Katherine Paola Acosta, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Chicago, IL
Katherine Paola Acosta, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1215556279, issued on Apr 10, 2020. Check the license (Illinois 036.179045, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Katherine Paola Acosta
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- 036.179045 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5841 S Maryland Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
- Phone
- (773) 702-1000
- Enumerated
- Apr 10, 2020
- Record last updated
- May 8, 2026
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Katherine Paola Acosta 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 036.179045Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
75 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 52% of 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.
Katherine Paola Acosta among 617 pulmonary disease physician records in Illinois
Katherine Paola Acosta, MD is one of 617 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 94% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 94% of these records are older, 4% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 72% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Illinois
There are 617 pulmonary disease physician records in Illinois.
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The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Babak Mokhlesi, M.D.Chicago, IL 606371265451397
- Septimiu MurguChicago, IL 606371881623460
- Gokhan MutluChicago, IL 606371841226537
- Edward NaureckasChicago, IL 606371386706836
Common questions
What is Katherine Paola Acosta, MD's NPI number?
Katherine Paola Acosta, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215556279, issued on Apr 10, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Katherine Paola Acosta, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5841 S Maryland Ave, Chicago, IL, 60637. Phone: (773) 702-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Katherine Paola Acosta, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036.179045, 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 Katherine Paola Acosta, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Katherine Paola Acosta, MD had 75 Medicare Part D claims for 23 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.