Irene I. Wu, MD
Surgery Physician · Elgin, IL
Irene I. Wu, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Elgin, Illinois, and NPI 1447457692, issued on Jun 29, 2007. Check the license (Illinois 036.118716, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Irene I. Wu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 036.118716 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 163 S Randall RD, Elgin, IL 60123
- Phone
- (847) 406-1007
- Enumerated
- Jun 29, 2007
- Record last updated
- May 12, 2023
- Fax
- (847) 695-2377
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20081113000582); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School, 2002
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 163 S Randall RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Irene I. Wu 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 036.118716Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
81% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
266 Medicare Part D claims for 150 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 134 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen100 claims
- Tramadol Hcl27 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass25 claims
- Cephalexin21 claims
- Neomycin Sulfate15 claims
- Metronidazole13 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: $64.73
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Smith+Nephew, 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 one group practice
- Advanced Surgery And Wellness, PLLCElgin, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Irene I. Wu among 1,520 surgery physician records in Illinois
Irene I. Wu, MD 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 2007, is newer than 36% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 36% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated2002 · median 2004 among the 650 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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.
All 1,520 in Illinois → Every provider in Elgin → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Rachel Baer, MDElgin, IL 601231437110707
- John Brems, M.D.Elgin, IL 601231437139094
- Leo Farbota, MDElgin, IL 601231982665196
- Michael FremgenElgin, IL 601231447591540
- Lily Hsieh, MDElgin, IL 601231508156803
- Nicholas Kunio, M.D.Elgin, IL 601231083816201
- Felipe Pacheco Granda, MDElgin, IL 601231013402874
- Stephen Boghossian, M.D.Elmhurst, IL 601261245210111
Common questions
What is Irene I. Wu, MD's NPI number?
Irene I. Wu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447457692, issued on Jun 29, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Irene I. Wu, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 163 S Randall RD, Elgin, IL, 60123. Phone: (847) 406-1007. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Irene I. Wu, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036.118716, 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 Irene I. Wu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Irene I. Wu, MD had 266 Medicare Part D claims for 150 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.