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1245087477
  5. Jubril AdepojuPlastic Surgery Physician1457097081
  6. Neelum Aggarwal, M.D.Neurology Physician1154450799

Verify Hreem Neel Patel in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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64% more Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024

2,488 Medicare Part D claims for 542 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 35% of claims.

  1. Hreem Patel2,488
  2. Specialty average1,518

Most prescribed

  1. Latanoprost788 claims
  2. Dorzolamide-Timolol253 claims
  3. Brimonidine Tartrate215 claims
  4. Prednisolone Acetate191 claims
  5. Timolol Maleate174 claims
  6. Dorzolamide Hcl158 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: $1,335.88

11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was New World Medical,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.

  1. Hreem Patel$1,335.88
  2. Specialty average$4,535.02

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

  1. Eye Center Physicians, Ltd.Chicago, IL
  2. University Ophthalmology Associates, LtdSkokie, IL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Hreem Neel Patel among 898 ophthalmology physician records in Illinois

Hreem Neel Patel, 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 2011, is newer than 72% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 72% of these records are older, 25% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · 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

There are 898 ophthalmology physician records in Illinois.

The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Nathalie Azar, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121437133295
  2. Adrienne Berman, MDChicago, IL 606121003826173
  3. Robison Chan, MDChicago, IL 606121144204397
  4. Ali D'Jalilian, MDChicago, IL 606121649299363
  5. James Goodwin, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121023038783
  6. Richard Grostern, MDChicago, IL 606121902881170
  7. Sandeep Jain, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121972616613
  8. Charlotte JoslinChicago, IL 606121194735217

Common questions

What is Hreem Neel Patel, M.D.'s NPI number?

Hreem Neel Patel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982999058, issued on Jun 16, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Hreem Neel Patel, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 600 S Paulina St, Chicago, IL, 60612. Phone: (312) 942-5495. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Hreem Neel Patel, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 1568578607, 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 Hreem Neel Patel, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Hreem Neel Patel, M.D. had 2,488 Medicare Part D claims for 542 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.