Lisa A. Kowalski, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Effingham, IL
Lisa A. Kowalski, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Effingham, Illinois, and NPI 1295766772, issued on Jul 5, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036095601, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Lisa A. Kowalski
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 036095601 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 300 N Maple St, Effingham, IL 62401
- Phone
- (217) 342-4151
- Enumerated
- Jul 5, 2006
- Record last updated
- May 21, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (217) 347-3033
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100108000778); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern Illinois University School Of Medicine, 1992
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 300 N Maple St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Cheryl Beam, NPNurse Practitioner1346261872
- Vickie Bushur, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1184710402
- Dara Diel, R.N.Registered Nurse1386854537
- Lauren Fifer, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1326982679
- Stephanie Flier, MHPSocial Worker1558859934
- Karla Hardiek, R.N.Registered Nurse1659581817
Verify Lisa A. Kowalski 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 036095601Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
76% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
259 Medicare Part D claims for 148 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 31% of claims. 17 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Omeprazole98 claims
- Sutab67 claims
- Sod Sulf-Potass Sulf-Mag Sulf13 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim11 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: $31.45
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. 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.
4 hospitals and group practices
- Hshs Holy Family Hospital IncGreenville, IL · Acute Care Hospitals3 of 5 stars
- Marshall Clinic Effingham S CEffingham, IL
- Springfield Clinic, LLPEffingham, IL
- St Anthonys Memorial Hospital OF The Hospital Sisters OF The ThirdEffingham, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
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Common questions
What is Lisa A. Kowalski, M.D.'s NPI number?
Lisa A. Kowalski, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295766772, issued on Jul 5, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Lisa A. Kowalski, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 300 N Maple St, Effingham, IL, 62401. Phone: (217) 342-4151. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Lisa A. Kowalski, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036095601, 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 Lisa A. Kowalski, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Lisa A. Kowalski, M.D. had 259 Medicare Part D claims for 148 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.