Howard Axe, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Grayslake, IL
Howard Axe, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Grayslake, Illinois, and NPI 1649254939, issued on Dec 1, 2005. Check the license (Illinois 036084066, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Howard Axe
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 036084066 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1475 E Belvidere RD Ste 185, Grayslake, IL 60030
- Phone
- (847) 535-6150
- Enumerated
- Dec 1, 2005
- Record last updated
- Sep 4, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100923000618); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Temple University School Of Medicine, 1989
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1475 E Belvidere RD Ste 185
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Howard Axe 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 036084066Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
34% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
4,244 Medicare Part D claims for 389 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 23 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium504 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium228 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate188 claims
- Lisinopril170 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide136 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium127 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Northwestern Medical Faculty FoundationLake Forest, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Howard Axe among 7,238 internal medicine physician records in Illinois
Howard Axe, MD is one of 7,238 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 93% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2003 among the 3,580 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
7 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Grayslake
They are 7 of the 572 NPPES records with a practice address in Grayslake, and 7,238 internal medicine physician records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is Howard Axe, MD's NPI number?
Howard Axe, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1649254939, issued on Dec 1, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Howard Axe, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1475 E Belvidere RD Ste 185, Grayslake, IL, 60030. Phone: (847) 535-6150. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Howard Axe, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036084066, 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 Howard Axe, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Howard Axe, MD had 4,244 Medicare Part D claims for 389 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Howard Axe, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.1 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.