NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Dennis A. Pessis, M.D.

Urology Physician · Lake Forest, IL

Dennis A. Pessis, M.D. is a urology physician with a practice address in Lake Forest, Illinois, and NPI 1578540746, issued on Dec 28, 2005. Check the license (Illinois 036050130, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1578540746
Name
Dennis A. Pessis
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Urology Physician 208800000X
License number
036050130 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
900 N Westmoreland RD Ste 128, Lake Forest, IL 60045
Phone
(847) 535-7657
Enumerated
Dec 28, 2005
Record last updated
Jul 21, 2022
Fax
(224) 271-3020
Medicaid ID
36050130 IL
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  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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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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38% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average urology physician in 2024

828 Medicare Part D claims for 202 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.

  1. Dennis Pessis828
  2. Specialty average1,340

Most prescribed

  1. Tamsulosin Hcl346 claims
  2. Finasteride109 claims
  3. Alfuzosin Hcl Er61 claims
  4. Silodosin46 claims
  5. Bicalutamide30 claims
  6. Oxybutynin Chloride27 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score82.6
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $37.36

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Biotech, 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.

  1. Dennis Pessis$37.36
  2. Specialty average$3,800.04

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Dennis A. Pessis among 629 urology physician records in Illinois

Dennis A. Pessis, 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 93% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 54% of these records are
  • Record last updated2022 · 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.

The 8 urology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michael McGuire, MDLake Forest, IL 600451821018185
  2. Kristopher Atzeff, M.D.Libertyville, IL 600481073577045
  3. Justin Cohen, MDLibertyville, IL 600481700060704
  4. Ronald Kim, M.DLibertyville, IL 600481447451554
  5. Eric Kirshenbaum, M.D.Libertyville, IL 600481467794248
  6. Spencer Mossack, MDLibertyville, IL 600481265061980
  7. Marc NelsonLibertyville, IL 600481043637325
  8. Avtar Dhindsa, MDMcHenry, IL 600501790844181

Common questions

What is Dennis A. Pessis, M.D.'s NPI number?

Dennis A. Pessis, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578540746, issued on Dec 28, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Dennis A. Pessis, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 900 N Westmoreland RD Ste 128, Lake Forest, IL, 60045. Phone: (847) 535-7657. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Dennis A. Pessis, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036050130, 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 Dennis A. Pessis, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Dennis A. Pessis, M.D. had 828 Medicare Part D claims for 202 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Dennis A. Pessis, M.D.'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.