Active NPI 1063742161 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Armin Afshar , MD

Ophthalmology • Chicago, IL

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment Telehealth Available

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Armin Afshar, MD is a certified Ophthalmology practicing in Chicago, IL. With approximately 18 years of clinical experience since graduating from University Of Illinois College Of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb) in 2008, Dr. Afshar delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 5841 S MARYLAND AVE.

Dr. Afshar maintains professional affiliations with University Of California San Francisco, Ucsf Medical Group Business Services and accepts Medicare assignment . Telehealth and virtual consultation options are available for eligible patients.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include imaging of retina, established patient complete exam of visual system, photography of content of eyes. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

5841 S Maryland Ave
Mc 2114

Chicago, IL 606371447

Telephone 7737023937

Fax 7737020830

Associated Practice Facility / Clinic

🏢 University Of Chicago Facility NPI 1821048786

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

University Of Illinois College Of Med (Chi/peor/rock/chm-Urb)

Graduation Year

2008

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

Telehealth Services Available

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Ophthalmology in Chicago, IL

Established Specialist (10-20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

18 Yrs -4.3 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 22.3 Yrs

State Avg: 31.1 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

322 Specialists

Practicing in Chicago, IL (954 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

1.2% Regional Adoption

✓ Offers Virtual Consultations

Medicare Pricing Discount

87.8% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Afshar (18 Years) 18 Yrs

Chicago Specialty Average (22.3 Years) 22.3 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
92134 Imaging of retina	177	114	$162.00	$28.76
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	118	89	$700.00	$87.07
92134 Imaging of retina	111	91	$162.00	$28.57
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	89	81	$700.00	$86.68
92285 Photography of content of eyes	81	63	$48.00	$3.33
76512 Ultrasound of eye disease, growth, or structure	51	39	$295.04	$35.48
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	42	35	$393.00	$73.86
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	37	33	$577.00	$109.18
92285 Photography of content of eyes	35	31	$48.00	$3.31
76510 Ultrasound of eye tissue and structures	32	24	$769.63	$45.61
67028 Injection of drug into eye	31	11	$1352.06	$127.66
76512 Ultrasound of eye disease, growth, or structure	31	29	$283.00	$35.26
76510 Ultrasound of eye tissue and structures	24	22	$611.00	$45.43
76513 Ultrasound scan of eye using water bath method	21	20	$262.90	$37.36
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	16	14	$393.00	$73.39
76513 Ultrasound scan of eye using water bath method	13	12	$331.00	$37.21
92250 Photography of the retina	11	11	$124.00	$23.71

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
92134 Imaging of retina	331	169	$162.00	$29.05
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	222	146	$700.00	$88.49
92285 Photography of content of eyes	91	65	$48.00	$3.36
67028 Injection of drug into eye	86	23	$1103.00	$115.84
76512 Ultrasound of eye disease, growth, or structure	73	53	$282.86	$35.85
76510 Ultrasound of eye tissue and structures	47	38	$608.17	$46.03
76513 Ultrasound scan of eye using water bath method	34	30	$313.47	$37.76
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	33	26	$495.00	$58.70
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	32	29	$393.00	$74.40
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	28	27	$577.00	$110.12
92250 Photography of the retina	13	12	$124.00	$24.45
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	13	13	$867.00	$149.59
92004 New patient complete exam of visual system	12	12	$833.00	$109.09

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
92134 Imaging of retina	347	183	$162.00	$29.08
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	221	141	$700.00	$87.89
92285 Photography of content of eyes	117	70	$48.00	$3.37
67028 Injection of drug into eye	84	20	$1103.00	$116.21
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	66	42	$495.00	$58.26
76510 Ultrasound of eye tissue and structures	62	46	$602.42	$45.61
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	61	57	$393.00	$74.46
76512 Ultrasound of eye disease, growth, or structure	58	41	$283.00	$35.39
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	49	44	$577.00	$109.82
76513 Ultrasound scan of eye using water bath method	30	25	$311.13	$37.31
92004 New patient complete exam of visual system	28	28	$833.00	$109.44
92250 Photography of the retina	25	23	$124.00	$24.00
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	14	14	$867.00	$149.68

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
92134 Imaging of retina	380	194	$265.00	$29.59
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	261	179	$700.00	$89.41
67028 Injection of drug into eye	134	34	$1164.00	$116.81
92285 Photography of content of eyes	79	53	$42.00	$3.43
76510 Ultrasound of eye tissue and structures	79	56	$469.00	$46.41
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	67	32	$495.00	$59.33
76512 Ultrasound of eye disease, growth, or structure	60	45	$253.00	$36.04
92004 New patient complete exam of visual system	45	45	$833.00	$110.93
76513 Ultrasound scan of eye using water bath method	30	24	$169.00	$37.55
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	27	27	$393.00	$75.96
92250 Photography of the retina	21	20	$117.00	$24.47
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	13	13	$577.00	$112.42

