Chawki F. El Zein, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Park Ridge, IL
Chawki F. El Zein, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Park Ridge, Illinois, and NPI 1497711394, issued on Apr 21, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036104827, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chawki F. El Zein
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- 036104827 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1675 Dempster St FL 3, Park Ridge, IL 60068
- Phone
- (708) 684-5580
- Enumerated
- Apr 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 27, 2022
- Fax
- (708) 684-4068
- Medicaid IDs
- 036104827 IL
200498040A IN - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240802000294); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records → All 265 in Illinois → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 1675 Dempster St FL 3
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kathryn Allen, PT, DPTPhysical Therapist1609139898
- Patricia Arroyo Parejo Drayer, M.D.Pediatric Nephrology Physician1790167914
- Mary Burke, M.S.CCCSLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1154548873
- Jennifer BurnsAudiologist1972988665
- Kendra Crowe, APRNPediatric Nurse Practitioner1588345847
- Jacalyn Derengowski, P.T.Pediatric Physical Therapist1306974811
Verify Chawki F. El Zein 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 036104827Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Inova Health Care ServicesFalls Church, VA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Chawki F. El Zein among 265 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Illinois
Chawki F. El Zein, MD is one of 265 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) 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 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated1992 · median 1999 among the 148 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Illinois
There are 265 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Illinois.
All 265 in Illinois → Every provider in Park Ridge → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Axel Joob, M.D.Park Ridge, IL 600681225039738
- Janice Ruth Klich, M.D.Park Ridge, IL 600681053312561
- Jonathan Somers, MDPark Ridge, IL 600681376657643
- James Torres, M.D.Inverness, IL 600671003178518
- Charles Brown, M.D.Northbrook, IL 600621225572928
- Ruheri Perez-Tamayo, MD,PHDMcHenry, IL 600501881655397
- Aqeel Sandhu, M.D.McHenry, IL 600501922003193
- Robert Kummerer, M.D.Libertyville, IL 600481902891674
Common questions
What is Chawki F. El Zein, MD's NPI number?
Chawki F. El Zein, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1497711394, issued on Apr 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chawki F. El Zein, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1675 Dempster St FL 3, Park Ridge, IL, 60068. Phone: (708) 684-5580. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chawki F. El Zein, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036104827, 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.
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.