Nicholas A. Lygizos, M.D.
Otolaryngology Physician · Park Ridge, IL
Nicholas A. Lygizos, M.D. is an otolaryngology physician with a practice address in Park Ridge, Illinois, and NPI 1841282126, issued on Aug 22, 2005. Check the license (Illinois 036-066646, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicholas A. Lygizos
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Otolaryngology Physician 207Y00000X
- License number
- 036-066646 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2604 Dempster St Ste 501, Park Ridge, IL 60068
- Phone
- (847) 674-5585
- Enumerated
- Aug 22, 2005
- Record last updated
- May 9, 2024
- Medicaid ID
- 036-066646 IL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100816000135); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- At Still University, Arizona School Of Dentistry & Oral Hlth, 1986
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 2604 Dempster St Ste 501
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Nicholas A. Lygizos 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 036-066646Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
35% more Medicare Part D claims than the average otolaryngology physician in 2024
731 Medicare Part D claims for 294 beneficiaries, against an average of 541 among the 8,339 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 6% of claims. 18 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Ipratropium Bromide88 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate73 claims
- Mupirocin48 claims
- Omeprazole36 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass34 claims
- Azelastine Hcl33 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.
No measured MIPS final score for 2023
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Midwest Ent Alliance PLLCPark Ridge, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Otolaryngology Physician providers in Illinois
There are 482 otolaryngology physician records in Illinois.
Other otolaryngology physician records in Illinois
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- Nathan AckermanChampaign, IL1306208640
- Murtala AffiniChicago, IL1891585899
- Nishant AgrawalChicago, IL1265571061
- Samer Al-Khudari, M.D.Chicago, IL1699942177
- Zaid Al-Zaghal, MDSpringfield, IL1801396064
- Noor-E-Seher Ali, MDUrbana, IL1528680964
- Ayham Alkarmi, MDEdwardsville, IL1194399139
- Joseph Allegretti, M.D.Chicago, IL1922008333
Common questions
What is Nicholas A. Lygizos, M.D.'s NPI number?
Nicholas A. Lygizos, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841282126, issued on Aug 22, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicholas A. Lygizos, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2604 Dempster St Ste 501, Park Ridge, IL, 60068. Phone: (847) 674-5585. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicholas A. Lygizos, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036-066646, 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 A. Lygizos, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicholas A. Lygizos, M.D. had 731 Medicare Part D claims for 294 beneficiaries; the average among otolaryngology physician prescribers was 541. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Nicholas A. Lygizos, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.
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.