NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Surgery Physician NPI 1720423312 M.D.
Verify on CMS → Ammar Al-Saraf, M.D.
Surgery Physician in Chicago, Illinois.
This profile is drawn from the federal National Provider Identifier Registry (CMS NPPES), which lists more than 7 million U.S. healthcare providers - including 36,778 in Surgery Physician, and covers specialty classification, practice address, and Medicare Part D prescribing data when reported. According to CMS, every field reflects the provider's official federal registration, see our methodology.
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We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
MIPS score
79.7/100
▼ 4 pts below national avg 83.5 · Above neutral
What the federal data shows
Ammar Al-Saraf, M.D. reported a CMS MIPS final score of 79.7/100 - below the 83.5 national average.
- 79.7/100
- MIPS score · -4 vs avg
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
- ≥26th
- pct among measured MIPS (lower-bound band)
Every figure on this page comes straight from federal CMS records (NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments) - no proprietary rating or editorial opinion is applied.
Federal trust snapshot
What official records show about Ammar Al-Saraf, M.D.
Federal records show an active NPI with a CMS quality score on file — objective federal reporting, not patient reviews.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1720423312), first enumerated 05/08/2013.
Source: CMS NPPES
- Not in federal data
Medicare Part D participation
No 2023 Medicare Part D prescribing volume appears in the CMS public file for this NPI (may reflect specialty, new enrollment, or non-prescribing role).
Source: CMS Part D Prescriber PUF
- Reported
CMS quality reporting (MIPS)
Reported a CMS MIPS final score of 79.7/100 in the Quality Payment Program — a federal quality measure, not a patient review.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program
- Reported
Board certification signal
Heuristic suggests board-certified status based on ABMS-eligible specialty taxonomy plus active CMS participation signals — not a direct ABMS verification.
- Reported
Hospital affiliations
1 CMS Care Compare hospital affiliation on record — practice footprint from the Doctors and Clinicians file.
Source: CMS Care Compare
- State context
State board disciplinary context
Illinois statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not Ammar Al-Saraf, M.D.'s individual license status. Verify directly with the state medical board.
Source: IDFPR annual report 2023
- Not in federal data
Individual sanction lookup
PlainDoctor does not publish per-provider disciplinary determinations. Confirm current license and any individual actions through the state medical board or FSMB verification service.
Source: State medical board / FSMB
This trust snapshot summarizes only what appears in federal CMS/NPPES public records. It is not a composite score, star rating, patient review, or clinical recommendation. PlainDoctor never fabricates reviews or AggregateRating schema.
CMS NPPES provider registry desk
NPI 1720423312 · Surgery Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-MID · TAX-MID · MIPS-BELOW · BOOK-LIGHT · PHOTO-FINISH
- NPI-10 1720423312
- ENUM-MID 2013
- TAX-MID 37K Surgery Physician
- MIPS-BELOW 79.7/100
- BOOK-LIGHT 1,572 in Illinois
- PHOTO-FINISH Felix Gaw · ±0.1
MIPS final-score neighbourhood
Same-specialty nationwide peers by CMS final score, not geographic proximity
- Al-Saraf · this …
Al-Saraf · this provider
79.7 MIPS pts
- Matthew Figh · h…
Matthew Figh
79.8 MIPS pts
- Felix Gaw · near
Felix Gaw
79.8 MIPS pts
- John Miller · near
John Miller
79.8 MIPS pts
- Lynn Buckner · n…
Lynn Buckner
79.8 MIPS pts
What this shows Nearest measured MIPS peers for this NUCC specialty (2023 performance year).
Ammar Al-Saraf, M.D.'s MIPS score vs every measured U.S. clinician
CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) final score, 2023, the federal quality measure. Clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded.
80 ≥ 26th percentile 26% of 454,083 measured providers are in lower value bands
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Source CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) · 2023
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Ammar Al-Saraf, M.D. practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + MIPS quality reporting + 1 hospital affiliation - signals consistent with board-certified status. For verified board certification, see CertificationMatters.org (the official ABMS public lookup).
What does the federal data show about Ammar Al-Saraf, M.D.?
Near national averagePrimary specialty
Surgery Physician
MIPS final score
79.7/100 3.8 pts vs avg
Specialty distribution in Illinois
How Surgery Physician compares to other specialties among Illinois providers
Medicare quality performance, MIPS
Ammar Al-Saraf, M.D.'s 2023 MIPS final score plotted against the Surgery Physician national average
- MIPS Final Score
- 79.7/100
- vs 83.5 national avg · 2023 performance year
How MIPS and board certification work
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores providers 0–100 across four performance categories: Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability, and Improvement Activities, weighted under 42 CFR §414.1380. Reporting is voluntary for many small practices, so absence of a MIPS score is not a quality signal.
Board certification through an ABMS or AOA member board signals voluntary post-licensure examination plus continuous Maintenance of Certification cycles. Verify any individual provider's status through certificationmatters.org (ABMS) or osteopathic.org (AOA).
