NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michael L. Liptay, MD

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

Michael L. Liptay, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1245338607, issued on Sep 20, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036095463, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1245338607
Name
Michael L. Liptay
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License number
036095463 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1725 W Harrison St, Chicago, IL 60612
Phone
(312) 738-3732
Enumerated
Sep 20, 2006
Record last updated
May 3, 2024
Fax
(312) 738-9763
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20050623000413); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School, 1988
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 1725 W Harrison St

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

  1. Qurrat-Ul-Ain Abid, MDHospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1053949024
  2. John Acheson, MDSurgery Physician1205528726
  3. David Agbunag, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1093885188
  4. Eda Akyar, MDSports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician1255910006
  5. Jorelle Alexander, DMD,MPHDentist1972790756
  6. Amjad Ali, M.D.Specialist1952359184

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  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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88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024

12 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Michael Liptay12
  2. Specialty average101

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: $39.51

1 payment: 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. Michael Liptay$39.51
  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. Rush University Medical GroupChicago, IL

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

Michael L. Liptay among 265 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Illinois

Michael L. Liptay, 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 2006, is newer than 13% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 56% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
  • Graduated1988 · median 1999 among the 148 with a school on file
  • 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. Khaled Abdelhady, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121811173156
  2. Adam Braze, D.O.Chicago, IL 606121336265297
  3. Can Erdem, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121942398789
  4. Nicole Geissen, D.O.Chicago, IL 606121841422482
  5. Marshall Goldin, MDChicago, IL 606121033222419
  6. Edward Hong, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121952569147
  7. Justin Karush, DOChicago, IL 606121891016606
  8. Robert March, MDChicago, IL 606121891809034

Common questions

What is Michael L. Liptay, MD's NPI number?

Michael L. Liptay, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245338607, issued on Sep 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michael L. Liptay, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1725 W Harrison St, Chicago, IL, 60612. Phone: (312) 738-3732. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michael L. Liptay, MD's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036095463, 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 Michael L. Liptay, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Michael L. Liptay, MD had 12 Medicare Part D claims; 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.