Ilona A. Kichko, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Chicago, IL
Ilona A. Kichko, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1730448481, issued on May 15, 2012. Check the license (Illinois 036143477, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ilona A. Kichko
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 036143477 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 836 W Wellington Ave, Chicago, IL 60657
- Phone
- (773) 975-1600
- Enumerated
- May 15, 2012
- Record last updated
- Aug 30, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170711000873); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Florida College Of Medicine, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ilona A. Kichko 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 036143477Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
33% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
99 Medicare Part D claims for 69 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 52 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen29 claims
- Tramadol Hcl12 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,408.78
19 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Central Dupage Physician GroupMcHenry, IL
- Swedishamerican HospitalRockford, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ilona A. Kichko among 1,520 surgery physician records in Illinois
Ilona A. Kichko, M.D. is one of 1,520 surgery physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 66% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 55% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 55% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2004 among the 650 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Illinois
There are 1,520 surgery physician records in Illinois.
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- Terrence Lerner, MDChicago, IL 606571245226422
- Vijay MakerChicago, IL 606571194832212
- Ajay Maker, MDChicago, IL 606571437237740
Common questions
What is Ilona A. Kichko, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ilona A. Kichko, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1730448481, issued on May 15, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ilona A. Kichko, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 836 W Wellington Ave, Chicago, IL, 60657. Phone: (773) 975-1600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ilona A. Kichko, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036143477, 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 Ilona A. Kichko, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ilona A. Kichko, M.D. had 99 Medicare Part D claims for 69 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ilona A. Kichko, M.D.'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.