NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Inessa M. Gelfand, M.D.

Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician · Buffalo Grove, IL

Inessa M. Gelfand, M.D. is an endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician with a practice address in Buffalo Grove, Illinois, and NPI 1528080637, issued on Jul 25, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036-115321, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1528080637
Name
Inessa M. Gelfand
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician 207RE0101X
License number
036-115321 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
150 W Half Day RD Ste 202, Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
Phone
(630) 566-9565
Enumerated
Jul 25, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 17, 2026
Fax
(630) 566-9565
Medicaid ID
036-115321 IL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060905000259); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Rush Medical College Of Rush University, 1998
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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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  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
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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2.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician in 2024

7,227 Medicare Part D claims for 645 beneficiaries, against an average of 2,630 among the 8,223 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 49% of claims.

  1. Inessa Gelfand7,227
  2. Specialty average2,630

Most prescribed

  1. Levothyroxine Sodium975 claims
  2. Metformin Hcl624 claims
  3. Glimepiride516 claims
  4. Jardiance455 claims
  5. Ozempic450 claims
  6. Tradjenta342 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $2,460.07

88 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Amgen Inc. The 5,661 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,742.15 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Inessa Gelfand$2,460.07
  2. Specialty average$5,742.15

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. Tsinman P.C.Deerfield, IL

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

Inessa M. Gelfand among 436 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician records in Illinois

Inessa M. Gelfand, M.D. is one of 436 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 85% 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 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 62% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 68% of these records are
  • Graduated1998 · median 2006 among the 295 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2026 · 46% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RE0101X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician providers in Illinois

There are 436 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician records in Illinois.

The 8 endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ammara Aziz, MDBuffalo Grove, IL 600891336407998
  2. Gregory Clark, M.D.Buffalo Grove, IL 600891053363952
  3. George Thott, M.DBuffalo Grove, IL 600891124317367
  4. Frank Leung, MDWaukegan, IL 600851972524510
  5. Marjorie Mayer, MDWinnetka, IL 600931770569006
  6. Victoria Trendafilova, MDWinnetka, IL 600931518282847
  7. Ramez Bahu, MDSkokie, IL 600771245591924
  8. Liana Billings, MD, MMSCSkokie, IL 600771457528101

Common questions

What is Inessa M. Gelfand, M.D.'s NPI number?

Inessa M. Gelfand, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528080637, issued on Jul 25, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Inessa M. Gelfand, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 150 W Half Day RD Ste 202, Buffalo Grove, IL, 60089. Phone: (630) 566-9565. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Inessa M. Gelfand, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036-115321, 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 Inessa M. Gelfand, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Inessa M. Gelfand, M.D. had 7,227 Medicare Part D claims for 645 beneficiaries; the average among endocrinology, diabetes & metabolism physician prescribers was 2,630. 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.