Adam James Braze, D.O.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Chicago, IL
Adam James Braze, D.O. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1336265297, issued on Mar 22, 2007. Check the license (Illinois 036121165, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Adam James Braze
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License numbers
- 036121165 IL
006230 AZ
5101015849 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1653 W Congress Pkwy, Chicago, IL 60612
- Phone
- (312) 942-5000
- Enumerated
- Mar 22, 2007
- Record last updated
- Feb 11, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20131104000373); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Temple University School Of Medicine, 2003
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Adam James Braze in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036121165Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
11 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 83.2 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $6,213.06
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. 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.
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
- Kingman Healthcare IncKingman, AZ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Adam James Braze among 265 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Illinois
Adam James Braze, D.O. 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 2007, is newer than 44% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 44% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 1999 among the 148 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 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.
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The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Khaled Abdelhady, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121811173156
- Can Erdem, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121942398789
- Nicole Geissen, D.O.Chicago, IL 606121841422482
- Marshall Goldin, MDChicago, IL 606121033222419
- Edward Hong, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121952569147
- Justin Karush, DOChicago, IL 606121891016606
- Michael Liptay, MDChicago, IL 606121245338607
- Robert March, MDChicago, IL 606121891809034
Common questions
What is Adam James Braze, D.O.'s NPI number?
Adam James Braze, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336265297, issued on Mar 22, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Adam James Braze, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1653 W Congress Pkwy, Chicago, IL, 60612. Phone: (312) 942-5000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Adam James Braze, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036121165, as entered by the provider. 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.
How much does Adam James Braze, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Adam James Braze, D.O. had 11 Medicare Part D claims; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Adam James Braze, D.O.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 83.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.