NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nicholas Marcel De La Rua, MD

Pulmonary Disease Physician · Chicago, IL

Nicholas Marcel De La Rua, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1063074094, issued on Jun 29, 2019. Check the license (Illinois 036.159353, 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
1063074094
Name
Nicholas Marcel De La Rua
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
License numbers
036.159353 IL
036159353 IL
125.075168 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7447 W Talcott Ave Ste 542, Chicago, IL 60631
Phone
(773) 631-2180
Enumerated
Jun 29, 2019
Record last updated
Jul 23, 2025
Fax
(773) 631-5947
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250421001505); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Louisiana State University School Of Medicine In New Orleans, 2019
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 7447 W Talcott Ave Ste 542

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

  1. Shira Osher, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1821254590
  2. Anita Shah, D.O.Pulmonary Disease Physician1760534192
  3. Courtney Tabaka, D.O.Pulmonary Disease Physician1285945667

Verify Nicholas Marcel De La Rua in five checks

  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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91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024

131 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 73% of claims.

  1. Nicholas De La Rua131
  2. Specialty average1,425

Most prescribed

  1. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa27 claims
  2. Breyna13 claims
  3. Incruse Ellipta12 claims
  4. Dulera11 claims
  5. Spiriva Respimat11 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: $133.49

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Nicholas De La Rua$133.49
  2. Specialty average$5,159.88

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. Northwest Pulmonary Associates, S.C.Chicago, IL

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

Nicholas Marcel De La Rua among 617 pulmonary disease physician records in Illinois

Nicholas Marcel De La Rua, MD is one of 617 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 92% of them.

  • NPI issued2019 · 92% of these records are older, 6% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2005 among the 444 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Illinois

There are 617 pulmonary disease physician records in Illinois.

The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Luke Carlstrom, MDChicago, IL 606311477574127
  2. Sana Chaudry, M.D., M.B.B.SChicago, IL 606311861807687
  3. Larry Jankelowitz, MDChicago, IL 606311184794281
  4. Daniel Katzman, MDChicago, IL 606311326090051
  5. Shira Osher, M.D.Chicago, IL 606311821254590
  6. James Schneider, MDChicago, IL 606311740350578
  7. Anita Shah, D.O.Chicago, IL 606311760534192
  8. Andrew Sherman, MDChicago, IL 606311104951540

Common questions

What is Nicholas Marcel De La Rua, MD's NPI number?

Nicholas Marcel De La Rua, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1063074094, issued on Jun 29, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nicholas Marcel De La Rua, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7447 W Talcott Ave Ste 542, Chicago, IL, 60631. Phone: (773) 631-2180. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nicholas Marcel De La Rua, MD's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036.159353, 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 Nicholas Marcel De La Rua, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Nicholas Marcel De La Rua, MD had 131 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.