NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Matthew Harrieth Wheelwright, MD

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Chicago, IL

Matthew Harrieth Wheelwright, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1063975894, issued on Apr 9, 2019. Check the license (Illinois 036.169215, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1063975894
Name
Matthew Harrieth Wheelwright
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License numbers
036.169215 IL
69893 MN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
5841 S Maryland Ave # MC6040, Chicago, IL 60637
Phone
(773) 702-2500
Enumerated
Apr 9, 2019
Record last updated
Jun 29, 2024
Fax
(773) 834-9114
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 5841 S Maryland Ave # MC6040

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

  1. Stacey Adjei, MD, MPHSurgery Physician1356136345
  2. Blake Alberts, M.D.Surgery Physician1912310178
  3. Mohamed AldallalSurgery Physician1235830993
  4. Nour Asfour, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1316732209
  5. Lutfi Barghuthi, MDVascular Surgery Physician1881155935
  6. Marco Bertucci Zoccali, MDColon & Rectal Surgery Physician1033537659

Verify Matthew Harrieth Wheelwright 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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49% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024

52 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 19 claims were for opioids.

  1. Matthew Wheelwright52
  2. Specialty average101

Most prescribed

  1. Oxycodone Hcl12 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: $2,708.66

11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Atricure, Inc. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Matthew Wheelwright$2,708.66
  2. Specialty average$7,828.84

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Matthew Harrieth Wheelwright among 265 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Illinois

Matthew Harrieth Wheelwright, MD is one of 265 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 83% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 83% of these records are older, 14% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 56% of these records are
  • 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 208G00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Illinois

There are 265 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Illinois.

The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Yazan Aljamal, MDChicago, IL 606371942618970
  2. Favin Babu, M.D.Chicago, IL 606371912327008
  3. Husam BalkhyChicago, IL 606371790750891
  4. Darren Bryan, M.D.Chicago, IL 606371306284138
  5. Jessica DoningtonChicago, IL 606371497783567
  6. Mark FergusonChicago, IL 606371306904453
  7. Valluvan JeevanandamChicago, IL 606371285738344
  8. Maria Lucia MadariagaChicago, IL 606371104053677

Common questions

What is Matthew Harrieth Wheelwright, MD's NPI number?

Matthew Harrieth Wheelwright, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063975894, issued on Apr 9, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Matthew Harrieth Wheelwright, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5841 S Maryland Ave # MC6040, Chicago, IL, 60637. Phone: (773) 702-2500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Matthew Harrieth Wheelwright, MD's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036.169215, 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 Matthew Harrieth Wheelwright, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Matthew Harrieth Wheelwright, MD had 52 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. 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.