Kristopher John Wnek, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Chicago, IL
Kristopher John Wnek, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1205192416, issued on Apr 2, 2012. Check the license on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Kristopher John Wnek
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License number
- 01075176A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1900 W Polk St, Chicago, IL 60612
- Phone
- (312) 864-0060
- Enumerated
- Apr 2, 2012
- Record last updated
- Feb 3, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160811002218); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Kristopher John Wnek in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional RegulationCheck the board
- 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
17% more Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
264 Medicare Part D claims for 174 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 14 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cefdinir33 claims
- Prednisone27 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass19 claims
- Ondansetron Odt15 claims
- Famotidine14 claims
- Cephalexin13 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
- Aurora Medical Group, Inc.Sheboygan, WI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Kristopher John Wnek among 3,291 emergency medicine physician records in Illinois
Kristopher John Wnek, M.D. is one of 3,291 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 53% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 53% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2012 among the 1,867 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207P00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1,310 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Chicago
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Common questions
What is Kristopher John Wnek, M.D.'s NPI number?
Kristopher John Wnek, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1205192416, issued on Apr 2, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Kristopher John Wnek, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1900 W Polk St, Chicago, IL, 60612. Phone: (312) 864-0060. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Kristopher John Wnek, M.D.'s license?
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 Kristopher John Wnek, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Kristopher John Wnek, M.D. had 264 Medicare Part D claims for 174 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.