Medicare Enrolled
Dr. Vicken Chalian, M.D.
Urology Physician · Bloomington, IL
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology
— Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
Low-engagement
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating.
This page presents federal public records about Dr. Chalian from CMS (NPPES, Open Payments, Medicare Provider Utilization, PECOS). It is not medical advice, an endorsement, or a judgment of clinical quality. Always consult the provider directly and a licensed clinician for medical decisions. Read methodology →
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What this data tells you about Dr. Chalian
Dr. Vicken Chalian is an urology physician in Bloomington, IL, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Chalian performed 6,453 Medicare services across 2,813 unique beneficiaries.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Chalian received a total of $8,770 from 59 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 418 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common in urology physician. Most payments are for meals and travel — low-value interactions common across virtually all practicing physicians. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Dr. Chalian is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
✓ 20 years in practice
▲ Top 19% volume in IL
$8,770 industry payments
Medicare Practice Summary
Medicare Utilization ↗6,453
Medicare services
Top 19% in IL for urology physician
2,813
Unique beneficiaries
$42
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →
~323 Medicare services per year of practice
Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| BCG treatment for bladder cancer | 2,050 | $2 | $3 |
| Office visit, established patient (20-29 min) An office visit for an existing patient lasting between 20 and 29 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition. |
1,381 | $61 | $89 |
| Urinalysis, microscopic examination A laboratory test that examines a urine sample under a microscope to check for cells, crystals, bacteria, or other substances. |
1,156 | $3 | $3 |
| Blood draw (venipuncture) Insertion of a needle into a vein to collect a blood sample. |
669 | $3 | $3 |
| Leuprolide acetate (for depot suspension), 7.5 mg | 213 | $133 | $178 |
| Urethral dilation using endoscope A procedure to widen the urethra using a thin, lighted tube called an endoscope. This helps to open a narrowed urethral passage. |
162 | $244 | $316 |
| Complete ultrasound of retroperitoneum An ultrasound examination of the structures located behind the abdominal cavity. |
138 | $73 | $104 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) A follow-up office visit for an existing patient lasting between 30 and 39 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition. |
73 | $90 | $141 |
| Subcutaneous or intramuscular chemotherapy injection This procedure involves administering anti-cancer hormonal medication through an injection into the tissue under the skin or into a muscle. |
71 | $24 | $29 |
| Transrectal ultrasound of the pelvis An ultrasound imaging procedure where a probe is inserted into the rectum to visualize pelvic structures. |
61 | $99 | $138 |
| Office visit, established patient, complex (40-54 min) An office or outpatient visit for an existing patient lasting between 40 and 54 minutes. This level of service is determined by the total time spent on the date of the encounter. |
51 | $125 | $172 |
| Bladder instillation of anti-cancer drug A procedure where an anti-cancer medication is introduced directly into the bladder. This method delivers the treatment locally to the bladder tissue. |
43 | $66 | $83 |
| Prostate gland biopsy A procedure to remove small samples of tissue from the prostate gland for laboratory examination. |
36 | $170 | $251 |
| New patient office visit (45-59 min) An initial office visit for a new patient lasting between 45 and 59 minutes. This code covers the total time spent by the physician or qualified healthcare professional on the date of the encounter. |
36 | $108 | $190 |
| Abdominal X-ray, 1 view An X-ray image of the abdomen taken from a single angle to visualize internal structures. |
35 | $10 | $20 |
| Non-hormonal chemotherapy injection This procedure involves administering non-hormonal anti-neoplastic chemotherapy medication via injection into the skin or muscle tissue. |
35 | $49 | $61 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) An initial office visit for a new patient lasting between 30 and 44 minutes. This code is used when the total time spent on the date of the encounter falls within this range. |
26 | $74 | $110 |
| Bladder ultrasound after voiding An ultrasound scan performed after urination to measure the amount of urine remaining in the bladder. |
25 | $7 | $10 |
| Ureteral stent insertion via endoscope A flexible tube is inserted into the ureter using an endoscope to keep the passage open and allow urine to flow from the kidney to the bladder. |
21 | $129 | $247 |
| Office visit for established patient An office visit for an existing patient that may not require the healthcare professional to be present. |
