NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Scott M. Mercola, MD

Pediatrics Physician · River Forest, IL

Scott M. Mercola, MD is a pediatrics physician with a practice address in River Forest, Illinois, and NPI 1043284144, issued on Feb 15, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036084477, 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
1043284144
Name
Scott M. Mercola
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Pediatrics Physician 208000000X
License number
036084477 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7420 Central Ave, River Forest, IL 60305
Phone
(708) 776-7220
Enumerated
Feb 15, 2006
Record last updated
Mar 1, 2023
Fax
(708) 776-7226
Medicaid ID
36084477 IL
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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  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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Industry payments in 2024: $18.56

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Cranial Technologies, Inc. The 21,580 providers of this specialty with any payment received $842.05 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Scott Mercola$18.56
  2. Specialty average$842.05

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

Scott M. Mercola among 3,176 pediatrics physician records in Illinois

Scott M. Mercola, MD is one of 3,176 pediatrics physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 32% 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 8% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 59% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 32% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 7% of these records are
  • Record last updated2023 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208000000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pediatrics Physician providers in Illinois

There are 3,176 pediatrics physician records in Illinois.

The 8 pediatrics physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ann Fischer, MDOak Park, IL 603041316916885
  2. Cynthia Gould, M.D.Oak Park, IL 603041902873714
  3. Maimoona Shah, M.D.Oak Park, IL 603041265482640
  4. Alka Srivastava, M.B.B.SOak Park, IL 603041982672663
  5. Karen Walker, M.D.Oak Park, IL 603041053387571
  6. Jeffrey Cabotaje, M.D.Oak Park, IL 603021417063041
  7. Elan Green, DOOak Park, IL 603021225668890
  8. Abigail HodgesOak Park, IL 603021417256652

Common questions

What is Scott M. Mercola, MD's NPI number?

Scott M. Mercola, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043284144, issued on Feb 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Scott M. Mercola, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7420 Central Ave, River Forest, IL, 60305. Phone: (708) 776-7220. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Scott M. Mercola, MD's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036084477, 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.

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.