Ludwig Chad Kuhar, O.D.
Corneal and Contact Management Optometrist · Shorewood, IL
Ludwig Chad Kuhar, O.D. is a corneal and contact management optometrist with a practice address in Shorewood, Illinois, and NPI 1104839166, issued on Aug 14, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 46-009027, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ludwig Chad Kuhar
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Corneal and Contact Management Optometrist 152WC0802X
- License number
- 46-009027 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 932 Brook Forest Ave, Shorewood, IL 60431
- Phone
- (815) 577-0020
- Enumerated
- Aug 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 9, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (815) 577-3884
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101101001208); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago, 1997
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest corneal and contact management optometrist records → All 39 in Illinois → Look up another NPI →
Verify Ludwig Chad Kuhar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
Search for license 46-009027Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
24% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average corneal and contact management optometrist in 2024
170 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries, against an average of 225 among the 585 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 51% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost70 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate18 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate12 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: $500.00
1 payment: compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 610 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,035.17 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
- Kuhar Vision Care PCPlainfield, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ludwig Chad Kuhar among 39 corneal and contact management optometrist records in Illinois
Ludwig Chad Kuhar, O.D. is one of 39 corneal and contact management optometrist records with a practice address in Illinois. 74% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 38% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 74% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 54% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 1993 among the 21 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 77% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152WC0802X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Corneal and Contact Management Optometrist providers in Illinois
There are 39 corneal and contact management optometrist records in Illinois.
All 39 in Illinois → Every provider in Shorewood → Corneal and Contact Management Optometrist nationwide →
The 8 corneal and contact management optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Haris Dzubur, O.D.Oak Lawn, IL 604531760725923
- Anita Pearson, O.D.Bridgeview, IL 604551164533394
- Margaret Cullen-Regan, O.D.Tinley Park, IL 604871619950151
- Gary Masterson, O.D.Aurora, IL 605021336211770
- Douglas Azzaro, O.D.Woodridge, IL 605171346394111
- Julie Ensinger, O.D.Lisle, IL 605321245262088
- Sheila Oshaughnessy, O.D.Lisle, IL 605321568499341
- Thomas Stazak, O.D.Lisle, IL 605321336177617
Common questions
What is Ludwig Chad Kuhar, O.D.'s NPI number?
Ludwig Chad Kuhar, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1104839166, issued on Aug 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ludwig Chad Kuhar, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 932 Brook Forest Ave, Shorewood, IL, 60431. Phone: (815) 577-0020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ludwig Chad Kuhar, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 46-009027, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Ludwig Chad Kuhar, O.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ludwig Chad Kuhar, O.D. had 170 Medicare Part D claims for 41 beneficiaries; the average among corneal and contact management optometrist prescribers was 225. 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.