Wendewessen Amde, M.D.
Ophthalmology Physician · Chicago, IL
Wendewessen Amde, M.D. is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1386837474, issued on Aug 22, 2007. Check the license (Illinois 036129646, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Wendewessen Amde
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 036129646 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1 E Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL 60601
- Phone
- (312) 527-1880
- Enumerated
- Aug 22, 2007
- Record last updated
- Apr 2, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 1386837474 IL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120726000734); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of California, Geffen School Of Medicine, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Wendewessen Amde 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 036129646Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
20% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,207 Medicare Part D claims for 332 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 38% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Latanoprost220 claims
- Ketorolac Tromethamine205 claims
- Prednisolone Acetate182 claims
- Dorzolamide-Timolol156 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate134 claims
- Atropine Sulfate41 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: $380.80
15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Genentech USA, 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Dekalb Eye Consultants LLCSycamore, IL
- Ronald S Weiss MD SCStickney, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Wendewessen Amde among 898 ophthalmology physician records in Illinois
Wendewessen Amde, 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 2007, is newer than 56% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 56% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 1999 among the 551 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 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).
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- William Lissner, M.D.Chicago, IL 606021265479026
Common questions
What is Wendewessen Amde, M.D.'s NPI number?
Wendewessen Amde, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386837474, issued on Aug 22, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Wendewessen Amde, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1 E Wacker Dr, Chicago, IL, 60601. Phone: (312) 527-1880. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Wendewessen Amde, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036129646, 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 Wendewessen Amde, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Wendewessen Amde, M.D. had 1,207 Medicare Part D claims for 332 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.