NPI registry status
Active
2026 NPPES data Interventional Pain Medicine Physician NPI 1194743039 MD
Verify on CMS → Benjamin Aquino, MD
Interventional Pain Medicine 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 1,603 in Interventional Pain Medicine 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.
Federal data, no proprietary rating.
We show these CMS records as-is - no composite score, no star rating, no editorial opinion layered on top.
Industry payments
$33.94
1 payments · CMS Open Payments (Sunshine Act)
What the federal data shows
Benjamin Aquino, MD is an Interventional Pain Medicine Physician in Chicago, Illinois, listed in the federal CMS National Provider Identifier registry.
- Likely
- board-certified (heuristic)
- #171
- Interventional Pain Medicine Physician rank among Illinois specialties
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 Benjamin Aquino, MD
Federal registry listing with board-eligibility signals — verify credentials with the state medical board before clinical decisions.
- Verified
NPI registry status
Active listing in the CMS National Provider Identifier Registry (NPI 1194743039), first enumerated 07/18/2006.
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
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
- Reported
Industry payment transparency
$33.94 in reported industry payments (1 transfers) in 2024 under the federal Sunshine Act — disclosed transfers of value, not a quality rating.
Source: CMS Open Payments
- State context
State board disciplinary context
Illinois statewide board action statistics are published annually — these figures describe aggregate state activity, not Benjamin Aquino, MD'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 1194743039 · Interventional Pain Medicine Physician
NPI-10 · ENUM-LEGACY · TAX-NARROW · RX-NONE · BOOK-THIN · PHOTO-ENUM
- NPI-10 1194743039
- ENUM-LEGACY 2006
- TAX-NARROW 1,603
- RX-NONE No Part D
- BOOK-THIN 76 in Illinois
- PHOTO-ENUM Michael Bertram · 2006
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Board certification likely (heuristic, not verified)
Benjamin Aquino, MD practices in an ABMS-board-eligible specialty and shows active CMS Medicare participation + 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 Benjamin Aquino, MD?
Quality data not reportedPrimary specialty
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician
Specialty distribution in Illinois
How Interventional Pain Medicine Physician compares to other specialties among Illinois providers
Board certification
Not published by CMS
CMS does not publish a per-provider board-certification field in NPPES. PlainDoctor does not have a reliable per-specialty certification rate to show for Interventional Pain Medicine Physician. Verify directly:
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 | 1194743039 |
|---|---|
| Specialty | Interventional Pain Medicine Physician |
| Credentials | MD |
| Gender | Male |
| NPI Issued | 07/18/2006 |
Hospital and facility affiliations
Facilities where Benjamin Aquino, MD 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
Chicago, 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).
Industry payments received (2024) - CMS Open Payments transparency data
The federal Physician Payments Sunshine Act (part of the Affordable Care Act) requires drug and medical-device manufacturers + group purchasing organizations to publicly report payments and other transfers of value to physicians and teaching hospitals. The data below covers 2024 for Benjamin Aquino, MD. Source: openpaymentsdata.cms.gov.
Total received
$34
Largest payer
Pajunk Medical Systems, LP
Most common payment type
Food and Beverage
Industry payments are not necessarily indicators of bias, they include research funding, consulting fees for evidence-based work, royalties for inventions, food at conferences, and similar items. The disclosure exists for transparency. Read our methodology for how we interpret this data.
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 Benjamin Aquino, MD. To verify Benjamin Aquino, MD'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.
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Interventional Pain Medicine Physician Overview
How Benjamin Aquino, MD fits within the Interventional Pain Medicine Physician landscape nationally.
1,603
Interventional Pain Medicine Physician Providers in US
53
States with Interventional Pain Medicine Physician
2,221
Avg Claims per Provider
Nationwide Interventional Pain Medicine Physician peers with similar MIPS or enrollment year
Two federal-record peer sets for Aquino, both outside Illinois so the neighborhoods are not geographic containment.
Same NPPES enumeration year (2006)
Same-specialty clinicians who entered the NPI registry in the same calendar year, outside this state.
Nearby Interventional Pain Medicine Physician Providers in Illinois
Other clinicians with the same primary specialty enrolled in Illinois, drawn from the same CMS NPPES roster as Aquino.
One of 76 Interventional Pain Medicine Physician providers enrolled in Illinois, 5 are shown here.
Dr. Akram Abdoue
M.D.
Oak Lawn, IL
Zaki Anwar
Frankfort, IL
Dr. Shanthi Aribindi
M.D.
Hoffman Estates, IL
Dr. Samir Baig
MD
Rockford, IL
Dr. Ramesh Bathina
MD
Aurora, IL
Compare Interventional Pain Medicine Physician nationally: see state-by-state distribution →
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Benjamin Aquino, MD's specialty? ▼
Benjamin Aquino, MD specializes in Interventional Pain Medicine Physician and practices in Chicago, Illinois. Credentials: MD.
Where is Benjamin Aquino, MD located? ▼
Benjamin Aquino, MD is located at 251 E HURON ST STE 5-704, Chicago, IL, 60611. Phone: (312) 695-0061.
What is Benjamin Aquino, MD's NPI number? ▼
Benjamin Aquino, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194743039, issued on 07/18/2006.
How many Interventional Pain Medicine Physician providers are there in the US? ▼
There are 1,603 Interventional Pain Medicine Physician providers across 53 states in the US. The average Interventional Pain Medicine Physician provider writes 2,221 Medicare Part D claims per year.
Does Benjamin Aquino, MD accept Medicare? ▼
Benjamin Aquino, MD appears in CMS Medicare data. Contact the provider's office directly to confirm current Medicare enrollment and accepted plans.
How can I verify Benjamin Aquino, MD's credentials? ▼
Benjamin Aquino, MD's NPI is 1194743039 with credentials MD. 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.
- 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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