Ray Sawaqed, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Palos Heights, IL
Ray Sawaqed, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Palos Heights, Illinois, and NPI 1023109899, issued on Sep 27, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036102166, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ray Sawaqed
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License numbers
- 036102166 IL
036-102166 IL
010-60761A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 12251 S 80TH Ave Ste 1520, Palos Heights, IL 60463
- Phone
- (708) 923-4200
- Enumerated
- Sep 27, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 2, 2025
- Fax
- (708) 923-4201
- Medicaid ID
- 200528660 IN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180103002410); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 12251 S 80TH Ave Ste 1520
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Ray Sawaqed 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 036102166Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
79% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
21 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 80.8 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $3,087.70
20 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. 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 3 group practices
- Cook CountyChicago, IL
- Northwestern Medical Faculty FoundationPalos Heights, IL
- Siu Physicians And Surgeons IncSpringfield, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ray Sawaqed among 265 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Illinois
Ray Sawaqed, 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 2006, is newer than 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated1988 · 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 Palos Heights → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Franjo Siric, MDPalos Heights, IL 604631033461595
- James GrammOlympia Fields, IL 604611124084900
- James Tuchek, DOOlympia Fields, IL 604611598721250
- Allison Beckett, MDOak Lawn, IL 604531730542788
- Chadrick Cross, M.D.Oak Lawn, IL 604531942533070
- Nina Delavari, D.OOak Lawn, IL 604531053775163
- Nhue Do, MDOak Lawn, IL 604531760646293
- Joel Guillory, M. D.Oak Lawn, IL 604531043582158
Common questions
What is Ray Sawaqed, MD's NPI number?
Ray Sawaqed, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023109899, issued on Sep 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ray Sawaqed, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12251 S 80TH Ave Ste 1520, Palos Heights, IL, 60463. Phone: (708) 923-4200. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ray Sawaqed, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036102166, 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 Ray Sawaqed, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ray Sawaqed, MD had 21 Medicare Part D claims; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ray Sawaqed, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 80.8 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.