Essam Fathy Mekhaiel, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Chicago Ridge, IL
Essam Fathy Mekhaiel, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Chicago Ridge, Illinois, and NPI 1659558666, issued on Jan 22, 2008. Check the license on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Essam Fathy Mekhaiel
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- 2013022885 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10604 Southwest Highway, Chicago Ridge, IL 60415
- Phone
- (708) 371-8006
- Enumerated
- Jan 22, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jun 7, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (708) 389-6630
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080520000862); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest pulmonary disease physician records → All 617 in Illinois → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 10604 Southwest Highway
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Juanbosco Ayala, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1497956981
- Terrence Diamond, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1609825447
- Muhammad Hamadeh, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1902860083
- Eyad Karzoun, MDCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1649470196
Verify Essam Fathy Mekhaiel in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional RegulationCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
26 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 58% of 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: $98,461.62
121 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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
- Midwest Pulmonary Critical Care And Sleep Consultants LLCPalos Heights, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Essam Fathy Mekhaiel among 617 pulmonary disease physician records in Illinois
Essam Fathy Mekhaiel, MD is one of 617 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 54% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 54% of these records are older, 39% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated2000 · median 2005 among the 444 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
16 pulmonary disease physician records list a practice address in Chicago Ridge
They are 16 of the 195 NPPES records with a practice address in Chicago Ridge, and 617 pulmonary disease physician records in Illinois.
All 617 in Illinois → Every provider in Chicago Ridge → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Haleyur Arun, M.D.Chicago Ridge, IL 604151992769558
- Juanbosco Ayala, M.D.Chicago Ridge, IL 604151497956981
- Terrence Diamond, MDChicago Ridge, IL 604151609825447
- Muhammad Hamadeh, M.D.Chicago Ridge, IL 604151902860083
- Hamed Mataria, M.D.Chicago Ridge, IL 604151285845818
- Mohammad Omari, MDChicago Ridge, IL 604151790715894
- Mohammed Sahloul, M.D.Chicago Ridge, IL 604151447214002
- Moutaz Sunbuli, M.D.Chicago Ridge, IL 604151396963559
Common questions
What is Essam Fathy Mekhaiel, MD's NPI number?
Essam Fathy Mekhaiel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659558666, issued on Jan 22, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Essam Fathy Mekhaiel, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10604 Southwest Highway, Chicago Ridge, IL, 60415. Phone: (708) 371-8006. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Essam Fathy Mekhaiel, MD's license?
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 Essam Fathy Mekhaiel, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Essam Fathy Mekhaiel, MD had 26 Medicare Part D claims for 11 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.