21 | $15 | $22 |
| Endoscopic removal of pelvic lymph nodes, bilateral A surgical procedure to remove lymph nodes from both sides of the pelvis using an endoscope. This minimally invasive technique involves making small incisions to access and excise the tissue. |
20 | $265 | $660 |
| Ureteral stone crushing with stent insertion An endoscope is used to break up a stone in the ureter, followed by the placement of a stent to keep the ureter open. |
20 | $321 | $410 |
| Surgical removal of prostate and lymph nodes This procedure involves the surgical removal of the prostate gland and surrounding lymph nodes using an endoscope. |
20 | $934 | $1,188 |
| Shock wave crushing of kidney stones A procedure that uses shock waves to break kidney stones into smaller pieces so they can pass more easily from the body. |
17 | $453 | $566 |
| Waterjet prostate destruction via urethra A procedure that uses a high-pressure water jet to destroy prostate tissue, accessed through the urethra. |
15 | $624 | $778 |
| Complex urodynamic pressure flow study A test that measures the pressure of urine flow in the bladder during voiding to evaluate how well the bladder and urethra are functioning. |
15 | $272 | $339 |
| Non-needle muscle activity measurement of bladder and bowel openings This procedure measures and records the electrical activity of muscles at the bladder and bowel openings without using needles. |
15 | $25 | $67 |
| Abdominal device insertion with pressure and urine flow study A procedure involving the placement of a device into the abdomen, accompanied by a study to measure pressure and urine flow rate. |
14 | $125 | $156 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 14 | $155 | $215 |
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. A higher procedure volume generally indicates more experience with that procedure.
0.6% high complexity
5.7% medium
93.7% routine
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗$8,770
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $1,253/year across 7 years
Top 20% in IL for urology physician
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
59
Companies
418
Individual payments
All payments are legal and publicly reported · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →
Payment profile
Industry payments classified by relationship type. Not all payments are equal — research and consulting reflect different relationships than speaking programs or meals.
Meals & Travel
Food, beverages, travel, and lodging — typically low-value
$8,045 (91.7%)
Speaking / Promotional
Speaker programs, honoraria, and industry-sponsored educational events
$726 (8.3%)
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
2024
$1,790
2023
$1,792
2022
$1,234
2021
$1,825
2020
$652
2019
$648
2018
$831
Payments by company (2024)
Consulting
Speaking
Meals & Travel
Research
Dendreon Pharmaceuticals LLC
$313
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$178
PROCEPT BioRobotics Corporation
$172
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$165
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.
$135
Axonics, Inc.
$95
ABBVIE INC.
$72
Boston Scientific Corporation
$72
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$65
ConvaTec Inc.
$61
Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$58
Endo USA, Inc.
$57
LANTHEUS MEDICAL IMAGING, INC.
$56
UROGEN PHARMA, INC.
$43
Laborie Medical Technologies Corp.
$43
Myriad Genetic Laboratories, Inc.
$42
COLOPLAST CORP
$38
PFIZER INC.
$31
Janssen Biotech, Inc.
$25
Tolmar, Inc.
$18
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
$18
PROGENICS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
$16
BIOTISSUE HOLDINGS INC.
$15
Top 3 companies account for 37.1% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Astellas Pharma US Inc
$1,135
Janssen Biotech, Inc.
$642
Myriad Genetic Laboratories, Inc.
$468
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
$434
ConvaTec Inc.
$426
Dendreon Pharmaceuticals LLC
$412
PFIZER INC.
$367
Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.
$349
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORPORATION
$339
Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$326
Olympus America Inc.
$254
ABBVIE INC.
$250
AbbVie Inc.
$242
Axonics, Inc.
$237
PROCEPT BioRobotics Corporation
$225
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$205
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$203
Boston Scientific Corporation
$194
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
$190
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
$160
Myovant Sciences Inc.
$127
Coloplast Corp
$101
Medtronic, Inc.
$96
Allergan, Inc.
$90
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation
$90
AbbVie, Inc.
$86
UROVANT SCIENCES INC
$81
Blue Earth Diagnostics Limited
$74
COLOPLAST CORP
$74
Axonics Modulation Technologies, Inc.
$71
Rochester Medical Corporation
$71
Travere Therapeutics, Inc.
$61
Laborie Medical Technologies Corp.
$60
Endo USA, Inc.
$57
LANTHEUS MEDICAL IMAGING, INC.
$56
UROGEN PHARMA, INC.
$43
DENTSPLY IH Inc.
