Alexander Knijnikov, D.O.
Surgery Physician · Elmwood Park, IL
Alexander Knijnikov, D.O. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Elmwood Park, Illinois, and NPI 1780992578, issued on Sep 15, 2010. Check the license (Illinois 036.140156, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alexander Knijnikov
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 036.140156 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1950 N. Harlem Ave., Elmwood Park, IL 60707
- Phone
- (708) 453-6800
- Enumerated
- Sep 15, 2010
- Record last updated
- Dec 6, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (708) 453-3985
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20171106002621); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1950 N. Harlem Ave.
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Seema Pillai, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1013395482
Verify Alexander Knijnikov 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 036.140156Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Premier Health Associates LLCSparta, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alexander Knijnikov among 1,520 surgery physician records in Illinois
Alexander Knijnikov, D.O. 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 2010, is newer than 50% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 50% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2004 among the 650 with a school on file
- Record last updated2016 · 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).
7 surgery physician records list a practice address in Elmwood Park
They are 7 of the 180 NPPES records with a practice address in Elmwood Park, and 1,520 surgery physician records in Illinois.
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The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Rabia Bhatti, MDElmwood Park, IL 607071932195039
- Athanasios Diniotis, MDElmwood Park, IL 607071538148093
- Deepa Patel, MDElmwood Park, IL 607071265876684
- Matthew Phillips, MDElmwood Park, IL 607071962066597
- Timothy Stear, D.O.Elmwood Park, IL 607071730543984
- Frederick Tiesenga, MDElmwood Park, IL 607071801875679
- Robert Shapiro, MDChicago, IL 607121063613685
- M Peckler, MDNiles, IL 607141376522490
Common questions
What is Alexander Knijnikov, D.O.'s NPI number?
Alexander Knijnikov, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780992578, issued on Sep 15, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alexander Knijnikov, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1950 N. Harlem Ave., Elmwood Park, IL, 60707. Phone: (708) 453-6800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alexander Knijnikov, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036.140156, 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.
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.