NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Michael Ziffra, MD

Psychiatry Physician · Chicago, IL

Michael Ziffra, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1235163734, issued on Jul 10, 2006. Check the license 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
1235163734
Name
Michael Ziffra
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
Practice location
680 N Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60611
Phone
(312) 695-9797
Enumerated
Jul 10, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 7, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20060815000047); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School, 2002
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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Verify Michael Ziffra in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional RegulationCheck the board
  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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87% more Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

1,874 Medicare Part D claims for 104 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims.

  1. Michael Ziffra1,874
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Lamotrigine159 claims
  2. Bupropion Xl109 claims
  3. Venlafaxine Hcl Er86 claims
  4. Sertraline Hcl82 claims
  5. Escitalopram Oxalate75 claims
  6. Lorazepam73 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.

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).

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).

Michael Ziffra among 2,147 psychiatry physician records in Illinois

Michael Ziffra, MD is one of 2,147 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 69% 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 5% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 5% of these records are older, 65% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 41% of these records are
  • Graduated2002 · median 2004 among the 877 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

841 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Chicago

They are 841 of the 63,379 NPPES records with a practice address in Chicago, and 2,147 psychiatry physician records in Illinois.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ghada Albeheary, MDChicago, IL 606111477534576
  2. Joan Anzia, MDChicago, IL 606111528039658
  3. Lydia Breen, MDChicago, IL 606111518926203
  4. Kenneth Cohen, M.D.Chicago, IL 606111952366551
  5. Pedro Dago, MDChicago, IL 606111689637639
  6. John Gerber, M.D.Chicago, IL 606111447216544
  7. Larry Goldman, M.D.Chicago, IL 606111851356752
  8. Jonathon Goldman, M.D.Chicago, IL 606111427013374

Common questions

What is Michael Ziffra, MD's NPI number?

Michael Ziffra, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1235163734, issued on Jul 10, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Michael Ziffra, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 680 N Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL, 60611. Phone: (312) 695-9797. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Michael Ziffra, MD'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.

How much does Michael Ziffra, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Michael Ziffra, MD had 1,874 Medicare Part D claims for 104 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Michael Ziffra, MD'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.