NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Adam Hockensmith, M.D.

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Chicago, IL

Adam Hockensmith, M.D. is a hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1891226668, issued on Mar 23, 2017. Check the license (Illinois 036170414, as entered in NPPES) 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1891226668
Name
Adam Hockensmith
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RH0002X
License numbers
036170414 IL
307147 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5841 S Maryland Ave Ste MC6098, Chicago, IL 60637
Phone
(855) 702-8222
Enumerated
Mar 23, 2017
Record last updated
Jun 15, 2024
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20201117001820); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Tulane University School Of Medicine, 2017
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 5841 S Maryland Ave Ste MC6098

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

  1. Wendy Chen, MDHospitalist Physician1164943726
  2. Ryan Etchison, MDHospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1326571696
  3. Rahbia Hussein, MDInternal Medicine Physician1104404573
  4. Samantha IngGeriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1306328661
  5. Destiny Kellam, MDHospice and Palliative Medicine (Emergency Medicine) Physician1033853650
  6. Abrahan Lara-Pacheco, MDGeneral Practice Physician1639799109

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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
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81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024

144 Medicare Part D claims for 102 beneficiaries, against an average of 741 among the 1,607 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 11 claims were for opioids.

  1. Adam Hockensmith144
  2. Specialty average741

Most prescribed

  1. Prednisone14 claims
  2. Cephalexin13 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 86.6 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score80.1
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%74.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Mary Imogene Bassett HospitalCooperstown, NY

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

Hospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in Illinois

There are 94 hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Illinois.

Other hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Illinois

  1. Qurrat-Ul-Ain Abid, MDChicago, IL1053949024
  2. Mohammed Ilyas Ahmed Khan, M.D.,Rockford, IL1417198011
  3. Zahra Alsultan, MDCarterville, IL1952893778
  4. Sanjay Amin, M.D.Lombard, IL1982733507
  5. Martin Ananias, MDChicago, IL1073665295
  6. Michael Aref, MDUrbana, IL1902076128
  7. Nabila AshrafPontiac, IL1730676099
  8. Siavash Azarnia, M.D.Chicago, IL1386092799
  9. Temu Brown, M.D.Evanston, IL1205179348
  10. Adrienne Butler, M.D.Chicago, IL1972661643

Common questions

What is Adam Hockensmith, M.D.'s NPI number?

Adam Hockensmith, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891226668, issued on Mar 23, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Adam Hockensmith, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5841 S Maryland Ave Ste MC6098, Chicago, IL, 60637. Phone: (855) 702-8222. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Adam Hockensmith, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036170414, 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 Hockensmith, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Adam Hockensmith, M.D. had 144 Medicare Part D claims for 102 beneficiaries; the average among hospice and palliative medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 741. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Adam Hockensmith, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.6 of 100. 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.