NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Edward H. Kolb, M.D.

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Bloomington, IL

Edward H. Kolb, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Bloomington, Illinois, and NPI 1538168786, issued on Jul 19, 2005. Check the license (Illinois 036-108279, 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
1538168786
Name
Edward H. Kolb
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
036-108279 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
501A S Towanda Barnes RD Ste 2, Bloomington, IL 61705
Phone
(309) 612-9002
Enumerated
Jul 19, 2005
Record last updated
Oct 2, 2025
Fax
(309) 391-0134
Medicaid ID
0361082791 IL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20110707000525); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Rush Medical College Of Rush University, 1998
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 501A S Towanda Barnes RD Ste 2

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

  1. Neil Atkins, MPTPhysical Therapist1467451450
  2. Jeanie Brantley, PTPhysical Therapist1013433226
  3. Jamie Ellsworth, SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1467570432
  4. Julie Hartke, DPTPhysical Therapist1578795530
  5. David Kieser, APN, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1841488855
  6. Jean Kolb, M.D.Pediatrics Physician1396844189

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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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  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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49% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

177 Medicare Part D claims for 102 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 24 claims were for opioids.

  1. Edward Kolb177
  2. Specialty average346

Most prescribed

  1. Celecoxib58 claims
  2. Amoxicillin51 claims
  3. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen14 claims
  4. Clindamycin Hcl12 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: $181.16

10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Edward Kolb$181
  2. Specialty average$23,023

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

Bills Medicare through 4 group practices

  1. Christie Clinic, PLLCGibson City, IL
  2. Gibson Community Hospital AssociationGibson City, IL
  3. Hopedale Medical FoundationHoepdale, IL
  4. Orthopedics OF Illinois - The Bone Joint And Sports Medicine Center SNormal, IL

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

Edward H. Kolb among 995 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Illinois

Edward H. Kolb, M.D. is one of 995 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 77% 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, 86% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
  • Graduated1998 · median 2001 among the 556 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Illinois

There are 995 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Illinois.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Lucas Armstrong, MDBloomington, IL 617041174783880
  2. John Dustman, M.D.Bloomington, IL 617041760498497
  3. Mark Hanson, M.D.Bloomington, IL 617041548276256
  4. George Irwin, M.D.Bloomington, IL 617041629085089
  5. Tyler Neal, D.O.Bloomington, IL 617041336555994
  6. Joseph Newcomer, M.D.Bloomington, IL 617041285633420
  7. Joseph Novotny, M.D.Bloomington, IL 617041881601144
  8. Robert Seidl, MDBloomington, IL 617041215046313

Common questions

What is Edward H. Kolb, M.D.'s NPI number?

Edward H. Kolb, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538168786, issued on Jul 19, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Edward H. Kolb, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 501A S Towanda Barnes RD Ste 2, Bloomington, IL, 61705. Phone: (309) 612-9002. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Edward H. Kolb, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036-108279, 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 Edward H. Kolb, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Edward H. Kolb, M.D. had 177 Medicare Part D claims for 102 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.