Ava J. Socik, MD
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician · Evanston, IL
Ava J. Socik, MD is a pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician with a practice address in Evanston, Illinois, and NPI 1447613823, issued on Apr 1, 2016. Check the license (Illinois 036159578, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ava J. Socik
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician 207LP2900X
- License numbers
- 036159578 IL
A152480 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2650 Ridge Ave Ste 1223, Evanston, IL 60201
- Phone
- (847) 982-3171
- Enumerated
- Apr 1, 2016
- Record last updated
- Aug 13, 2025
- Fax
- (310) 301-8751
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220420002523); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2650 Ridge Ave Ste 1223
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Jennifer Anton, APN-CNPNurse Practitioner1245947803
- Amy Avila, APN-CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1972248102
- Joseph Barin, APN-CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1396403085
- Aaron Bhole, MD, MBAHospitalist Physician1720613854
- Brittney Blackwell, APN-CNPNurse Practitioner1427676899
Verify Ava J. Socik 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 036159578Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician in 2024
152 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,750 among the 2,982 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin30 claims
- Meloxicam28 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl20 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl18 claims
- Pregabalin12 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 93.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $56.84
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Nalu Medical, Inc. The 2,789 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,225.41 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
- Endeavor Health Medical GroupEvanston, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ava J. Socik among 203 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in Illinois
Ava J. Socik, MD is one of 203 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 83% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 83% of these records are older, 15% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2002 among the 144 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207LP2900X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician providers in Illinois
There are 203 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in Illinois.
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The 8 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Matthew Bowersox, M.D.Evanston, IL 602011912388307
- Frank Clark, M.D., PHDEvanston, IL 602011528095379
- David Dickerson, M.D.Evanston, IL 602011548581226
- Hugh Gilbert, MDEvanston, IL 602011871675272
- Paul Guillod, MDEvanston, IL 602011215464383
- Eun-Kyu Koh, MDEvanston, IL 602011164527347
- Tetyana Marshall, MDEvanston, IL 602011447886528
- Akash Patel, DOEvanston, IL 602011336639061
Common questions
What is Ava J. Socik, MD's NPI number?
Ava J. Socik, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447613823, issued on Apr 1, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ava J. Socik, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2650 Ridge Ave Ste 1223, Evanston, IL, 60201. Phone: (847) 982-3171. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ava J. Socik, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036159578, 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 Ava J. Socik, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ava J. Socik, MD had 152 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries; the average among pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician prescribers was 1,750. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ava J. Socik, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.1 of 100. 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.