Lauren Michele Ghee, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Joliet, IL
Lauren Michele Ghee, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Joliet, Illinois, and NPI 1821345349, issued on Aug 14, 2012. Check the license (Illinois 036143794, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lauren Michele Ghee
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 036143794 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 330 Madison St Ste 104, Joliet, IL 60435
- Phone
- (815) 725-3440
- Enumerated
- Aug 14, 2012
- Record last updated
- Oct 13, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170907002736); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Alabama School Of Medicine, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 330 Madison St Ste 104
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jessica Jackson, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1780055285
- Susan Schneider, M.D., F.A.C.S.Plastic Surgery Physician1083781587
Verify Lauren Michele Ghee in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036143794Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
8% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
135 Medicare Part D claims for 66 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 18% of claims. 20 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium31 claims
- Omeprazole18 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen15 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $4,252.21
24 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Progressive Surgical Associates SCNew Lenox, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lauren Michele Ghee among 1,520 surgery physician records in Illinois
Lauren Michele Ghee, M.D. is one of 1,520 surgery physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 66% 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 55% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 55% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2004 among the 650 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Illinois
There are 1,520 surgery physician records in Illinois.
All 1,520 in Illinois → Every provider in Joliet → Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Manuel Corrales, M.D.Joliet, IL 604351063445864
- Mark Danielson, MDJoliet, IL 604351225001068
- Saeed Darbandi, M.D.Joliet, IL 604351326144676
- Clyde Dawson, M.D.Joliet, IL 604351174557086
- Holly Gunderson, M.D.Joliet, IL 604351891737557
- Christy Hiser, MDJoliet, IL 604351740221126
- Marius Katilius, MDJoliet, IL 604351659346583
- Wendy Marshall, MD, FACSJoliet, IL 604351578538492
Common questions
What is Lauren Michele Ghee, M.D.'s NPI number?
Lauren Michele Ghee, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821345349, issued on Aug 14, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lauren Michele Ghee, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 330 Madison St Ste 104, Joliet, IL, 60435. Phone: (815) 725-3440. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lauren Michele Ghee, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036143794, 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 Lauren Michele Ghee, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lauren Michele Ghee, M.D. had 135 Medicare Part D claims for 66 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.