Sanford Baim, M.D.
Rheumatology Physician · Chicago, IL
Sanford Baim, M.D. is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1841227311, issued on Jun 28, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036-050354, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sanford Baim
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- 036-050354 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1725 W Harrison St Ste 250, Chicago, IL 60612
- Phone
- (312) 942-6163
- Enumerated
- Jun 28, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jul 13, 2023
- Fax
- (312) 563-2096
- Medicaid ID
- 0028409-00 FL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140618000812); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- R Franklin University Of Med & Sci/Chicago Medical School, 1973
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1725 W Harrison St Ste 250
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Sanford Baim 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 036-050354Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
16 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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: $33.50
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Ardelyx, Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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
- Cook CountyChicago, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sanford Baim among 340 rheumatology physician records in Illinois
Sanford Baim, M.D. is one of 340 rheumatology 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 2006, is newer than 7% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 52% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1973 · median 2003 among the 244 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Rheumatology Physician providers in Illinois
There are 340 rheumatology physician records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is Sanford Baim, M.D.'s NPI number?
Sanford Baim, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1841227311, issued on Jun 28, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sanford Baim, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1725 W Harrison St Ste 250, Chicago, IL, 60612. Phone: (312) 942-6163. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sanford Baim, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036-050354, 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 Sanford Baim, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sanford Baim, M.D. had 16 Medicare Part D claims; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. 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.