James A. Kolka, D.O.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Elgin, IL
James A. Kolka, D.O. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Elgin, Illinois, and NPI 1114966447, issued on Jun 5, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036077362, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James A. Kolka
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 036077362 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Provena St Joseph Hospital, Elgin, IL 60123
- Phone
- (847) 695-3200
- Enumerated
- Jun 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 26, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20031218000440); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Chicago College Of Osteopathy, 1987
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James A. Kolka 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 036077362Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
65% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
79 Medicare Part D claims for 48 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 15 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen13 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: $17.12
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Genentech USA, Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 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
- Rochelle Community Hospital AssociationRochelle, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James A. Kolka among 3,291 emergency medicine physician records in Illinois
James A. Kolka, D.O. is one of 3,291 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 80% 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, 68% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 2012 among the 1,867 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
34 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Elgin
They are 34 of the 2,268 NPPES records with a practice address in Elgin, and 3,291 emergency medicine physician records in Illinois.
All 3,291 in Illinois → Every provider in Elgin → Emergency Medicine Physician nationwide →
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- Michael Galle, D.O.Elgin, IL 601231568419950
- Maxime Gilles, M.D.Elgin, IL 601231093762494
- David Hulsey, D.O.Elgin, IL 601231316992969
- Ji Hun Lee, D.O.Elgin, IL 601231902017254
- Shannon Naumann, M.D.Elgin, IL 601231275799785
Common questions
What is James A. Kolka, D.O.'s NPI number?
James A. Kolka, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1114966447, issued on Jun 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James A. Kolka, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Provena St Joseph Hospital, Elgin, IL, 60123. Phone: (847) 695-3200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James A. Kolka, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036077362, 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 James A. Kolka, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James A. Kolka, D.O. had 79 Medicare Part D claims for 48 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.