Paul James Gordon, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Chicago Ridge, IL
Paul James Gordon, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Chicago Ridge, Illinois, and NPI 1356341994, issued on Jul 26, 2005. Check the license (Illinois 036095321, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Paul James Gordon
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License numbers
- 036095321 IL
01046920A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 10604 Southwest Hwy Ste 101, Chicago Ridge, IL 60415
- Phone
- (708) 346-4065
- Enumerated
- Jul 26, 2005
- Record last updated
- Aug 5, 2025
- Fax
- (708) 423-5799
- Medicaid IDs
- 036095321 IL
200144230A IN
200144230C IN
200144230F IN - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101220000908); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern Illinois University School Of Medicine, 1990
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records → All 265 in Illinois → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 10604 Southwest Hwy Ste 101
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Amy Erickson, APRNNurse Practitioner1750255253
- Christopher Hokanson, PA-CPhysician Assistant1740087907
- Sammy Nawas, M.D.Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician1134114812
- Kristina Southerland, FNPNurse Practitioner1528600277
Verify Paul James Gordon 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 036095321Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
75% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
25 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims. 11 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen11 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $239.79
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was travel and lodging; the largest payer was Baxter Healthcare. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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 2 group practices
- Advocate Health And Hospitals CorporationDowners Grove, IL
- Thoracic Surgical Associates, LLCChicago Ridge, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Paul James Gordon among 265 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Illinois
Paul James Gordon, MD is one of 265 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 87% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated1990 · median 1999 among the 148 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Illinois
There are 265 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Illinois.
All 265 in Illinois → Every provider in Chicago Ridge → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sammy Nawas, M.D.Chicago Ridge, IL 604151134114812
- Robert Applebaum, M.D.Blue Island, IL 604061477553188
- Bryan Lee, MDHarvey, IL 604261982628475
- Subba Rao, MDHazel Crest, IL 604291831186113
- Philip Alexander, M.D.Oak Lawn, IL 604531437159142
- Chadrick Cross, M.D.Oak Lawn, IL 604531942533070
- Nhue Do, MDOak Lawn, IL 604531760646293
- Michael Frank, MDOak Lawn, IL 604531427043017
Common questions
What is Paul James Gordon, MD's NPI number?
Paul James Gordon, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356341994, issued on Jul 26, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Paul James Gordon, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 10604 Southwest Hwy Ste 101, Chicago Ridge, IL, 60415. Phone: (708) 346-4065. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Paul James Gordon, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036095321, 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 Paul James Gordon, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Paul James Gordon, MD had 25 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Paul James Gordon, MD'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.