NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ellen V. Kroin

Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician · Lake Forest, IL

Ellen V. Kroin is an orthopaedic hand surgery physician with a practice address in Lake Forest, Illinois, and NPI 1053738385, issued on Mar 25, 2014. Check the license (Illinois 036-152997, 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
1053738385
Name
Ellen V. Kroin
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician 207XS0106X
License numbers
036-152997 IL
125065457 IL
A161234 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1000 N Westmoreland RD, Lake Forest, IL 60045
Phone
(847) 535-8500
Enumerated
Mar 25, 2014
Record last updated
Mar 2, 2022
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20201130002475); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Rush Medical College Of Rush University, 2014
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 1000 N Westmoreland RD

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

  1. Owais Abdul-Kafi, MDInterventional Cardiology Physician1922462647
  2. Deepti Agarwal, MDAnesthesiology Physician1598901423
  3. Mariyam Alam, PA-CPhysician Assistant1740087394
  4. Wendy Allen, CNMAdvanced Practice Midwife1629161369
  5. Mohammed Alzoubaidi, MBBS,MPHPulmonary Disease Physician1184880031
  6. Christina Anderson, M.D.Interventional Cardiology Physician1568846434

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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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89% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic hand surgery physician in 2024

21 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries, against an average of 186 among the 2,203 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Ellen Kroin21
  2. Specialty average186

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: $67.94

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Ossur Americas, Inc. The 1,819 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,529.86 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ellen Kroin$67.94
  2. Specialty average$5,529.86

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

  1. 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).

Ellen V. Kroin among 129 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Illinois

Ellen V. Kroin is one of 129 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 89% 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 77% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 77% of these records are older, 19% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 82% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2004 among the 106 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 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 207XS0106X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Hand Surgery Physician providers in Illinois

There are 129 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records in Illinois.

The 8 orthopaedic hand surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Emily Gilley, M.D.Lake Forest, IL 600451548466725
  2. Peter Hoepfner, MDLibertyville, IL 600481306876297
  3. Paul Dehaan, MDMcHenry, IL 600501386727790
  4. Priyesh PatelMcHenry, IL 600501821264730
  5. Taizoon Baxamusa, MDMorton Grove, IL 600531659322535
  6. Leigh-Anne TuMorton Grove, IL 600531194145433
  7. Jeffrey Visotsky, MDMorton Grove, IL 600531669428538
  8. Craig Williams, MDMorton Grove, IL 600531689629859

Common questions

What is Ellen V. Kroin's NPI number?

Ellen V. Kroin's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1053738385, issued on Mar 25, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ellen V. Kroin located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 N Westmoreland RD, Lake Forest, IL, 60045. Phone: (847) 535-8500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ellen V. Kroin's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036-152997, 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 Ellen V. Kroin prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ellen V. Kroin had 21 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic hand surgery physician prescribers was 186. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Ellen V. Kroin'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.

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