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2026 NPPES data Addiction Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician NPI 1659342665 MD
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Addiction Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician in Watseka, Illinois.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 553 in Addiction Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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Prescribing volume
7K
Medicare Part D claims · 370 beneficiaries · Addiction Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician avg: 1K
Generic prescribing
82%
generic claims · 17% brand-name · higher generic rates reduce patient out-of-pocket costs
Industry payments
$956.58
55 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File, 2023
What the federal data shows
Albert Tanlim, MD filed 7,060 Medicare Part D claims in 2023 as an Addiction Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician in Watseka, Illinois, prescribing 82% generic.
- 7K
- Part D claims, 2023
- 82%
- generic prescribing
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
- ≥96th
- pct by Part D claim volume (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Albert Tanlim, MD's Medicare Part D volume vs every U.S. prescriber
Total Medicare Part D claims, 2023, across all CMS prescribers nationally
7,060 ≥ 96th percentile 96% of 1,370,886 prescribers are in lower value bands
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more prescribers. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
The percentile is a conservative 100-claim band: it counts only prescribers in lower claim-volume bands. Medicare Part D claim volume is activity context, not a quality measure or recommendation. See methodology § corpus placement.
Source CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File · 2023
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Albert Tanlim, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Albert Tanlim, MD?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Addiction Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
Medicare Part D claims
7,060 5× vs specialty avg
Specialty distribution in Illinois
How Addiction Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician compares to other specialties among Illinois providers
Board certification
Not published by CMS
CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Addiction Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician. Verify directly:
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Albert Tanlim, MD appears in the CMS NPPES registry as an Addiction Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician provider holding MD credentials at 845 S 4TH ST, Watseka, IL, 60970, with a listed phone of (815) 432-2461. NPI 1659342665 was issued on 01/28/2006.
Medicare Part D records for calendar year 2023 show 7,060 prescription claims written by this provider, covering 370 Medicare beneficiaries and totaling roughly $834K in drug spend, split 17% brand-name and 82% generic by claim count, with an opioid prescribing rate of 4.0%.
Addiction Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician is a narrow specialty nationwide, with 553 enrolled providers across 46 states and an average of 1,403 Part D claims per prescriber, so the context for interpreting these metrics differs meaningfully from a primary-care baseline.
Important: PlainDoctor is a directory of publicly available government data, not medical advice, a malpractice database, or a quality rating. Inclusion here does not imply a recommendation, and absence of complaints or sanctions on this page does not mean none exist, always verify credentials through the NPPES NPI Registry, your state medical board, and the ABMS or AOA before making healthcare decisions.
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1659342665 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Addiction Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician |
| Credentials | MD |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 01/28/2006 |
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Albert Tanlim, MD bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Hoopeston Community Memorial Hospital
Hoopeston, IL
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Albert Tanlim, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$957
Largest payer
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
License & disciplinary context - Illinois IDFPR 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~42K Illinois medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Albert Tanlim, MD. To verify Albert Tanlim, MD's current license status, search the IDFPR public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
106
Total board actions, Illinois 2023
Across 103 cases
2.52
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Illinois statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
38 cases
IDFPR publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Illinois disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Brand vs generic prescribing mix · Typical
Albert Tanlim, MD - brand share 17.0%
Addiction Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician average
17% brand-name claims vs 82% generic, on 7,060 2023 Medicare Part D claims.
The federal Medicare Part D Generic Dispensing Rate national benchmark sits near 90% generic / 10% brand for primary-care prescribers, per CMS Office of the Actuary 2024 estimates. Higher brand share is common in specialty prescribing where generic equivalents are not available.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Data
CMS Medicare Part D prescriber-level data for calendar year 2023.
7,060
Total Claims
$834K
Total Drug Cost
370
Medicare Beneficiaries
Prescribing Breakdown
- 30-Day Fills
- 13,005
- Total Day Supply
- 373,057
- Brand vs Generic
- 17% brand / 82% generic
- Brand Drug Cost
- $703K
- Generic Drug Cost
- $127K
- Opioid Claims
- 282 (4.0% rate)
- Antibiotic Claims
- 134
Patient Demographics
- Average Patient Age
- 72.4 years
- Avg HCC Risk Score
- 1.50
- Gender Split
- 57% female / 43% male
- Age Distribution
- <65: 58, 65-74: 144, 75-84: 115, 85+: 53
Top Prescribed Drugs (Medicare Part D)
Top drugs by claim count for calendar year 2023. Based on Medicare Part D data only.
