NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Aileen Wendy Zhen, DO

Nephrology Physician · Springfield, IL

Aileen Wendy Zhen, DO is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Springfield, Illinois, and NPI 1174985998, issued on Mar 22, 2016. Check the license (Illinois 036.155827, 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
1174985998
Name
Aileen Wendy Zhen
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
License numbers
036.155827 IL
279360 MA
OT017265 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
350 W Carpenter St, Springfield, IL 62702
Phone
(217) 528-7541
Enumerated
Mar 22, 2016
Record last updated
Jul 7, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210719001440); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of New England, College Of Osteo Medicine, 2016
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 350 W Carpenter St

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

  1. Bhavani Adusumilli, MDNephrology Physician1568792604
  2. Edwilyn Colwell, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1538642533
  3. Terra Curtis, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1215434550
  4. Merry Downer, M.D.Nephrology Physician1518054121
  5. Nicholas Fenwick, APRNFamily Nurse Practitioner1154082808
  6. Kristen Ferguson, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1750308227

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
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  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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48% more Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024

2,174 Medicare Part D claims for 327 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.

  1. Aileen Zhen2,174
  2. Specialty average1,465

Most prescribed

  1. Potassium Chloride208 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate195 claims
  3. Calcitriol174 claims
  4. Furosemide172 claims
  5. Losartan Potassium164 claims
  6. Lisinopril152 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

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

Industry payments in 2024: $149.35

7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Aileen Zhen$149.35
  2. Specialty average$3,091.37

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. Springfield Clinic, LLPLincoln, IL

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

Aileen Wendy Zhen among 572 nephrology physician records in Illinois

Aileen Wendy Zhen, DO is one of 572 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 83% of them.

  • NPI issued2016 · 83% of these records are older, 16% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • Graduated2016 · median 2002 among the 433 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Nephrology Physician providers in Illinois

There are 572 nephrology physician records in Illinois.

The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Bhavani Adusumilli, MDSpringfield, IL 627021568792604
  2. Merry Downer, M.D.Springfield, IL 627021518054121
  3. Nicolas Forero, M.D.Springfield, IL 627021740264365
  4. Ahmad Mohamad, M.DSpringfield, IL 627021891071007
  5. Richa Pandey, MDSpringfield, IL 627021922312834
  6. Bradford West, M.D.Springfield, IL 627021194969170
  7. Vikrampal Bhatti, MDSpringfield, IL 627111861431165
  8. Xueguang Chen, MDSpringfield, IL 627111730243015

Common questions

What is Aileen Wendy Zhen, DO's NPI number?

Aileen Wendy Zhen, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1174985998, issued on Mar 22, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Aileen Wendy Zhen, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 350 W Carpenter St, Springfield, IL, 62702. Phone: (217) 528-7541. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Aileen Wendy Zhen, DO's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036.155827, 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 Aileen Wendy Zhen, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Aileen Wendy Zhen, DO had 2,174 Medicare Part D claims for 327 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Aileen Wendy Zhen, DO's MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.