Melissa Sifuentes, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Chicago, IL
Melissa Sifuentes, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1396194569, issued on Jun 8, 2016. Check the license (Illinois 036.148177, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Melissa Sifuentes
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 036.148177 IL
125.069229 IL
86275 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1900 W Polk St Ste 912, Chicago, IL 60612
- Phone
- (312) 864-4462
- Enumerated
- Jun 8, 2016
- Record last updated
- Feb 3, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20251119002079); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Rush Medical College Of Rush University, 2016
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Melissa Sifuentes 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 036.148177Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
17% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
2,633 Medicare Part D claims for 251 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 21% of claims. 12 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium154 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate125 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium101 claims
- Losartan Potassium85 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate81 claims
- Carvedilol79 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: $121.85
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Novo Nordisk Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Advocate Health And Hospitals CorporationChicago, IL
- Aurora Medical Group, Inc.New Berlin, WI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Melissa Sifuentes among 7,238 internal medicine physician records in Illinois
Melissa Sifuentes, M.D. 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 2016, is newer than 63% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 63% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2003 among the 3,580 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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.
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Common questions
What is Melissa Sifuentes, M.D.'s NPI number?
Melissa Sifuentes, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1396194569, issued on Jun 8, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Melissa Sifuentes, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1900 W Polk St Ste 912, Chicago, IL, 60612. Phone: (312) 864-4462. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Melissa Sifuentes, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036.148177, 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 Sifuentes, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Melissa Sifuentes, M.D. had 2,633 Medicare Part D claims for 251 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.