Dr. Ryan Yaffe , OD
Optometrist • Chicago, IL
1730 W Fullerton Ave
Chicago, IL 606141900
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NPI assigned on April 28, 2013; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 31 Original Medicare Part B services in 2023.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2023. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2023:
- 92250 — Photography of the retina: 19 service units.
- 92014 — Established patient complete exam of visual system: 12 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2023. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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Medicare Part B services went from 42 in 2018 to 31 in 2023.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2018–2023.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1730 W Fullerton Ave
Chicago, IL 606141900
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
What Public CMS Data Show
Optometrist: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $2,300 in 2023
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2023. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2023.
Paid by Medicare
About $997 in 2023
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2023, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2023.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
Fewer than 11 payment records totaling $19.55 in 2025
Drug and medical device companies must report certain payments to doctors and some other clinicians to CMS, such as meals, travel, speaking fees or research funding.
It shows reported financial ties between this clinician and companies. You can ask your clinician about them.
These records are submitted by drug and medical device companies, and a reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper.
General: payments not tied to research, such as meals, travel, consulting or speaking fees.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper. Research payments can go to a hospital or university for a study the clinician leads, not to the clinician personally. Clinicians can dispute records with the company that reported them.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025.
NPI first issued
2013
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.
Medicare assignment not listed
CMS data do not show whether this clinician accepts Medicare assignment. This does not mean they do not accept Medicare. Ask the office.
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?”
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.
Compared with the same specialty in Chicago and Illinois
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Dr. Yaffe are from 2023.
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.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 26% from 42 in 2018 to 31 in 2023.
- 2018: 42
- 2019: 76
- 2021: 11
- 2022: 38
- 2023: 31
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 41% from $3,883 in 2018 to $2,300 in 2023.
- 2018: $3,883
- 2019: $7,724
- 2021: $458
- 2022: $3,258
- 2023: $2,300
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 55% from $2,204 in 2018 to $997 in 2023.
- 2018: $2,204
- 2019: $4,453
- 2021: $267
- 2022: $1,980
- 2023: $997
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) went from $107.00 in 2023 to $19.55 in 2025.
- 2023: $107.00
- 2025: $19.55
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2023), 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
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2025): fewer than 11 records totaling $19.55.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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MIEBO | General | $19.55 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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92250
Photography of the retina
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19 | 19 | $88.42 | $38.69 |
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92014
Established patient complete exam of visual system
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12 | 12 | $160.00 | $130.39 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2023; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2023-08-11NUCC Taxonomy Code: 152W00000X
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.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 390200000X
An individual who is enrolled in an organized health care education/training program leading to a degree, certification, registration, and/or licensure to provide health care.
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
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Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Optometrist (license number reported to NPPES: IL 046010679)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 1730 W FULLERTON AVE, CHICAGO, IL 606141900 (Tel: 7733273000)
Registered at 1730 W FULLERTON AVE, CHICAGO, IL 606141900 (Tel: 7733273000)
Recorded as RYAN YAFFE, O.D.
Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
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Mailing Address
1730 W Fullerton Ave
Chicago, IL 606141900
Phone: 7733273000