Adam Michael Kost, MD
Hospitalist Physician · Palos Heights, IL
Adam Michael Kost, MD is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Palos Heights, Illinois, and NPI 1255630422, issued on Mar 27, 2011. Check the license (Illinois 036137830, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Adam Michael Kost
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
- License number
- 036137830 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 12632 S Harlem Ave, Palos Heights, IL 60463
- Phone
- (708) 587-0000
- Enumerated
- Mar 27, 2011
- Record last updated
- Dec 17, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150617001043); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Illinois Medical College, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Adam Michael Kost 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 036137830Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
17% more Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024
607 Medicare Part D claims for 188 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 40 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium37 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate36 claims
- Furosemide32 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen28 claims
- Eliquis24 claims
- Carvedilol22 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- United Elite Hospitalists LLCPalos Heights, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Adam Michael Kost among 1,535 hospitalist physician records in Illinois
Adam Michael Kost, MD is one of 1,535 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 92% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 35% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 35% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 87% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2013 among the 1,339 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 32% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
53 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Palos Heights
They are 53 of the 992 NPPES records with a practice address in Palos Heights, and 1,535 hospitalist physician records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is Adam Michael Kost, MD's NPI number?
Adam Michael Kost, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255630422, issued on Mar 27, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Adam Michael Kost, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12632 S Harlem Ave, Palos Heights, IL, 60463. Phone: (708) 587-0000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Adam Michael Kost, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036137830, 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 Michael Kost, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Adam Michael Kost, MD had 607 Medicare Part D claims for 188 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.