NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Scott A. Strong, MD

Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician · Chicago, IL

Scott A. Strong, MD is a colon & rectal surgery physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1942244694, issued on Jun 15, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036136707, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1942244694
Name
Scott A. Strong
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician 208C00000X
License number
036136707 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
259 E Erie St Ste 1600, Chicago, IL 60611
Phone
(312) 695-6868
Enumerated
Jun 15, 2006
Record last updated
Jan 30, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(312) 695-2729
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20141210000239); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Iowa, Rj & L Carver College Of Medicine, 1985
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 259 E Erie St Ste 1600

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

  1. Mohammad Ali Abbass, MDColon & Rectal Surgery Physician1730508052
  2. Ikechukwu Achebe, MDGastroenterology Physician1184182198
  3. Hasan Alam, MDTrauma Surgery Physician1902880321
  4. Patricia Araujo, RDRegistered Dietitian1073961686
  5. Christine Boumitri, M.DGastroenterology Physician1992050702
  6. Harold Boutte, M.D.Gastroenterology Physician1487911038

Verify Scott A. Strong 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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16% more Medicare Part D claims than the average colon & rectal surgery physician in 2024

223 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries, against an average of 192 among the 1,836 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 7% of claims. 19 claims were for opioids.

  1. Scott Strong223
  2. Specialty average192

Most prescribed

  1. Neomycin Sulfate51 claims
  2. Metronidazole49 claims
  3. Ondansetron Odt38 claims
  4. Gavilyte-G24 claims
  5. Gavilyte-C16 claims
  6. Tramadol Hcl12 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.

The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.1 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score82.6
  2. Costnot scored (reweighted)
  3. Promoting interoperabilityout of 100 · 25%100.0
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Scott A. Strong among 97 colon & rectal surgery physician records in Illinois

Scott A. Strong, MD is one of 97 colon & rectal surgery physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 86% 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 6% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 6% of these records are older, 61% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 86% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 75% of these records are
  • Graduated1985 · median 2006 among the 73 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 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 208C00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Colon & Rectal Surgery Physician providers in Illinois

There are 97 colon & rectal surgery physician records in Illinois.

The 8 colon & rectal surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mohammad Ali Abbass, MDChicago, IL 606111730508052
  2. Brian BrajcichChicago, IL 606111578925657
  3. Amy Halverson, MDChicago, IL 606111568498186
  4. Sowmya Narayanan, MD PHDChicago, IL 606111932698271
  5. Vitaliy Poylin, M.D.Chicago, IL 606111942291604
  6. Steven Stryker, M.D.Chicago, IL 606111760448096
  7. Herand AbcarianChicago, IL 606121881792372
  8. Vivek Chaudhry, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121992754766

Common questions

What is Scott A. Strong, MD's NPI number?

Scott A. Strong, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942244694, issued on Jun 15, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Scott A. Strong, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 259 E Erie St Ste 1600, Chicago, IL, 60611. Phone: (312) 695-6868. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Scott A. Strong, MD's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036136707, 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 Scott A. Strong, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Scott A. Strong, MD had 223 Medicare Part D claims for 87 beneficiaries; the average among colon & rectal surgery physician prescribers was 192. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Scott A. Strong, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.1 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

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.