NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Craig A. Hicks, M.D.

Emergency Medicine Physician · Chicago, IL

Craig A. Hicks, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1932141165, issued on Jun 12, 2006. Check the license on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1932141165
Name
Craig A. Hicks
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License number
4301084737 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2320 E 93RD St, Chicago, IL 60617
Phone
(773) 978-2424
Enumerated
Jun 12, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 25, 2016 (not updated in 10 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20121210000438); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 1998
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2320 E 93RD St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Esther AdeyemiEmergency Medicine Physician1942880323
  2. Samara Albazzaz, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1285250928
  3. Donald Amuh, M.D.Infectious Disease Physician1730303439
  4. Shelley Amuh, MDObstetrics & Gynecology Physician1396780102
  5. Grace Anaele, APNFamily Nurse Practitioner1558117754
  6. Justina Anaele, RN, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1396638672

Verify Craig A. Hicks in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional RegulationCheck the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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74% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

393 Medicare Part D claims for 212 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 61 claims were for opioids.

  1. Craig Hicks393
  2. Specialty average226

Most prescribed

  1. Naproxen48 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen43 claims
  3. Cefdinir36 claims
  4. Ondansetron Odt30 claims
  5. Ondansetron Hcl29 claims
  6. Prednisone21 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.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Mclaren Hospital GroupFlint, MI
  2. Vituity-Michigan Health Services PCKalamazoo, MI

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Craig A. Hicks among 3,291 emergency medicine physician records in Illinois

Craig A. Hicks, 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
  • Graduated1998 · median 2012 among the 1,867 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2016 · 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).

1,310 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Chicago

They are 1,310 of the 63,379 NPPES records with a practice address in Chicago, and 3,291 emergency medicine physician records in Illinois.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Thomas Bahk, MDChicago, IL 606171710912365
  2. Greta Bell, M.D.Chicago, IL 606171952384562
  3. Monica BeszkaChicago, IL 606171134418130
  4. Natalia Dejneka, MDChicago, IL 606171225041452
  5. Peter Draper, MDChicago, IL 606171750433132
  6. Ephriam Grimes, M.D.Chicago, IL 606171164736294
  7. Sara Hock, M.DChicago, IL 606171780948968
  8. Kierre Honore, MDChicago, IL 606171942221890

Common questions

What is Craig A. Hicks, M.D.'s NPI number?

Craig A. Hicks, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1932141165, issued on Jun 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Craig A. Hicks, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2320 E 93RD St, Chicago, IL, 60617. Phone: (773) 978-2424. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Craig A. Hicks, 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 Craig A. Hicks, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Craig A. Hicks, M.D. had 393 Medicare Part D claims for 212 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.