Physician

Abu-Bakar Zafar, M.D.

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Abu-Bakar Zafar, M.D. (NPI: 1194015016) practices ophthalmology in the Champaign-Urbana, IL market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Champaign, IL. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is CARLE HEALTH CARE INCORPORATED (NPI: 1154653947; TIN: 371140016) and primary practice location at 61822-3743.

Zafar's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 384 traditional Medicare patients, billed 1,383 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $176,456 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 66984 (Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens). Part D data shows 4,473 prescription claims across 870 beneficiaries totaling $2,182,264 in drug costs, led by Oxervate (Cenegermin-Bkbj). Open Payments data shows 11 records totaling $207. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has risen steadily, from $7,848 to $176,456. Similarly, Part D prescription costs have moved sharply higher in recent years, from $18,124 to $2,182,264. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Year	Patients	Clm Lines	Payment
2015	78	120	$7,848
2016	247	569	$40,677
2017	393	1,338	$168,097
2018	387	1,391	$178,301
2019	410	1,453	$173,243
2020	348	1,252	$148,452
2021	403	1,339	$160,682
2022	311	1,007	$124,196
2023	398	1,347	$170,508
2024	384	1,383	$176,456

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	70	199	$18,124
2016	181	458	$41,241
2017	470	2,063	$205,745
2018	431	2,210	$231,309
2019	525	2,926	$292,860
2020	607	3,443	$771,472
2021	673	3,864	$1,349,579
2022	643	3,675	$849,851
2023	732	3,970	$1,228,912
2024	870	4,473	$2,182,264

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

No connected DME records

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

Code	Description	Patients	Clm Lines	Total Payment
66984	Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens	118	210	$400
99204	New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	157	157	$90
99214	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	155	272	$65
92136	Measurement of corneal curvature and depth of eye	117	211	$22
92025	Ct scan of cornea	86	95	$13

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Oxervate	Cenegermin-Bkbj	56	784	$1,791,359
Xiidra	Lifitegrast	207	6,810	$154,943
Prednisolone Acetate	Prednisolone Acetate	1,010	35,744	$45,282
Ketorolac Tromethamine	Ketorolac Tromethamine	642	13,752	$24,909
Cyclosporine	Cyclosporine	65	2,820	$20,716

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

Category	Definition	Records	Total Reported Amount	Top Related Entity
General Payments	Reported payment or transfer-of-value amount.	11	$207	Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc.
Research Payments	Reported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.	0	$0	N/R
Ownership / Investment Interests	Reported value of ownership or investment interests.	0	$0	N/R

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FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Abu-Bakar Zafar, M.D.?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Abu-Bakar Zafar, M.D. (NPI 1194015016), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Abu-Bakar Zafar, M.D. have ACO affiliation data?

No ACO affiliation record is shown in the available Tedicare data for this profile.

What billing organization is linked to Abu-Bakar Zafar, M.D.?

Abu-Bakar Zafar, M.D. is linked to CARLE HEALTH CARE INCORPORATED (billing NPI 1154653947) in the available physician profile data.

Does Abu-Bakar Zafar, M.D. have Open Payments data?

Abu-Bakar Zafar, M.D. has 11 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

Yes. Tedicare provides sample physician export data and paid custom physician data exports for research, planning, outreach, and market analysis. Exports can include physician profile fields, market and specialty context, billing organization details, ACO affiliation signals where available, and Medicare utilization data.