NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Howard Aaron Pinchcofsky, M.D.

Diagnostic Radiology Physician · Chicago, IL

Howard Aaron Pinchcofsky, M.D. is a diagnostic radiology physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1346439015, issued on Oct 18, 2007. Check the license (Illinois 036.127248, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1346439015
Name
Howard Aaron Pinchcofsky
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Diagnostic Radiology Physician 2085R0202X
License numbers
036.127248 IL
D0073409 MD
4301095738 MI
STUDENT OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5145 N California Ave, Chicago, IL 60625
Phone
(773) 989-3814
Enumerated
Oct 18, 2007
Record last updated
Dec 15, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20130319000027); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Rush Medical College Of Rush University, 2005
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 5145 N California Ave

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

  1. Linh Agtuca, DOFamily Medicine Physician1992169783
  2. Tanja Alavanja, PHARMDPharmacist1336668417
  3. Matthew Alfarano, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1538621487
  4. Sawsan Alzukaimi, MDSurgery Physician1184147688
  5. Basava Ancha, MDInternal Medicine Physician1265488647
  6. Abigail Anderson, DOInternal Medicine Physician1154263168

Verify Howard Aaron Pinchcofsky 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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No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

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

Industry payments in 2024: $94.74

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Canon Medical Systems USA, Inc. The 8,048 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,488.38 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Howard Pinchcofsky$94.74
  2. Specialty average$2,488.38

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Suburban Radiologists, S.C.Hinsdale, IL

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

Diagnostic Radiology Physician providers in Illinois

There are 1,874 diagnostic radiology physician records in Illinois.

Other diagnostic radiology physician records in Illinois

  1. Samir Abboud, MDChicago, IL1124361324
  2. Sarah Abdel-HadiChicago, IL1932846490
  3. Gerges Abdelsayed, MBBCH BAOMaywood, IL1942902606
  4. Hiroyuki AbeChicago, IL1275684243
  5. Nicole Abedrabbo, MDChicago, IL1629872395
  6. Rita Abejo, MDChicago, IL1477509537
  7. Matthew Abell, M.D.Springfield, IL1568726826
  8. Kinan Abou-Kassem, MDSpringfield, IL1609405026
  9. Srishti Abrol, MDChicago, IL1396240214
  10. Sharon Adam, M.D.Chicago, IL1619361763

Common questions

What is Howard Aaron Pinchcofsky, M.D.'s NPI number?

Howard Aaron Pinchcofsky, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346439015, issued on Oct 18, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Howard Aaron Pinchcofsky, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5145 N California Ave, Chicago, IL, 60625. Phone: (773) 989-3814. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Howard Aaron Pinchcofsky, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036.127248, 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.

What is Howard Aaron Pinchcofsky, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.

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