Christine Marie Bestvina, M.D.
Medical Oncology Physician · Chicago, IL
Christine Marie Bestvina, M.D. is a medical oncology physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1720354137, issued on Mar 29, 2012. Check the license (Illinois 036137452, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christine Marie Bestvina
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Medical Oncology Physician 207RX0202X
- License number
- 036137452 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5841 S Maryland Ave # MC2115, Chicago, IL 60637
- Phone
- (773) 702-4627
- Enumerated
- Mar 29, 2012
- Record last updated
- Jun 3, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180808001476); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Perelman School Of Med At The University Of Pennsylvania, 2012
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 5841 S Maryland Ave # MC2115
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Christine Marie Bestvina 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 036137452Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
61% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average medical oncology physician in 2024
275 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries, against an average of 703 among the 4,230 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 48% of claims. 18 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Tagrisso59 claims
- Lumakras16 claims
- Ondansetron Hcl15 claims
- Prochlorperazine Maleate15 claims
- Xarelto15 claims
- Dexamethasone13 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.7 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $58,286.75
50 payments; by number, the most common kind was consulting fee; the largest payer was Emd Serono, Inc. The 3,343 providers of this specialty with any payment received $11,773.47 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
2 hospitals and group practices
- The University OF Chicago Medical CenterChicago, IL · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
- University OF ChicagoChicago, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Christine Marie Bestvina among 182 medical oncology physician records in Illinois
Christine Marie Bestvina, M.D. is one of 182 medical oncology physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 76% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 76% of these records are older, 21% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 73% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2000 among the 132 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RX0202X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is Christine Marie Bestvina, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christine Marie Bestvina, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1720354137, issued on Mar 29, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christine Marie Bestvina, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5841 S Maryland Ave # MC2115, Chicago, IL, 60637. Phone: (773) 702-4627. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christine Marie Bestvina, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036137452, 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 Christine Marie Bestvina, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christine Marie Bestvina, M.D. had 275 Medicare Part D claims for 58 beneficiaries; the average among medical oncology physician prescribers was 703. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Christine Marie Bestvina, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.7 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.
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.