NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kenneth Bretts, DO

Family Medicine Physician · Chicago, IL

Kenneth Bretts, DO is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1285717678, issued on Oct 23, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036-050271, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1285717678
Name
Kenneth Bretts
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License number
036-050271 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
3303 W. 26TH St., Chicago, IL 60623
Phone
(773) 277-6589
Enumerated
Oct 23, 2006
Record last updated
May 10, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(773) 277-1841
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20040414000888); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Des Moines University Of Osteopathic Medicine And Health Sciences, 1973
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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  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
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20% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

2,820 Medicare Part D claims for 255 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 14% of claims.

  1. Kenneth Bretts2,820
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium243 claims
  2. Metformin Hcl174 claims
  3. Lisinopril159 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate143 claims
  5. Levothyroxine Sodium72 claims
  6. Rosuvastatin Calcium71 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Access Community Health NetworkChicago, IL

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

Kenneth Bretts among 6,215 family medicine physician records in Illinois

Kenneth Bretts, DO 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
  • Graduated1973 · median 2006 among the 3,714 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2012 · 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).

1,593 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Chicago

They are 1,593 of the 63,379 NPPES records with a practice address in Chicago, and 6,215 family medicine physician records in Illinois.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Gabrielle Barber, M.D.Chicago, IL 606231770520959
  2. David Buchanan, M.D.Chicago, IL 606231689611865
  3. Wayne Detmer, M.D.Chicago, IL 606231972558880
  4. Jose Deurrutia, M.D.Chicago, IL 606231831136647
  5. Howard Ehrman, M.D., M.P.H.Chicago, IL 606231770540585
  6. Kara Greeley, M.D.Chicago, IL 606231013954296
  7. Sandra Hoogland, M.D.Chicago, IL 606231578518320
  8. John Houchins, MDChicago, IL 606231740211911

Common questions

What is Kenneth Bretts, DO's NPI number?

Kenneth Bretts, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285717678, issued on Oct 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kenneth Bretts, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3303 W. 26TH St., Chicago, IL, 60623. Phone: (773) 277-6589. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kenneth Bretts, DO's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036-050271, 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 Kenneth Bretts, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kenneth Bretts, DO had 2,820 Medicare Part D claims for 255 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.