Richard Alexis Nieves Santiago, MD
Nephrology Physician · Chicago, IL
Richard Alexis Nieves Santiago, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1356967269, issued on Jun 17, 2020. Check the license (Illinois 036172076, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard Alexis Nieves Santiago
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 036172076 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 251 E Huron St, Chicago, IL 60611
- Phone
- (312) 926-2000
- Enumerated
- Jun 17, 2020
- Record last updated
- Jul 2, 2025
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Richard Alexis Nieves Santiago 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 036172076Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
74% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
376 Medicare Part D claims for 63 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium40 claims
- Gabapentin21 claims
- Losartan Potassium20 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate16 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl15 claims
- Omeprazole13 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.
Richard Alexis Nieves Santiago among 572 nephrology physician records in Illinois
Richard Alexis Nieves Santiago, MD is one of 572 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 92% of them.
- NPI issued2020 · 92% of these records are older, 6% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 76% of these records are
- Record last updated2025 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Illinois
There are 572 nephrology physician records in Illinois.
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The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Shubhada Ahya, MDChicago, IL 606111336138767
- Mohammed Javeed Ansari, M.D.Chicago, IL 606111487688131
- Daniel Battle, MDChicago, IL 606111457325037
- Eudora Eng, M.D.Chicago, IL 606111639261621
- John Friedewald, MDChicago, IL 606111508801093
- Lorenzo Gallon, MDChicago, IL 606111427093848
- Cybele Ghossein, MDChicago, IL 606111376588830
- Bing Ho, MDChicago, IL 606111881771731
Common questions
What is Richard Alexis Nieves Santiago, MD's NPI number?
Richard Alexis Nieves Santiago, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356967269, issued on Jun 17, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard Alexis Nieves Santiago, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 251 E Huron St, Chicago, IL, 60611. Phone: (312) 926-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard Alexis Nieves Santiago, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036172076, 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 Alexis Nieves Santiago, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Richard Alexis Nieves Santiago, MD had 376 Medicare Part D claims for 63 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.