Malak Elsheikh, M.B.B.S
Infectious Disease Physician · Crestwood, IL
Malak Elsheikh, M.B.B.S is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Crestwood, Illinois, and NPI 1215372404, issued on May 2, 2013. Check the license (Illinois 036145133, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Malak Elsheikh
- Credential
- M.B.B.S
- Primary taxonomy
- Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
- License number
- 036145133 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 13755 Cicero Ave, Crestwood, IL 60418
- Phone
- (888) 220-6432
- Enumerated
- May 2, 2013
- Record last updated
- Dec 16, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 036145133 IL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180822002851); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest infectious disease physician records → All 464 in Illinois → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 13755 Cicero Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Kristine Asuncion, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1306332697
- J. Bradford Bertumen, M.D.Infectious Disease Physician1558681577
- Daniel Desimone, MDInfectious Disease Physician1447246822
- Luciano Fochesatto Filho, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1356591549
- Leon Hsueh, MDInfectious Disease Physician1720572506
- Sejal Kalawadia, MDNephrology Physician1194722108
Verify Malak Elsheikh 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 036145133Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
62% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024
264 Medicare Part D claims for 108 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Doxycycline Hyclate31 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass30 claims
- Cefdinir28 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim18 claims
- Ertapenem17 claims
- Ciprofloxacin Hcl15 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: $98.64
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 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
- Metro Infectious Disease Consultants LLCCrestwood, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Malak Elsheikh among 464 infectious disease physician records in Illinois
Malak Elsheikh, M.B.B.S is one of 464 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 79% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2013, is newer than 72% of them.
- NPI issued2013 · 72% of these records are older, 25% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2004 among the 311 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
13 infectious disease physician records list a practice address in Crestwood
They are 13 of the 164 NPPES records with a practice address in Crestwood, and 464 infectious disease physician records in Illinois.
All 464 in Illinois → Every provider in Crestwood → Infectious Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- J. Bradford Bertumen, M.D.Crestwood, IL 604181558681577
- Daniel Desimone, MDCrestwood, IL 604181447246822
- Leon Hsueh, MDCrestwood, IL 604181720572506
- Shilpa Patel, MDFord Heights, IL 604111710979844
- Harkamal Rehal, M.D.Harvey, IL 604261962401240
- Rene Santos, M.D.Harvey, IL 604261588663876
- Esther Alva, M.D.Berwyn, IL 604021720181043
- Kimberly Pyle, MDBerwyn, IL 604021679506497
Common questions
What is Malak Elsheikh, M.B.B.S's NPI number?
Malak Elsheikh, M.B.B.S's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1215372404, issued on May 2, 2013. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Malak Elsheikh, M.B.B.S located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 13755 Cicero Ave, Crestwood, IL, 60418. Phone: (888) 220-6432. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Malak Elsheikh, M.B.B.S's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036145133, 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 Malak Elsheikh, M.B.B.S prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Malak Elsheikh, M.B.B.S had 264 Medicare Part D claims for 108 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. 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.