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Dr. James A. Katz, MD
NPI1477587509PAC ID3577527423
- Medicare services, 2024
- 3,600
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 1,180
- Part D claims, 2024
- 1,017
- Publications
- 6
- MIPS score, 2024
- 100
- Practice address
- 8901 Golf Rd, Des Plaines, IL 60016
- Practice phone
- Call (847) 299-2273
- Professional email
- Get professional email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
Golf Surgical Center
Surgery Center - Medicare-Certified · Des Plaines, Illinois
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Dr. James A. Katz is an ophthalmologist in Des Plaines, Illinois
Dr. Katz practices at Golf Surgical Center in Des Plaines, Illinois.
Dr. Katz's NPI, 1477587509, was assigned on July 11, 2006. Dr. Katz graduated from University of Illinois College of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb) in 1991. Dr. Katz holds Illinois license 036093165.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1477587509NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 3577527423
- NPI enumeration date
- July 11, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (847) 299-2273
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 61
- Medical school graduation
- 1991
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. James A. Katz practices at Golf Surgical Center in Des Plaines, Illinois
Dr. Katz's primary practice is Golf Surgical Center, at 8901 Golf Rd, Des Plaines, IL 60016. The practice phone is (847) 299-2273.
- Golf Surgical Center8901 Golf Rd, Des Plaines, IL 60016Phone(847) 299-2273
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. James A. Katz is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Katz's primary practice is Golf Surgical Center in Des Plaines, Illinois. Dmand AI also links Dr. Katz to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Golf Surgical CenterPrimary
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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. James A. Katz's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Katz practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Golf Surgical Center | Available with a free account |
| +1 more site and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. James A. Katz is one of 692 ophthalmologists in Illinois
Ophthalmology is Dr. Katz's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Katz is licensed in Illinois.
Specialties and state licenses
- Ophthalmology, IllinoisPrimary
Ophthalmologists near Dr. Katz
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. James A. Katz billed Medicare for 3,600 services in 2024
CMS data shows 3,600 Medicare services from Dr. Katz across 21 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,180 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $294,167 for them.
Medicare services, 20243,600
Medicare patients1,180
Paid by Medicare$294,167
Procedure codes21
Dr. Katz's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 3,2852024: 3,0717%
- Surgery
- 2023: 3322024: 25025%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1372024: 20348%
- Imaging
- 2023: 532024: 4025%
- Lab and pathology
- 2023: 982024: 3663%
Where Dr. Katz's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office3,41795%
- In a facility1835%
Dr. Katz compared with the Illinois median for ophthalmologists, 2024
- Dr. Katz
- Illinois median
- Medicare services
- 3,600vs 1,5442.3 times
- Medicare patients
- 1,180vs 5772.0 times
- Part D claims
- 839vs 58244% above
Medians across 710 ophthalmologists in Illinois with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Katz's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. James A. Katz treated 1,180 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 78
CMS counts 1,180 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Katz in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 518 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 4% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.11, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Katz's median patient age at 76, with 57% women.
Medicare patients, 20241,180
Average age78
Average risk score1.11
Also on Medicaid4%
Dr. Katz's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Katz's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women72461%
- Men45639%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Katz's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis49%
- Diabetes32%
- Chronic kidney disease25%
- Ischemic heart disease23%
- Osteoporosis22%
- Cancer18%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Katz's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 76
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women57%
- Men42%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. James A. Katz wrote 1,017 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Katz wrote 1,017 Medicare Part D claims for 275 patients. CMS names the drug for 839 of them, across 14 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $206,585 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 759 claims across 14 drugs.
Part D claims, 20241,017
Drugs named by CMS14
Total drug cost$206,585
Part D patients275
Dr. Katz's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 7592024: 83911%
Drugs named by CMS: 14 in 2024, 14 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. James A. Katz scored 100 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Dr. Katz for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Katz accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 277 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Katz, more than 88% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Katz's MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 100of 100Final score
- 100of 100Quality
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Where Dr. Katz ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Cataract surgery
- 88th percentile277 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. James A. Katz has 6 publications on record
Dmand AI links 6 papers to Dr. Katz, published from 2020 to 2022. 2020 was the busiest year, with 2. Dr. Katz's most frequent co-authors are Kenneth A. Beckman, MD, Mitchell Alin Jackson, MD and Quentin B. Allen, MD.
Papers6
Years published2020 to 2022
Dr. Katz's papers by year, 2020 to 2022
Dr. Katz's most frequent co-authors
- Kenneth A. Beckman, MD2 shared papers
- Mitchell Alin Jackson, MD2 shared papers
- Quentin B. Allen, MD1 shared paper
Recent publications by Dr. Katz
Anti-Allergic AgentsInflammationIntraocular Pressure
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. James A. Katz received $1,010,279 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 1,270 general payments to Dr. Katz from 47 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 44% of the total. Alcon Laboratories Inc paid the most, $238,870. It also lists 3 research payments totaling $9,417 from 2020 to 2022.
General payments to Dr. Katz by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Katz by kind, 2016 to 2025
$1Min total
- Speaker and faculty fees$446,96944%
- Consulting fees$321,77832%
- Travel and lodging$75,7958%
- Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program$66,4007%
- Other$94,1849%
Companies that paid Dr. Katz the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. James A. Katz graduated from University of Illinois College of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb)
Dr. Katz graduated from University of Illinois College of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb) in 1991.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. James A. Katz's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. James A. Katz's NPI number?
Dr. James A. Katz's NPI number is 1477587509. It was assigned on July 11, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. James A. Katz?
Dr. James A. Katz is an ophthalmologist in Des Plaines, Illinois. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).
Where does Dr. James A. Katz practice?
Dr. Katz practices at 8901 Golf Rd, Des Plaines, IL 60016. Dr. Katz's primary practice is Golf Surgical Center in Des Plaines, Illinois. Dmand AI also links Dr. Katz to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. James A. Katz's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Katz is (847) 299-2273.
What is Dr. James A. Katz's medical license number?
Dr. Katz holds Illinois license 036093165.
Does Dr. James A. Katz accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Katz billed Medicare for 3,600 services in 2024, and Dr. Katz accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. James A. Katz's MIPS score?
Dr. Katz's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 100 out of 100, reported as part of a group.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. James A. Katz see?
CMS counts 1,180 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Katz in 2024, with an average age of 78.
What services does Dr. James A. Katz bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Katz's most billed Medicare services were eye exam or test (92014), eye exam or test (92134) and eye exam or test (92250).
Where did Dr. James A. Katz go to medical school?
Dr. Katz graduated from University of Illinois College of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb) in 1991.
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What drugs does Dr. James A. Katz prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Katz's most prescribed drugs by claims were Latanoprost, Lumigan and Timolol Maleate.
Has Dr. James A. Katz received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $1,010,279 in general payments to Dr. Katz from 47 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Alcon Laboratories Inc.
How long has Dr. James A. Katz been practicing?
Dr. Katz graduated from medical school in 1991, 35 years ago.
Does Dr. James A. Katz do research?
Dmand AI links 6 publications to Dr. Katz, published from 2020 to 2022.
Who does Dr. James A. Katz publish with?
Dr. Katz's most frequent co-authors are Kenneth A. Beckman, MD (2 shared papers), Mitchell Alin Jackson, MD (2 shared papers) and Quentin B. Allen, MD (1 shared paper).
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