NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joel Biala

Anesthesiology Physician · Chicago, IL

Joel Biala is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1326084369, issued on Jun 20, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036-094769, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1326084369
Name
Joel Biala
Primary taxonomy
Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
License number
036-094769 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1653 W Congress Pkwy, Chicago, IL 60612
Phone
(312) 942-6504
Enumerated
Jun 20, 2006
Record last updated
Sep 18, 2013 (not updated in 13 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(312) 942-5773
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100920000462); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Illinois College Of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb), 1994
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 1653 W Congress Pkwy

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

  1. Raid Abdulla, MDPediatric Cardiology Physician1710037742
  2. Pooja AgarwalPsychiatry Physician1407411689
  3. Heidi Aguilar, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1043703796
  4. Jenny AhnEmergency Registered Nurse1124836622
  5. Marwah Al Tekreeti, MDAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1891539268
  6. Laila Abdulla Al-Harthy, RNRegistered Nurse1619832722

Verify Joel Biala in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
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  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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Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. University Anesthesiologists SCChicago, IL

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

Joel Biala among 2,575 anesthesiology physician records in Illinois

Joel Biala is one of 2,575 anesthesiology physician 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 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 61% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
  • Graduated1994 · median 2006 among the 1,608 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2013 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1,113 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in Chicago

They are 1,113 of the 63,379 NPPES records with a practice address in Chicago, and 2,575 anesthesiology physician records in Illinois.

The 8 anesthesiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Shyamala BadrinathChicago, IL 606121588609820
  2. Cristina Barboi, MDChicago, IL 606121053394015
  3. Yulia Demidovich, MDChicago, IL 606121306897475
  4. Katrina Duque-Kappe, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121275532277
  5. Kere Frey, DOChicago, IL 606121144290560
  6. Ulana Leskiw, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121972555738
  7. Edmund Mangahas, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121871540443
  8. Daniela Orza, MDChicago, IL 606121861473225

Common questions

What is Joel Biala's NPI number?

Joel Biala's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326084369, issued on Jun 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joel Biala located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1653 W Congress Pkwy, Chicago, IL, 60612. Phone: (312) 942-6504. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joel Biala's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036-094769, 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.

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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