Wateen Alami, OD
NPI 1265110654ActiveIndividual· Optometrist· Chicago, IL
Optometrist (OD) in Chicago, Illinois, licensed in IL, with an NPI issued in July 2023. Medicare paid $1,306 for services to 18 patients in 2024. Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $51.85 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1265110654 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | OD |
| Sole proprietor | Yes |
| NPI issued | Jul 6, 2023 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Aug 22, 2023 |
| Certified by provider | Aug 22, 2023 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Optometrist Primary | 152W00000X | 046011767 | IL |
| Student in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program | 390200000X | — | — |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Optometry (IL) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 18 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 26 across 7 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $1,306 |
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$51.85 · 2 payments from 2 companies
- 2024$1,616 · 6 payments from 2 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. | $33.77 | 1 |
| Alcon Vision LLC | $18.08 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$51.85 · 2 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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