NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Kole Niemi, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Chicago, IL

Kole Niemi, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1871281410, issued on May 1, 2023. Check the license (Illinois 125081476, 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
1871281410
Name
Kole Niemi
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
License number
125081476 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5841 S Maryland Ave # MC1052, Chicago, IL 60637
Phone
(773) 702-6760
Enumerated
May 1, 2023
Record last updated
May 1, 2023
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 5841 S Maryland Ave # MC1052

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

  1. Leah Alemu, MDInternal Medicine Physician1871286195
  2. Ramin Amirsoltani, MD, MPHAnesthesiology Physician1366010993
  3. Derrius Anderson, MDSurgery Physician1003436163
  4. Nada AttiaInternal Medicine Physician1275336307
  5. Vivek Behera, M.D., PH. D.Medical Oncology Physician1063037208
  6. Iris Burgard, DOUrogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery (Obstetrics & Gynecology) Physician1457987331

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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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  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024

43 Medicare Part D claims for 21 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 16 claims were for opioids.

  1. Kole Niemi43
  2. Specialty average346

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: $118.40

3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was DePuy Synthes Sales 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. Kole Niemi$118
  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.

Kole Niemi among 995 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Illinois

Kole Niemi, 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 2023, is newer than 92% of them.

  • NPI issued2023 · 92% of these records are older, 6% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 56% of these records are
  • 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. Tessa BalachChicago, IL 606371568628865
  2. Joseph Cohen, M.D.Chicago, IL 606371861873226
  3. Brianna Fram, MDChicago, IL 606371326401399
  4. Rex HaydonChicago, IL 606371881759611
  5. Sherwin HoChicago, IL 606371508921339
  6. Laura LewallenChicago, IL 606371285951723
  7. Hue LuuChicago, IL 606371295757011
  8. Nicholas MaassenChicago, IL 606371477718302

Common questions

What is Kole Niemi, MD's NPI number?

Kole Niemi, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871281410, issued on May 1, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Kole Niemi, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5841 S Maryland Ave # MC1052, Chicago, IL, 60637. Phone: (773) 702-6760. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Kole Niemi, MD's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 125081476, 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 Kole Niemi, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Kole Niemi, MD had 43 Medicare Part D claims for 21 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.