NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Justin M. Karush, DO

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Chicago, IL

Justin M. Karush, DO is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1891016606, issued on Jun 15, 2010. Check the license (Illinois 036137924, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1891016606
Name
Justin M. Karush
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License numbers
036137924 IL
OT012639 PA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1725 W Harrison St, Chicago, IL 60612
Phone
(312) 942-6642
Enumerated
Jun 15, 2010
Record last updated
Sep 3, 2024
Fax
(312) 942-6730
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20170810002468); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
New York College Of Osteo Medicine Of New York Institute Of Technology, 2008
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 1725 W Harrison St

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

  1. Qurrat-Ul-Ain Abid, MDHospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1053949024
  2. John Acheson, MDSurgery Physician1205528726
  3. David Agbunag, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1093885188
  4. Eda Akyar, MDSports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician1255910006
  5. Jorelle Alexander, DMD,MPHDentist1972790756
  6. Amjad Ali, M.D.Specialist1952359184

Verify Justin M. Karush 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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Industry payments in 2024: $62.72

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Atricure, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Justin Karush$62.72
  2. Specialty average$7,828.84

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. Northwestern Medical Faculty FoundationPalos Heights, IL

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

Justin M. Karush among 265 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Illinois

Justin M. Karush, DO is one of 265 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 60% of them.

  • NPI issued2010 · 60% of these records are older, 38% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
  • Graduated2008 · median 1999 among the 148 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Illinois

There are 265 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Illinois.

The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Khaled Abdelhady, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121811173156
  2. Adam Braze, D.O.Chicago, IL 606121336265297
  3. Can Erdem, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121942398789
  4. Nicole Geissen, D.O.Chicago, IL 606121841422482
  5. Marshall Goldin, MDChicago, IL 606121033222419
  6. Edward Hong, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121952569147
  7. Michael Liptay, MDChicago, IL 606121245338607
  8. Robert March, MDChicago, IL 606121891809034

Common questions

What is Justin M. Karush, DO's NPI number?

Justin M. Karush, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891016606, issued on Jun 15, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Justin M. Karush, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1725 W Harrison St, Chicago, IL, 60612. Phone: (312) 942-6642. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Justin M. Karush, DO's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036137924, 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.

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.