Nicholas John Skertich, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Chicago, IL
Nicholas John Skertich, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1417319377, issued on Mar 22, 2016. Check the license (Illinois 036163819, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nicholas John Skertich
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 036163819 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1750 W Harrison St, Chicago, IL 60612
- Phone
- (312) 942-6510
- Enumerated
- Mar 22, 2016
- Record last updated
- Jun 9, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20230630001908); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Clvlnd Clinic Lerner College Of Med Of Case Wstn Rsv University, 2016
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nicholas John Skertich 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 036163819Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
88% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
17 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $1,015.54
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Intuitive Surgical, Inc. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Rush University Medical GroupChicago, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nicholas John Skertich among 1,520 surgery physician records in Illinois
Nicholas John Skertich, M.D. is one of 1,520 surgery physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 66% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2016, is newer than 63% of them.
- NPI issued2016 · 63% of these records are older, 34% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated2016 · median 2004 among the 650 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Illinois
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Common questions
What is Nicholas John Skertich, M.D.'s NPI number?
Nicholas John Skertich, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417319377, issued on Mar 22, 2016. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nicholas John Skertich, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1750 W Harrison St, Chicago, IL, 60612. Phone: (312) 942-6510. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nicholas John Skertich, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036163819, 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 John Skertich, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nicholas John Skertich, M.D. had 17 Medicare Part D claims; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.