Christopher J. Dewald, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician · Chicago, IL
Christopher J. Dewald, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1952334948, issued on Jul 10, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036080160, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher J. Dewald
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician 207XS0117X
- License number
- 036080160 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1611 W Harrison St, Chicago, IL 60612
- Phone
- (312) 243-4244
- Enumerated
- Jul 10, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 18, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (312) 942-1517
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20070119000060); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Rush Medical College Of Rush University, 1987
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1611 W Harrison St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Christopher J. Dewald 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 036080160Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $289,210.60
22 payments; by number, the most common kind was royalty or license; the largest payer was Alphatec Spine, Inc. The 1,726 providers of this specialty with any payment received $34,071.55 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.
Bills Medicare through 3 group practices
- Center For Physical Rehabilitation And Therapy LPGrand Rapids, MI
- Center For Physical Rehabilitation IncGrand Rapids, MI
- Rush University Medical GroupChicago, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher J. Dewald among 68 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in Illinois
Christopher J. Dewald, M.D. is one of 68 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 88% 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 15% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 15% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 88% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2001 among the 47 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XS0117X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician providers in Illinois
There are 68 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records in Illinois.
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The 8 orthopaedic surgery of the spine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Howard An, MDChicago, IL 606121255310157
- Matthew Colman, MDChicago, IL 606121205002607
- Edward Goldberg, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121407835176
- Gregory Lopez, MDChicago, IL 606121366754699
- Aditya Mazmudar, MD, MBAChicago, IL 606121619341526
- Neil Mohile, MDChicago, IL 606121447711742
- Karan Patel, MDChicago, IL 606121821443284
- Frank Phillips, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121013996701
Common questions
What is Christopher J. Dewald, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher J. Dewald, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952334948, issued on Jul 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher J. Dewald, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1611 W Harrison St, Chicago, IL, 60612. Phone: (312) 243-4244. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher J. Dewald, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036080160, 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.