Leah Alemu, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Chicago, IL
Leah Alemu, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1871286195, issued on Jun 1, 2023. Check the license (Illinois 125.082317, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Leah Alemu
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 125.082317 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
- Jun 1, 2023
- Record last updated
- Jun 1, 2023
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Leah Alemu 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 125.082317Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
75% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
786 Medicare Part D claims for 106 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 25 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate42 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium36 claims
- Eliquis28 claims
- Furosemide22 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate22 claims
- Gabapentin21 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.
Leah Alemu among 7,238 internal medicine physician records in Illinois
Leah Alemu, MD is one of 7,238 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 73% 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 82% of them.
- NPI issued2023 · 82% of these records are older, 13% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 50% of these records are
- Record last updated2023 · 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 207R00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2,867 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Chicago
They are 2,867 of the 63,379 NPPES records with a practice address in Chicago, and 7,238 internal medicine physician records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is Leah Alemu, MD's NPI number?
Leah Alemu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1871286195, issued on Jun 1, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Leah Alemu, 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 Leah Alemu, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 125.082317, 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 Leah Alemu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Leah Alemu, MD had 786 Medicare Part D claims for 106 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.