Axel W. Joob, M.D.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Park Ridge, IL
Axel W. Joob, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Park Ridge, Illinois, and NPI 1225039738, issued on Aug 9, 2005. Check the license (Illinois 036076771, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Axel W. Joob
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- 036076771 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1875 Dempster St Ste 265, Park Ridge, IL 60068
- Phone
- (847) 723-1550
- Enumerated
- Aug 9, 2005
- Record last updated
- Mar 5, 2025
- Fax
- (847) 723-1551
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050831000693); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Michigan Medical School, 1981
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records → All 265 in Illinois → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1875 Dempster St Ste 265
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Vendela Johnson, PA-CPhysician Assistant1609625854
- Christine Lee Fatt, PA-CPhysician Assistant1699510941
- Kristen Reed, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1487147393
Verify Axel W. Joob 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 036076771Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
52% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
48 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 31% of 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $525.00
1 payment: consulting fee; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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
- Advocate Health And Hospitals CorporationPark Ridge, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Axel W. Joob among 265 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Illinois
Axel W. Joob, M.D. is one of 265 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 72% 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, 87% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated1981 · median 1999 among the 148 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Illinois
There are 265 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Illinois.
All 265 in Illinois → Every provider in Park Ridge → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Chawki El Zein, MDPark Ridge, IL 600681497711394
- Janice Ruth Klich, M.D.Park Ridge, IL 600681053312561
- Jonathan Somers, MDPark Ridge, IL 600681376657643
- James Torres, M.D.Inverness, IL 600671003178518
- Charles Brown, M.D.Northbrook, IL 600621225572928
- Ruheri Perez-Tamayo, MD,PHDMcHenry, IL 600501881655397
- Aqeel Sandhu, M.D.McHenry, IL 600501922003193
- Robert Kummerer, M.D.Libertyville, IL 600481902891674
Common questions
What is Axel W. Joob, M.D.'s NPI number?
Axel W. Joob, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225039738, issued on Aug 9, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Axel W. Joob, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1875 Dempster St Ste 265, Park Ridge, IL, 60068. Phone: (847) 723-1550. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Axel W. Joob, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036076771, 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 Axel W. Joob, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Axel W. Joob, M.D. had 48 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. 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.