Barry L. Wenig, MD
Otolaryngology Physician · Chicago, IL
Barry L. Wenig, MD is an otolaryngology physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1447356126, issued on Sep 16, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036.077135, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Barry L. Wenig
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Otolaryngology Physician 207Y00000X
- License numbers
- 036.077135 IL
4301097695 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1855 W. Taylor St., Chicago, IL 60612
- Phone
- (312) 996-6553
- Enumerated
- Sep 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 8, 2025
- Fax
- (312) 996-4910
- Medicaid IDs
- 1447356126 MI
036077135 IL - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050906000110); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Barry L. Wenig 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 036.077135Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average otolaryngology physician in 2024
20 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries, against an average of 541 among the 8,339 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 11 claims were for opioids.
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): 87.1 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: $194.31
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 6,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,922.50 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
- The Board OF Trustees OF The University OF IllinoisChicago, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Barry L. Wenig among 482 otolaryngology physician records in Illinois
Barry L. Wenig, MD is one of 482 otolaryngology physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1979 · median 2005 among the 290 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Y00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Otolaryngology Physician providers in Illinois
There are 482 otolaryngology physician records in Illinois.
All 482 in Illinois → Every provider in Chicago → Otolaryngology Physician nationwide →
The 8 otolaryngology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sukhpreet Batra, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121780648998
- David Caldarelli, MDChicago, IL 606121285767020
- Stephanie Joe, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121477564490
- Paul Jones, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121417956509
- Phillip LosavioChicago, IL 606121124232137
- Sarah McDonald, MDChicago, IL 606121376573477
- Thomas Nielsen, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121235138546
- William Panje, MDChicago, IL 606121174523591
Common questions
What is Barry L. Wenig, MD's NPI number?
Barry L. Wenig, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447356126, issued on Sep 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Barry L. Wenig, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1855 W. Taylor St., Chicago, IL, 60612. Phone: (312) 996-6553. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Barry L. Wenig, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036.077135, 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 Barry L. Wenig, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Barry L. Wenig, MD had 20 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries; the average among otolaryngology physician prescribers was 541. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Barry L. Wenig, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.1 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.