NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ken Yamaguchi, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Chicago, IL

Ken Yamaguchi, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1376561001, issued on Jul 18, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036164044, 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
1376561001
Name
Ken Yamaguchi
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License numbers
036164044 IL
108927 MO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
259 E Erie St FL 13, Chicago, IL 60611
Phone
(312) 695-6800
Enumerated
Jul 18, 2006
Record last updated
Aug 4, 2023
Fax
(312) 926-6600
Medicaid ID
208031807 MO
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230515000281); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
George Washington University School Of Medicine, 1989
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 259 E Erie St FL 13

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

  1. Elizabeth Bazzetta, PA-CPhysician Assistant1851726004
  2. Erica Blankemeyer, PA-CPhysician Assistant1386301570
  3. Joseph Boutet, PA-CPhysician Assistant1033369343
  4. Lucas Buchler, M.D.Orthopaedic Surgery Physician1528301439
  5. Bennet ButlerOrthopaedic Trauma Physician1548687635
  6. Mary-Katherine Butler, PA-CPhysician Assistant1326524729

Verify Ken Yamaguchi 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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 79.3 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 score71.5
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%59.5
  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).

Industry payments in 2024: $304,606.83

15 payments; by number, the most common kind was royalty or license; the largest payer was Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ken Yamaguchi$304,607
  2. Specialty average$23,023

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Chesterton Physical Therapy IncChesterton, IN
  2. Northwestern Medical Faculty FoundationChicago, IL

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

Ken Yamaguchi among 995 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Illinois

Ken Yamaguchi, MD is one of 995 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 77% 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 14% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 49% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
  • Graduated1989 · median 2001 among the 556 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Illinois

There are 995 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Illinois.

The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Proctor Anderson, M.D.Chicago, IL 606111144292681
  2. John Grayhack, MDChicago, IL 606111043205966
  3. Stephen Gryzlo, MDChicago, IL 606111588690911
  4. John Hefferon, M.D.Chicago, IL 606111982677480
  5. Anish Kadakia, MDChicago, IL 606111467495994
  6. Armen Kelikian, MDChicago, IL 606111790737757
  7. Erik King, MDChicago, IL 606111245226893
  8. Laura Lemke, M.D.Chicago, IL 606111396716080

Common questions

What is Ken Yamaguchi, MD's NPI number?

Ken Yamaguchi, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1376561001, issued on Jul 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ken Yamaguchi, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 259 E Erie St FL 13, Chicago, IL, 60611. Phone: (312) 695-6800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ken Yamaguchi, MD's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036164044, 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.

What is Ken Yamaguchi, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.3 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.