NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Maria Cristina Steriu, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Chicago, IL

Maria Cristina Steriu, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1386168391, issued on Aug 1, 2017. Check the license (Illinois 036.151629, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1386168391
Name
Maria Cristina Steriu
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
036.151629 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2231 E 95TH St, Chicago, IL 60617
Phone
(773) 768-7700
Enumerated
Aug 1, 2017
Record last updated
Dec 17, 2024
Fax
(773) 273-8915
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200811001221); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2231 E 95TH St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Yesenia Bahena, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1194165118
  2. Sanwar Boyal, MDFamily Medicine Physician1497428692
  3. Shavon Davis, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1992479042
  4. Thomas Gavagan, MPHFamily Medicine Physician1558441808
  5. Syed Haque, MDInternal Medicine Physician1942788302
  6. Amirah HillFamily Medicine Physician1740920602

Verify Maria Cristina Steriu in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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About as many Medicare Part D claims as the average internal medicine physician in 2024

3,181 Medicare Part D claims for 176 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. 41 claims were for opioids.

  1. Maria Steriu3,181
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Atorvastatin Calcium151 claims
  2. Amlodipine Besylate136 claims
  3. Lisinopril124 claims
  4. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa108 claims
  5. Omeprazole95 claims
  6. Rosuvastatin Calcium94 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

  1. 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 Cristina Steriu among 7,238 internal medicine physician records in Illinois

Maria Cristina Steriu, 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 2017, is newer than 64% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 64% of these records are older, 34% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
  • Graduated2014 · median 2003 among the 3,580 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 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.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

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  2. Chandra Anand, MDChicago, IL 606171962439646
  3. Virendra Bisla, MDChicago, IL 606171073682910
  4. David Buchanan, M.D.Chicago, IL 606171396772992
  5. Gomez Charleston, MDChicago, IL 606171124021795
  6. Jason Chen, MDChicago, IL 606171972543239
  7. Pamela Cruz, M.D.Chicago, IL 606171710912142
  8. Laverne Currie, M.D.Chicago, IL 606171629003058

Common questions

What is Maria Cristina Steriu, MD's NPI number?

Maria Cristina Steriu, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386168391, issued on Aug 1, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Maria Cristina Steriu, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2231 E 95TH St, Chicago, IL, 60617. Phone: (773) 768-7700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Maria Cristina Steriu, MD's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036.151629, 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 Cristina Steriu, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Maria Cristina Steriu, MD had 3,181 Medicare Part D claims for 176 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.