Naoum Issa
Epilepsy Physician · Chicago, IL
Naoum Issa is an epilepsy physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1902184591, issued on Jul 29, 2011. Check the license (Illinois 036138093, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Naoum Issa
- Primary taxonomy
- Epilepsy Physician 2084E0001X
- License number
- 036138093 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5841 S Maryland Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
- Phone
- (888) 824-0200
- Enumerated
- Jul 29, 2011
- Record last updated
- Sep 17, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240417002618); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Texas Southwestern Medical School At Dallas, 1997
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Naoum Issa 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 036138093Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4% more Medicare Part D claims than the average epilepsy physician in 2024
970 Medicare Part D claims for 106 beneficiaries, against an average of 934 among the 476 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 12% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Levetiracetam140 claims
- Lacosamide63 claims
- Lamotrigine53 claims
- Lorazepam48 claims
- Clonazepam42 claims
- Gabapentin40 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): 97.7 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $95.40
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was education; the largest payer was Ucb, Inc. The 345 providers of this specialty with any payment received $6,278.39 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.
5 hospitals and group practices
- The University OF Chicago Medical CenterChicago, IL · Acute Care Hospitals4 of 5 stars
- Adventist Health Partners, Inc.Bolingbrook, IL
- Deaconess Illinois Specialty Clinic, Inc.Marion, IL
- Southern Illinois Medical Services NfpCarbondale, IL
- University OF ChicagoCrown Point, IN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Naoum Issa among 27 epilepsy physician records in Illinois
Naoum Issa is one of 27 epilepsy physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 100% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 37% of them.
- NPI issued2011 · 37% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 100% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 81% of these records are
- Graduated1997 · median 2010 among the 22 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 0% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084E0001X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Epilepsy Physician providers in Illinois
There are 27 epilepsy physician records in Illinois.
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The 8 epilepsy physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Sandra RoseChicago, IL 606371487889317
- Rula Saeed, MDChicago, IL 606371336870674
- James TaoChicago, IL 606371174674154
- Shasha WuChicago, IL 606371083833412
- Alexandra Balabanov, DOChicago, IL 606121144857327
Common questions
What is Naoum Issa's NPI number?
Naoum Issa's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1902184591, issued on Jul 29, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Naoum Issa located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5841 S Maryland Ave, Chicago, IL, 60637. Phone: (888) 824-0200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Naoum Issa's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036138093, 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 Naoum Issa prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Naoum Issa had 970 Medicare Part D claims for 106 beneficiaries; the average among epilepsy physician prescribers was 934. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Naoum Issa's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 97.7 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.