Physician

Richard D Zak, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Richard Zak, MD (NPI: 1467422451) practices ophthalmology in the Elgin, IL market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Kane, IL. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is AURORA EYE CLINIC LTD (NPI: 1992776322; TIN: 36-3500115) and primary practice location at 60506-1481. Zak is affiliated with the CVS Accountable Care Organization, Inc. (ACO ID: D0061), participating under the REACH model.

Zak's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 296 traditional Medicare patients, billed 5,363 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $746,999 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was J0177 (Injection, aflibercept hd, 1 mg). Part D data shows 169 prescription claims across 57 beneficiaries totaling $21,977 in drug costs, led by Brimonidine Tartrate (Brimonidine Tartrate). Open Payments data shows 11 records totaling $481. 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 changed little. Concurrently, Part D prescription costs have moved up and down with repeated peaks and valleys, starting at $23,925 and ending at $21,977. 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.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners by Provider.0$436K$873K2015 Medicare payment: $762,844 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $785,861 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $770,252 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $797,049 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $872,706 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $864,068 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $868,754 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $646,298 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $565,495 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $746,999 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
20153342,952$762,844
20163393,050$785,861
20173683,044$770,252
20183833,110$797,049
20193683,311$872,706
20203193,241$864,068
20213343,272$868,754
20222983,834$646,298
20232696,627$565,495
20242965,363$746,999

Part D Events Trend

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

Part D Events Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Drug cost, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Drug_Cst. Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider.0$27K$55K2015 Drug cost: $23,925 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $15,523 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $22,579 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $30,290 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $49,659 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $54,939 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $50,319 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $26,549 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $13,652 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $21,977 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
201558180$23,925
20163992$15,523
201746125$22,579
201847141$30,290
201972238$49,659
202080203$54,939
202167199$50,319
202255166$26,549
202354159$13,652
202457169$21,977

DME Billing Trend

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

No connected DME records

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.

CodeDescriptionPatientsClm LinesTotal Payment
J0177Injection, aflibercept hd, 1 mg431,328$264
67028Injection of drug into eye73367$91
92014Established patient complete exam of visual system195298$89
92012Established patient problem focused exam of visual system192407$63
92134Imaging of retina218454$29

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
Brimonidine TartrateBrimonidine Tartrate151,190$805
Prednisolone AcetatePrednisolone Acetate221,130$749
Dorzolamide-TimololDorzolamide Hcl/Timolol Maleat251,582$397
LatanoprostLatanoprost261,515$309
Dorzolamide HclDorzolamide Hcl11800$221

Top 5 DME services in 2024

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

Open Payments Summary in 2024

CategoryDefinitionRecordsTotal Reported AmountTop Related Entity
General PaymentsReported payment or transfer-of-value amount.11$481Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.0$0N/R
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Richard D. Zak, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Richard D. Zak, MD (NPI 1467422451), 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 Richard D. Zak, MD have ACO affiliation data?

Richard D. Zak, MD is shown with ACO affiliation data for CVS Accountable Care Organization, Inc. (REACH, ACO ID D0061).

What billing organization is linked to Richard D. Zak, MD?

Richard D. Zak, MD is linked to AURORA EYE CLINIC LTD (billing NPI 1992776322) in the available physician profile data.

Does Richard D. Zak, MD have Open Payments data?

Richard D. Zak, MD 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.