James Arthur Swakow, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Chicago, IL
James Arthur Swakow, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1336501337, issued on Mar 28, 2016. Check the license (Illinois 036147301, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James Arthur Swakow
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 036147301 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 722 W Maxwell St Ste 235, Chicago, IL 60607
- Phone
- (312) 996-2901
- Enumerated
- Mar 28, 2016
- Record last updated
- Aug 14, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20190918002286); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Illinois College Of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb), 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James Arthur Swakow 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 036147301Check 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% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
685 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate45 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium43 claims
- Gabapentin38 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa25 claims
- Famotidine23 claims
- Metformin Hcl23 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 87.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- The Board OF Trustees OF The University OF IllinoisChicago, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James Arthur Swakow among 6,215 family medicine physician records in Illinois
James Arthur Swakow, MD is one of 6,215 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 70% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 70% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2006 among the 3,714 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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Common questions
What is James Arthur Swakow, MD's NPI number?
James Arthur Swakow, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1336501337, issued on Mar 28, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James Arthur Swakow, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 722 W Maxwell St Ste 235, Chicago, IL, 60607. Phone: (312) 996-2901. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James Arthur Swakow, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036147301, 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 Arthur Swakow, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, James Arthur Swakow, MD had 685 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is James Arthur Swakow, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.1 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.