NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Alan T. Blank, M.D.

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Chicago, IL

Alan T. Blank, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1841581220, issued on Apr 20, 2011. Check the license (Illinois 036143678, 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
1841581220
Name
Alan T. Blank
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
036143678 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1611 W Harrison St Ste 300, Chicago, IL 60612
Phone
(708) 236-2600
Enumerated
Apr 20, 2011
Record last updated
Oct 9, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170718003764); accepts Medicare assignment
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 1611 W Harrison St Ste 300

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

  1. Lindsay Backiev, DPTPhysical Therapist1629561220
  2. Cameron Barton, M.D.Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1962851931
  3. Kelly Collado, OTOccupational Therapist1821530320
  4. Maggie Fialkowski, PA-CPhysician Assistant1588556823
  5. Katie Harris, PA-CPhysician Assistant1134796642
  6. Melissa Kulikauskas, PA-CPhysician Assistant1871190637

Verify Alan T. Blank 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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97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

12 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.

  1. Alan Blank12
  2. Specialty average346

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.

Industry payments in 2024: $11,883.81

16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Onkos Surgical, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Alan Blank$11,884
  2. Specialty average$23,023

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. Rush University Medical GroupOak Brook, IL

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

Alan T. Blank among 995 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Illinois

Alan T. Blank, M.D. is one of 995 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 77% 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 66% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 66% of these records are older, 33% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 2001 among the 556 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2018 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Illinois

There are 995 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Illinois.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Gunnar Andersson, MDChicago, IL 606121154309110
  2. Richard Berger, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121982683694
  3. David Fardon, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121811964679
  4. Steven Gitelis, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121174502843
  5. Robert Goldberg, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121548220346
  6. Benjamin Goldberg, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121518917046
  7. Mark GonzalezChicago, IL 606121104837475
  8. Teng HuangChicago, IL 606121639181068

Common questions

What is Alan T. Blank, M.D.'s NPI number?

Alan T. Blank, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841581220, issued on Apr 20, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Alan T. Blank, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1611 W Harrison St Ste 300, Chicago, IL, 60612. Phone: (708) 236-2600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Alan T. Blank, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036143678, 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 Alan T. Blank, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Alan T. Blank, M.D. had 12 Medicare Part D claims; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.