NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Carlos David Ortega, M.D.

Surgery Physician · Chicago, IL

Carlos David Ortega, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1972525269, issued on Jul 24, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036100042, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1972525269
Name
Carlos David Ortega
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
036100042 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5140 N California Ave, Chicago, IL 60625
Phone
(773) 235-8887
Enumerated
Jul 24, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 20, 2023
Fax
(773) 235-8882
Medicaid ID
036-100042 IL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090518000302); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Illinois College Of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb), 1996
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 5140 N California Ave

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

  1. Olalekan Abimbola, MDFamily Medicine Physician1568251049
  2. Nikaya Acfalle, RNCritical Care Medicine Registered Nurse1538880158
  3. Andrew Agos, MDSurgery Physician1861403891
  4. Margaret Aguilar, R.N., F.N.P.Family Nurse Practitioner1871563379
  5. Sara Ahmed, DOInternal Medicine Physician1992635122
  6. Chi Ahn, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1578857835

Verify Carlos David Ortega in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
    Search for license 036100042    Check the board
  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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Industry payments in 2024: $2,795.84

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Carlos Ortega$2,795.84
  2. Specialty average$3,513.80

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

  1. Mercy Health System CorporationJanesville, WI

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

Surgery Physician providers in Illinois

There are 1,520 surgery physician records in Illinois.

All 1,520 in Illinois → Every provider in Chicago →

Other surgery physician records in Illinois

  1. Douglas Aach, MDShiloh, IL1508817040
  2. Andrew Abadier, DOChicago, IL1124657473
  3. Shabirhusain Abadin, M.D.Chicago, IL1467712596
  4. Iftikharul Abbasy, MDOak Brook, IL1104814755
  5. Mahmoud Abd-El-Hafez, MDSpringfield, IL1710516943
  6. Samir Abdo, M.D.Eldorado, IL1578612982
  7. Chandrakumaran Abivarma, M.D.Park Ridge, IL1467135137
  8. Gerard Abood, M.DMaywood, IL1629237227
  9. Mohammad Abou El-Ezz, MDChicago, IL1790536746
  10. Gifty Abraham, M.D.Maywood, IL1881039279

Common questions

What is Carlos David Ortega, M.D.'s NPI number?

Carlos David Ortega, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972525269, issued on Jul 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Carlos David Ortega, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5140 N California Ave, Chicago, IL, 60625. Phone: (773) 235-8887. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Carlos David Ortega, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036100042, 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.

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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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.