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Dr. Paulpoj Chiranand, MD

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Specializes in: Vitreoretinal Diseases (Retina and Vitreous) and General Ophthalmology

St. Louis University School of Medicine

Professional interests include: diabetic retinopathy, eye problems, uveitis

5758 S. Maryland Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637

1-888-824-0200

Dr. Paulpoj Chiranand, MD is a retina specialist in Marion, IL specializing in vitreoretinal diseases (retina and vitreous) and general ophthalmology. He graduated from St. Louis University School of Medicine. Dr. Paulpoj Chiranand, MD is affiliated with OSF Healthcare, UChicago Medicine, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, The University of Chicago Medicine, Advocate Christ Medical Center, Advocate Health Care, HELIX EYE CARE PC, UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO, JAMES C LIANG MD SC and RETINAL VITREAL CONSULTANTS LTD.

Office Locations

Address:

2401 West Main Street Marion Vamc (609)
Marion, IL 62959

Address:

2600 S Michigan Avenue Suite 212
Chicago, IL 60616

Address:

4429 West 95th Street
Oak Lawn, IL 60453

Address:

5758 S. Maryland Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637

Some issues Dr. Paulpoj Chiranand, MD can help you with:

Eye Problems

Millions of people every year have problems with their eyes. Some of the most common eye problems are refractive disorders, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration, and cataracts.

Refractive disorders happen when the shape of the eye doesn't let allow someone focus very precisely. They might be myopic (nearsighted), hyperopic (farsighted), or have an astigmatism, which is a focus problem caused by the cornea. Refractive disorders can be corrected by glasses or contacts.

Glaucoma is the leading cause of blindness in the United States. It happens when fluid pressure builds up within the eye and damages the optic nerve. It is treated with medications and surgery.

Diabetic retinopathy is a common complication of diabetes. The retina is tissue at the back of the eye that is filled with numerous, tiny blood vessels. When diabetes damages these delicate blood vessels, they burst or leak, leading to blind spots and blurred vision. Diabetic retinopathy can be treated with laser therapy and surgery, but often vision cannot be restored.

Macular degeneration is common in older adults. The macula is the central part of the retina and is responsible for crisp center vision. Over time, the cells in the macula begin to die, making central vision blurry. An early symptom of macular degeneration is that straight lines appear wavy.

Cataracts happen when the clear lens in the front of the eye becomes cloudy, making things look blurry or faded. They are extremely common in older people. By age 80, more than half of all Americans will have had a cataract. In early stages, prescription glasses and magnifying lenses can help. As the cataracts get worse, surgery to replace the lens may be the best option.

More than just one of the five senses, the eyes are heavily relied upon to communicate, work, and get around every day. It's important to have regular eye exams for vision stays in good shape for years to come.

diagnostic imaging	23
doctor visit	52
eye procedures	1719
injections	385
ultrasound (sonogram)	23

**Gender**
Male	247
Female	326

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	533
Black	18
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	178
From 75 to 84	195
85 and over	168
Less than 65	32

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	34
Dementia	11
Cancer	13

diagnostic imaging	31
eye procedures	3831
injections	1075
photocoagulation	78
prophylaxis (preventive treatment)	28
ultrasound (sonogram)	31

**Gender**
Male	298
Female	391

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	656
Black	0
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	223
From 75 to 84	230
85 and over	206
Less than 65	30

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	36
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

diagnostic imaging	40
eye procedures	5167
injections	1472
photocoagulation	60
prophylaxis (preventive treatment)	28
ultrasound (sonogram)	40

**Gender**
Male	726
Female	904

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1554
Black	22
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	26
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	568
From 75 to 84	516
85 and over	474
Less than 65	72

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	33
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

diagnostic imaging	43
eye procedures	5938
injections	1797
photocoagulation	79
prophylaxis (preventive treatment)	38
ultrasound (sonogram)	43

**Gender**
Male	411
Female	572

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	929
Black	15
Hispanic	23
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	345
From 75 to 84	307
85 and over	284
Less than 65	47

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	33
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

diagnostic imaging	40
eye procedures	7365
injections	2399
photocoagulation	53
prophylaxis (preventive treatment)	24
ultrasound (sonogram)	40

**Gender**
Male	430
Female	608

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	982
Black	0
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	349
From 75 to 84	331
85 and over	313
Less than 65	45

