Richard A. Berger, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Chicago, IL
Richard A. Berger, M.D. is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1982683694, issued on Jan 11, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036091325, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard A. Berger
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License number
- 036091325 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1611 W Harrison St, Chicago, IL 60612
- Phone
- (312) 243-4244
- Enumerated
- Jan 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Nov 23, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (312) 942-1571
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050613000059); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Tufts University School Of Medicine, 1989
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1611 W Harrison St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Jeremy Alland, MDSports Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1861755035
- Howard An, MDOrthopaedic Surgery of the Spine Physician1255310157
- Gunnar Andersson, MDOrthopaedic Surgery Physician1154309110
Verify Richard A. Berger 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 036091325Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7.2 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
2,499 Medicare Part D claims for 735 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 154 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Diclofenac Sodium612 claims
- Amoxicillin474 claims
- Cefadroxil200 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium193 claims
- Ondansetron Odt173 claims
- Tranexamic Acid162 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $88,990.14
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was royalty or license; the largest payer was MicroPort Orthopedics Inc. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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 one group practice
- Proactive Therapy OF North Carolina IncCharlotte, NC
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard A. Berger among 995 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Illinois
Richard A. Berger, M.D. is one of 995 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 77% 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 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2001 among the 556 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician providers in Illinois
There are 995 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Illinois.
All 995 in Illinois → Every provider in Chicago → Orthopaedic Surgery Physician nationwide →
The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Gunnar Andersson, MDChicago, IL 606121154309110
- David Fardon, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121811964679
- Steven Gitelis, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121174502843
- Robert Goldberg, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121548220346
- Benjamin Goldberg, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121518917046
- Mark GonzalezChicago, IL 606121104837475
- Teng HuangChicago, IL 606121639181068
- Mark Hutchinson, MDChicago, IL 606121285646638
Common questions
What is Richard A. Berger, M.D.'s NPI number?
Richard A. Berger, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1982683694, issued on Jan 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard A. Berger, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1611 W Harrison St, Chicago, IL, 60612. Phone: (312) 243-4244. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard A. Berger, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036091325, 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 A. Berger, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard A. Berger, M.D. had 2,499 Medicare Part D claims for 735 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.