NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Charles Clifford Alston, MD

Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician · Chicago, IL

Charles Clifford Alston, MD is an obstetrics & gynecology physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1922070382, issued on Feb 1, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036061393, 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
1922070382
Name
Charles Clifford Alston
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician 207V00000X
License number
036061393 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2017 W 95TH St, Chicago, IL 60643
Phone
(773) 779-2800
Enumerated
Feb 1, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 6, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(773) 779-0556
Medicaid ID
036061393 IL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040924000886); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Meharry Medical College School Of Medicine, 1974
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 2017 W 95TH St

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

  1. Whitney Alston, M.D.Obstetrics & Gynecology Physician1548600125

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  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
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50% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average obstetrics & gynecology physician in 2024

82 Medicare Part D claims for 36 beneficiaries, against an average of 165 among the 28,733 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims.

  1. Charles Alston82
  2. Specialty average165

Most prescribed

  1. Fluconazole20 claims
  2. Metronidazole13 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $43.85

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated. The 21,429 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,030.61 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Charles Alston$43.85
  2. Specialty average$1,030.61

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

Charles Clifford Alston among 2,062 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in Illinois

Charles Clifford Alston, MD is one of 2,062 obstetrics & gynecology physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 72% 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 12% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 54% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
  • Graduated1974 · median 2006 among the 1,168 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2012 · 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 207V00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

700 obstetrics & gynecology physician records list a practice address in Chicago

They are 700 of the 63,379 NPPES records with a practice address in Chicago, and 2,062 obstetrics & gynecology physician records in Illinois.

The 8 obstetrics & gynecology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Whitney Alston, M.D.Chicago, IL 606431548600125
  2. Mary Dean Onayemi, MDChicago, IL 606431770518169
  3. Barry Fox, M.D.Chicago, IL 606431861504631
  4. Shauntel Seaton, MDChicago, IL 606431265938393
  5. Joseph Thomas, MDChicago, IL 606431477504579
  6. Angela McElwee, M.D.Chicago, IL 606421659301661
  7. Kirthika Vijayakumar, D.O.Chicago, IL 606421093241176
  8. Irving Kohn, MDChicago, IL 606451891814240

Common questions

What is Charles Clifford Alston, MD's NPI number?

Charles Clifford Alston, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922070382, issued on Feb 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Charles Clifford Alston, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2017 W 95TH St, Chicago, IL, 60643. Phone: (773) 779-2800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Charles Clifford Alston, MD's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036061393, 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 Charles Clifford Alston, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Charles Clifford Alston, MD had 82 Medicare Part D claims for 36 beneficiaries; the average among obstetrics & gynecology physician prescribers was 165. 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.