NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Dana Ioana Vais, MD

Infectious Disease Physician · Chicago, IL

Dana Ioana Vais, MD is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1891954905, issued on Jun 3, 2008. Check the license (Illinois 036.118291, as entered in NPPES) 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
1891954905
Name
Dana Ioana Vais
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
License number
036.118291 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2923 N California Ave, Chicago, IL 60618
Phone
(888) 220-6432
Enumerated
Jun 3, 2008
Record last updated
Dec 29, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(773) 205-7654
Medicaid ID
036118291 IL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20090807000638); accepts Medicare assignment
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 2923 N California Ave

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

  1. Jeffrey AckermanOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1861621351
  2. Nipun Atri, M.D.Infectious Disease Physician1134417553
  3. Wahab Brobbey, MDInfectious Disease Physician1104812528
  4. Kevin ChenOrthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician1982862918
  5. Joseph D'Silva, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1871547224
  6. Theodore Fisher, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1043235781

Verify Dana Ioana Vais in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
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  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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61% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024

269 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Dana Vais269
  2. Specialty average689

Most prescribed

  1. Ertapenem36 claims
  2. Biktarvy25 claims
  3. Daptomycin22 claims
  4. Fosfomycin Tromethamine20 claims
  5. Ceftriaxone18 claims
  6. Sodium Chloride13 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 one group practice

  1. Metro Infectious Disease Consultants LLCChicago, IL

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

Dana Ioana Vais among 464 infectious disease physician records in Illinois

Dana Ioana Vais, MD is one of 464 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 53% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 53% of these records are older, 41% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated1998 · median 2004 among the 311 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Infectious Disease Physician providers in Illinois

There are 464 infectious disease physician records in Illinois.

The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Nipun Atri, M.D.Chicago, IL 606181134417553
  2. Wahab Brobbey, MDChicago, IL 606181104812528
  3. Vishnu Chundi, MDChicago, IL 606181558357905
  4. David Hines, MDChicago, IL 606181851387955
  5. Elise Hyser, DOChicago, IL 606181700327905
  6. Ashley Laleker, MDChicago, IL 606181417217829
  7. Boeun Lee, M.D.Chicago, IL 606181023308202
  8. Jeffrey Lisowski, MDChicago, IL 606181386630606

Common questions

What is Dana Ioana Vais, MD's NPI number?

Dana Ioana Vais, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891954905, issued on Jun 3, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Dana Ioana Vais, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2923 N California Ave, Chicago, IL, 60618. Phone: (888) 220-6432. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Dana Ioana Vais, MD's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036.118291, 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 Dana Ioana Vais, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Dana Ioana Vais, MD had 269 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. 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.