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	34
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

diagnostic imaging	55
eye procedures	8064
injections	2642
photocoagulation	83
prophylaxis (preventive treatment)	30
ultrasound (sonogram)	55

**Gender**
Male	461
Female	621

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1024
Black	0
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	361
From 75 to 84	357
85 and over	312
Less than 65	52

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	34
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

diagnostic imaging	20
doctor visit	18
eye procedures	1526
injections	316
ultrasound (sonogram)	20

**Gender**
Male	159
Female	236

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	263
Black	60
Hispanic	44
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	131
From 75 to 84	132
85 and over	99
Less than 65	33

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	53
Dementia	18
Cancer	10

doctor visit	37
eye procedures	560
injections	130

**Gender**
Male	85
Female	137

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	113
Black	65
Hispanic	28
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	76
From 75 to 84	86
85 and over	35
Less than 65	25

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	60
Dementia	15
Cancer	10

doctor visit	356
eye procedures	2026
injections	418

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Paulpoj Chiranand, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Paulpoj Chiranand, MD treated as a retina specialist in Marion, IL were eye procedures, injections, photocoagulation and diagnostic imaging.

diagnostic imaging	36
doctor visit	118
eye procedures	4026
injections	1181
photocoagulation	71
prophylaxis (preventive treatment)	29
ultrasound (sonogram)	36

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paulpoj Chiranand, MD.

**Gender**
Male	281
Female	379

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	18
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	605
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	15
Other	7

**Age**
85 and over	189
75 to 84	215
Less than 65	33
65 to 74	223

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Paulpoj Chiranand, MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Paulpoj Chiranand, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	31
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Education & Training

Dr. Paulpoj Chiranand, MD graduated from St. Louis University School of Medicine. He completed residency at St. Louis University (SLU) Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Board Certification: Ophthalmology and has a state license in Illinois.

Medical School: St. Louis University School of Medicine

Residency: St. Louis University (SLU) Affiliated Hospitals (2009)

Board Certification: Board Certification: Ophthalmology

Licensed In: Illinois

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Paulpoj Chiranand, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

OSF Healthcare

UChicago Medicine

U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

The University of Chicago Medicine

Advocate Christ Medical Center

Advocate Health Care

HELIX EYE CARE PC

UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO

JAMES C LIANG MD SC

RETINAL VITREAL CONSULTANTS LTD

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Paulpoj Chiranand, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: CIGNA Choice Fund PPO, United Healthcare Select Plus POS, United Healthcare Options PPO, Humana HMO Premier, United Healthcare Indemnity, United Healthcare Choice Plus POS, Humana National POS - Open Access, Humana Platinum HMO, Humana HMO, Unicare PPO, Aetna POS, Aetna QPOS, TRICARE Prime, Aetna Open Choice PPO, Aetna Open Access HMO, Golden Rule, TRICARE, Community Care Network (CCN), Coventry, Aetna Open Access Aetna Select, Aetna Select, Aetna Choice POS, Aetna EPO, Humana National HMO, Humana National EPO, Aetna PPO, Aetna HMO, Humana ChoiceCare PPO, Blue Advantage PPO, CIGNA PPO, CIGNA POS, CIGNA HMO, Aetna Medicare PPO, Aetna Choice POS II, United Healthcare Choice Plus PPO, AARP, Medicare Advantage, Blue Cross PPO, Blue Advantage HMO, Blue Cross Medicare Advantage PPO, Coventry PPO, United Healthcare, Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO, Medicare, Humana, Cigna, United Healthcare Navigate HMO, First Health, HealthLink PPO, HFN EPO, HFN PPO, HFN Platinum EPO, Humana PPO, HFN, Aetna, PHCS PPO, MultiPlan PPO, SEIU - Local 4 PPO, Union Medical (Local 1546) HMO, Aetna HMO (specialists only), United Choice HMO (specialists only), Union Medical Care PPO, AAH UMR Select - Team Member Plan, University of Chicago Health Plan (UCHP), HST Care Connect EPO, BCBS Blue Precision HMO (specialists only), United Surest (previously Bind), CountyCare *see insurance page, Aetna Better Health *see insurance page, Blue Cross HMO Illinois, Union Health Services, Inc., BCBS HMO (HMOI) (specialists only), Blue Precision HMO, United Select (HMO & EPO) (specialists only), Health Alliance Employee EPO, AAH UMR Preferred - Team Member Plan, SEIU - Local 4 HMO, United W500 Emergent Wrap, Meridian, HST Care Connect PPO, Blue Cross Community MMAI, BlueCare Direct HMO, United Choice Plus POS/PPO, United Options (PPO) and Blue Cross Medicare Supplement PPO.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Paulpoj Chiranand, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

