Megan Kunz Applewhite, MD
Surgery Physician · Chicago, IL
Megan Kunz Applewhite, MD is a surgery physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1043449317, issued on Jul 8, 2009. Check the license (Illinois 036134683, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Megan Kunz Applewhite
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- 036134683 IL
284351 NY
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5841 S Maryland Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
- Phone
- (773) 702-1000
- Enumerated
- Jul 8, 2009
- Record last updated
- Nov 3, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20231016001045); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Albany Medical College Of Union University, 2009
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Megan Kunz Applewhite 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 036134683Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 97.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
2 hospitals and group practices
- The University OF Chicago Medical CenterChicago, IL · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
- University OF ChicagoChicago, 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.
Megan Kunz Applewhite among 1,520 surgery physician records in Illinois
Megan Kunz Applewhite, MD is one of 1,520 surgery physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 66% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 48% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 48% of these records are older, 50% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2004 among the 650 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Illinois
There are 1,520 surgery physician records in Illinois.
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- Jaymie Claire Henry, M.D., M.P.H.Chicago, IL 606371528220167
- Mustafa Hussain, MDChicago, IL 606371447418660
- Nora Jaskowiak, M.D.Chicago, IL 606371760552681
- Edwin Kaplan, M.D.Chicago, IL 606371164504213
Common questions
What is Megan Kunz Applewhite, MD's NPI number?
Megan Kunz Applewhite, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043449317, issued on Jul 8, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Megan Kunz Applewhite, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5841 S Maryland Ave, Chicago, IL, 60637. Phone: (773) 702-1000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Megan Kunz Applewhite, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036134683, 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.
What is Megan Kunz Applewhite, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.7 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.