Zacharia Askar, OD
NPI 1235859612ActiveIndividual· Optometrist· Chicago, IL
Optometrist (OD) in Chicago, Illinois, trained at Illinois College of Optometry at Chicago (class of 2022). In 2024 Medicare paid $8,548 for 57 patients, and Part D covered 89 of their prescriptions, 70% of them generic. Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. was the largest of 3 companies reporting payments in 2025, $148.48 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1235859612 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | OD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Aug 29, 2022 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Aug 30, 2023 |
| Certified by provider | Aug 30, 2023 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optometrist Primary | 152W00000X | 046011684 | IL |
| Optometrist, Corneal and Contact Management | 152WC0802X | 046011684 | IL |
| Optometrist, Pediatrics | 152WP0200X | 046011684 | IL |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Optometry (IL) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 57 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 157 across 14 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $8,548 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 89 · 120 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 23 |
| Total drug cost | $2,611 |
| Generic share | 70% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Medical school | Illinois College of Optometry at Chicago |
|---|---|
| Graduation year | 2022 |
| Medicare specialty | Optometry |
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$148.48 · 8 payments from 3 companies
- 2024$1,985 · 19 payments from 4 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | $66.73 | 4 |
| Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. | $58.94 | 3 |
| Coopervision Inc. | $22.81 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$148.48 · 8 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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