Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Paul Guske, M.D.

Optician · Hoffman Estates, IL
Practice pattern: Clinical Cardiology — Primarily office-based clinical cardiology
4885 HOFFMAN BLVD, Hoffman Estates, IL 60192
8472559697
Registered in NPPES since 2006
NPI: 1952361511 verify on NPPES ↗
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
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What this data tells you about Dr. Guske

Dr. Paul Guske is an optician specialist in Hoffman Estates, IL, with 20 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Guske performed 528 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Guske received a total of $27,454 from 39 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 207 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly reported through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their effect on care. A reliable breakdown by payment category is not available in this snapshot. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.

The Data Coverage level for Dr. Guske 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 of NPI registration ▲ 528 Medicare services $27,454 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary — 2023

Medicare Utilization ↗
528
Medicare services
Bottom 40% in IL for optician
Not available
Unique patients (not deduplicated)
$125
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →

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
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.
153 $67 $151
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.
98 $122 $346
Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity
Initial hospital inpatient or observation care for a new patient involving moderate-level medical decision making, with at least 55 minutes total time on the date of the encounter.
65 $107 $290
Office visit, established patient (10-19 min)
An office visit for an existing patient lasting 10 to 19 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition.
29 $45 $91
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.
24 $86 $226
Upper GI series with single contrast
An X-ray exam of the upper digestive tract using a single contrast agent to visualize the esophagus, stomach, and small intestine.
23 $94 $241
Other procedure on stomach
A surgical or medical intervention performed on the stomach that does not fall under other specific categories.
21 $99 $175
Gallbladder removal with bile duct X-ray
Surgical removal of the gallbladder combined with an X-ray study of the bile ducts performed using an endoscope.
21 $646 $1,712
Hospital follow-up visit, moderate complexity
Follow-up hospital visit for an existing patient involving moderate medical decision making. The visit requires at least 35 minutes of time spent on the date of service.
17 $66 $150
Colonoscopy with biopsy
A procedure to collect tissue samples from the large intestine using a flexible tube with a camera. The samples are examined to check for abnormalities or disease.
16 $166 $1,038
Endoscopic groin hernia repair
A surgical procedure to repair a groin hernia using an endoscope, which allows the surgeon to view and operate through small incisions.
13 $518 $1,691
Blood draw (venipuncture)
Insertion of a needle into a vein to collect a blood sample.
12 $8 $10
Upper GI endoscopy with biopsy
A procedure to collect tissue samples from the esophagus, stomach, or upper small intestine using a flexible tube with a camera. The samples are examined to check for abnormalities.
12 $88 $754
New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) 12 $169 $430
Initial hospital admission, high complexity
Initial hospital inpatient or observation care for a new patient involving high-level medical decision making, with at least 75 minutes total time on the date of the encounter.
12 $135 $423
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. These counts do not measure clinical quality or years of experience.

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$27,454
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $3,922/year across 7 years
Top 3% in IL for optician
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
39
Companies
207
Payment records
Payments are publicly reported; disclosure does not establish legality · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment categories are unavailable while the source breakdown is being rebuilt. Company and year totals do not identify how much belongs to each category.

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$471
2023
$586
2022
$873
2021
$6,532
2020
$17,369
2019
$1,071
2018
$551

Payments by company (2024)

