Maria Veronica Avendano, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Chicago, IL
Maria Veronica Avendano, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1578052130, issued on May 8, 2018. Check the license (Illinois 036167241, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Maria Veronica Avendano
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 036167241 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2734 W 87TH St, Chicago, IL 60652
- Phone
- (773) 918-4700
- Enumerated
- May 8, 2018
- Record last updated
- Oct 9, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231020001663); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Maria Veronica Avendano 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 036167241Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
74% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
5,517 Medicare Part D claims for 447 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims. 44 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium518 claims
- Metformin Hcl309 claims
- Losartan Potassium223 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa212 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate180 claims
- Lisinopril165 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
- Pmr Illinois Holding LLCChicago, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Maria Veronica Avendano among 7,238 internal medicine physician records in Illinois
Maria Veronica Avendano, 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 2018, is newer than 66% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 66% of these records are older, 32% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2003 among the 3,580 with a school on file
- 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).
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Common questions
What is Maria Veronica Avendano, MD's NPI number?
Maria Veronica Avendano, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578052130, issued on May 8, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Maria Veronica Avendano, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2734 W 87TH St, Chicago, IL, 60652. Phone: (773) 918-4700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Maria Veronica Avendano, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036167241, 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 Maria Veronica Avendano, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Maria Veronica Avendano, MD had 5,517 Medicare Part D claims for 447 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.