Ridwan I. Alam, MD, MPH
Urology Physician · Chicago, IL
Ridwan I. Alam, MD, MPH is a urology physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1356731772, issued on Jan 24, 2015. Check the license (Illinois 036.170860, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ridwan I. Alam
- Credential
- MD, MPH
- Primary taxonomy
- Urology Physician 208800000X
- License number
- 036.170860 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 676 N Saint Clair St Ste 2300, Chicago, IL 60611
- Phone
- (312) 503-7975
- Enumerated
- Jan 24, 2015
- Record last updated
- Aug 20, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250904001174); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ridwan I. Alam 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 036.170860Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average urology physician in 2024
49 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim14 claims
- Oxybutynin Chloride Er12 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: $683.49
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 9,340 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,800.04 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
- Northwestern Medical Faculty FoundationChicago, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ridwan I. Alam among 629 urology physician records in Illinois
Ridwan I. Alam, MD, MPH is one of 629 urology physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2015, is newer than 70% of them.
- NPI issued2015 · 70% of these records are older, 27% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 54% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2002 among the 341 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208800000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Urology Physician providers in Illinois
There are 629 urology physician records in Illinois.
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The 8 urology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Michael Carter, M.D.Chicago, IL 606111609807510
- William Catalona, MDChicago, IL 606111497716724
- Daniel Dalton, M.D.Chicago, IL 606111669403432
- John Garnett, M.D.Chicago, IL 606111134150048
- James Giblin, M.D.Chicago, IL 606111457360695
- James Kozlowski, MDChicago, IL 606111932117504
Common questions
What is Ridwan I. Alam, MD, MPH's NPI number?
Ridwan I. Alam, MD, MPH's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1356731772, issued on Jan 24, 2015. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ridwan I. Alam, MD, MPH located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 676 N Saint Clair St Ste 2300, Chicago, IL, 60611. Phone: (312) 503-7975. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ridwan I. Alam, MD, MPH's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036.170860, 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 Ridwan I. Alam, MD, MPH prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ridwan I. Alam, MD, MPH had 49 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. 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.