Alexander V. Potermin, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Buffalo Grove, IL
Alexander V. Potermin, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Buffalo Grove, Illinois, and NPI 1407842958, issued on Sep 21, 2005. Check the license (Illinois 36104917, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alexander V. Potermin
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 36104917 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 250 Mchenry RD Apt 741, Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
- Phone
- (847) 354-8086
- Enumerated
- Sep 21, 2005
- Record last updated
- Apr 5, 2026
- Fax
- (800) 619-0893
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040714000125); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alexander V. Potermin 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 36104917Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
8.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average family medicine physician in 2024
30,184 Medicare Part D claims for 588 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 270 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium1,516 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium1,404 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate1,236 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate908 claims
- Furosemide849 claims
- Eliquis827 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Select Rehabilitation, LLCGlenview, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alexander V. Potermin among 6,215 family medicine physician records in Illinois
Alexander V. Potermin, 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 91% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2006 among the 3,714 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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).
22 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Buffalo Grove
They are 22 of the 868 NPPES records with a practice address in Buffalo Grove, and 6,215 family medicine physician records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is Alexander V. Potermin, M.D.'s NPI number?
Alexander V. Potermin, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407842958, issued on Sep 21, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alexander V. Potermin, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 250 Mchenry RD Apt 741, Buffalo Grove, IL, 60089. Phone: (847) 354-8086. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alexander V. Potermin, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 36104917, 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 V. Potermin, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alexander V. Potermin, M.D. had 30,184 Medicare Part D claims for 588 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.