What Albert Tanlim, MD prescribes most
Top Medicare Part D drugs by claim count, 2023
- Atorvastatin Calcium
Atorvastatin Calcium
422 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium
Levothyroxine Sodium
229 claims
- Lisinopril
Lisinopril
224 claims
- Gabapentin
Gabapentin
211 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium
Pantoprazole Sodium
187 claims
- Metformin Hcl
Metformin Hcl
170 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate 135
Amlodipine Besylate
135 claims
- Tramadol Hcl 127
Tramadol Hcl
127 claims
| Drug | Claims |
|---|---|
| Atorvastatin Calcium | 422 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium | 229 |
| Lisinopril | 224 |
| Gabapentin | 211 |
| Pantoprazole Sodium | 187 |
| Metformin Hcl | 170 |
| Amlodipine Besylate | 135 |
| Tramadol Hcl | 127 |
| Metoprolol Succinate | 125 |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa Albuterol Sulfate | 121 |
* Counts below 11 are suppressed by CMS for patient privacy. Generic names shown where available from CMS Part D data.
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Addiction Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Overview
How Albert Tanlim, MD fits within the Addiction Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician landscape nationally.
553
Addiction Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Providers in US
46
States with Addiction Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician
1,403
Avg Claims per Provider
Albert Tanlim, MD's 7,060 claims are above the specialty average of 1,403.
Nearby Addiction Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician Providers in Illinois
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Illinois, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Tanlim.
One of 19 Addiction Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers enrolled in Illinois, 5 are shown here.
Before you book an appointment
Use this federal record as your verification checklist, not as a recommendation.
- Confirm the NPI record is current in the official CMS registry, providers update their own NPPES details, and moves can lag. Verify this NPI
- Check the active license and any disciplinary history with the Illinois medical board, federal registration is not a license check. Credential verification guide
- Weigh a second option: compare this provider with a nearby Addiction Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician peer on Medicare volume and prescribing patterns. Compare providers
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Albert Tanlim, MD's specialty? ▼
Albert Tanlim, MD specializes in Addiction Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician and practices in Watseka, Illinois. Credentials: MD.
How much does Albert Tanlim, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D? ▼
In 2023, Albert Tanlim, MD wrote 7,060 Medicare Part D claims totaling $834K in drug costs for 370 beneficiaries.
Where is Albert Tanlim, MD located? ▼
Albert Tanlim, MD is located at 845 S 4TH ST, Watseka, IL, 60970. Phone: (815) 432-2461.
What is Albert Tanlim, MD's NPI number? ▼
Albert Tanlim, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659342665, issued on 01/28/2006.
Does Albert Tanlim, MD prescribe more brand-name or generic drugs? ▼
Albert Tanlim, MD's prescribing is 17% brand-name and 82% generic drugs by claim count, with $703K in brand drug costs.
Does Albert Tanlim, MD prescribe opioids? ▼
Yes, Albert Tanlim, MD had 282 opioid claims in 2023 with an opioid prescribing rate of 4.0%.
How many Addiction Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 553 Addiction Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers across 46 states in the US. The average Addiction Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician provider writes 1,403 Medicare Part D claims per year.
What drugs does Albert Tanlim, MD prescribe most often? ▼
Based on 2023 Medicare Part D data, Albert Tanlim, MD's most frequently prescribed drugs include Atorvastatin Calcium, Levothyroxine Sodium, Lisinopril. This reflects Medicare Part D prescriptions only and does not include commercial insurance or other payer types.
Does Albert Tanlim, MD accept Medicare? ▼
Albert Tanlim, MD appears in CMS Medicare data with 7,060 Part D claims and 370 Medicare beneficiaries in 2023. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Albert Tanlim, MD's credentials? ▼
Albert Tanlim, MD's NPI is 1659342665 with credentials MD. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Prescribing Data
- CMS Medicare Part D Prescriber Public Use File (2023). Includes claims, drug costs, beneficiaries, and opioid prescribing rates.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of April 2026 (NPPES) / 2023 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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