NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Blase Polite

Medical Oncology Physician · Chicago, IL

Blase Polite is a medical oncology physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1306873211, issued on Jun 27, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036108110, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1306873211
Name
Blase Polite
Primary taxonomy
Medical Oncology Physician 207RX0202X
License number
036108110 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5841 S Maryland Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
Phone
(888) 824-0200
Enumerated
Jun 27, 2006
Record last updated
Oct 24, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240530004135); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Indiana University School Of Medicine, 2000
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 5841 S Maryland Ave

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

  1. Ma. Theresa Abaring, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1962647586
  2. Rouzbeh AbbasgholizadehRetina Specialist (Ophthalmology) Physician1881510030
  3. Jehad Abdalla, MDSleep Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1053898684
  4. Sara Abdelaziz, MDEndocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1598258089
  5. Noor Abdelrahman, PA-CPhysician Assistant1851012413
  6. Unknown Abdul Hanan, MDBlood Banking & Transfusion Medicine Physician1750022240

Verify Blase Polite 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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66% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical oncology physician in 2024

237 Medicare Part D claims for 49 beneficiaries, against an average of 703 among the 4,230 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 18 claims were for opioids.

  1. Blase Polite237
  2. Specialty average703

Most prescribed

  1. Duloxetine Hcl28 claims
  2. Ondansetron Hcl17 claims
  3. Prochlorperazine Maleate14 claims
  4. Pantoprazole Sodium13 claims
  5. Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim13 claims
  6. Dexamethasone12 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.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.7 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score75.4
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $119.54

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 3,343 providers of this specialty with any payment received $11,773.47 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Blase Polite$120
  2. Specialty average$11,773

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

2 hospitals and group practices

  1. The University OF Chicago Medical CenterChicago, IL · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
  2. University OF ChicagoCrown Point, IN

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Blase Polite among 182 medical oncology physician records in Illinois

Blase Polite is one of 182 medical oncology physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 83% 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 11% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 43% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • Graduated2000 · median 2000 among the 132 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RX0202X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Medical Oncology Physician providers in Illinois

There are 182 medical oncology physician records in Illinois.

The 8 medical oncology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Manik Amin, MDChicago, IL 606371265689889
  2. Christine Bestvina, M.D.Chicago, IL 606371720354137
  3. Janet Chin, MDChicago, IL 606371205862653
  4. Kenneth CohenChicago, IL 606371881787067
  5. Abiola Ibraheem, M.B.CHBChicago, IL 606371013273614
  6. Andrzej JakubowiakChicago, IL 606371134205081
  7. Hedy KindlerChicago, IL 606371851453302
  8. Alexander PearsonChicago, IL 606371134448665

Common questions

What is Blase Polite's NPI number?

Blase Polite's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1306873211, issued on Jun 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Blase Polite located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5841 S Maryland Ave, Chicago, IL, 60637. Phone: (888) 824-0200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Blase Polite's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036108110, 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 Blase Polite prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Blase Polite had 237 Medicare Part D claims for 49 beneficiaries; the average among medical oncology physician prescribers was 703. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Blase Polite's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.7 of 100. 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.

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