Carlos Fares Bechara, MD
NPI 1639357585ActiveIndividual· Surgery, Vascular Surgery· Maywood, IL
Surgery, Vascular Surgery (MD) with Rush University Medical Group, practicing in Maywood, Illinois. In 2024 Medicare paid $113,224 for 506 patients, and Part D covered 72 of their prescriptions, 78% of them generic. Cook Incorporated was the largest of 10 companies reporting payments in 2025, $8,365 in all, mostly speaking and faculty fees. Lists Franciscan Health Crown Point and 4 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1639357585 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | Yes |
| NPI issued | Feb 2, 2008 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jan 13, 2025 |
| Certified by provider | Jan 13, 2025 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery, Vascular Surgery Primary | 2086S0129X | 036142655 | 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 - Vascular Surgery (IL); Practitioner - Vascular Surgery (IN) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 506 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 896 across 106 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $113,224 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 72 · 177 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 29 |
| Total drug cost | $23,015 |
| Generic share | 78% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2001 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Vascular Surgery |
| Telehealth | Offers telehealth |
Medical group
- Rush University Medical GroupChicago, IL · 1,551 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Franciscan Health Crown PointCrown Point, IN
- Franciscan Health MunsterMunster, IN
- Loyola University Medical CenterMaywood, IL
- Rush Oak Park HospitalOak Park, IL
- Rush University Medical CenterChicago, IL
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$8,365 · 24 payments from 10 companies
- 2024$14,478 · 29 payments from 7 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Cook Incorporated | $6,200 | 2 |
| Cook Medical LLC | $1,033 | 12 |
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $654.25 | 2 |
| Ge Healthcare | $129.00 | 1 |
| Bolton Medical Inc | $119.03 | 2 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$6,200 · 2 payments
- Food and Beverage$1,655 · 21 payments
- Consulting Fee$510.00 · 1 payment
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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