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
92134 Imaging of retina	305	166	$205.30	$29.99
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	238	165	$700.00	$91.95
92285 Photography of content of eyes	80	50	$42.00	$3.51
67028 Injection of drug into eye	78	22	$1164.00	$127.08
92134 Imaging of retina	54	45	$265.00	$30.09
92004 New patient complete exam of visual system	50	50	$833.00	$114.12
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	44	26	$491.18	$60.84
76512 Ultrasound of eye disease, growth, or structure	43	27	$255.00	$37.02
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	39	36	$700.00	$92.33
76510 Ultrasound of eye tissue and structures	34	29	$476.35	$57.40
76513 Ultrasound scan of eye using water bath method	24	17	$174.08	$42.35
67028 Injection of drug into eye	19	13	$1164.00	$126.29
92250 Photography of the retina	14	14	$117.00	$25.13

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
92134 Imaging of retina	357	180	$154.00	$30.29
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	312	183	$700.00	$91.90
92285 Photography of content of eyes	112	69	$42.00	$3.47
76510 Ultrasound of eye tissue and structures	91	57	$469.00	$71.92
67028 Injection of drug into eye	89	24	$1164.00	$127.10
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	63	37	$489.00	$60.45
92250 Photography of the retina	54	46	$117.00	$25.59
92004 New patient complete exam of visual system	54	54	$833.00	$113.90
76513 Ultrasound scan of eye using water bath method	36	22	$169.00	$42.31
76512 Ultrasound of eye disease, growth, or structure	27	21	$253.00	$41.74

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
92134 Imaging of retina	444	219	$154.00	$30.46
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	379	237	$657.39	$91.71
67028 Injection of drug into eye	110	32	$1164.00	$123.74
76510 Ultrasound of eye tissue and structures	106	70	$469.00	$89.24
92285 Photography of content of eyes	98	55	$42.00	$3.46
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	87	54	$462.63	$61.06
92226 Examination of eye by ophthalmoscope with retinal drawing	63	28	$129.37	$22.15
92250 Photography of the retina	62	55	$117.00	$25.25
92004 New patient complete exam of visual system	47	47	$769.02	$114.08
76513 Ultrasound scan of eye using water bath method	30	22	$169.00	$41.71
76512 Ultrasound of eye disease, growth, or structure	19	14	$253.00	$52.07
68110 Removal of (up to 1 centimeter) growth of sclera	13	13	$1237.00	$162.23

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
92134 Imaging of retina	144	101	$148.61	$29.51
92014 Established patient complete exam of visual system	111	78	$617.92	$92.81
76510 Ultrasound of eye tissue and structures	47	32	$439.96	$104.82
67028 Injection of drug into eye	43	25	$1164.00	$118.77
92012 Established patient problem focused exam of visual system	40	29	$428.80	$61.52
92226 Examination of eye by ophthalmoscope with retinal drawing	34	19	$122.12	$22.29
92250 Photography of the retina	32	24	$113.25	$25.47
92285 Photography of content of eyes	27	17	$42.00	$3.49
92004 New patient complete exam of visual system	26	26	$737.31	$115.49
76512 Ultrasound of eye disease, growth, or structure	17	12	$253.47	$62.27
76513 Ultrasound scan of eye using water bath method	15	12	$169.73	$41.55

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Ophthalmology Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207W00000X

State License IL 125.054718

An ophthalmologist has the knowledge and professional skills needed to provide comprehensive eye and vision care. Ophthalmologists are medically trained to diagnose, monitor and medically or surgically treat all ocular and visual disorders. This includes problems affecting the eye and its component structures, the eyelids, the orbit and the visual pathways. In so doing, an ophthalmologist prescribes vision services, including glasses and contact lenses.

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

University Of California San Francisco

2330 Post St, San Francisco, CA 941153465

Phone: 4154764029

Ucsf Medical Group Business Services

400 Parnassus Ave, San Francisco, CA 941432202

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

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Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

6 Historical Events

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NPI Profile Active January 12, 2010

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location January 12, 2010

Registered at 5841 S MARYLAND AVE, MC 2114, CHICAGO, IL 606371447 (Tel: 7737023937)

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Updated Business Mailing Address January 12, 2010

Registered at 5841 S MARYLAND AVE, MC 2114, CHICAGO, IL 606371447 (Tel: 7737023937)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated January 12, 2010

Recorded as ARMIN AFSHAR, M.D.

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) January 12, 2010

Ophthalmology (License #125.054718 in IL)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration January 12, 2010

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1063742161

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: January 12, 2010

Last Update: January 12, 2010

Sole Proprietor: Yes

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

5841 S Maryland Ave, Mc 2114

Chicago, IL 606371447

Phone: 7737023937

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