Henry Robert Govekar, M.D.
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician · Elmwood Park, IL
Henry Robert Govekar, M.D. is a colon & rectal surgery physician with a practice address in Elmwood Park, Illinois, and NPI 1417121872, issued on Apr 16, 2008. Check the license (Illinois 036.135869, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Henry Robert Govekar
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician 208C00000X
- License number
- 036.135869 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1950 N Harlem Ave, Elmwood Park, IL 60707
- Phone
- (708) 453-6800
- Enumerated
- Apr 16, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jan 20, 2022
- Fax
- (708) 453-3985
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140812002006); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Rush Medical College Of Rush University, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 1950 N Harlem Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Rabia Bhatti, MDSurgery Physician1932195039
- Mary Clark, DNP, APRN, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1518889591
- Christina Crews, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1538467642
- Athanasios Diniotis, MDSurgery Physician1538148093
- Deepa Patel, MDSurgery Physician1265876684
- Matthew Phillips, MDSurgery Physician1962066597
Verify Henry Robert Govekar 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 036.135869Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average colon & rectal surgery physician in 2024
178 Medicare Part D claims for 74 beneficiaries, against an average of 192 among the 1,836 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 20 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Metronidazole36 claims
- Neomycin Sulfate33 claims
- Prochlorperazine Maleate25 claims
- Hydrocortisone12 claims
- Loperamide12 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen11 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: $419.43
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medical Device Business Services, Inc. The 1,524 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,468.16 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 2 group practices
- Rci (wrs) LLCValparaiso, IN
- Rush University Medical GroupChicago, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician providers in Illinois
There are 97 colon & rectal surgery physician records in Illinois.
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- Marissa Anderson, M.D.Chicago, IL1043539836
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Common questions
What is Henry Robert Govekar, M.D.'s NPI number?
Henry Robert Govekar, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417121872, issued on Apr 16, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Henry Robert Govekar, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1950 N Harlem Ave, Elmwood Park, IL, 60707. Phone: (708) 453-6800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Henry Robert Govekar, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036.135869, 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 Henry Robert Govekar, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Henry Robert Govekar, M.D. had 178 Medicare Part D claims for 74 beneficiaries; the average among colon & rectal surgery physician prescribers was 192. 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.