NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Robert Kenney Needleman, M.D.

Emergency Medicine Physician · Chicago, IL

Robert Kenney Needleman, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1790190221, issued on Jun 23, 2014. Check the license (Illinois 036146263, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1790190221
Name
Robert Kenney Needleman
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
License numbers
036146263 IL
01079910A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1950 W Polk St FL 7, Chicago, IL 60612
Phone
(207) 712-4072
Enumerated
Jun 23, 2014
Record last updated
Aug 15, 2024
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 1950 W Polk St FL 7

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

  1. Arlene Carlos, MSGenetic Counselor (M.S.)1194566349
  2. Amelia LerchFamily Medicine Physician1669166799
  3. Catherine Obadina, MDFamily Medicine Physician1932775186
  4. Gabriel Palmieri LagaresFamily Medicine Physician1518576651
  5. Andrea Rios-Falcon, MDFamily Medicine Physician1972235216
  6. Alyssa Valentine, MS, CGCGenetic Counselor (M.S.)1639846074

Verify Robert Kenney Needleman in five checks

  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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85% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024

34 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Robert Needleman34
  2. Specialty average226

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: $26.25

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Mindray DS USA, Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Robert Needleman$26.25
  2. Specialty average$953.79

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Robert Kenney Needleman among 3,291 emergency medicine physician records in Illinois

Robert Kenney Needleman, M.D. is one of 3,291 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 59% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 59% of these records are older, 39% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 57% of these records are
  • 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 207P00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

1,310 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Chicago

They are 1,310 of the 63,379 NPPES records with a practice address in Chicago, and 3,291 emergency medicine physician records in Illinois.

The 8 emergency medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Joseph Brawka, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121174599112
  2. Christopher Caudill, MDChicago, IL 606121013993104
  3. Galeta Clayton, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121588630743
  4. Jennifer Fleming, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121912973975
  5. Jeffrey Grassle, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121205802147
  6. Marilyn Hallock, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121336110691
  7. Mumtaz Husain, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121891761953
  8. Paula Oldeg, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121568438687

Common questions

What is Robert Kenney Needleman, M.D.'s NPI number?

Robert Kenney Needleman, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790190221, issued on Jun 23, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Robert Kenney Needleman, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1950 W Polk St FL 7, Chicago, IL, 60612. Phone: (207) 712-4072. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Robert Kenney Needleman, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036146263, 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 Kenney Needleman, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Robert Kenney Needleman, M.D. had 34 Medicare Part D claims for 24 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. 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.