Mehar Gani Asim, O.D.
Optometrist · Chicago, IL
Mehar Gani Asim, O.D. is an optometrist with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1043612807, issued on Sep 23, 2014. Check the license (Illinois 046010849, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Mehar Gani Asim
- Credential
- O.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Optometrist 152W00000X
- License number
- 046010849 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 215 W 23RD St, Chicago, IL 60616
- Phone
- (312) 225-3188
- Enumerated
- Sep 23, 2014
- Record last updated
- Jan 14, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Mehar Gani Asim in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
Search for license 046010849Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $157.03
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 34,453 providers of this specialty with any payment received $769.99 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.
Mehar Gani Asim among 2,697 optometrist records in Illinois
Mehar Gani Asim, O.D. is one of 2,697 optometrist records with a practice address in Illinois. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 69% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 69% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 56% of these records are
- Record last updated2021 · 68% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 152W00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Optometrist providers in Illinois
There are 2,697 optometrist records in Illinois.
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The 8 optometrist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Christine Allison, ODChicago, IL 606161467445908
- Michael Chaglasian, ODChicago, IL 606161841283330
- Mark Colip, ODChicago, IL 606161659364149
- Helen Gabriel, ODChicago, IL 606161164415600
- Gary Gunderson, ODChicago, IL 606161699768135
- Neil Hodur, ODChicago, IL 606161770576217
- Janice Jurkus, ODChicago, IL 606161972596419
- Valerie Kattouf, ODChicago, IL 606161144213687
Common questions
What is Mehar Gani Asim, O.D.'s NPI number?
Mehar Gani Asim, O.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043612807, issued on Sep 23, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Mehar Gani Asim, O.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 215 W 23RD St, Chicago, IL, 60616. Phone: (312) 225-3188. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Mehar Gani Asim, O.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 046010849, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.