Practice Address
Provider Details
| NPI | 1720423312 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Surgery Physician |
| Credentials | M.D. |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 05/08/2013 |
CMS Quality Score (MIPS)
Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) scores from CMS, 2023 performance year.
79.7444
Final Score
Measured-score avg: 83.5
92.2727
Quality
27.247
Cost
Reporting: Group practice
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Ammar Al-Saraf, M.D. bills Medicare from. Star ratings (1-5) are CMS Hospital Compare's "Hospital overall rating" - a composite of mortality, readmission, patient experience, safety, timely care, and efficient use of medical imaging measures. Source: CMS Care Compare.
Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation
Palos Heights, IL
Affiliations sourced from CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File; hospital ratings from CMS Hospital General Information dataset (cross-referenced by facility name + state).
License & disciplinary context - Illinois IDFPR 2023 annual report
Aggregate state board data only, NOT a determination of any individual provider's status. The figures below describe statewide disciplinary activity across all ~42K Illinois medical licensees in 2023 - they are NOT specific to Ammar Al-Saraf, M.D.. To verify Ammar Al-Saraf, M.D.'s current license status, search the IDFPR public license lookup directly, or check the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) verification service.
106
Total board actions, Illinois 2023
Across 103 cases
2.52
Actions per 1,000 licensees
Illinois statewide rate
probation
Most common action type
38 cases
IDFPR publishes annual disciplinary statistics as part of public-record reporting under each state's Administrative Procedure Act. See the full breakdown by action type and year on the Illinois disciplinary trends page. Cross-checked against FSMB U.S. Medical Regulatory Trends.
Surgery Physician Overview
How Ammar Al-Saraf, M.D. fits within the Surgery Physician landscape nationally.
36,778
Surgery Physician Providers in US
56
States with Surgery Physician
174
Avg Claims per Provider
Nationwide Surgery Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Al-Saraf, both outside Illinois so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Similar MIPS final score
Nearest same-specialty clinicians by CMS MIPS final score (79.7 here).
Same NPPES enumeration year (2013)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Surgery Physician Providers in Illinois
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Illinois, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Al-Saraf.
One of 1,572 Surgery Physician providers enrolled in Illinois, 5 are shown here.
Dr. Douglas Aach
MD
Shiloh, IL
Dr. John Abad
M.D.
Warrenville, IL
Dr. Andrew Abadier
DO
Chicago, IL
Dr. Shabirhusain Abadin
M.D.
Chicago, IL
Dr. Mohammad Ali Abbass
MD
Chicago, IL
Compare Surgery Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Ammar Al-Saraf, M.D.'s specialty? ▼
Ammar Al-Saraf, M.D. specializes in Surgery Physician and practices in Chicago, Illinois. Credentials: M.D..
What is Ammar Al-Saraf, M.D.'s Medicare quality score? ▼
Ammar Al-Saraf, M.D. has a CMS MIPS Final Score of 79.7/100 (Quality: 92.3, Cost: 27.2). The average MIPS Final Score across the 454,083 clinicians with at least one published category score is 83.5; clinicians whose score CMS assigned without scoring any category are excluded from that average. Source: CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) 2023.
Where is Ammar Al-Saraf, M.D. located? ▼
Ammar Al-Saraf, M.D. is located at 1500 S FAIRFIELD AVE, Chicago, IL, 60608. Phone: (773) 257-6498.
What is Ammar Al-Saraf, M.D.'s NPI number? ▼
Ammar Al-Saraf, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720423312, issued on 05/08/2013.
How many Surgery Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 36,778 Surgery Physician providers across 56 states in the US. The average Surgery Physician provider writes 174 Medicare Part D claims per year.
Does Ammar Al-Saraf, M.D. accept Medicare? ▼
Ammar Al-Saraf, M.D. appears in CMS Medicare data. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Ammar Al-Saraf, M.D.'s credentials? ▼
Ammar Al-Saraf, M.D.'s NPI is 1720423312 with credentials M.D.. You can verify this through the NPPES NPI Registry, check state medical board records, and confirm board certification through the ABMS or AOA.
Data Sources
View source datasets and methodology notes
- Provider Directory
- CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), download.cms.gov/nppes, updated monthly. Contains NPI, specialty, credentials, and practice location.
- Specialty Classification
- NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy (nucc.org), the industry standard for classifying provider specialties in Medicare and Medicaid billing.
- Quality Performance
- CMS Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) - 2023 performance year.
- Limitations
- Provider data is self-reported to CMS. Prescribing data reflects Medicare Part D only and does not include commercial insurance, Medicaid, or cash prescriptions. Claims below 11 beneficiaries are suppressed by CMS for privacy.
See our complete data methodology for details on how we collect and process government data.
Data as of August 2026 (NPPES) / 2024 (Medicare Part D). Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
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