George Hefner, MD
Anesthesiology Physician · Lake Forest, IL
George Hefner, MD is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Lake Forest, Illinois, and NPI 1548279649, issued on Aug 7, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036083805, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- George Hefner
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
- License numbers
- 036083805 IL
57253 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 660 N Westmoreland RD, Lake Forest, IL 60045
- Phone
- (847) 535-6100
- Enumerated
- Aug 7, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 25, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100331000452); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify George Hefner 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 036083805Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Northwestern Medical Faculty FoundationLake Forest, IL
- Vituity-Wisconsin Anesthesia SCMilwaukee, WI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
George Hefner among 2,575 anesthesiology physician records in Illinois
George Hefner, MD is one of 2,575 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 71% 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 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · median 2006 among the 1,608 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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 207L00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
31 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in Lake Forest
They are 31 of the 821 NPPES records with a practice address in Lake Forest, and 2,575 anesthesiology physician records in Illinois.
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- Aristeidie DiverisLake Forest, IL 600451013926112
- Henry Liu, MDLake Forest, IL 600451184633281
- William McCune, MDLake Forest, IL 600451689685646
- Ronald Meyer, MDLake Forest, IL 600451124039185
- J. Paul Slavenas, M.D.Lake Forest, IL 600451538178637
Common questions
What is George Hefner, MD's NPI number?
George Hefner, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1548279649, issued on Aug 7, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is George Hefner, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 660 N Westmoreland RD, Lake Forest, IL, 60045. Phone: (847) 535-6100. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify George Hefner, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036083805, 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. 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.