NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Basil Ahmad Ali, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Chicago, IL

Basil Ahmad Ali, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1437531811, issued on Jun 23, 2015. Check the license (Illinois 036144602, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1437531811
Name
Basil Ahmad Ali
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
036144602 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2525 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60616
Phone
(815) 519-9261
Enumerated
Jun 23, 2015
Record last updated
Jun 17, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180712002705); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Chicago College Of Medicine And Surgery, 2015
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2525 S Michigan Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Abu Abbasi, MDInternal Medicine Physician1083243877
  2. Lamies Abuakar, PHARMD.Pharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1659655181
  3. Muna Abdu Adem, MDInternal Medicine Physician1457238107
  4. Masooma AfridiStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1346035581
  5. Suneil Agrawal, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1891948568
  6. Ismeal AhmedStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1265373765

Verify Basil Ahmad Ali in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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57% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

4,990 Medicare Part D claims for 279 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 87 claims were for opioids.

  1. Basil Ali4,990
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium231 claims
  2. Gabapentin211 claims
  3. Eliquis176 claims
  4. Levothyroxine Sodium146 claims
  5. Pantoprazole Sodium136 claims
  6. Furosemide117 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Morris HospitalMorris, IL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Basil Ahmad Ali among 7,238 internal medicine physician records in Illinois

Basil Ahmad Ali, MD is one of 7,238 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 61% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 61% of these records are older, 37% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2003 among the 3,580 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 207R00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

2,867 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Chicago

They are 2,867 of the 63,379 NPPES records with a practice address in Chicago, and 7,238 internal medicine physician records in Illinois.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Nagib Ali, M.D.Chicago, IL 606161376529271
  2. Damon Arnold, M.D.Chicago, IL 606161689650962
  3. Farzana Begum, M.D.Chicago, IL 606161184616310
  4. Azmina Bhaiji, M.D.Chicago, IL 606161487689634
  5. Edward Bleier, MDChicago, IL 606161649256744
  6. Danny Choy, D.OChicago, IL 606161376526954
  7. Linus Ema, DOChicago, IL 606161891728010
  8. Juhyun Ha, M.D.Chicago, IL 606161811913395

Common questions

What is Basil Ahmad Ali, MD's NPI number?

Basil Ahmad Ali, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437531811, issued on Jun 23, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Basil Ahmad Ali, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2525 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL, 60616. Phone: (815) 519-9261. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Basil Ahmad Ali, MD's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036144602, 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 Basil Ahmad Ali, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Basil Ahmad Ali, MD had 4,990 Medicare Part D claims for 279 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.