Kathryn J. Mencel, M.D.
Family Medicine Physician · Elmwood Park, IL
Kathryn J. Mencel, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Elmwood Park, Illinois, and NPI 1538113956, issued on May 20, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036-103885, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kathryn J. Mencel
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 036-103885 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7740 W North Ave, Elmwood Park, IL 60707
- Phone
- (708) 456-3200
- Enumerated
- May 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 19, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (708) 456-3427
- Medicaid ID
- 036103885 IL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080114000148); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kathryn J. Mencel 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 036-103885Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
18% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
2,903 Medicare Part D claims for 197 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 56 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Levothyroxine Sodium150 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium148 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate146 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate118 claims
- Alprazolam83 claims
- Lisinopril75 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: $28.68
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Galderma Laboratories, L.P. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 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.
Kathryn J. Mencel among 6,215 family medicine physician records in Illinois
Kathryn J. Mencel, M.D. is one of 6,215 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2006 among the 3,714 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
9 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Elmwood Park
They are 9 of the 180 NPPES records with a practice address in Elmwood Park, and 6,215 family medicine physician records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is Kathryn J. Mencel, M.D.'s NPI number?
Kathryn J. Mencel, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1538113956, issued on May 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kathryn J. Mencel, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7740 W North Ave, Elmwood Park, IL, 60707. Phone: (708) 456-3200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kathryn J. Mencel, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036-103885, 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 Kathryn J. Mencel, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kathryn J. Mencel, M.D. had 2,903 Medicare Part D claims for 197 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.