NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kelsie Lynn Avants

Pediatrics Physician · Chicago, IL

Kelsie Lynn Avants is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1962744797, issued on Mar 19, 2013. Check the license (Illinois 036144025, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1962744797
Name
Kelsie Lynn Avants
Primary taxonomy
Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
License number
036144025 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1740 W Taylor St, Chicago, IL 60612
Phone
(866) 600-2273
Enumerated
Mar 19, 2013
Record last updated
Nov 17, 2017 (not updated in 9 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20171110002128); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Midwestern University, Chicago College Of Osteopathic Med, 2013
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 1740 W Taylor St

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

  1. Francisco AbancoCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1255844288
  2. Leena Abbas, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1679376594
  3. Herand AbcarianColon & Rectal Surgery Physician1881792372
  4. Ivy AbrahamHematology & Oncology Physician1497172845
  5. Rohit Abraham, MD, MPH, MATPsychiatry Physician1013478932
  6. Ereni Abuaita, DOInternal Medicine Physician1013710961

Verify Kelsie Lynn Avants 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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6% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pediatrics physician in 2024

354 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries, against an average of 375 among the 5,609 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims. 18 claims were for opioids.

  1. Kelsie Avants354
  2. Specialty average375

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium23 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate20 claims
  3. Losartan Potassium16 claims
  4. Tramadol Hcl15 claims
  5. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa13 claims
  6. Humulin R U-500 Kwikpen11 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score70.8
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%52.8
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. 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).

1,142 pediatrics physician records list a practice address in Chicago

They are 1,142 of the 63,379 NPPES records with a practice address in Chicago, and 3,176 pediatrics physician records in Illinois.

Other pediatrics physician records in Illinois

  1. Waleed Abbasi, M.D.Rockford, IL1487941969
  2. Aiah Abdel-AalChicago, IL1255115846
  3. Mahmoud Abdel-Ghani, MDSpringfield, IL1487495883
  4. Boraan Abdulkarim, MDMaywood, IL1700689379
  5. Lubna Abdullah, MDWheaton, IL1558504142
  6. Zainab Abdullah, M.D.Chicago, IL1356579650
  7. Sneha Abichandani, M.DChicago, IL1346505286
  8. Lynn Ables, MDWheaton, IL1285795989
  9. Emil Abraham, MDSpringfield, IL1396419768
  10. Rebecca AbrahamChicago, IL1154174209

Common questions

What is Kelsie Lynn Avants's NPI number?

Kelsie Lynn Avants's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962744797, issued on Mar 19, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kelsie Lynn Avants located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1740 W Taylor St, Chicago, IL, 60612. Phone: (866) 600-2273. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kelsie Lynn Avants's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036144025, 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 Kelsie Lynn Avants prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kelsie Lynn Avants had 354 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries; the average among pediatrics physician prescribers was 375. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Kelsie Lynn Avants'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.