Karen Griffin, MD
Nephrology Physician · Maywood, IL
Karen Griffin, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Maywood, Illinois, and NPI 1801873773, issued on Dec 30, 2005. Check the license (Illinois 36069907, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karen Griffin
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 36069907 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2160 S First Ave, Maywood, IL 60153
- Phone
- (708) 216-3306
- Enumerated
- Dec 30, 2005
- Record last updated
- Apr 2, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (708) 216-1259
- Medicaid ID
- 36069907 IL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050823001081); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Rush Medical College Of Rush University, 1983
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Karen Griffin 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 36069907Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
82% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
270 Medicare Part D claims for 48 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Calcitriol71 claims
- Furosemide22 claims
- Bumetanide21 claims
- Hydralazine Hcl19 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate18 claims
- Losartan Potassium15 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: $57.89
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Baxter Healthcare. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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.
One hospital affiliation
- Loyola University Medical CenterMaywood, IL · Acute Care Hospitals2 of 5 stars
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.
Karen Griffin among 572 nephrology physician records in Illinois
Karen Griffin, MD is one of 572 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 88% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 2002 among the 433 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Illinois
There are 572 nephrology physician records in Illinois.
All 572 in Illinois → Every provider in Maywood → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Vinod Bansal, MDMaywood, IL 601531164409033
- Holly Kramer, MDMaywood, IL 601531003893975
- David Leehey, MDMaywood, IL 601531689651580
- Benjamin Ling, DOMaywood, IL 601531790942142
- Natalia Litbarg, MDMaywood, IL 601531821075177
- Mark McCubbin, MDMaywood, IL 601531831322932
Common questions
What is Karen Griffin, MD's NPI number?
Karen Griffin, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801873773, issued on Dec 30, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karen Griffin, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2160 S First Ave, Maywood, IL, 60153. Phone: (708) 216-3306. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karen Griffin, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 36069907, 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 Karen Griffin, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karen Griffin, MD had 270 Medicare Part D claims for 48 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.