Joel C. Williams, M.D.
Orthopaedic Trauma Physician · Chicago, IL
Joel C. Williams, M.D. is an orthopaedic trauma physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1851553374, issued on Jun 26, 2008. Check the license (Illinois 036.139572, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Joel C. Williams
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Trauma Physician 207XX0801X
- License number
- 036.139572 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1611 W Harrison St, Chicago, IL 60612
- Phone
- (708) 236-2673
- Enumerated
- Jun 26, 2008
- Record last updated
- May 11, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (708) 409-5179
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160310000527); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Joel C. Williams 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 036.139572Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
68% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic trauma physician in 2024
48 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries, against an average of 151 among the 627 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 23 claims were for opioids.
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: $5,617.68
26 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Synthes GmbH. The 722 providers of this specialty with any payment received $15,814.30 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 3 group practices
- Cook CountyChicago, IL
- Midwest Orthopaedics AT Rush LLCChicago, IL
- Orthomidwest, PLLCChicago, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Joel C. Williams among 18 orthopaedic trauma physician records in Illinois
Joel C. Williams, M.D. is one of 18 orthopaedic trauma physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 94% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 56% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 56% of these records are older, 33% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 94% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 83% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2008 among the 15 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XX0801X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Trauma Physician providers in Illinois
There are 18 orthopaedic trauma physician records in Illinois.
All 18 in Illinois → Every provider in Chicago → Orthopaedic Trauma Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic trauma physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- James Kapotas, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121528128089
- Bennet ButlerChicago, IL 606111548687635
- Scott Cordes, MDChicago, IL 606111467424994
- Srikanth Divi, M.D.Chicago, IL 606111518305457
- Alexander Crespo, M.D.Chicago, IL 606181982083887
- Gregory Fahrenbach, MDChicago, IL 606311861475964
- Evan Dougherty, M.D.Hinsdale, IL 605211871828947
- Garin Hecht, M.D.Maywood, IL 601531073872248
Common questions
What is Joel C. Williams, M.D.'s NPI number?
Joel C. Williams, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1851553374, issued on Jun 26, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Joel C. Williams, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1611 W Harrison St, Chicago, IL, 60612. Phone: (708) 236-2673. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Joel C. Williams, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036.139572, 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 Joel C. Williams, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Joel C. Williams, M.D. had 48 Medicare Part D claims for 22 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic trauma physician prescribers was 151. 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.