NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Karolina Katarzyna Marinescu, MD

Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician · Chicago, IL

Karolina Katarzyna Marinescu, MD is an advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1245488949, issued on Sep 5, 2008. Check the license (Illinois 036-138238, 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
1245488949
Name
Karolina Katarzyna Marinescu
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician 207RA0001X
License numbers
036-138238 IL
036.138238 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1653 W Congress Pkwy, Chicago, IL 60612
Phone
(312) 942-2998
Enumerated
Sep 5, 2008
Record last updated
Mar 31, 2022
Fax
(312) 942-5829
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20160817002408); accepts Medicare assignment
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 1653 W Congress Pkwy

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

  1. Raid Abdulla, MDPediatric Cardiology Physician1710037742
  2. Pooja AgarwalPsychiatry Physician1407411689
  3. Heidi Aguilar, CRNACertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1043703796
  4. Jenny AhnEmergency Registered Nurse1124836622
  5. Marwah Al Tekreeti, MDAnatomic Pathology & Clinical Pathology Physician1891539268
  6. Laila Abdulla Al-Harthy, RNRegistered Nurse1619832722

Verify Karolina Katarzyna Marinescu 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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22% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician in 2024

1,525 Medicare Part D claims for 208 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,965 among the 1,124 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 27% of claims.

  1. Karolina Marinescu1,525
  2. Specialty average1,965

Most prescribed

  1. Entresto150 claims
  2. Metoprolol Succinate147 claims
  3. Spironolactone137 claims
  4. Furosemide116 claims
  5. Atorvastatin Calcium102 claims
  6. Carvedilol91 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: $471.66

10 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abiomed. The 1,027 providers of this specialty with any payment received $10,265.85 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Karolina Marinescu$472
  2. Specialty average$10,266

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. Rush University Medical GroupChicago, IL

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

Karolina Katarzyna Marinescu among 63 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in Illinois

Karolina Katarzyna Marinescu, MD is one of 63 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 98% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 19% of them.

  • NPI issued2008 · 19% of these records are older, 70% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 98% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 92% of these records are
  • Graduated2008 · median 2010 among the 58 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 24% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RA0001X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology Physician providers in Illinois

There are 63 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records in Illinois.

The 8 advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Tisha Marie Suboc, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121871736413
  2. Faraz Ahmad, MDChicago, IL 606111932333473
  3. Baljash Cheema, M.D.Chicago, IL 606111427447036
  4. Sarah Chuzi, M.D.Chicago, IL 606111578980785
  5. Sanela Music, MDChicago, IL 606111942933775
  6. Ike Okwuosa, MDChicago, IL 606111386962389
  7. Yasmin Raza, MDChicago, IL 606111417396185
  8. Jonathan Rich, M.D.Chicago, IL 606111467501064

Common questions

What is Karolina Katarzyna Marinescu, MD's NPI number?

Karolina Katarzyna Marinescu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245488949, issued on Sep 5, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Karolina Katarzyna Marinescu, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1653 W Congress Pkwy, Chicago, IL, 60612. Phone: (312) 942-2998. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Karolina Katarzyna Marinescu, MD's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036-138238, 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 Karolina Katarzyna Marinescu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Karolina Katarzyna Marinescu, MD had 1,525 Medicare Part D claims for 208 beneficiaries; the average among advanced heart failure and transplant cardiology physician prescribers was 1,965. 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.