Alex Lima, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Chicago, IL
Alex Lima, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1356389381, issued on Jun 3, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036110332, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alex Lima
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 036110332 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2834 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL 60618
- Phone
- (773) 772-1139
- Enumerated
- Jun 3, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 11, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (773) 772-9260
- Medicaid ID
- 036110332 IL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070913000433); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2834 N Milwaukee Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jeniffer Lima, MDFamily Medicine Physician1619590601
Verify Alex Lima 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 036110332Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
18% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,893 Medicare Part D claims for 194 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 37 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium222 claims
- Losartan Potassium142 claims
- Metformin Hcl115 claims
- Dexamethasone82 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium80 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium74 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $965.40
56 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Alex Lima among 6,215 family medicine physician records in Illinois
Alex Lima, M.D. is one of 6,215 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 78% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 2006 among the 3,714 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1,593 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Chicago
They are 1,593 of the 63,379 NPPES records with a practice address in Chicago, and 6,215 family medicine physician records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is Alex Lima, M.D.'s NPI number?
Alex Lima, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356389381, issued on Jun 3, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alex Lima, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2834 N Milwaukee Ave, Chicago, IL, 60618. Phone: (773) 772-1139. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alex Lima, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036110332, 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 Alex Lima, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alex Lima, M.D. had 2,893 Medicare Part D claims for 194 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.