Issam Awad
Neurological Surgery Physician · Chicago, IL
Issam Awad is a neurological surgery physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1699781690, issued on Jul 31, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036109947, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Issam Awad
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurological Surgery Physician 207T00000X
- License number
- 036109947 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5841 S Maryland Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
- Phone
- (888) 824-0200
- Enumerated
- Jul 31, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 24, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20031216000242); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Loma Linda University School Of Medicine, 1980
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Issam Awad 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 036109947Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
92% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurological surgery physician in 2024
13 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 172 among the 4,378 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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): 97.7 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: $94,171.38
13 payments; by number, the most common kind was consulting fee; the largest payer was Neurelis, Inc. The 5,377 providers of this specialty with any payment received $14,925.58 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.
2 hospitals and group practices
- The University OF Chicago Medical CenterChicago, IL · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
- University OF ChicagoChicago, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Issam Awad among 375 neurological surgery physician records in Illinois
Issam Awad is one of 375 neurological surgery physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 77% 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 10% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 10% of these records are older, 63% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 53% of these records are
- Graduated1980 · median 2004 among the 199 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207T00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurological Surgery Physician providers in Illinois
There are 375 neurological surgery physician records in Illinois.
All 375 in Illinois → Every provider in Chicago → Neurological Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurological surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Youssef Comair, M.D.Chicago, IL 606371134152697
- Paramita DasChicago, IL 606371912226614
- Arthur Dipatri, MDChicago, IL 606371396731444
- Martin Herman, M.D., PH.D.Chicago, IL 606371306844899
- Peleg HorowitzChicago, IL 606371003088279
- Rodwan Rajjoub, M.D.Chicago, IL 606371528033651
Common questions
What is Issam Awad's NPI number?
Issam Awad's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1699781690, issued on Jul 31, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Issam Awad located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5841 S Maryland Ave, Chicago, IL, 60637. Phone: (888) 824-0200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Issam Awad's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036109947, 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 Issam Awad prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Issam Awad had 13 Medicare Part D claims; the average among neurological surgery physician prescribers was 172. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Issam Awad's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.7 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.