Zacharia Askar, OD

Primary specialty

OptometristTaxonomy code 152W00000X

License

046011684 Issued in IL

Practice address

4920 N Central Ave Ste 1B
Chicago, IL 60630-2341

Phone

(773) 777-6615

NPI assigned

Aug 29, 2022

Sex

Male

Sole proprietor

No

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 3

Addresses

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in IL

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: No
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Optometry

Education

Illinois College of Optometry at Chicago, 2022

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Procedures performed for Medicare patients

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

• Askar Optometrics LLC

  dba Central Higgins Optometrics

  • Optometrist
  • Chicago, IL
  • NPI 1578341152
  Medicare reassignment NPD Authorized official

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "MAILING",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "1004 N FISCHER DR",
            "city": "ADDISON",
            "state": "IL",
            "postal_code": "601011232",
            "telephone_number": "847-903-4510"
        },
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            "country_code": "US",
            "country_name": "United States",
            "address_purpose": "LOCATION",
            "address_type": "DOM",
            "address_1": "4920 N CENTRAL AVE STE 1B",
            "city": "CHICAGO",
            "state": "IL",
            "postal_code": "606302341",
            "telephone_number": "773-777-6615"
        }
    ],
    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
        "last_name": "ASKAR",
        "first_name": "ZACHARIA",
        "credential": "OD",
        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "M",
        "enumeration_date": "2022-08-29",
        "last_updated": "2023-08-30",
        "certification_date": "2023-08-30",
        "status": "A"
    },
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            "primary": false
        },
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            "taxonomy_group": "",
            "desc": "Optometrist, Pediatrics",
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        {
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}

• Ask Consultation and Support (Kelly Swindler)
• Ask Social Work
• Askar Optometrics LLC (Central Higgins Optometrics)
• Mohammad Askar, DDS
• Saja Askar
• Nina Askew
• Lindsey Askins, OTR/L
• Asklepios Medical Group LTD
• Estrella Askren-Gonzalez, MA
• Alishba Aslam

• Optometrist in Chicago, IL
• Providers in Chicago, IL by specialty
• Optometrist in Illinois

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Aug 30, 2023; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

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