NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Julia Caitlin Espel, MD

Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Palos Park, IL

Julia Caitlin Espel, MD is a critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Palos Park, Illinois, and NPI 1134456742, issued on Nov 3, 2009. Check the license (Illinois 036130027, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1134456742
Name
Julia Caitlin Espel
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RC0200X
License number
036130027 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
11900 Southwest Hwy Ste 101, Palos Park, IL 60464
Phone
(708) 274-4900
Enumerated
Nov 3, 2009
Record last updated
Nov 13, 2024
Fax
(708) 274-4949
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20130130000327); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Minnesota Medical School, 2009
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 11900 Southwest Hwy Ste 101

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

  1. Husam Nayef, M.DCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1831505528
  2. Steven Quinn, M.D.Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1730446998
  3. Timothy Schnell, M.D.Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1518319268

Verify Julia Caitlin Espel 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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64% more Medicare Part D claims than the average critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024

1,139 Medicare Part D claims for 202 beneficiaries, against an average of 696 among the 2,873 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 74% of claims.

  1. Julia Espel1,139
  2. Specialty average696

Most prescribed

  1. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa228 claims
  2. Trelegy Ellipta181 claims
  3. Anoro Ellipta134 claims
  4. Breo Ellipta94 claims
  5. Fluticasone Propionate64 claims
  6. Stiolto Respimat57 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: $517.62

27 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. The 2,708 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,958.68 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Julia Espel$517.62
  2. Specialty average$2,958.68

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

  1. Midwest Pulmonary Critical Care And Sleep Consultants LLCPalos Park, IL

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

Julia Caitlin Espel among 281 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Illinois

Julia Caitlin Espel, MD is one of 281 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 92% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 44% of them.

  • NPI issued2009 · 44% of these records are older, 52% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • Graduated2009 · median 2008 among the 226 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 22% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0200X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

8 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records list a practice address in Palos Park

They are 8 of the 168 NPPES records with a practice address in Palos Park, and 281 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Illinois.

The 8 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Tabassum Hanif, MDPalos Park, IL 604641164453783
  2. Francis Jamilla, MDPalos Park, IL 604641316938897
  3. Rafat Mohammed, M.D.Palos Park, IL 604641902010242
  4. Husam Nayef, M.DPalos Park, IL 604641831505528
  5. Steven Quinn, M.D.Palos Park, IL 604641730446998
  6. Timothy Schnell, M.D.Palos Park, IL 604641518319268
  7. Sarah Usmani, M.D.Palos Park, IL 604641538350384
  8. Nimit Aggarwal, M.D.Palos Heights, IL 604631811951411

Common questions

What is Julia Caitlin Espel, MD's NPI number?

Julia Caitlin Espel, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1134456742, issued on Nov 3, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Julia Caitlin Espel, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 11900 Southwest Hwy Ste 101, Palos Park, IL, 60464. Phone: (708) 274-4900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Julia Caitlin Espel, MD's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036130027, 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 Julia Caitlin Espel, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Julia Caitlin Espel, MD had 1,139 Medicare Part D claims for 202 beneficiaries; the average among critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 696. 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.