NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Melissa Go Medina, M.D.

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

Melissa Go Medina, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1952798449, issued on Apr 22, 2015. Check the license (Illinois 036166181, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1952798449
Name
Melissa Go Medina
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License number
036166181 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
675 N Saint Clair St Ste 19-100, Chicago, IL 60611
Phone
(312) 664-3278
Enumerated
Apr 22, 2015
Record last updated
Nov 22, 2023
Fax
(312) 695-5774
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20231004003550); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Loyola University Of Chicago, Stritch School Of Medicine, 2015
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 675 N Saint Clair St Ste 19-100

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

  1. Nausheen Akhter, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1134393812
  2. Amy Anthony, LCSWClinical Social Worker1518482074
  3. Samantha Arner, APRN, CNPNurse Practitioner1609696590
  4. Anita Asgar, MDInterventional Cardiology Physician1588481022
  5. Holly Bajramovic, PA-CPhysician Assistant1548898026
  6. Emily Balmes, APRN, CNPNurse Practitioner1295455285

Verify Melissa Go Medina 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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The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.1 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score82.6
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $1,507.27

20 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. 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. Melissa Medina$1,507.27
  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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Northwestern Medical Faculty FoundationChicago, IL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Melissa Go Medina among 265 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Illinois

Melissa Go Medina, M.D. 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 2015, is newer than 74% of them.

  • NPI issued2015 · 74% of these records are older, 25% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 1999 among the 148 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 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. Mitesh Badiwala, M.D.Chicago, IL 606111316280035
  2. Ankit Bharat, MDChicago, IL 606111003852419
  3. Benjamin Bryner, M.D.Chicago, IL 606111992933006
  4. Stephen ChiuChicago, IL 606111376819706
  5. Allison Davila, M.D.Chicago, IL 606111992149116
  6. James Frederiksen, M.D.Chicago, IL 606111174676787
  7. Douglas Johnston, M.D.Chicago, IL 606111790957991
  8. Samuel Kim, MDChicago, IL 606111184771172

Common questions

What is Melissa Go Medina, M.D.'s NPI number?

Melissa Go Medina, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1952798449, issued on Apr 22, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Melissa Go Medina, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 675 N Saint Clair St Ste 19-100, Chicago, IL, 60611. Phone: (312) 664-3278. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Melissa Go Medina, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036166181, 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 Melissa Go Medina, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.1 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.