Lela Demeter, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Palos Heights, IL
Lela Demeter, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Palos Heights, Illinois, and NPI 1285763607, issued on Mar 2, 2007. Check the license (Illinois 036-098873, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lela Demeter
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 036-098873 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 7270 W College Dr Ste 203, Palos Heights, IL 60463
- Phone
- (708) 923-1900
- Enumerated
- Mar 2, 2007
- Record last updated
- May 13, 2015 (not updated in 11 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (708) 923-1119
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080221000549); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Lela Demeter 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 036-098873Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
1% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
3,221 Medicare Part D claims for 163 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims. 125 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate290 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium259 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium200 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium146 claims
- Metoprolol Tartrate136 claims
- Gabapentin126 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
- United Elite Hospitalists LLCPalos Heights, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Lela Demeter among 7,238 internal medicine physician records in Illinois
Lela Demeter, 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 2007, is newer than 39% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 39% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2003 among the 3,580 with a school on file
- Record last updated2015 · 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).
34 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Palos Heights
They are 34 of the 992 NPPES records with a practice address in Palos Heights, and 7,238 internal medicine physician records in Illinois.
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- Irma Kuptel, MDPalos Heights, IL 604631508808999
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Common questions
What is Lela Demeter, MD's NPI number?
Lela Demeter, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285763607, issued on Mar 2, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lela Demeter, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7270 W College Dr Ste 203, Palos Heights, IL, 60463. Phone: (708) 923-1900. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lela Demeter, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036-098873, 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 Lela Demeter, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lela Demeter, MD had 3,221 Medicare Part D claims for 163 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.