NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Chiagozie Pickens, MD

Pulmonary Disease Physician · Chicago, IL

Chiagozie Pickens, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1518386366, issued on Apr 9, 2014. Check the license (Illinois 036141938, 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
1518386366
Name
Chiagozie Pickens
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
License numbers
036141938 IL
036.141938 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
675 N Saint Clair St Ste 18-250, Chicago, IL 60611
Phone
(312) 695-1800
Enumerated
Apr 9, 2014
Record last updated
Mar 31, 2022
Fax
(312) 908-4650
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170621000389); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School, 2014
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 675 N Saint Clair St Ste 18-250

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

  1. Michael Alexander, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1356768253
  2. Ambalavanan Arunachalam, M.DPulmonary Disease Physician1073868154
  3. Joseph Bailey, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1639565427
  4. Jordyn ConroyPhysician Assistant1912535402
  5. Anthony Esposito, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1770900185
  6. Justin Fiala, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1760821474

Verify Chiagozie Pickens 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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98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024

23 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 96% of claims.

  1. Chiagozie Pickens23
  2. Specialty average1,425

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): 94.1 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 score82.6
  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: $17.01

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Chiagozie Pickens$17.01
  2. Specialty average$5,159.88

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. Northwestern Medical Faculty FoundationChicago, IL

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

Chiagozie Pickens among 617 pulmonary disease physician records in Illinois

Chiagozie Pickens, MD is one of 617 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 74% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 74% of these records are older, 23% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2005 among the 444 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Illinois

There are 617 pulmonary disease physician records in Illinois.

The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Frank Becker, MDChicago, IL 606111770559312
  2. Gregory Budinger, MDChicago, IL 606111326008186
  3. Robert Cohen, M.D.Chicago, IL 606111831114248
  4. Thomas Corbridge, MDChicago, IL 606111952365629
  5. Jane Dematte Damico, MDChicago, IL 606111316901846
  6. Jeffrey Glassroth, MDChicago, IL 606111699703413
  7. Keenan Hawkins, M.D.Chicago, IL 606111952344848
  8. Manu Jain, MDChicago, IL 606111609806249

Common questions

What is Chiagozie Pickens, MD's NPI number?

Chiagozie Pickens, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518386366, issued on Apr 9, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Chiagozie Pickens, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 675 N Saint Clair St Ste 18-250, Chicago, IL, 60611. Phone: (312) 695-1800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Chiagozie Pickens, MD's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036141938, 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 Chiagozie Pickens, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Chiagozie Pickens, MD had 23 Medicare Part D claims; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Chiagozie Pickens, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.1 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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