Karine Tawagi, MD
Hematology & Oncology Physician · Chicago, IL
Karine Tawagi, MD is a hematology & oncology physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1447633235, issued on Jun 30, 2015. Check the license (Illinois 036162147, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Karine Tawagi
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hematology & Oncology Physician 207RH0003X
- License numbers
- 036162147 IL
1447633235 MI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1801 W Taylor St Ste 1E, Chicago, IL 60612
- Phone
- (312) 355-1625
- Enumerated
- Jun 30, 2015
- Record last updated
- Mar 14, 2023
- Fax
- (312) 355-1515
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20221027000822); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1801 W Taylor St Ste 1E
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Noah Birch, M.D., PH.D.Hematology & Oncology Physician1033451513
- Shannon Maclaughlan, MDGynecologic Oncology Physician1720001894
- Mark Pulver, PHARMDOncology Pharmacist1881537066
Verify Karine Tawagi 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 036162147Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
21% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hematology & oncology physician in 2024
690 Medicare Part D claims for 76 beneficiaries, against an average of 877 among the 10,784 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims. 57 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Prednisone172 claims
- Abiraterone Acetate165 claims
- Nubeqa32 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl32 claims
- Xtandi30 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen20 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): 87.1 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $7,679.72
38 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pfizer Inc. The 8,560 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,481.41 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- The Board OF Trustees OF The University OF IllinoisChicago, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Karine Tawagi among 666 hematology & oncology physician records in Illinois
Karine Tawagi, MD is one of 666 hematology & oncology physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 73% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 73% of these records are older, 24% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2015 · median 2003 among the 461 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 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 207RH0003X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hematology & Oncology Physician providers in Illinois
There are 666 hematology & oncology physician records in Illinois.
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The 8 hematology & oncology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Piernicola Boccuni, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121851451926
- Lisa Boggio, MDChicago, IL 606121336116151
- Rosalind Catchatourian, MDChicago, IL 606121881602092
- Carmel Chou, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121316024086
- Lawrence FeldmanChicago, IL 606121871607051
- Victor Gordeuk, MDChicago, IL 606121033270046
- William Leslie, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121538129275
- Robert Molokie, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121114969136
Common questions
What is Karine Tawagi, MD's NPI number?
Karine Tawagi, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1447633235, issued on Jun 30, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Karine Tawagi, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1801 W Taylor St Ste 1E, Chicago, IL, 60612. Phone: (312) 355-1625. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Karine Tawagi, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036162147, 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 Karine Tawagi, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Karine Tawagi, MD had 690 Medicare Part D claims for 76 beneficiaries; the average among hematology & oncology physician prescribers was 877. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Karine Tawagi, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.1 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.
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.