NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Robert J. March, MD

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Chicago, IL

Robert J. March, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1891809034, issued on Aug 17, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036079091, 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
1891809034
Name
Robert J. March
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
License numbers
036079091 IL
01080051A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1725 W Harrison St, Chicago, IL 60612
Phone
(312) 563-2763
Enumerated
Aug 17, 2006
Record last updated
Jun 20, 2024
Fax
(312) 563-4388
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180511001108); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Rush Medical College Of Rush University, 1982
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 1725 W Harrison St

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

  1. Qurrat-Ul-Ain Abid, MDHospice and Palliative Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1053949024
  2. John Acheson, MDSurgery Physician1205528726
  3. David Agbunag, PA-CSurgical Physician Assistant1093885188
  4. Eda Akyar, MDSports Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician1255910006
  5. Jorelle Alexander, DMD,MPHDentist1972790756
  6. Amjad Ali, M.D.Specialist1952359184

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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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70% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024

30 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Robert March30
  2. Specialty average101

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: $181.96

4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abiomed. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Robert March$181.96
  2. Specialty average$7,828.84

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. Franciscan Physician NetworkMichigan City, IN

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

Robert J. March among 265 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Illinois

Robert J. March, MD is one of 265 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 72% 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 13% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 56% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
  • Graduated1982 · median 1999 among the 148 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Illinois

There are 265 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Illinois.

The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Khaled Abdelhady, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121811173156
  2. Adam Braze, D.O.Chicago, IL 606121336265297
  3. Can Erdem, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121942398789
  4. Nicole Geissen, D.O.Chicago, IL 606121841422482
  5. Marshall Goldin, MDChicago, IL 606121033222419
  6. Edward Hong, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121952569147
  7. Justin Karush, DOChicago, IL 606121891016606
  8. Michael Liptay, MDChicago, IL 606121245338607

Common questions

What is Robert J. March, MD's NPI number?

Robert J. March, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1891809034, issued on Aug 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Robert J. March, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1725 W Harrison St, Chicago, IL, 60612. Phone: (312) 563-2763. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Robert J. March, MD's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036079091, 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 Robert J. March, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Robert J. March, MD had 30 Medicare Part D claims; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. 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.