NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Abraham Katz, MD

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Oak Lawn, IL

Abraham Katz, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Oak Lawn, Illinois, and NPI 1275951774, issued on Apr 1, 2014. Check the license on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1275951774
Name
Abraham Katz
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License number
S0918 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4400 W 95TH St Ste 308, Oak Lawn, IL 60453
Phone
(708) 346-4040
Enumerated
Apr 1, 2014
Record last updated
Aug 30, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230817000080); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
State University Of New York Downstate Medical Center, 2014
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 4400 W 95TH St Ste 308

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Elizabeth Alberico, CSFASurgical Assistant1336805092
  2. Philip Alexander, M.D.Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1437159142
  3. Allison Beckett, MDThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1730542788
  4. Laura Bergquist, CST/CSFASurgical Assistant1548769466
  5. Zachary Byington, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1093568487
  6. Christina Caraballo, PA-CPhysician Assistant1295155646

Verify Abraham Katz in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional RegulationCheck the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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Industry payments in 2024: $1,623.85

13 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Abraham Katz$1,623.85
  2. Specialty average$7,828.84

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Cardiothoracic And Vascular Surgical Associates S CBarrington, IL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Abraham Katz among 265 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Illinois

Abraham Katz, MD is one of 265 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 70% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 70% of these records are older, 26% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 1999 among the 148 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Illinois

There are 265 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Illinois.

The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Philip Alexander, M.D.Oak Lawn, IL 604531437159142
  2. Chadrick Cross, M.D.Oak Lawn, IL 604531942533070
  3. Nhue Do, MDOak Lawn, IL 604531760646293
  4. Michael Frank, MDOak Lawn, IL 604531427043017
  5. Joel Guillory, M. D.Oak Lawn, IL 604531043582158
  6. Michel Ilbawi, MDOak Lawn, IL 604531437115342
  7. Devang Joshi, M.D.Oak Lawn, IL 604531407145584
  8. Eias Jweied, MD, PHDOak Lawn, IL 604531720132210

Common questions

What is Abraham Katz, MD's NPI number?

Abraham Katz, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275951774, issued on Apr 1, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Abraham Katz, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4400 W 95TH St Ste 308, Oak Lawn, IL, 60453. Phone: (708) 346-4040. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Abraham Katz, MD's license?

Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.