CIGNA Choice Fund PPO

United Healthcare Select Plus POS

United Healthcare Options PPO

Humana HMO Premier

United Healthcare Indemnity

United Healthcare Choice Plus POS

Humana National POS - Open Access

Humana Platinum HMO

Humana HMO

Unicare PPO

Aetna POS

Aetna QPOS

TRICARE Prime

Aetna Open Choice PPO

Aetna Open Access HMO

Golden Rule

TRICARE

Community Care Network (CCN)

Coventry

Aetna Open Access Aetna Select

Aetna Select

Aetna Choice POS

Aetna EPO

Humana National HMO

Humana National EPO

Aetna PPO

Aetna HMO

Humana ChoiceCare PPO

Blue Advantage PPO

CIGNA PPO

CIGNA POS

CIGNA HMO

Aetna Medicare PPO

Aetna Choice POS II

United Healthcare Choice Plus PPO

AARP

Medicare Advantage

Blue Cross PPO

Blue Advantage HMO

Blue Cross Medicare Advantage PPO

Coventry PPO

United Healthcare

Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO

Medicare

Humana

Cigna

United Healthcare Navigate HMO

First Health

HealthLink PPO

HFN EPO

HFN PPO

HFN Platinum EPO

Humana PPO

HFN

Aetna

PHCS PPO

MultiPlan PPO

SEIU - Local 4 PPO

Union Medical (Local 1546) HMO

Aetna HMO (specialists only)

United Choice HMO (specialists only)

Union Medical Care PPO

AAH UMR Select - Team Member Plan

University of Chicago Health Plan (UCHP)

HST Care Connect EPO

BCBS Blue Precision HMO (specialists only)

United Surest (previously Bind)

CountyCare *see insurance page

Aetna Better Health *see insurance page

Blue Cross HMO Illinois

Union Health Services, Inc.

BCBS HMO (HMOI) (specialists only)

Blue Precision HMO

United Select (HMO & EPO) (specialists only)

Health Alliance Employee EPO

AAH UMR Preferred - Team Member Plan

SEIU - Local 4 HMO

United W500 Emergent Wrap

Meridian

HST Care Connect PPO

Blue Cross Community MMAI

BlueCare Direct HMO

United Choice Plus POS/PPO

United Options (PPO)

Blue Cross Medicare Supplement PPO

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Paulpoj Chiranand, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Alimera Sciences, Inc.	$12,948 ILUVIEN $12,948
AbbVie Inc.	$5,483 OZURDEX $1,383	$4,100
Allergan Inc.	$4,015 OZURDEX $3,220	$795
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.	$691 Eylea $661	EYLEA aflibercept injection $16	EYLEA (aflibercept) Injection $13
Alcon Vision LLC	$551 Constellation $285	NGENUITY $136	AcrySof $130
Other	$2,277 OZURDEX $256	YUTIQ $238	Vitreoretinal Equipment $190	LUCENTIS $175	ACTHAR $138	Other $1,280

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$13,215
Honoraria	$6,200
Food and Beverage	$5,727
Travel and Lodging	$601
Education	$223

Research Payments

Dr. Paulpoj Chiranand, MD has received 8 research payments totaling $56,840.

Biography

Dr. Paulpoj Chiranand's specialties are general ophthalmology and vitreoretinal diseases (retina and vitreous). He practices in Chicago, IL, Oak Lawn, IL, and Marion, IL. In Dr. Chiranand's practice, he is particularly interested in uveitis and diabetic retinopathy. Aetna EPO, Blue California, and Coventry appears to be the insurance carriers that Dr. Chiranand takes. He is a graduate of St. Louis University School of Medicine. For his professional training, Dr. Chiranand completed a residency program at a hospital affiliated with St. Louis University (SLU). Dr. Chiranand is professionally affiliated with OSF Healthcare, Advocate Christ Medical Center, and The University of Chicago Medicine. According to OSF Healthcare, he is currently accepting new patients at his office in.

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