NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ajay Maker, MD

Surgery Physician · Chicago, IL

Ajay Maker, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1437237740, issued on Nov 2, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036126480, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1437237740
Name
Ajay Maker
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License numbers
036126480 IL
211200 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
901 W Wellington Ave, Chicago, IL 60657
Phone
(773) 296-7379
Enumerated
Nov 2, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 2, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20210420000579); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Yale University School Of Medicine, 2001
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 901 W Wellington Ave

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

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  2. Jennifer Poortinga, PHARMD, BCOPPharmacotherapy Pharmacist1033208012
  3. Deepti Singh, MDHematology & Oncology Physician1316000821
  4. Ratan Vohra, MDHematology & Oncology Physician1598701385

Verify Ajay Maker in five checks

  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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58% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024

62 Medicare Part D claims for 21 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Ajay Maker62
  2. Specialty average147

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

  1. Ucsf Dept OF SurgerySan Francisco, CA

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

Ajay Maker among 1,520 surgery physician records in Illinois

Ajay Maker, MD is one of 1,520 surgery physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 66% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 8% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 64% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
  • Graduated2001 · median 2004 among the 650 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2012 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in Illinois

There are 1,520 surgery physician records in Illinois.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Marc Adajar, M.D.Chicago, IL 606571508947383
  2. Romel Amr, MD,MRCSChicago, IL 606571518117050
  3. Bipan Chand, MDChicago, IL 606571891758777
  4. Nikolaos Dallas, MDChicago, IL 606571952497729
  5. Aandrei Jha, M.DChicago, IL 606571649415928
  6. Terrence Lerner, MDChicago, IL 606571245226422
  7. Vijay MakerChicago, IL 606571194832212
  8. Maria Osipova, MDChicago, IL 606571447416722

Common questions

What is Ajay Maker, MD's NPI number?

Ajay Maker, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437237740, issued on Nov 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ajay Maker, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 901 W Wellington Ave, Chicago, IL, 60657. Phone: (773) 296-7379. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ajay Maker, MD's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036126480, 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 Ajay Maker, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ajay Maker, MD had 62 Medicare Part D claims for 21 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.

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