John Chu Hickernell, MD
Rheumatology Physician · Maywood, IL
John Chu Hickernell, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Maywood, Illinois, and NPI 1831848613, issued on Mar 21, 2022. Check the license (Illinois 036.171932, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- John Chu Hickernell
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- 036.171932 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2160 S 1St Ave, Maywood, IL 60153
- Phone
- (888) 584-7888
- Enumerated
- Mar 21, 2022
- Record last updated
- Apr 15, 2025
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest rheumatology physician records → All 340 in Illinois → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 2160 S 1St Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Stefanie AbbottFamily Medicine Physician1861137457
- Osamah Abdallah, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1275976144
- Abdelhai Abdelqader, MDGastroenterology Physician1073931127
- Samer Abdelsamie, D.M.DOral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist)1366732257
- Zaid Abdelsattar, MD, MSCThoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1760793293
- Gerges Abdelsayed, MBBCH BAODiagnostic Radiology Physician1942902606
Verify John Chu Hickernell 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 036.171932Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
56 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
John Chu Hickernell among 340 rheumatology physician records in Illinois
John Chu Hickernell, MD is one of 340 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2022, is newer than 97% of them.
- NPI issued2022 · 97% of these records are older, 1% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 72% of these records are
- Record last updated2025 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in Illinois
There are 340 rheumatology physician records in Illinois.
All 340 in Illinois → Every provider in Maywood → Rheumatology Physician nationwide →
The 8 rheumatology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Elaine Adams, MDMaywood, IL 601531699752592
- Melissa Briones, M.D.Maywood, IL 601531841453008
- Jay Goldsher, MDMaywood, IL 601531023711868
- Sana Haseeb, D.O.Maywood, IL 601531679899942
- Rochella Ostrowski, M.D.Maywood, IL 601531700059508
- John Robinson, MDMaywood, IL 601531508843400
- Faizah Siddique, MDMaywood, IL 601531760618789
- Rodney Tehrani, MDMaywood, IL 601531497732747
Common questions
What is John Chu Hickernell, MD's NPI number?
John Chu Hickernell, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831848613, issued on Mar 21, 2022. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is John Chu Hickernell, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2160 S 1St Ave, Maywood, IL, 60153. Phone: (888) 584-7888. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify John Chu Hickernell, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036.171932, 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 John Chu Hickernell, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, John Chu Hickernell, MD had 56 Medicare Part D claims for 18 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. 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.