Christopher C. Najafi, M.D.
Specialist · Skokie, IL
Christopher C. Najafi, M.D. is a specialist with a practice address in Skokie, Illinois, and NPI 1225112709, issued on Oct 24, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036097354, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher C. Najafi
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Specialist 174400000X
- License number
- 036097354 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9801 Woods Dr, Skokie, IL 60077
- Phone
- (847) 581-0110
- Enumerated
- Oct 24, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 7, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (847) 581-1768
- Medicaid ID
- 036097354 IL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20111216000497); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Rush Medical College Of Rush University, 1995
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Christopher C. Najafi in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
Search for license 036097354Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average specialist in 2024
1,332 Medicare Part D claims for 194 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,380 among the 8,233 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 16% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate130 claims
- Calcitriol82 claims
- Sevelamer Carbonate72 claims
- Bumetanide62 claims
- Jardiance55 claims
- Hydralazine Hcl50 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $78.90
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 5,844 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,760.79 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 one group practice
- Lakeside Nephrology LtdSkokie, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher C. Najafi among 1,154 specialist records in Illinois
Christopher C. Najafi, M.D. is one of 1,154 specialist records with a practice address in Illinois. 19% 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 19% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 11% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 1988 among the 127 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 84% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 174400000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Specialist providers in Illinois
There are 1,154 specialist records in Illinois.
All 1,154 in Illinois → Every provider in Skokie → Specialist nationwide →
The 8 specialist records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Amy BobulaSkokie, IL 600771770627168
- Lynn Hohs, ATCSkokie, IL 600771912972464
- Ronald Kirschner, M.D.Skokie, IL 600771457635146
- Jill McPhilliamySkokie, IL 600771821211814
- Judith WilkeSkokie, IL 600771730245960
- Andrew Berman, M.D.Skokie, IL 600761447240270
- Scott Bornstein, M.D.Skokie, IL 600761609866433
- Harry Goldin, M.D.Skokie, IL 600761184619785
Common questions
What is Christopher C. Najafi, M.D.'s NPI number?
Christopher C. Najafi, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1225112709, issued on Oct 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher C. Najafi, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9801 Woods Dr, Skokie, IL, 60077. Phone: (847) 581-0110. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher C. Najafi, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036097354, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Christopher C. Najafi, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher C. Najafi, M.D. had 1,332 Medicare Part D claims for 194 beneficiaries; the average among specialist prescribers was 1,380. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
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.