Bernard R. Charles, M.D.
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician · Joliet, IL
Bernard R. Charles, M.D. is a physical medicine & rehabilitation physician with a practice address in Joliet, Illinois, and NPI 1437309234, issued on Sep 29, 2008. Check the license (Illinois 036121755, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Bernard R. Charles
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician 208100000X
- License number
- 036121755 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 301 Springfield Ave, Joliet, IL 60435
- Phone
- (815) 630-5119
- Enumerated
- Sep 29, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jun 7, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (815) 630-3126
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20090618000132); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Bernard R. Charles 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 036121755Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
41% more Medicare Part D claims than the average physical medicine & rehabilitation physician in 2024
1,028 Medicare Part D claims for 213 beneficiaries, against an average of 727 among the 7,448 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 46 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium53 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium53 claims
- Furosemide40 claims
- Gabapentin37 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen33 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium32 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Rehabilitation Specialists OF Illinois LLCJoliet, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Bernard R. Charles among 707 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in Illinois
Bernard R. Charles, M.D. is one of 707 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 59% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 39% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 39% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 59% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 47% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2008 among the 329 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208100000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers in Illinois
There are 707 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in Illinois.
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- Frances Deppe, MDJoliet, IL 604351942215223
- Erik Watkins, PT, DPTBolingbrook, IL 604401669050464
- Shawn Patel, MDLockport, IL 604411861830655
- Anne Doroba, MDManhattan, IL 604421518971167
- Frank Parker, M.D.Matteson, IL 604431457388928
- Zayd HayaniHarvey, IL 604261447815691
Common questions
What is Bernard R. Charles, M.D.'s NPI number?
Bernard R. Charles, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437309234, issued on Sep 29, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Bernard R. Charles, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 301 Springfield Ave, Joliet, IL, 60435. Phone: (815) 630-5119. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Bernard R. Charles, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036121755, 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 Bernard R. Charles, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Bernard R. Charles, M.D. had 1,028 Medicare Part D claims for 213 beneficiaries; the average among physical medicine & rehabilitation physician prescribers was 727. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Bernard R. Charles, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.