Sam George Pappas, MD
Surgical Oncology Physician · Chicago, IL
Sam George Pappas, MD is a surgical oncology physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1417000142, issued on Jan 18, 2007. Check the license (Illinois 036109813, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sam George Pappas
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgical Oncology Physician 2086X0206X
- License numbers
- 036109813 IL
MD430118 PA
50859 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1725 W Harrison St, Chicago, IL 60612
- Phone
- (312) 942-4300
- Enumerated
- Jan 18, 2007
- Record last updated
- Mar 5, 2024
- Medicaid ID
- 1417000142 WI
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130218000306); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Rush Medical College Of Rush University, 1998
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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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.
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Verify Sam George Pappas 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 036109813Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% more Medicare Part D claims than the average surgical oncology physician in 2024
172 Medicare Part D claims for 43 beneficiaries, against an average of 87 among the 1,237 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 47% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Pantoprazole Sodium43 claims
- Creon36 claims
- Sodium Chloride32 claims
- Zenpep11 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: $70.03
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Iovance Biotherapeutics, Inc. The 1,132 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,224.74 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
- Rush University Medical GroupChicago, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sam George Pappas among 71 surgical oncology physician records in Illinois
Sam George Pappas, MD is one of 71 surgical oncology physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 31% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 31% of these records are older, 55% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 77% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2005 among the 55 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2086X0206X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgical Oncology Physician providers in Illinois
There are 71 surgical oncology physician records in Illinois.
All 71 in Illinois → Every provider in Chicago → Surgical Oncology Physician nationwide →
The 8 surgical oncology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Katherina Boettge, MDChicago, IL 606121427686963
- Jeffrey Bork, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121669482378
- Matthew Dixon, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121083842009
- Keith DookeranChicago, IL 606121851494835
- Aslam Ejaz, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121275857120
- Taylor Gipson, PA-CChicago, IL 606121184428575
- Stuart LipnickChicago, IL 606121831100098
- Cristina Odonoghue, M.D., M.P.H.Chicago, IL 606121508032715
Common questions
What is Sam George Pappas, MD's NPI number?
Sam George Pappas, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1417000142, issued on Jan 18, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sam George Pappas, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1725 W Harrison St, Chicago, IL, 60612. Phone: (312) 942-4300. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sam George Pappas, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036109813, 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 Sam George Pappas, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sam George Pappas, MD had 172 Medicare Part D claims for 43 beneficiaries; the average among surgical oncology physician prescribers was 87. 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.