Necholas Ghannam, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Chicago, IL
Necholas Ghannam, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1962480541, issued on Jan 4, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036112505, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Necholas Ghannam
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 036112505 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9831 S Western Ave, Chicago, IL 60643
- Phone
- (773) 445-3500
- Enumerated
- Jan 4, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 19, 2025
- Fax
- (773) 445-1931
- Medicaid ID
- 036112505 IL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20041130000065); may accept Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Necholas Ghannam 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 036112505Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
4.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
13,304 Medicare Part D claims for 756 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims. 408 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Amlodipine Besylate1,049 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium972 claims
- Losartan Potassium461 claims
- Gabapentin371 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide349 claims
- Metoprolol Succinate346 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Aamg Reach PLLCChicago, IL
- Advocate Health And Hospitals CorporationBuffalo Grove, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Necholas Ghannam among 7,238 internal medicine physician records in Illinois
Necholas Ghannam, MD is one of 7,238 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 73% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 2003 among the 3,580 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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 207R00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2,867 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Chicago
They are 2,867 of the 63,379 NPPES records with a practice address in Chicago, and 7,238 internal medicine physician records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is Necholas Ghannam, MD's NPI number?
Necholas Ghannam, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1962480541, issued on Jan 4, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Necholas Ghannam, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9831 S Western Ave, Chicago, IL, 60643. Phone: (773) 445-3500. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Necholas Ghannam, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036112505, 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 Necholas Ghannam, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Necholas Ghannam, MD had 13,304 Medicare Part D claims for 756 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.