Michael L. Tam, M.D.
Anesthesiology Physician · Chicago, IL
Michael L. Tam, M.D. is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1477555910, issued on Aug 15, 2005. Check the license on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael L. Tam
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
- Practice location
- 2233 W Division St, Chicago, IL 60622
- Phone
- (312) 770-2000
- Enumerated
- Aug 15, 2005
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2026
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040820001089); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- R Franklin University Of Med & Sci/Chicago Medical School, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2233 W Division St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Jasmine Agyei-Poku, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1013764182
- Maheen Ahmad, DPMPodiatrist1619460292
- Bianca AjonPhysical Therapist1881940336
Verify Michael L. Tam in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional RegulationCheck 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 85.7 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $47.79
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 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 one group practice
- Northstar Anesthesia OF Illinois, LLCOlympia Fields, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Michael L. Tam among 2,575 anesthesiology physician records in Illinois
Michael L. Tam, M.D. is one of 2,575 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 94% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2006 among the 1,608 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1,113 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in Chicago
They are 1,113 of the 63,379 NPPES records with a practice address in Chicago, and 2,575 anesthesiology physician records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is Michael L. Tam, M.D.'s NPI number?
Michael L. Tam, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1477555910, issued on Aug 15, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael L. Tam, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2233 W Division St, Chicago, IL, 60622. Phone: (312) 770-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael L. Tam, M.D.'s license?
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 Michael L. Tam, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 85.7 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.