James M. Unger, PA
Surgical Physician Assistant · Arlington Heights, IL
James M. Unger, PA is a surgical physician assistant with a practice address in Arlington Heights, Illinois, and NPI 1144276312, issued on May 26, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 085000555, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- James M. Unger
- Credential
- PA
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Physician Assistant 363AS0400X
- License numbers
- 085000555 IL
085-000555 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 800 W Central RD, Arlington Heights, IL 60005
- Phone
- (847) 618-7200
- Enumerated
- May 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 16, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040109000436); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify James M. Unger in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
Search for license 085000555Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 93.1 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: $13.35
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 7,578 providers of this specialty with any payment received $703.95 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
- Endeavor Health Medical GroupEvanston, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
James M. Unger among 599 surgical physician assistant records in Illinois
James M. Unger, PA is one of 599 surgical physician assistant records with a practice address in Illinois. 71% 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 4% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 4% of these records are older, 82% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 63% of these records are
- Graduated1985 · median 2016 among the 378 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363AS0400X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
33 surgical physician assistant records list a practice address in Arlington Heights
They are 33 of the 2,697 NPPES records with a practice address in Arlington Heights, and 599 surgical physician assistant records in Illinois.
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The 8 surgical physician assistant records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Stephanie Lindeman, PA-CArlington Heights, IL 600051538404454
- Kristin Nimbley, P.A.-CArlington Heights, IL 600051588845366
- Ellen Roy, PA-CArlington Heights, IL 600051023289410
- Kelsey Smith, PArlington Heights, IL 600051568916583
Common questions
What is James M. Unger, PA's NPI number?
James M. Unger, PA's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1144276312, issued on May 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is James M. Unger, PA located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 800 W Central RD, Arlington Heights, IL, 60005. Phone: (847) 618-7200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify James M. Unger, PA's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 085000555, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
What is James M. Unger, PA's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.1 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.