Alexander Ghanayem, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician · Maywood, IL
Alexander Ghanayem, MD is an orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician with a practice address in Maywood, Illinois, and NPI 1689648917, issued on Feb 14, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 36090804, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alexander Ghanayem
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician 207XS0117X
- License number
- 36090804 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2160 S 1St Ave, Maywood, IL 60153
- Phone
- (708) 216-3280
- Enumerated
- Feb 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 3, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (708) 216-6223
- Medicaid ID
- 36090804 IL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050808000029); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alexander Ghanayem 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 36090804Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician in 2024
14 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 381 among the 1,714 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
One hospital affiliation
- Loyola University Medical CenterMaywood, IL · Acute Care Hospitals2 of 5 stars
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Alexander Ghanayem among 68 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in Illinois
Alexander Ghanayem, MD is one of 68 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 88% 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 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2001 among the 47 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0117X 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 of the Spine Physician providers in Illinois
There are 68 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in Illinois.
All 68 in Illinois → Every provider in Maywood → Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Nikolas Baksh, M.D.Maywood, IL 601531306232467
- Jack Casini, M.D.Lombard, IL 601481528040490
- Jeffrey Jacoby, M.D.Geneva, IL 601341659373751
- Carl Graf, MDSchaumburg, IL 601731700981107
- Vivek Mohan, MD, MSSchaumburg, IL 601731174705321
- Lauren Matteini, MDElgin, IL 601231922261346
- Joseph Brindise, D.O.Schaumburg, IL 601951073873675
- Babak Lami, M.D.Schaumburg, IL 601951750422465
Common questions
What is Alexander Ghanayem, MD's NPI number?
Alexander Ghanayem, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689648917, issued on Feb 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alexander Ghanayem, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2160 S 1St Ave, Maywood, IL, 60153. Phone: (708) 216-3280. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alexander Ghanayem, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 36090804, 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 Alexander Ghanayem, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alexander Ghanayem, MD had 14 Medicare Part D claims; the average among orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician prescribers was 381. 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.