Edgar V. Lerma, M.D.
Nephrology Physician · Evergreen Park, IL
Edgar V. Lerma, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Evergreen Park, Illinois, and NPI 1841279981, issued on Jan 16, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036097893, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Edgar V. Lerma
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 036097893 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3358 W 95TH St, Evergreen Park, IL 60805
- Phone
- (708) 952-3040
- Enumerated
- Jan 16, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 28, 2025
- Fax
- (708) 952-3043
- Medicaid ID
- 036097893 IL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040526001119); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3358 W 95TH St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Vinitha Raghavan, M.D.Nephrology Physician1023097292
Verify Edgar V. Lerma 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 036097893Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
77% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
344 Medicare Part D claims for 75 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 36% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Sevelamer Carbonate69 claims
- Farxiga40 claims
- Spironolactone27 claims
- Lisinopril19 claims
- Auryxia18 claims
- Irbesartan16 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: $45,886.26
33 payments; by number, the most common kind was consulting fee; the largest payer was Travere Therapeutics, Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Associates IN Nephrology SCPalos Hills, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Edgar V. Lerma among 572 nephrology physician records in Illinois
Edgar V. Lerma, M.D. is one of 572 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 87% 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 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2002 among the 433 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
19 nephrology physician records list a practice address in Evergreen Park
They are 19 of the 603 NPPES records with a practice address in Evergreen Park, and 572 nephrology physician records in Illinois.
All 572 in Illinois → Every provider in Evergreen Park → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Kelly Guglielmi, M.D.Evergreen Park, IL 608051174556781
- Ejikeme Obasi, MDEvergreen Park, IL 608051205869815
- Joseph Oyama, M.D.Evergreen Park, IL 608051134144504
- Amishi Patel, MDEvergreen Park, IL 608051063670719
Common questions
What is Edgar V. Lerma, M.D.'s NPI number?
Edgar V. Lerma, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841279981, issued on Jan 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Edgar V. Lerma, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3358 W 95TH St, Evergreen Park, IL, 60805. Phone: (708) 952-3040. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Edgar V. Lerma, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036097893, 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 Edgar V. Lerma, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Edgar V. Lerma, M.D. had 344 Medicare Part D claims for 75 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.