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Carmen A Rad

Optometrist • Chicago, IL

Active NPI 1487140596 Individual Practitioner Female Practitioner Accepts Medicare assignment
Practice location in NPPES

4740 N Lincoln Ave
Chicago, IL 606252247

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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

4740 N Lincoln Ave

Chicago, IL 606252247

Telephone 7732752900
Fax 7732751307
Organization at the Same NPPES Address or Phone
B.e.f. Enterprises, Inc. Facility NPI 1689806192

Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.

Other Listings in Public Data

CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 2 distinct group names: Htnb Llc; Myeyedr Optometry Of Illinois Llc. See the list

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.

Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.

Medicare Profile & Education

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File

Medical School

Illinois College Of Optometry At Chicago

Graduation Year

2018

Open Payments general payments, program year 2025

All general payments: $854.27 across 12 records.

By nature of payment

  • Food and Beverage: $854.27 across 12 records.

Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 7)

  • Alcon Vision LLC: $443.80 across 3 records.
  • Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.: $157.42 across 2 records.
  • CooperVision Inc.: $126.32 across 2 records.

A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.

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Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).

Guide: How to read an Open Payments record

Years since graduation

8 years (graduated 2018)

CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2018 as the year this clinician finished professional school.

What this does not show: Years since graduation

It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.

NPI first issued

2018

The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.

What this does not show: NPI first issued

NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.

Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.

Accepts Medicare assignment

CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.

Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”

Guide: What Medicare assignment means

No telehealth indicator

CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.

Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.

Guide: How Medicare covers telehealth

Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)

Carmen Rad has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.

It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.

Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.

Guide: What Medicare enrollment (PECOS) means

Can order Medicare-covered services

CMS lists Carmen Rad as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.

What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services

It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.

Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.

Guide: What ordering and referring status means

Compared with the same specialty in Chicago and Illinois

620 active clinicians are listed under Optometrist with a practice address in Chicago, IL (2,697 in Illinois).

Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.

Telehealth indicator in Chicago

0.2% of these 620 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.

42.7% of these 620 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.

Sources: CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.

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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures

Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments

Open Payments · Program Year 2025
Disclosure Year:

Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2025): 12 records totaling $854.27.

Manufacturer Payment Nature Product Type Amount ($)
Alcon Vision LLC
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
DAILIES TOTAL1 General $281.16
Alcon Vision LLC
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
DAILIES TOTAL1 General $145.15
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
— General $125.79
CooperVision Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
MiSight Contact Lens General $104.49
Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
XDEMVY General $36.38
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
— General $31.63
Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
XDEMVY General $29.15
Harrow Eye, LLC
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
VEVYE General $22.90
CooperVision Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
MyDay Contact Lens General $21.83
Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
ACTHAR General $19.67
Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
INFUSE General $18.63
Alcon Vision LLC
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
Precision7 General $17.49

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.

Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES

Self-certified to NPPES: 2025-11-06
Optometrist Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 152W00000X

License # reported to NPPES IL 046011211

Doctors of optometry (ODs) are the primary health care professionals for the eye. Optometrists examine, diagnose, treat, and manage diseases, injuries, and disorders of the visual system, the eye, and associated structures as well as identify related systemic conditions affecting the eye. An optometrist has completed pre-professional undergraduate education in a college or university and four years of professional education at a college of optometry, leading to the doctor of optometry (O.D.) degree. Some optometrists complete an optional residency in a specific area of practice. Optometrists are eye health care professionals state-licensed to diagnose and treat diseases and disorders of the eye and visual system.

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Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility

Source: CMS PECOS
Medicare FFS Enrollment Status Medicare Enrollment on File
CMS Provider Specialty

PRACTITIONER - OPTOMETRY

Medicare Enrollment ID

I20180814001315

Enrollment State Jurisdiction

IL

PECOS Control ID

0648529370

Medicare Order & Referring Eligibility
Clinical Lab & Imaging (Part B) Eligible
Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Eligible
Home Health Agency (HHA) Eligible
Power Mobility Devices (PMD) Not Eligible

Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.

Medicare Group Practice Enrollments

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File

Htnb Llc

942 W Madison St, Chicago, IL 606072601

Phone: 3128296800

Myeyedr Optometry Of Illinois Llc

4740 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 606252247

Phone: 7732752900

Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone

Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.

1 listed
NPI 1790392587

Doctor of Optometry

Career & Practice History Timeline

Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status

7 Historical Events
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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) October 17, 2018

Optometrist (license number reported to NPPES: IL 046011211)

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NPI Profile Active July 02, 2018

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Practice Location (Initial Record) July 02, 2018

Registered at 4740 N LINCOLN AVE, CHICAGO, IL 606252247 (Tel: 7732752900)

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Business Mailing Address (Initial Record) July 02, 2018

Registered at 1950 OLD GALLOWS RD STE 520, VIENNA, VA 221823970 (Tel: 7038478899)

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Provider Name / Credentials (Initial Record) July 02, 2018

Recorded as CARMEN RAD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) July 02, 2018

Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration July 02, 2018

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1487140596
Entity Type:
Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)
Enumeration Date: July 02, 2018
Last Update: November 06, 2025
Sole Proprietor: No

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Mailing Address

1950 Old Gallows Rd Ste 520

Vienna, VA 221823970

Phone: 7038478899

About This Data NPPES fields (address, phone, specialty, license) are self-reported and may be outdated; Medicare fields follow the CMS dataset named in each section. Correct directly at NPPES.