$36
Palette Life Sciences, Inc.
$35
Amgen Inc.
$33
Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$29
Avadel Specialty Pharmaceuticals, LLC
$27
MEDIVATION FIELD SOLUTIONS LLC
$26
TOLMAR Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$24
Clovis Oncology, Inc.
$23
KOELIS Inc.
$21
Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc.
$20
Acerus Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$19
Tolmar, Inc.
$18
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
$18
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.
$18
Antares Pharma, Inc.
$17
PROGENICS PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
$16
BIOTISSUE HOLDINGS INC.
$15
Aytu BioScience, Inc
$15
Foundation Medicine, Inc.
$14
GENZYME CORPORATION
$13
Cook Medical LLC
$13
TherapeuticsMD, Inc.
$12
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc
$9
Top 3 companies account for 25.6% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
(815) Thiola · ADVANCE · AMS · AMS 700 CXR RTE KIT · AQUABEAM ROBOTIC SYSTEM · AQUABEAM SYSTEM · AVEED · Androgel · Axonics · Axonics r-SNM System · Axumin · BOTOX · BRACANALYSIS CDX · BRACAnalysis CDx · Bulkamid · CATHETER · CYSTO-NEPHRO VIDEOSCOPE · Da Vinci Surgical System · ELIGARD · ERLEADA · Erleada · FOUNDATIONONE · GEMTESA · GENERAL ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION · GENERAL - ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION · GENERAL - MALE SUI · GENTLECATH · GentleCath · Goby · IMVEXXY · INTERSTIM · JATENZO · JELMYTO · JEVTANA · KEYTRUDA · LITHOVUE · LUPRON DEPOT · LYNPARZA · LoFric · Luja Coude · Lunderquist · Lupron · Lupron Depot · MAGIC3 · MYRBETRIQ · MYRISK · Myrbetriq · NOCDURNA · Natesto · Noctiva · Nubeqa · ORGOVYX · Olympus Cysto-Resection · Olympus Cystoscopes · Optilume BPH Drug Coated Balloon Catheter · PREZCOBIX · PROLARIS · PROVENGE · PYLARIFY · Prolaris · Prolia · REZUM · Rubraca · SEGLENTIS · SPACEOAR VUE · SUTENT · Soltive · SpaceOAR VUE System - 10mL · SpeediCath · TOVIAZ · Thiola · Trinity · VESICARE · XIAFLEX · XTANDI · XYOSTED · Xofigo · Xtandi · YONSA · iTIND System
Should you be concerned? Payments from pharmaceutical and device companies are legal and common — 57% of U.S. physicians receive at least one. They often reflect legitimate consulting, research, or education. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →
Most payments (92%) are for meals and travel — low-value interactions that are common across virtually all practicing physicians.
Geographic Context
Urology physicians within 10 mi
5
Per 100K population
2.9
County median income
$78,329
Nearest hospital
ST JOSEPH MEDICAL CENTER
0.0 mi
0.0 mi
Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | Weekly updates |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | Monthly updates |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not public | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →
Summary
Dr. Chalian is a clinical cardiology specialist, with above-average Medicare volume (top 19% in IL), with low-engagement industry engagement in the top 20% of IL peers, with 20 years of NPI registration.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Dr. Chalian experienced with bcg treatment for bladder cancer?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Chalian performed 2,050 bcg treatment for bladder cancer services. Research suggests that higher procedure volume is often associated with better outcomes, particularly for complex procedures. Note that Medicare data only captures patients aged 65 and older, so the total practice volume across all patients is likely higher.
Does Dr. Chalian receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Chalian received a total of $8,770 from 59 companies across 418 individual payments. These payments are legal, publicly disclosed under the federal Sunshine Act, and common among physicians — 57% of all U.S. physicians receive at least one industry payment. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Chalian's costs compare to other urology physicians in Bloomington?
Dr. Chalian's average Medicare payment per service is $42. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Chalian) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating a long track record of practice, Medicare participation, and industry disclosure. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
Is this data up to date?
Each data source has its own update cycle. Provider registry data (NPPES) is updated weekly. Medicare enrollment (PECOS) is updated monthly. Medicare practice data has a ~2 year lag — the most recent available is typically 2 years prior. Industry payment data (Open Payments) is published annually, usually in June, covering the prior calendar year. We display the data date prominently on each section so you always know how current it is. See our data freshness policy →
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