NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Esther Kwara, MD

Pediatrics Physician · Chicago, IL

Esther Kwara, MD is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1780355826, issued on Sep 27, 2021. Check the license (Illinois 036174133, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1780355826
Name
Esther Kwara
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
License number
036174133 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4822 S Cottage Grove Ave, Chicago, IL 60615
Phone
(312) 926-7337
Enumerated
Sep 27, 2021
Record last updated
Sep 15, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20251013001796); may accept Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Morehouse School Of Medicine, 2022
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 4822 S Cottage Grove Ave

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  1. Nana-Yaw Aikins, DPTPhysical Therapist1487587424
  2. Wen Jiang, PHARMDPharmacist Clinician (PhC)/ Clinical Pharmacy Specialist1265366793

Verify Esther Kwara in five checks

  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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Esther Kwara among 3,176 pediatrics physician records in Illinois

Esther Kwara, MD is one of 3,176 pediatrics physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 32% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does not. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 84% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 84% of these records are older, 13% newer
  • In a Medicare fileNo · 32% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 7% of these records are
  • Graduated2022 · median 2010 among the 235 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208000000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1,142 pediatrics physician records list a practice address in Chicago

They are 1,142 of the 63,379 NPPES records with a practice address in Chicago, and 3,176 pediatrics physician records in Illinois. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.

The 8 pediatrics physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Alicia Boykin, MDChicago, IL 606151780027441
  2. Karen Goldstein, M.D.Chicago, IL 606151831248947
  3. Rosemary Joy, M.DChicago, IL 606151902941636
  4. Gayle Kates, M.D.Chicago, IL 606151568498889
  5. Poj LysouvakonChicago, IL 606151346304946
  6. Lindsay Newburn, DOChicago, IL 606151295232544
  7. Pamela Nickson, M.D.Chicago, IL 606151629033048
  8. Marealita Pierce, M.D.Chicago, IL 606151033122684

Common questions

What is Esther Kwara, MD's NPI number?

Esther Kwara, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1780355826, issued on Sep 27, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Esther Kwara, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4822 S Cottage Grove Ave, Chicago, IL, 60615. Phone: (312) 926-7337. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Esther Kwara, MD's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036174133, 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.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. 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.