NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nicholas W. Skezas, MD

Diagnostic Radiology Physician · Chicago, IL

Nicholas W. Skezas, MD is a diagnostic radiology physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1588616189, issued on May 16, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036-078903, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1588616189
Name
Nicholas W. Skezas
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Diagnostic Radiology Physician 2085R0202X
License number
036-078903 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2900 N Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL 60657
Phone
(773) 665-3240
Enumerated
May 16, 2006
Record last updated
Jun 28, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250327002935); accepts Medicare assignment
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 2900 N Lake Shore Dr

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

  1. Hala Abbas, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1164306254
  2. Ahmed AbdelfattahInternal Medicine Physician1245839729
  3. Babak Abdollahshamshirsaz, M.D.Specialist1447585765
  4. Aamir Abdullah, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1336872951
  5. Mohammad Abou El-Ezz, MDSurgery Physician1790536746
  6. Bijoy Abraham, D.P.M.Podiatrist1164860482

Verify Nicholas W. Skezas 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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 79.7 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score92.3
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%27.2
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $17.28

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Elucent Medical. The 8,048 providers of this specialty with any payment received $2,488.38 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Nicholas Skezas$17.28
  2. Specialty average$2,488.38

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 4 group practices

  1. Bradford Radiology PCBradford, PA
  2. Great Lakes Medical Imaging LLCWilliamsville, NY
  3. Radiology Consultants OF Rockford LtdRockford, IL
  4. Western New York Radiology Associates LLCBuffalo, NY

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

Nicholas W. Skezas among 1,874 diagnostic radiology physician records in Illinois

Nicholas W. Skezas, MD is one of 1,874 diagnostic radiology physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 71% 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 11% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 54% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated1987 · median 2004 among the 1,201 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2012 · 43% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2085R0202X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Diagnostic Radiology Physician providers in Illinois

There are 1,874 diagnostic radiology physician records in Illinois.

The 8 diagnostic radiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Peter Berger, MDChicago, IL 606571851342810
  2. Howard Girard, MDChicago, IL 606571922059955
  3. Gregory Goldstein, M.D.Chicago, IL 606571821063496
  4. Steven Herwick, MDChicago, IL 606571235182791
  5. Dai Kim, MDChicago, IL 606571043261852
  6. Si-Eon Kim, MDChicago, IL 606571124070784
  7. Chairat Luangsuwan, MDChicago, IL 606571245280809
  8. Jack Lyons, MDChicago, IL 606571104877851

Common questions

What is Nicholas W. Skezas, MD's NPI number?

Nicholas W. Skezas, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1588616189, issued on May 16, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nicholas W. Skezas, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2900 N Lake Shore Dr, Chicago, IL, 60657. Phone: (773) 665-3240. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nicholas W. Skezas, MD's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036-078903, 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.

What is Nicholas W. Skezas, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 79.7 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.