NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Alexander Ian Upwards, DMD

Dentist · Chicago, IL

Alexander Ian Upwards, DMD is a dentist with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1649823089, issued on Jul 23, 2019. Check the license (Illinois 019032268, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1649823089
Name
Alexander Ian Upwards
Credential
DMD
Primary taxonomy
Dentist 122300000X
License number
019032268 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5738 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL 60634
Phone
(773) 685-2135
Enumerated
Jul 23, 2019
Record last updated
Jul 23, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
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Industry payments in 2024: $39.08

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Align Technology, Inc. The 31,974 providers of this specialty with any payment received $540.36 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Alexander Upwards$39.08
  2. Specialty average$540.36

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Alexander Ian Upwards among 4,522 dentist records in Illinois

Alexander Ian Upwards, DMD is one of 4,522 dentist records with a practice address in Illinois. 64% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 77% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 77% of these records are older, 20% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
  • Record last updated2019 · 74% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 122300000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1,148 dentist records list a practice address in Chicago

They are 1,148 of the 63,379 NPPES records with a practice address in Chicago, and 4,522 dentist records in Illinois.

The 8 dentist records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Krzysztof Augustyn, DDSChicago, IL 606341487823282
  2. David Bertagna, DDSChicago, IL 606341912950791
  3. Aneta Choma-Dlouchy, DDSChicago, IL 606341699084400
  4. Patrick CrossChicago, IL 606341538335278
  5. Daniel Domagala, D.D.S., M.S.Chicago, IL 606341497993026
  6. Adel Gayed, DMDChicago, IL 606341619043502
  7. Olga Gonzalez, DMDChicago, IL 606341881876324
  8. Douglas Hafner, DDSChicago, IL 606341912053182

Common questions

What is Alexander Ian Upwards, DMD's NPI number?

Alexander Ian Upwards, DMD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649823089, issued on Jul 23, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Alexander Ian Upwards, DMD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5738 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL, 60634. Phone: (773) 685-2135. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Alexander Ian Upwards, DMD's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 019032268, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity 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.