Physician

Abou Cham, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Abou Cham, MD (NPI: 1497174064) practices ophthalmology, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Vermilion, IL. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is CARLE HEALTH CARE INCORPORATED (NPI: 1154653947; TIN: 371140016) and primary practice location at 61832-5657.

Cham's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 465 traditional Medicare patients, billed 1,812 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $187,918 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 66984 (Removal of cataract with insertion of prosthetic lens). Part D data shows 4,943 prescription claims across 793 beneficiaries totaling $219,430 in drug costs, led by Ketorolac Tromethamine (Ketorolac Tromethamine). Open Payments data shows 10 records totaling $217. 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 $6,748 to $187,918. Similarly, Part D prescription costs have risen steadily, from $6,497 to $219,430. 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	N/R	N/R	N/R
2016	N/R	N/R	N/R
2017	N/R	N/R	N/R
2018	41	109	$6,748
2019	401	1,380	$147,243
2020	362	1,320	$137,656
2021	382	1,488	$144,163
2022	371	1,415	$127,585
2023	459	1,823	$180,893
2024	465	1,812	$187,918

Part D Events Trend

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

Year	Patients	Claims	Drug Cost
2015	44	111	$6,497
2016	159	566	$43,662
2017	139	401	$30,813
2018	105	296	$26,214
2019	483	2,319	$150,727
2020	490	3,183	$217,199
2021	525	3,245	$185,174
2022	552	3,436	$192,630
2023	691	4,254	$207,840
2024	793	4,943	$219,430

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	120	211	$380
99204	New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	126	126	$89
99214	Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	228	294	$64
92134	Imaging of retina	130	222	$18
92133	Imaging of optic nerve	152	189	$14

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

Drug	Generic	Claims	Total Day Supply	Total Drug Cost
Ketorolac Tromethamine	Ketorolac Tromethamine	728	15,776	$26,791
Prednisolone Acetate	Prednisolone Acetate	754	18,277	$22,503
Lumigan	Bimatoprost	39	2,228	$20,161
Rhopressa	Netarsudil Mesylate	37	1,916	$18,886
Xiidra	Lifitegrast	15	690	$15,847

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.	10	$217	Amgen 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 Abou Cham, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Abou Cham, MD (NPI 1497174064), 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 Abou Cham, MD have ACO affiliation data?

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

What billing organization is linked to Abou Cham, MD?

Abou Cham, MD is linked to CARLE HEALTH CARE INCORPORATED (billing NPI 1154653947) in the available physician profile data.

Does Abou Cham, MD have Open Payments data?

Abou Cham, MD has 10 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.