NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Heidi Azmy Nicola, M.D.

Hospitalist Physician · South Holland, IL

Heidi Azmy Nicola, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in South Holland, Illinois, and NPI 1417122763, issued on Apr 28, 2008. Check the license (Illinois 036128245, 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
1417122763
Name
Heidi Azmy Nicola
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License numbers
036128245 IL
036.128245 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
100 W 162ND St, South Holland, IL 60473
Phone
(312) 609-0300
Enumerated
Apr 28, 2008
Record last updated
Jun 17, 2025
Fax
(312) 842-5897
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120324000082); accepts Medicare assignment
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 100 W 162ND St

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

  1. Dorothy AkaezeFamily Nurse Practitioner1649641747
  2. Safiat Amuwo, MDInternal Medicine Physician1659803039
  3. Girma Assefa, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1619904992
  4. Sameera Baig, MDInternal Medicine Physician1700413887
  5. Susan Barclay, MDPediatrics Physician1144206145
  6. Chirayu Baxi, MDHospitalist Physician1326434994

Verify Heidi Azmy Nicola 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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61% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hospitalist physician in 2024

203 Medicare Part D claims for 121 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 33 claims were for opioids.

  1. Heidi Nicola203
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen21 claims
  2. Cefdinir12 claims
  3. Metoprolol Succinate11 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Advance Inpatient Medicine LLCHinsdale, IL

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

Heidi Azmy Nicola among 1,535 hospitalist physician records in Illinois

Heidi Azmy Nicola, M.D. is one of 1,535 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 92% 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 19% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 19% of these records are older, 74% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • Graduated2002 · median 2013 among the 1,339 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 32% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Hospitalist Physician providers in Illinois

There are 1,535 hospitalist physician records in Illinois.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Chirayu Baxi, MDSouth Holland, IL 604731326434994
  2. Paula Marfia, M.D.Tinley Park, IL 604771841461233
  3. Anna Zaleska, MDOrland Park, IL 604671720216526
  4. Justin Ceh, MDPalos Heights, IL 604631457930521
  5. Kyle Coots, DOPalos Heights, IL 604631306596416
  6. Kamil CwiklaPalos Heights, IL 604631467039248
  7. Winston Dang, MDPalos Heights, IL 604631033869235
  8. Monica Ellis, MDPalos Heights, IL 604631053980508

Common questions

What is Heidi Azmy Nicola, M.D.'s NPI number?

Heidi Azmy Nicola, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417122763, issued on Apr 28, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Heidi Azmy Nicola, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 W 162ND St, South Holland, IL, 60473. Phone: (312) 609-0300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Heidi Azmy Nicola, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036128245, 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 Heidi Azmy Nicola, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Heidi Azmy Nicola, M.D. had 203 Medicare Part D claims for 121 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.