Neel Vaidya, MD
NPI 1285098541ActiveIndividual· Ophthalmology· Highland Park, IL
Ophthalmology (MD) with Eye Center Physicians, Ltd. and 1 other group, practicing in Highland Park, Illinois. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $733,714 for 1,475 claims, against $243,057 paid for services in 2024. Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. was the largest of 16 companies reporting payments in 2025, $82,861 in all, mostly compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a me. Lists Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital and 2 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1285098541 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Apr 12, 2016 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Sep 25, 2020 |
| Certified by provider | Sep 25, 2020 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ophthalmology Primary | 207W00000X | 036.152507 | IL |
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 - Ophthalmology (IL) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 729 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 1,989 across 44 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $243,057 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 1,475 · 2,049 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 345 |
| Total drug cost | $733,714 |
| Generic share | 55% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2016 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Ophthalmology |
| Secondary specialties | Internal Medicine |
Medical groups
- Eye Center Physicians, Ltd.Chicago, IL · 39 clinicians
- Chicago Cornea Consultants LtdHoffman Estates, IL · 10 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston HospitalEvanston, IL
- Rush University Medical CenterChicago, IL
- St Alexius Medical CenterHoffman Estates, IL
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$82,861 · 130 payments from 16 companies
- 2024$54,021 · 99 payments from 16 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Bausch & Lomb Americas Inc. | $51,009 | 51 |
| Rxsight Inc | $8,771 | 11 |
| Abbvie Inc. | $7,226 | 9 |
| Alcon Vision LLC | $6,448 | 22 |
| Glaukos Corporation | $6,044 | 8 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program$43,600 · 10 payments
- Consulting Fee$25,830 · 12 payments
- Travel and Lodging$8,568 · 26 payments
- Food and Beverage$4,824 · 81 payments
- Honoraria$38.86 · 1 payment
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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