NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Joseph S. Kokoszka, MD

Surgery Physician · Morris, IL

Joseph S. Kokoszka, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Morris, Illinois, and NPI 1659478535, issued on Sep 20, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036-083591, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1659478535
Name
Joseph S. Kokoszka
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Surgery Physician 208600000X
License number
036-083591 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
150 W High St, Morris, IL 60450
Phone
(815) 942-2932
Enumerated
Sep 20, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 25, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100616000066); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Loyola University Of Chicago, Stritch School Of Medicine, 1989
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 150 W High St

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

  1. Farrukh Aijaz, MDAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1639135080
  2. Lakshmi Anubrolu, MDInternal Medicine Physician1083683700
  3. Elizabeth Behning, RD, LDNRegistered Dietitian1548717333
  4. Ashley BloughFamily Nurse Practitioner1770011397
  5. Kaleigh Burkert, RDNRegistered Dietitian1467374058
  6. Lorie ButlerRegistered Dietitian1407021272

Verify Joseph S. Kokoszka 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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2.0 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average surgery physician in 2024

294 Medicare Part D claims for 144 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 93 claims were for opioids.

  1. Joseph Kokoszka294
  2. Specialty average147

Most prescribed

  1. Pantoprazole Sodium84 claims
  2. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen75 claims
  3. Omeprazole24 claims
  4. Metronidazole13 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): 67.7 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score38.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%75.1
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Morris HospitalMorris, IL

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

Joseph S. Kokoszka among 1,520 surgery physician records in Illinois

Joseph S. Kokoszka, MD is one of 1,520 surgery physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 66% 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 8% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 64% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
  • Graduated1989 · median 2004 among the 650 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Surgery Physician providers in Illinois

There are 1,520 surgery physician records in Illinois.

The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. James Allen, M.D.Morris, IL 604501871536730
  2. Il Kim, M.D.Morris, IL 604501548269061
  3. Bo Wang, DOMorris, IL 604501811525389
  4. Syed Bokhari, M.D.New Lenox, IL 604511982691259
  5. Erik Borncamp, MDNew Lenox, IL 604511689647661
  6. Reza Gamagami, M.D.New Lenox, IL 604511275517153
  7. Christopher Joyce, M.D.New Lenox, IL 604511619018025
  8. Brian Lahmann, M.D.New Lenox, IL 604511346381837

Common questions

What is Joseph S. Kokoszka, MD's NPI number?

Joseph S. Kokoszka, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659478535, issued on Sep 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Joseph S. Kokoszka, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 150 W High St, Morris, IL, 60450. Phone: (815) 942-2932. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Joseph S. Kokoszka, MD's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036-083591, 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 Joseph S. Kokoszka, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Joseph S. Kokoszka, MD had 294 Medicare Part D claims for 144 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Joseph S. Kokoszka, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 67.7 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.

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