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 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
- Practice location
- 1475 E Belvidere RD Ste 185, Grayslake, IL 60030
- Phone
- (847) 535-6150
- Enumerated
- Dec 1, 2005
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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.
- Jessica Cooksey, MDCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1205089166
- Monica Gonzalez, RD,LDN,CDERegistered Dietitian1902197155
- Taylor Kramer, DPTPhysical Therapist1083389233
- Alexandra Moy, M.S., CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1962853077
- Sheila Posedel, PTPhysical Therapist1124609557
- Oscar RamirezPhysical Therapist1710698352
Verify Howard Axe in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional RegulationCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
52% 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 2,785 among the 127,794 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 Medicare quality score for 2023: 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).
One hospital or facility affiliation
- Northwestern Medical Faculty FoundationLake Forest, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
11 internal medicine physician records list a Grayslake practice address
They are 11 of the 572 NPPES records with a Grayslake practice address, and 8,522 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?
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 2,785. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Howard Axe, MD's Medicare quality 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), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.