Melissa Gunchenko, MD
Hematology & Oncology Physician · Evanston, IL
Melissa Gunchenko, MD is a hematology & oncology physician with a practice address in Evanston, Illinois, and NPI 1457040537, issued on May 3, 2023. Check the license (Illinois 036179133, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Gunchenko
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Hematology & Oncology Physician 207RH0003X
- License number
- 036179133 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2650 Ridge Ave Ste 1304, Evanston, IL 60201
- Phone
- (847) 570-1593
- Enumerated
- May 3, 2023
- Record last updated
- Apr 28, 2026
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa Gunchenko 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 036179133Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average hematology & oncology physician in 2024
44 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries, against an average of 877 among the 10,784 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $134.52
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 8,560 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,481.41 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.
Melissa Gunchenko among 666 hematology & oncology physician records in Illinois
Melissa Gunchenko, MD is one of 666 hematology & oncology physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 84% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2023, is newer than 98% of them.
- NPI issued2023 · 98% of these records are older, under 1% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 84% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 69% of these records are
- Record last updated2026 · 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 207RH0003X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Hematology & Oncology Physician providers in Illinois
There are 666 hematology & oncology physician records in Illinois.
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- Kj Philip, MDEvanston, IL 602021598776494
- Irene Ma, MDWinfield, IL 601901710151105
- Aakash Shah, MDSchaumburg, IL 601731912535188
- Alan Wan, D.O.Schaumburg, IL 601731669777074
Common questions
What is Melissa Gunchenko, MD's NPI number?
Melissa Gunchenko, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457040537, issued on May 3, 2023. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Gunchenko, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2650 Ridge Ave Ste 1304, Evanston, IL, 60201. Phone: (847) 570-1593. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Gunchenko, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036179133, 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 Melissa Gunchenko, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Gunchenko, MD had 44 Medicare Part D claims for 19 beneficiaries; the average among hematology & oncology physician prescribers was 877. 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.