Hologic Sales and Service, LLC
$141
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
$73
Integra LifeSciences Corporation
$71
Smith+Nephew, Inc.
$42
TELA Bio, Inc.
$33
Heron Therapeutics, Inc.
$29
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
$22
Aroa Biosurgery Incorporated
$22
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
$20
Lilly USA, LLC
$18
Top 3 companies account for 60.5% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
$24,003
Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.
$895
Integra LifeSciences Corporation
$297
Novo Nordisk Inc
$250
Smith+Nephew, Inc.
$204
Hologic Sales and Service, LLC
$141
Medtronic, Inc.
$130
TELA Bio, Inc.
$125
Baxter Healthcare
$117
Stryker Corporation
$110
Ethicon US, LLC
$94
DAVOL INC.
$93
Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc.
$81
Heron Therapeutics, Inc.
$76
Covidien LP
$75
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
$73
Lexington Medical, Inc.
$69
Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.
$66
Becton, Dickinson and Company
$53
Aroa Biosurgery Incorporated
$48
Osiris Therapeutics Inc.
$40
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
$37
Innocoll Incorporated
$37
Shire North American Group Inc
$36
COVIDIEN LP
$30
Innocoll Pharmaceuticals Limited
$29
Cumberland Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
$24
Davol Inc.
$23
Innovation Technologies Inc
$22
TEI Biosciences Inc
$22
VERTEX PHARMACEUTICALS INCORPORATED
$22
KCI USA, Inc.
$21
PALETTE LIFE SCIENCES, INC.
$19
Lilly USA, LLC
$18
Smith & Nephew, Inc.
$17
Focal Therapeutics, Inc.
$14
BAUDAX BIO INC.
$14
ACELL, INC.
$13
Braintree Laboratories, Inc.
$12
Top 3 companies account for 91.8% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
1588 HD 3 CHIP CAMERA · ANJESO · Aeon Endostapler & Echelon Flex Powered Stapler · Caldolor · CoolSeal Generator · Da Vinci Surgical System · ECHELON ENDOPATH · Echelon Powered Circular · Echelon; Endopath · Exparel · GATTEX · GORE ENFORM Preperitoneal Biomaterial · GORE SYNECOR Biomaterial · GRAFIX PL · GRAFIX/GRAFIXPL/STRAVIX · INTEGRA MESHED BILAYER WOUND MATRIX · IRRISEPT · Integra · Localizer · NASCOBAL · OMNIGRAFT · OviTex 2S · OviTex Reinforced Bioscaffold With Permanent Polymer (OviTex) · PARIETENE · PHASIX · PICO · PICO7 · PREVENA RESTOR BELLA-FORM · PROGEL · Phasix · Pico 14 · SEAMGUARD Staple Line Reinforcement · SEGLENTIS · SIGNIA · SOLESTA · STRAVIX · SURGICEL Family of Absorbable Hemostats · SURGIMEND · SUTAB · Saxenda · Seglentis · Signia · Snowden-Pencer · TISSEEL · Wegovy · XARACOLL · ZEPBOUND · ZYNRELEF · Zynrelef
Should you be concerned? Industry payments are disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their purpose, legality, or effect on care. 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 →
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Geographic Context

Opticians in nearby ZIP areas
548
County median income
$81,797
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
BHC STREAMWOOD HOSPITAL INC
3.2 mi

Data Sources

Provider Registry NPPES NPPES snapshot; verify current record
Medicare Enrollment PECOS PECOS snapshot
Practice Data Medicare Util. Annual (CY lag)
Industry Payments Open Payments CY 2024
Disciplinary History — Not included 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. Guske is a clinical cardiology specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, 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. Guske experienced with office visit, established patient (20-29 min)?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Guske performed 153 office visit, established patient (20-29 min) services. These records cover Medicare fee-for-service activity, including eligible younger beneficiaries; they do not measure total practice volume or clinical quality.
Does Dr. Guske receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Guske received a total of $27,454 from 39 companies across 207 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their legality or effect on care. 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. Guske's costs compare to other opticians in Hoffman Estates?
Dr. Guske's average Medicare payment per service is $125. 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. Guske) 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 the presence of registry, enrollment, activity or payment records, not verified experience or clinical quality. 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 →
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About this page

This page combines public CMS records with calculated summaries and explanatory procedure labels. These transformations are not verbatim federal records. Sources: NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.

This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. Data Coverage reflects data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.

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Data Disclaimer — Data sourced from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), Open Payments program, Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data, and Provider Enrollment & Certification data (PECOS). Published under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This website is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or authorized by CMS, HHS, or the U.S. Government. Data may contain errors as reported to CMS by providers and reporting entities. Industry payment disclosure alone establishes neither wrongdoing nor legality. Medicare data reflects only patients aged 65+ or those with qualifying disabilities. For corrections, contact CMS directly. This information does not constitute medical advice and should not be used as the sole basis for choosing a healthcare provider. Procedure descriptions use plain language and do not reference CPT® codes, which are copyrighted by the American Medical Association. Full methodology → · Report a data error → · Privacy policy →