Howard Schechter, MD
Anesthesiology Physician · Evanston, IL
Howard Schechter, MD is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Evanston, Illinois, and NPI 1538250733, issued on Sep 27, 2006. Check the license on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Howard Schechter
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
- Practice location
- 355 Ridge Ave, Evanston, IL 60202
- Phone
- (847) 316-3364
- Enumerated
- Sep 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 10, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Howard Schechter 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
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average anesthesiology physician in 2024
20 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 402 among the 4,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Howard Schechter among 2,575 anesthesiology physician records in Illinois
Howard Schechter, MD is one of 2,575 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 6% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 62% of these records are
- Record last updated2007 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
75 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in Evanston
They are 75 of the 4,013 NPPES records with a practice address in Evanston, and 2,575 anesthesiology physician records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is Howard Schechter, MD's NPI number?
Howard Schechter, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538250733, issued on Sep 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Howard Schechter, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 355 Ridge Ave, Evanston, IL, 60202. Phone: (847) 316-3364. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Howard Schechter, 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 Schechter, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Howard Schechter, MD had 20 Medicare Part D claims; the average among anesthesiology physician prescribers was 402. 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.