Michael Jay Wasserman, MD
Neurology Physician · Niles, IL
Michael Jay Wasserman, MD is a neurology physician with a practice address in Niles, Illinois, and NPI 1326004938, issued on Apr 22, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 3639973, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Michael Jay Wasserman
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- 3639973 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 8780 W Golf Road, Niles, IL 60714
- Phone
- (847) 298-4590
- Enumerated
- Apr 22, 2006
- Record last updated
- Dec 13, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (847) 298-0635
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041124000350); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School, 1964
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Michael Jay Wasserman 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 3639973Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
22% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
1,073 Medicare Part D claims for 112 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 28 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Carbidopa-Levodopa87 claims
- Gabapentin66 claims
- Donepezil Hcl65 claims
- Memantine Hcl50 claims
- Hizentra45 claims
- Lamotrigine41 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: $1,291.02
50 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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.
Michael Jay Wasserman among 952 neurology physician records in Illinois
Michael Jay Wasserman, MD is one of 952 neurology physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 79% 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 68% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1964 · median 2006 among the 573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Neurology Physician providers in Illinois
There are 952 neurology physician records in Illinois.
All 952 in Illinois → Every provider in Niles → Neurology Physician nationwide →
The 8 neurology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Abraham Kuruvilla, M.D.Niles, IL 607141881806255
- Aaron RudermanLincolnwood, IL 607121265012553
- Nestor Ivkov, M.D.Chicago, IL 606731023028750
- Sanjeev Keshary, MDChicago, IL 606731205272960
- Hilliard Slavick, MDChicago, IL 606571215935523
- Jonathan Vogel, M.D.Chicago, IL 606571104007533
- Jeffrey Yu, M.D.Chicago, IL 606571619174927
- Zilfah Younus, MDChicago, IL 606421538555099
Common questions
What is Michael Jay Wasserman, MD's NPI number?
Michael Jay Wasserman, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326004938, issued on Apr 22, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Michael Jay Wasserman, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 8780 W Golf Road, Niles, IL, 60714. Phone: (847) 298-4590. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Michael Jay Wasserman, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 3639973, 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 Jay Wasserman, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Michael Jay Wasserman, MD had 1,073 Medicare Part D claims for 112 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. 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.