NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Jim A. Christoforidis, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Chicago, IL

Jim A. Christoforidis, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1578546222, issued on Nov 28, 2005. Check the license (Illinois 036103428, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1578546222
Name
Jim A. Christoforidis
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
036103428 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
4235 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60639
Phone
(773) 278-6868
Enumerated
Nov 28, 2005
Record last updated
Jun 3, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(773) 278-6922
Medicaid ID
036103428 IL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100726000108); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Northeastern Ohio University College Of Medicine, 1996
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 4235 W North Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

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  2. Sara Huezo Funes, M.DFamily Medicine Physician1225279979
  3. Jose Munoz, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1750365169

Verify Jim A. Christoforidis in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
    Search for license 036103428    Check the board
  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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72% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

999 Medicare Part D claims for 145 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims. 44 claims were for opioids.

  1. Jim Christoforidis999
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium80 claims
  2. Boostrix Tdap80 claims
  3. Metformin Hcl49 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium44 claims
  5. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa33 claims
  6. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen29 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Primecare Community Health, Inc.Chicago, IL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Jim A. Christoforidis among 6,215 family medicine physician records in Illinois

Jim A. Christoforidis, M.D. 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 91% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated1996 · median 2006 among the 3,714 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2009 · 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).

1,593 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Chicago

They are 1,593 of the 63,379 NPPES records with a practice address in Chicago, and 6,215 family medicine physician records in Illinois.

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Common questions

What is Jim A. Christoforidis, M.D.'s NPI number?

Jim A. Christoforidis, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578546222, issued on Nov 28, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Jim A. Christoforidis, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4235 W North Ave, Chicago, IL, 60639. Phone: (773) 278-6868. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Jim A. Christoforidis, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036103428, 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 Jim A. Christoforidis, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Jim A. Christoforidis, M.D. had 999 Medicare Part D claims for 145 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.

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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.