Jose Francisco Vega, MD
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician · Chicago, IL
Jose Francisco Vega, MD is a sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1255894556, issued on Apr 12, 2019. Check the license (Illinois 036168880, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Jose Francisco Vega
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician 207XX0005X
- License numbers
- 036168880 IL
01092648A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1611 W Harrison St Ste 400, Chicago, IL 60612
- Phone
- (877) 632-6637
- Enumerated
- Apr 12, 2019
- Record last updated
- Jun 24, 2024
- Fax
- (708) 409-5179
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240521003518); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Clvlnd Clinic Lerner College Of Med Of Case Wstn Rsv University, 2019
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1611 W Harrison St Ste 400
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Verify Jose Francisco Vega 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 036168880Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
40% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician in 2024
172 Medicare Part D claims for 84 beneficiaries, against an average of 288 among the 2,562 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 56 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Meloxicam47 claims
- Oxycodone Hcl45 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium40 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $30,177.73
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Arthrex, Inc. The 2,400 providers of this specialty with any payment received $19,779.31 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.
2 hospitals and group practices
- Cleveland ClinicCleveland, OH · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
- Orthomidwest, PLLCChicago, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Jose Francisco Vega among 102 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in Illinois
Jose Francisco Vega, MD is one of 102 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 89% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 89% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 89% of these records are older, 7% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 89% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 84% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2003 among the 86 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 55% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207XX0005X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician providers in Illinois
There are 102 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records in Illinois.
All 102 in Illinois → Every provider in Chicago → Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Bernard Bach, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121407835309
- Charles Bush-Joseph, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121821077736
- Jaskarndip Chahal, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121508145442
- Brian Cole, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121659350379
- Brian Forsythe, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121770557811
- Grant Garrigues, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121609040575
- Ron GilatChicago, IL 606121568177418
- Kyle Kunze, MDChicago, IL 606121790311793
Common questions
What is Jose Francisco Vega, MD's NPI number?
Jose Francisco Vega, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255894556, issued on Apr 12, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Jose Francisco Vega, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1611 W Harrison St Ste 400, Chicago, IL, 60612. Phone: (877) 632-6637. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Jose Francisco Vega, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036168880, 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 Jose Francisco Vega, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Jose Francisco Vega, MD had 172 Medicare Part D claims for 84 beneficiaries; the average among sports medicine (orthopaedic surgery) physician prescribers was 288. 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.