Denise Asafu-Adjei, M.D.
Urology Physician · Chicago, IL
Denise Asafu-Adjei, M.D. is a urology physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1376969436, issued on Mar 13, 2014. Check the license (Illinois 036157118, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Denise Asafu-Adjei
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Urology Physician 208800000X
- License numbers
- 036157118 IL
A168773 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5841 S Maryland Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
- Phone
- (888) 824-0200
- Enumerated
- Mar 13, 2014
- Record last updated
- Jan 15, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210830001940); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Denise Asafu-Adjei 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 036157118Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average urology physician in 2024
215 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Imipramine Hcl40 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl30 claims
- Finasteride24 claims
- Testosterone Cypionate22 claims
- Meloxicam14 claims
- Solifenacin Succinate13 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: $11,380.69
52 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Endo USA, Inc. The 9,340 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,800.04 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.
2 hospitals and group practices
- The University OF Chicago Medical CenterChicago, IL · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
- University OF ChicagoChicago, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Denise Asafu-Adjei among 629 urology physician records in Illinois
Denise Asafu-Adjei, M.D. is one of 629 urology physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 68% of these records are older, 30% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 54% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2002 among the 341 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208800000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Urology Physician providers in Illinois
There are 629 urology physician records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is Denise Asafu-Adjei, M.D.'s NPI number?
Denise Asafu-Adjei, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376969436, issued on Mar 13, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Denise Asafu-Adjei, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5841 S Maryland Ave, Chicago, IL, 60637. Phone: (888) 824-0200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Denise Asafu-Adjei, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036157118, 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 Denise Asafu-Adjei, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Denise Asafu-Adjei, M.D. had 215 Medicare Part D claims for 54 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. 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.