NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nic I. Hristea, MD

Nephrology Physician · Chicago, IL

Nic I. Hristea, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1285689703, issued on May 23, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036105393, as entered in NPPES) 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1285689703
Name
Nic I. Hristea
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
License number
036105393 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
10801 S Western Ave Ste 201, Chicago, IL 60643
Phone
(773) 770-4824
Enumerated
May 23, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 22, 2024
Medicaid ID
036105393 IL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20051114000675); accepts Medicare assignment
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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Also registered at 10801 S Western Ave Ste 201

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Clark McClurkin, M.D.Nephrology Physician1184604282
  2. Rickeda Robinson, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1689293987
  3. Kareen Simpson, M.D.Nephrology Physician1780663963

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
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  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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38% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024

903 Medicare Part D claims for 163 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 36% of claims.

  1. Nic Hristea903
  2. Specialty average1,465

Most prescribed

  1. Jardiance143 claims
  2. Sevelamer Carbonate98 claims
  3. Farxiga65 claims
  4. Losartan Potassium59 claims
  5. Famotidine51 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate35 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: $648.62

8 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Travere Therapeutics, Inc. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Nic Hristea$648.62
  2. Specialty average$3,091.37

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

  1. Associates IN Nephrology SCChicago, IL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Nic I. Hristea among 572 nephrology physician records in Illinois

Nic I. Hristea, MD is one of 572 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 87% 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 12% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 54% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • Graduated1997 · median 2002 among the 433 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Nephrology Physician providers in Illinois

There are 572 nephrology physician records in Illinois.

The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. April Kennedy, M.D.Chicago, IL 606431487738639
  2. Clark McClurkin, M.D.Chicago, IL 606431184604282
  3. Mohammad Puri, MDChicago, IL 606431629266341
  4. Kareen Simpson, M.D.Chicago, IL 606431780663963
  5. Christina Lattner, DNP APRNChicago, IL 606421174030811
  6. Farheen Shah-Khan, MDChicago, IL 606421164644480
  7. Arnold Berns, MDChicago, IL 606451699751628
  8. Alexander Hlepas, MDChicago, IL 606451063074938

Common questions

What is Nic I. Hristea, MD's NPI number?

Nic I. Hristea, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285689703, issued on May 23, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nic I. Hristea, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10801 S Western Ave Ste 201, Chicago, IL, 60643. Phone: (773) 770-4824. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nic I. Hristea, MD's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036105393, 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 Nic I. Hristea, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Nic I. Hristea, MD had 903 Medicare Part D claims for 163 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.