Dr. Thomas E. Bournias, MD

  • Chicago, IL
  • Ophthalmologist
NPI1386712180PAC ID3476527482
Medicare services, 2024
13,143
Medicare patients, 2024
1,472
Part D claims, 2024
2,869
Publications
2
MIPS score, 2024
90
Practice address
233 E Erie St, Chicago, IL 60611
Practice phone
Call (847) 832-3900
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Primary practice

Northewestern Opthalmic Institute

Chicago, Illinois

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Dr. Thomas E. Bournias is an ophthalmologist in Chicago, Illinois

Dr. Bournias practices at Northewestern Opthalmic Institute in Chicago, Illinois.

Dr. Bournias' NPI, 1386712180, was assigned on December 1, 2006. Dr. Bournias graduated from Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science in 1991. Dr. Bournias holds Illinois license 36093343.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
3476527482
NPI enumeration date
December 1, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(847) 832-3900
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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 Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Thomas E. Bournias practices at Northewestern Opthalmic Institute in Chicago, Illinois

Dr. Bournias' primary practice is Northewestern Opthalmic Institute, at 233 E Erie St, Chicago, IL 60611 in Cook County. The practice phone is (847) 832-3900.

  • Northewestern Opthalmic Institute
    233 E Erie St, Chicago, IL 60611 · Cook CountyPhone(847) 832-3900

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Thomas E. Bournias is affiliated with 3 sites of care

Dr. Bournias' primary practice is Northewestern Opthalmic Institute in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Bournias is also affiliated with Evanston Hospital. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bournias to 1 more physician office, named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Thomas E. Bournias' practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Bournias practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Northewestern Opthalmic InstituteAvailable with a free account
+2 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Thomas E. Bournias is one of 692 ophthalmologists in Illinois

Ophthalmology is Dr. Bournias' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dr. Bournias is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology. Dmand AI has Dr. Bournias' licenses on file in 3 states: Illinois, District of Columbia and Ohio.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Ophthalmology, IllinoisPrimaryLicense 36093343 · 1996 to 2026 · taxonomy 207W00000X
  • District of Columbia license1995 to 1997
  • Ohio license1993 to 1996

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists cataract, cataract surgery with lens implant, dry eye, eyelid inflammation, glaucoma, glaucoma surgery, hereditary corneal conditions and secondary membranaous cataract surgery among the conditions Dr. Bournias treats.

Ophthalmologists near Dr. Bournias

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Thomas E. Bournias billed Medicare for 13,143 services in 2024

CMS data shows 13,143 Medicare services from Dr. Bournias across 24 procedure codes in 2024, for 1,472 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $701,143 for them.

Medicare services, 202413,143
Medicare patients1,472
Paid by Medicare$701,143
Procedure codes24

Dr. Bournias' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Tests and treatments
2023: 11,8452024: 9,24522%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 7782024: 2,811261%
Other services
2023: 5162024: 5405%
Surgery
2023: 4372024: 4282%
Imaging
2023: 852024: 11940%

Where Dr. Bournias' Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office12,99899%
  • In a facility1451%

Dr. Bournias compared with the Illinois median for ophthalmologists, 2024

  • Dr. Bournias
  • Illinois median
Medicare services
13,143vs 1,5448.5 times
Medicare patients
1,472vs 5772.6 times
Part D claims
2,755vs 5824.7 times

Medians across 710 ophthalmologists in Illinois with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Bournias' most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Thomas E. Bournias treated 1,472 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 77

CMS counts 1,472 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bournias in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 638 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 69% have high blood pressure. 8% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.00, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Bournias' median patient age at 71, with 60% women.

Medicare patients, 20241,472
Average age77
Average risk score1.00
Also on Medicaid8%

Dr. Bournias' Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Bournias' Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women89961%
  • Men57339%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Bournias' Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High cholesterol75%
  2. High blood pressure69%
  3. Arthritis41%
  4. Diabetes27%
  5. Ischemic heart disease24%
  6. Osteoporosis20%
  7. Cancer17%
  8. Chronic kidney disease17%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Bournias' patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 71

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women60%
  • Men39%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Thomas E. Bournias wrote 2,869 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Bournias wrote 2,869 Medicare Part D claims for 765 patients. 44% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 2,755 of them, across 26 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $379,045 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 2,331 claims across 23 drugs.

Part D claims, 20242,869
Drugs named by CMS26
Total drug cost$379,045
Part D patients765

Dr. Bournias' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic1,249 claims44%
  • Brand-name1,620 claims56%

Dr. Bournias' 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.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Bournias' Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics1%34 of 2,869 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 2,3312024: 2,75518%

Drugs named by CMS: 26 in 2024, 23 in 2023.

