Registry data as of Aug 27, 2026

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.

Record from CMS NPPES, loaded Aug 27, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordas of Aug 27, 2026
1649254939
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
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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.

  1. Jessica Cooksey, MDCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1205089166
  2. Monica Gonzalez, RD,LDN,CDERegistered Dietitian1902197155
  3. Taylor Kramer, DPTPhysical Therapist1083389233
  4. Alexandra Moy, M.S., CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1962853077
  5. Sheila Posedel, PTPhysical Therapist1124609557
  6. Oscar RamirezPhysical Therapist1710698352

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional RegulationCheck the board
  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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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.

  1. Howard Axe4,244
  2. Specialty average2,785

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium504 claims
  2. Levothyroxine Sodium228 claims
  3. Amlodipine Besylate188 claims
  4. Lisinopril170 claims
  5. Hydrochlorothiazide136 claims
  6. 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score82.6
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

One hospital or facility affiliation

  1. 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.

Other internal medicine physician records in Illinois

  1. Peter Abadeer, D.O.Bloomington, IL1760469522
  2. Pamela Abadi, D.O.Winfield, IL1588820179
  3. Motaz Abas, MDPeoria, IL1215510201
  4. Elias Abate, M.D.Chicago, IL1336712199
  5. Maliha Abbas, D.O.Chicago, IL1174963920
  6. Zareena Abbas, MDChicago, IL1427078872
  7. Abu Abbasi, MDChicago, IL1083243877
  8. Ayesha Abbasi, MDChicago, IL1376216705
  9. Khalda Abbasi, MDNaperville, IL1487705240
  10. Misha Abbasi, MDChicago, IL1770111635

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.