Chris Gruber, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Elgin, IL
Chris Gruber, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Elgin, Illinois, and NPI 1093753287, issued on Jun 2, 2006. Check the license on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chris Gruber
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- Practice location
- Provena St Joseph Hospital, Elgin, IL 60523
- Phone
- (847) 695-3200
- Enumerated
- Jun 2, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 27, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051109000131); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Illinois College Of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb), 1988
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Chris Gruber in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional RegulationCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
222 Medicare Part D claims for 162 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 69 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen59 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass21 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium17 claims
- Methylprednisolone14 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 86.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Freeport Memorial HospitalFreeport, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Chris Gruber among 3,291 emergency medicine physician records in Illinois
Chris Gruber, M.D. is one of 3,291 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 80% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 68% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2012 among the 1,867 with a school on file
- Record last updated2007 · 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 207P00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
34 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Elgin
They are 34 of the 2,268 NPPES records with a practice address in Elgin, and 3,291 emergency medicine physician records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is Chris Gruber, M.D.'s NPI number?
Chris Gruber, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1093753287, issued on Jun 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chris Gruber, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Provena St Joseph Hospital, Elgin, IL, 60523. Phone: (847) 695-3200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chris Gruber, M.D.'s license?
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 Chris Gruber, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chris Gruber, M.D. had 222 Medicare Part D claims for 162 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Chris Gruber, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 86.7 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.
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.