Katherine Wailen Su, M.D.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Glenview, IL
Katherine Wailen Su, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Glenview, Illinois, and NPI 1275951782, issued on Apr 1, 2014. Check the license (Illinois 036156913, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Katherine Wailen Su
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- 036156913 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2180 Pfingsten RD., Glenview, IL 60026
- Phone
- (847) 570-2868
- Enumerated
- Apr 1, 2014
- Record last updated
- Jul 15, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (847) 733-5086
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210726001782); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Rush Medical College Of Rush University, 2014
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2180 Pfingsten RD.
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Katherine Wailen Su 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 036156913Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
62% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
38 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Pregabalin14 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 MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 93.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. 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; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $293.02
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, 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.
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
- Endeavor Health Medical GroupEvanston, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Katherine Wailen Su among 265 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Illinois
Katherine Wailen Su, M.D. 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 2014, is newer than 70% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 70% of these records are older, 26% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 1999 among the 148 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 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.
All 265 in Illinois → Every provider in Glenview → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Lambros Tsonis, M.D.Gurnee, IL 600311356504278
- Khushroo Patel, M.D.Des Plaines, IL 600161013036862
- Aladin Mariano, M.D.South Barrington, IL 600101184635906
- Timothy Votapka, M.D.Barrington, IL 600101598750200
- Keith Bowersox, M.D, PHDElk Grove Village, IL 600071669474870
- Di Fan, M.D.Elk Grove Village, IL 600071023245693
- Thomas Hinkamp, MDElk Grove, IL 600071114983863
- Yan Katsnelson, M.D.Elk Grove Village, IL 600071285672840
Common questions
What is Katherine Wailen Su, M.D.'s NPI number?
Katherine Wailen Su, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1275951782, issued on Apr 1, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Katherine Wailen Su, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2180 Pfingsten RD., Glenview, IL, 60026. Phone: (847) 570-2868. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Katherine Wailen Su, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036156913, 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 Wailen Su, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Katherine Wailen Su, M.D. had 38 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Katherine Wailen Su, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.1 of 100. 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.