James Nikolakakis, D.O
Internal Medicine Physician · Des Plaines, IL
James Nikolakakis, D.O is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Des Plaines, Illinois, and NPI 1801968805, issued on Nov 14, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036-097071, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Nikolakakis
- Credential
- D.O
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 036-097071 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 150 N River RD, Des Plaines, IL 60016
- Phone
- (847) 298-0310
- Enumerated
- Nov 14, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 7, 2011 (not updated in 15 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (847) 298-5939
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100809000733); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Midwestern University, Chicago College Of Osteopathic Med, 1995
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Nikolakakis 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 036-097071Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
36% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
2,030 Medicare Part D claims for 373 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 34 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium108 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium105 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate89 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium79 claims
- Lisinopril75 claims
- Metformin Hcl54 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: $2,055.69
117 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Advocate Health And Hospitals CorporationDes Plaines, IL
- North Shore Primary Care S.C.Libertyville, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Nikolakakis among 7,238 internal medicine physician records in Illinois
James Nikolakakis, D.O is one of 7,238 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 73% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated1995 · median 2003 among the 3,580 with a school on file
- Record last updated2011 · 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 207R00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
29 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Des Plaines
They are 29 of the 1,164 NPPES records with a practice address in Des Plaines, and 7,238 internal medicine physician records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is James Nikolakakis, D.O's NPI number?
James Nikolakakis, D.O's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801968805, issued on Nov 14, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Nikolakakis, D.O located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 150 N River RD, Des Plaines, IL, 60016. Phone: (847) 298-0310. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Nikolakakis, D.O's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036-097071, 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 Nikolakakis, D.O prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Nikolakakis, D.O had 2,030 Medicare Part D claims for 373 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.