Alexander John Tauchen, MD
Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Lincolnshire, IL
Alexander John Tauchen, MD is an adult reconstructive orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Lincolnshire, Illinois, and NPI 1992004162, issued on Mar 27, 2011. Check the license (Illinois 036142340, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Alexander John Tauchen
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207XS0114X
- License number
- 036142340 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 920 Milwaukee Ave, Lincolnshire, IL 60069
- Phone
- (847) 866-7846
- Enumerated
- Mar 27, 2011
- Record last updated
- Jul 21, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170801001284); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Loyola University Of Chicago, Stritch School Of Medicine, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Alexander John Tauchen 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 036142340Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
37% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average adult reconstructive orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
366 Medicare Part D claims for 187 beneficiaries, against an average of 579 among the 1,112 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 39 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin124 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium78 claims
- Celecoxib29 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen23 claims
- Clindamycin Hcl21 claims
- Meloxicam18 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 72.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $4,889.65
15 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. The 1,060 providers of this specialty with any payment received $68,015.27 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Illinois Bone And Joint Institute, LLCDowners Grove, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Alexander John Tauchen among 78 adult reconstructive orthopaedic surgery physician records in Illinois
Alexander John Tauchen, MD is one of 78 adult reconstructive orthopaedic surgery 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 2011, is newer than 41% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 41% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2012 among the 64 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 33% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0114X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2 adult reconstructive orthopaedic surgery physician records list a practice address in Lincolnshire
They are 2 of the 207 NPPES records with a practice address in Lincolnshire, and 78 adult reconstructive orthopaedic surgery physician records in Illinois.
All 78 in Illinois → Every provider in Lincolnshire → Adult Reconstructive Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 adult reconstructive orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Ravi Bashyal, M.D.Skokie, IL 600761922124619
- Michael Blankespoor, MDSkokie, IL 600761144843327
- Joshua Brice, M.D.Skokie, IL 600761013303130
- Stephen Crowley, MDSkokie, IL 600761770160954
- Alexander Gordon, MDSkokie, IL 600761932153103
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Common questions
What is Alexander John Tauchen, MD's NPI number?
Alexander John Tauchen, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1992004162, issued on Mar 27, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Alexander John Tauchen, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 920 Milwaukee Ave, Lincolnshire, IL, 60069. Phone: (847) 866-7846. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Alexander John Tauchen, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036142340, 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 John Tauchen, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Alexander John Tauchen, MD had 366 Medicare Part D claims for 187 beneficiaries; the average among adult reconstructive orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 579. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Alexander John Tauchen, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 72.7 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.