NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Saba Alniemi, MD

Ophthalmology Physician · Champaign, IL

Saba Alniemi, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Champaign, Illinois, and NPI 1891057568, issued on Jun 8, 2012. Check the license (Illinois 036-140102, 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
1891057568
Name
Saba Alniemi
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
License numbers
036-140102 IL
R73181 AZ
107065 MN
56791 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3105 Fields South Dr, Champaign, IL 61822
Phone
(217) 902-3937
Enumerated
Jun 8, 2012
Record last updated
Apr 29, 2026
Fax
(217) 902-7751
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170619002094); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Mayo Medical School, 2012
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 3105 Fields South Dr

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

  1. Fatima Ahmed, MDRetina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician1497046619
  2. Saad Al-Kadhi, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1154852473
  3. Muhamad Amine, M.D.Otolaryngology Physician1487884854
  4. Mattie ArseneauxTrauma Surgery Physician1295260032
  5. Bethany Briggs, D.O.Surgery Physician1407202450
  6. Laura Browning, PAPhysician Assistant1417182882

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  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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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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70% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024

451 Medicare Part D claims for 98 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 42% of claims.

  1. Saba Alniemi451
  2. Specialty average1,518

Most prescribed

  1. Ketorolac Tromethamine93 claims
  2. Prednisolone Acetate89 claims
  3. Moxifloxacin85 claims
  4. Latanoprost70 claims
  5. Timolol Maleate20 claims
  6. Dorzolamide Hcl15 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: $126.51

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Harrow Eye, LLC. 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. Saba Alniemi$126.51
  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 one group practice

  1. Carle Health Care IncorporatedChampaign, IL

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

Saba Alniemi among 898 ophthalmology physician records in Illinois

Saba Alniemi, 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 2012, is newer than 75% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 75% of these records are older, 23% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 1999 among the 551 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 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. Saad Al-Kadhi, M.D.Champaign, IL 618221154852473
  2. Bette Anderson, M.D.Champaign, IL 618221386612927
  3. Erica Person, M.D.Champaign, IL 618221730104902
  4. Ruidi Wang, MDChampaign, IL 618221710321310
  5. Abu-Bakar Zafar, M.D.Champaign, IL 618221194015016
  6. James Kresca, M.D.Champaign, IL 618211073694303
  7. Roger Ewald, M.D.Champaign, IL 618201598908733
  8. Samir Sayegh, MD, PHDChampaign, IL 618201104918176

Common questions

What is Saba Alniemi, MD's NPI number?

Saba Alniemi, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891057568, issued on Jun 8, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Saba Alniemi, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3105 Fields South Dr, Champaign, IL, 61822. Phone: (217) 902-3937. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Saba Alniemi, MD's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036-140102, 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 Saba Alniemi, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Saba Alniemi, MD had 451 Medicare Part D claims for 98 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.