Samuel Edward Polhemus, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Chicago, IL
Samuel Edward Polhemus, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1326624420, issued on Mar 20, 2021. Check the license (Illinois 036.172685, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Samuel Edward Polhemus
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License numbers
- 036.172685 IL
DR0069452 CO
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 325 S Paulina St Ste 200, Chicago, IL 60612
- Phone
- (312) 942-5932
- Enumerated
- Mar 20, 2021
- Record last updated
- Jun 17, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250423001818); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Medical College Of Wisconsin, 2021
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 325 S Paulina St Ste 200
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Jennifer Coleman, B.A., M.A., M.S, PHDClinical Psychologist1770926461
- Mary Freeman, APRNPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1891459772
- Brooke Long, PSYDPsychologist1790428373
- Megan O'Rourke, LCSWClinical Social Worker1104457076
Verify Samuel Edward Polhemus 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 036.172685Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
265 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Trazodone Hcl28 claims
- Quetiapine Fumarate27 claims
- Sertraline Hcl18 claims
- Risperidone16 claims
- Olanzapine15 claims
- Fluoxetine Hcl14 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.
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).
Samuel Edward Polhemus among 2,147 psychiatry physician records in Illinois
Samuel Edward Polhemus, MD is one of 2,147 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 84% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 84% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 41% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2004 among the 877 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 2084P0800X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
841 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Chicago
They are 841 of the 63,379 NPPES records with a practice address in Chicago, and 2,147 psychiatry physician records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is Samuel Edward Polhemus, MD's NPI number?
Samuel Edward Polhemus, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1326624420, issued on Mar 20, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Samuel Edward Polhemus, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 325 S Paulina St Ste 200, Chicago, IL, 60612. Phone: (312) 942-5932. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Samuel Edward Polhemus, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036.172685, 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 Samuel Edward Polhemus, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Samuel Edward Polhemus, MD had 265 Medicare Part D claims for 16 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.