Rima Dafer, MD, MPH
Neurology Physician · Maywood, IL
Rima Dafer, MD, MPH is a neurology physician with a practice address in Maywood, Illinois, and NPI 1407939846, issued on Oct 21, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036114667, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Rima Dafer
- Credential
- MD, MPH
- Primary taxonomy
- Neurology Physician 2084N0400X
- License number
- 036114667 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2160 S First Ave, Maywood, IL 60153
- Phone
- (708) 216-2662
- Enumerated
- Oct 21, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 6, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (708) 216-5617
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20051213000110); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Rima Dafer 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 036114667Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
63% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average neurology physician in 2024
503 Medicare Part D claims for 84 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,370 among the 15,005 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 30% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Duloxetine Hcl39 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium38 claims
- Aimovig Autoinjector31 claims
- Levetiracetam31 claims
- Qulipta31 claims
- Gabapentin27 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: $2,720.88
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was consulting fee; the largest payer was Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation. The 10,858 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,318.07 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 2 group practices
- Rci (wrs) LLCCrown Point, IN
- Rush University Medical GroupChicago, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Rima Dafer among 952 neurology physician records in Illinois
Rima Dafer, MD, MPH is one of 952 neurology physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 79% 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 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 68% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated1989 · median 2006 among the 573 with a school on file
- Record last updated2010 · 42% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084N0400X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
49 neurology physician records list a practice address in Maywood
They are 49 of the 2,572 NPPES records with a practice address in Maywood, and 952 neurology physician records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is Rima Dafer, MD, MPH's NPI number?
Rima Dafer, MD, MPH's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1407939846, issued on Oct 21, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Rima Dafer, MD, MPH located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2160 S First Ave, Maywood, IL, 60153. Phone: (708) 216-2662. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Rima Dafer, MD, MPH's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036114667, 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 Rima Dafer, MD, MPH prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Rima Dafer, MD, MPH had 503 Medicare Part D claims for 84 beneficiaries; the average among neurology physician prescribers was 1,370. 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.