NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Richard M. Novak

Infectious Disease Physician · Chicago, IL

Richard M. Novak is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1427155837, issued on Sep 20, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036064936, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1427155837
Name
Richard M. Novak
Primary taxonomy
Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
License number
036064936 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1740 W Taylor St, Chicago, IL 60612
Phone
(866) 600-2273
Enumerated
Sep 20, 2006
Record last updated
Jun 24, 2008 (not updated in 18 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20100702000011); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Rush Medical College Of Rush University, 1981
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1740 W Taylor St

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

  1. Francisco AbancoCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist1255844288
  2. Leena Abbas, MDStudent in an Organized Health Care Education/Training Program1679376594
  3. Herand AbcarianColon & Rectal Surgery Physician1881792372
  4. Ivy AbrahamHematology & Oncology Physician1497172845
  5. Rohit Abraham, MD, MPH, MATPsychiatry Physician1013478932
  6. Ereni Abuaita, DOInternal Medicine Physician1013710961

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  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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87% more Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024

1,291 Medicare Part D claims for 84 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 47% of claims.

  1. Richard Novak1,291
  2. Specialty average689

Most prescribed

  1. Biktarvy242 claims
  2. Dovato103 claims
  3. Juluca36 claims
  4. Tamsulosin Hcl35 claims
  5. Triumeq33 claims
  6. Hydrochlorothiazide32 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.

The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 87.1 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score70.8
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%52.8
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $10,830.75

18 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Gilead Sciences, Inc. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,362.19 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Richard Novak$10,831
  2. Specialty average$4,362

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

  1. The Board OF Trustees OF The University OF IllinoisChicago, IL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Infectious Disease Physician providers in Illinois

There are 464 infectious disease physician records in Illinois.

Other infectious disease physician records in Illinois

  1. Homer Abiad, M.D.Oak Forest, IL1871596817
  2. Annette Abraham, MDChicago, IL1083195093
  3. Chad Achenbach, MDChicago, IL1548278674
  4. Mary Acree, M.D.Evanston, IL1336378348
  5. Tinuola Adeyanju, M.D.Chicago, IL1063413755
  6. Oluwadamilola Adeyemi, MDChicago, IL1376700955
  7. Emily Adochio-Clancy, MDChicago, IL1629606975
  8. Nozaina Aftab, MDLombard, IL1629158662
  9. Javier Aguilar Aragon, M.D.Burr Ridge, IL1336359058
  10. Nooruzsabha Ahmed, M.D.Elgin, IL1407886401

Common questions

What is Richard M. Novak's NPI number?

Richard M. Novak's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1427155837, issued on Sep 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Richard M. Novak located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1740 W Taylor St, Chicago, IL, 60612. Phone: (866) 600-2273. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Richard M. Novak's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036064936, 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 M. Novak prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Richard M. Novak had 1,291 Medicare Part D claims for 84 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Richard M. Novak's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.1 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.

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