Christopher Papa, D.O.
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician · Melrose Park, IL
Christopher Papa, D.O. is a physical medicine & rehabilitation physician with a practice address in Melrose Park, Illinois, and NPI 1902826852, issued on Jul 20, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036112791, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Christopher Papa
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician 208100000X
- License numbers
- 036112791 IL
MB08082100 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1225 W Lake St, Melrose Park, IL 60160
- Phone
- (708) 938-7020
- Enumerated
- Jul 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 13, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (708) 938-7079
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080730000771); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Lake Erie College Of Osteopathic Medicine, Erie, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Christopher Papa 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 036112791Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physical medicine & rehabilitation physician in 2024
28 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries, against an average of 727 among the 7,448 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Integrated Rehab Consultants LLCNorthlake, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Christopher Papa among 707 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in Illinois
Christopher Papa, D.O. is one of 707 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 59% 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, 67% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 59% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 47% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2008 among the 329 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208100000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers in Illinois
There are 707 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in Illinois.
All 707 in Illinois → Every provider in Melrose Park → Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician nationwide →
The 8 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Eva Fiks, M.D.Melrose Park, IL 601601649330465
- Santosh Lal, MDMelrose Park, IL 601601134151400
- Amy Walsh, PTAMelrose Park, IL 601601417424201
- Lorenzo Diaz, DOMaywood, IL 601531194344663
- Colleen Fitzgerald, MDMaywood, IL 601531396750600
- Brandon Forman, DOMaywood, IL 601531033731526
- Adam Hintz, MDMaywood, IL 601531427444884
- Swaramsi Katragadda, MDMaywood, IL 601531609453950
Common questions
What is Christopher Papa, D.O.'s NPI number?
Christopher Papa, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902826852, issued on Jul 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Christopher Papa, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1225 W Lake St, Melrose Park, IL, 60160. Phone: (708) 938-7020. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Christopher Papa, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036112791, 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 Christopher Papa, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Christopher Papa, D.O. had 28 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries; the average among physical medicine & rehabilitation physician prescribers was 727. 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.