NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Paula Collins, M.D.

Emergency Medicine Physician · Buffalo Grove, IL

Paula Collins, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Buffalo Grove, Illinois, and NPI 1033136668, issued on Jul 17, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036-076157, 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
1033136668
Name
Paula Collins
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License numbers
036-076157 IL
MR56189 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
150 W Half Day RD, Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
Phone
(847) 215-0000
Enumerated
Jul 17, 2006
Record last updated
Apr 22, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicaid ID
036076157-1 IL
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 150 W Half Day RD

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

  1. Tracy Bernstein, RD, LDNRegistered Dietitian1669754495
  2. Robert Blumenthal, DMDDentist1992875256
  3. Jaswinder Chhibber, MDGeneral Practice Physician1447236716
  4. Lucille Damasauskas, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1013932482
  5. Tamara Gurevich, M.D.Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician1336227503
  6. Irina Harag, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1851393334

Verify Paula Collins 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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Industry payments in 2024: $141.32

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Paula Collins$141.32
  2. Specialty average$953.79

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

Paula Collins among 3,291 emergency medicine physician records in Illinois

Paula Collins, M.D. is one of 3,291 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 80% 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 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 68% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 57% of these records are
  • Record last updated2010 · 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 207P00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Emergency Medicine Physician providers in Illinois

There are 3,291 emergency medicine physician records in Illinois.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Lucille Damasauskas, M.D.Buffalo Grove, IL 600891013932482
  2. Premal Joshipura, M.D., FAAEMBuffalo Grove, IL 600891730104142
  3. Fred Karlin, M.D.Buffalo Grove, IL 600891558468330
  4. Edythe Lotharius, M.D.Buffalo Grove, IL 600891477578896
  5. Sunita Williamson, M.D.Buffalo Grove, IL 600891275550865
  6. Shannon Brumund, M.D.Waukegan, IL 600851588989107
  7. Ryan Chellin, D.O.Waukegan, IL 600851952536104
  8. Christina Dorow, MDWaukegan, IL 600851073737318

Common questions

What is Paula Collins, M.D.'s NPI number?

Paula Collins, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1033136668, issued on Jul 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Paula Collins, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 150 W Half Day RD, Buffalo Grove, IL, 60089. Phone: (847) 215-0000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Paula Collins, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036-076157, 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.

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.

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