Denise Verges, MD
Rheumatology Physician · Lake Forest, IL
Denise Verges, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Lake Forest, Illinois, and NPI 1053376681, issued on Apr 18, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036079536, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Denise Verges
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- 036079536 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 900 N Westmoreland RD, Lake Forest, IL 60045
- Phone
- (847) 234-6121
- Enumerated
- Apr 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 17, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040329001389); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School, 1987
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 900 N Westmoreland RD
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Verify Denise Verges 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 036079536Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
5% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
1,871 Medicare Part D claims for 255 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 153 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone292 claims
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate227 claims
- Meloxicam163 claims
- Tramadol Hcl137 claims
- Methotrexate113 claims
- Enbrel Sureclick72 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Northwestern Medical Faculty FoundationLake Forest, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Denise Verges among 340 rheumatology physician records in Illinois
Denise Verges, MD is one of 340 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 83% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2003 among the 244 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in Illinois
There are 340 rheumatology physician records in Illinois.
All 340 in Illinois → Every provider in Lake Forest → Rheumatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Jennifer Capezio, MDLake Forest, IL 600451528023058
- Kathryn Kiehn, M.D.Lake Forest, IL 600451700834348
- Patrick Onkka, M.D.Lake Forest, IL 600451407235518
- Julia Sun, M.D.Lake Forest, IL 600451235589912
- Ira Fenton, DOLibertyville, IL 600481477551752
- Kenneth Margules, MDLibertyville, IL 600481063403145
- Umber Ahmad, DOMcHenry, IL 600501083957153
- Jacqueline Kannan, M.D.McHenry, IL 600501588058606
Common questions
What is Denise Verges, MD's NPI number?
Denise Verges, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053376681, issued on Apr 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Denise Verges, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 900 N Westmoreland RD, Lake Forest, IL, 60045. Phone: (847) 234-6121. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Denise Verges, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036079536, 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 Verges, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Denise Verges, MD had 1,871 Medicare Part D claims for 255 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Denise Verges, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.1 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.