John Joseph Bulger, MD
Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician · Hinsdale, IL
John Joseph Bulger, MD is a surgery of the hand (surgery) physician with a practice address in Hinsdale, Illinois, and NPI 1447352620, issued on Sep 1, 2006. Check the license on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Joseph Bulger
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician 2086S0105X
- Practice location
- 20 E Ogden Ave, Hinsdale, IL 60521
- Phone
- (630) 325-9430
- Enumerated
- Sep 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 11, 2025
- Fax
- (630) 325-9433
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050210000314); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify John Joseph Bulger in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional RegulationCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
16% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery of the hand (surgery) physician in 2024
158 Medicare Part D claims for 89 beneficiaries, against an average of 188 among the 346 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 84 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen36 claims
- Doxycycline Hyclate26 claims
- Acetaminophen-Codeine23 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl15 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): 75 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $22.77
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Electromed, Inc. The 296 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,725.83 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
- Swedishamerican HospitalRockford, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
John Joseph Bulger among 13 surgery of the hand (surgery) physician records in Illinois
John Joseph Bulger, MD is one of 13 surgery of the hand (surgery) physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 77% 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 23% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 23% of these records are older, 46% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Record last updated2025 · 38% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086S0105X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician providers in Illinois
There are 13 surgery of the hand (surgery) physician records in Illinois.
All 13 in Illinois → Every provider in Hinsdale → Surgery of the Hand (Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery of the hand (surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Tiffany Kadow, M.D.Warrenville, IL 605551083909956
- Salvatore Fanto, MDOrland Park, IL 604621053435222
- Bangalore Jayaram, M.D.Chicago, IL 606081235131244
- Robert Walton, M.D.Chicago, IL 606111932288719
- Peter Hui, M.D.Elmhurst, IL 601261518064542
- Nicholas Rauh, MDElmhurst, IL 601261912468448
- Jerome Weiskopf, MDRockford, IL 611081992814628
- Daniel Lygrisse, D.O.Peoria, IL 616141518306489
Common questions
What is John Joseph Bulger, MD's NPI number?
John Joseph Bulger, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447352620, issued on Sep 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Joseph Bulger, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 20 E Ogden Ave, Hinsdale, IL, 60521. Phone: (630) 325-9430. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Joseph Bulger, MD's license?
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 John Joseph Bulger, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Joseph Bulger, MD had 158 Medicare Part D claims for 89 beneficiaries; the average among surgery of the hand (surgery) physician prescribers was 188. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is John Joseph Bulger, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 75 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.