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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. Thomas E. Bournias scored 90 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 90 out of 100 for Dr. Bournias for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Bournias accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 299 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Bournias, more than 89% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Bournias' MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 90of 100Final score
  • 91.6of 100Quality
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 78of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Where Dr. Bournias ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Cataract surgery
89th percentile299 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. Thomas E. Bournias has 2 publications on record

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Bournias in 2009. The most frequent topics are Amides, Antihypertensive Agents and Bimatoprost. Dr. Bournias' most frequent co-author is Jerry Lai, MD.

Papers2

Topics Dr. Bournias writes about most

  • Amides
  • Antihypertensive Agents
  • Bimatoprost
  • Cloprostenol
  • Glaucoma, Open-Angle
  • Intraocular Pressure
  • Latanoprost
  • Ocular Hypertension

Dr. Bournias' most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Bournias

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Thomas E. Bournias received $11,945 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 607 general payments to Dr. Bournias from 31 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 98% of the total. Allergan Inc. paid the most, $1,860.

General payments to Dr. Bournias by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Bournias by kind, 2016 to 2025

$11.9Kin total
  • Food and beverage$11,76398%
  • Education$1131%
  • Gifts$450%
  • Entertainment$250%

Companies that paid Dr. Bournias the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Thomas E. Bournias' committees and leadership roles

Dr. Bournias' committees and leadership roles

Medical Alumni Association BoardBoard Member
2008 to 2025

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Thomas E. Bournias graduated from Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

Dr. Bournias graduated from Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science in 1991.

  1. Medical schoolChicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
  2. Board certified in ophthalmologyAmerican Board of Ophthalmology

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Thomas E. Bournias accepts plans from 8 insurance carriers

Dr. Bournias is in network with 8 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Cigna. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • Cigna
  • HCSC
  • United Healthcare
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • Regence Health Plans
  • CMS Medicare

Plan types Dr. Bournias accepts, by number of carriers

  1. Medicare8
  2. PPO7
  3. HMO5
  4. POS5
  5. EPO1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Thomas E. Bournias's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors 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-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Thomas E. Bournias' NPI number?

Dr. Thomas E. Bournias' NPI number is 1386712180. It was assigned on December 1, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Thomas E. Bournias?

Dr. Thomas E. Bournias is an ophthalmologist in Chicago, Illinois. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Ophthalmology Physician (taxonomy code 207W00000X).

Where does Dr. Thomas E. Bournias practice?

Dr. Bournias practices at 233 E Erie St, Chicago, IL 60611. Dr. Bournias' primary practice is Northewestern Opthalmic Institute in Chicago, Illinois. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bournias to 1 physician office.

What is Dr. Thomas E. Bournias' office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Bournias is (847) 832-3900.

What is Dr. Thomas E. Bournias' medical license number?

Dr. Bournias holds Illinois license 36093343, one of the licenses on file in 3 states.

Which states has Dr. Thomas E. Bournias been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Bournias in Illinois (1996 to 2026), District of Columbia (1995 to 1997) and Ohio (1993 to 1996).

Which hospitals is Dr. Thomas E. Bournias affiliated with?

Dr. Bournias is affiliated with Evanston Hospital.

Does Dr. Thomas E. Bournias accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Bournias billed Medicare for 13,143 services in 2024, and Dr. Bournias accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Thomas E. Bournias' MIPS score?

Dr. Bournias' MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 90 out of 100, reported individually.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Thomas E. Bournias see?

CMS counts 1,472 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bournias in 2024, with an average age of 77.

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Is Dr. Thomas E. Bournias board certified?

Yes. Dr. Bournias is board certified in ophthalmology by the American Board of Ophthalmology.

What services does Dr. Thomas E. Bournias bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Bournias' most billed Medicare services were eye exam or test (92201), office visit, established patient (99214) and eye exam or test (92134).

Where did Dr. Thomas E. Bournias go to medical school?

Dr. Bournias graduated from Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science in 1991.

What drugs does Dr. Thomas E. Bournias prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Bournias' most prescribed drugs by claims were Prednisolone Acetate, Latanoprost and Ofloxacin.

Has Dr. Thomas E. Bournias received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $11,945 in general payments to Dr. Bournias from 31 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Allergan Inc.

How long has Dr. Thomas E. Bournias been practicing?

Dr. Bournias graduated from medical school in 1991, 35 years ago.

Does Dr. Thomas E. Bournias do research?

Dmand AI links 2 publications to Dr. Bournias.

Who does Dr. Thomas E. Bournias publish with?

Dr. Bournias' most frequent co-authors are Jerry Lai, MD (1 shared paper).

What insurance does Dr. Thomas E. Bournias accept?

Dr. Bournias is in network with 8 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Cigna. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 8. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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