Richard Abrams, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Chicago, IL
Richard Abrams, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1659473650, issued on Sep 1, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036-077440, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Abrams
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 036-077440 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1700 W Van Buren St, Chicago, IL 60612
- Phone
- (312) 563-2875
- Enumerated
- Sep 1, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 24, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (312) 942-3012
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101022001181); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Illinois College Of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb), 1986
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Abrams 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 036-077440Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
8% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
2,911 Medicare Part D claims for 306 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 248 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium183 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate124 claims
- Hydrochlorothiazide97 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen93 claims
- Lisinopril90 claims
- Gabapentin78 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.
Bills Medicare through 2 group practices
- Rush Oak Park Physicians Group Elmwood ParkChicago, IL
- Rush University Medical GroupChicago, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard Abrams among 7,238 internal medicine physician records in Illinois
Richard Abrams, M.D. is one of 7,238 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 73% 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 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated1986 · median 2003 among the 3,580 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 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 207R00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2,867 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Chicago
They are 2,867 of the 63,379 NPPES records with a practice address in Chicago, and 7,238 internal medicine physician records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is Richard Abrams, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard Abrams, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659473650, issued on Sep 1, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Abrams, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1700 W Van Buren St, Chicago, IL, 60612. Phone: (312) 563-2875. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Abrams, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036-077440, 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 Richard Abrams, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Abrams, M.D. had 2,911 Medicare Part D claims for 306 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.