Seth Brandon Krantz, M.D.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Evanston, IL
Seth Brandon Krantz, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Evanston, Illinois, and NPI 1881829992, issued on May 18, 2009. Check the license (Illinois 036123534, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Seth Brandon Krantz
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- 036123534 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2650 Ridge Ave, Evanston, IL 60201
- Phone
- (847) 570-2868
- Enumerated
- May 18, 2009
- Record last updated
- Feb 12, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20150604000943); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Seth Brandon Krantz 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 036123534Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
19% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
82 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 14 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Pregabalin30 claims
- Mupirocin14 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): 93.1 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.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $2,076.63
11 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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
- Endeavor Health Medical GroupEvanston, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Seth Brandon Krantz among 265 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Illinois
Seth Brandon Krantz, M.D. is one of 265 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 55% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 55% of these records are older, 40% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 1999 among the 148 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208G00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Illinois
There are 265 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Illinois.
All 265 in Illinois → Every provider in Evanston → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Nikola Dobrilovic, MDEvanston, IL 602011649228776
- Eugene Fernandes, M.D.Evanston, IL 602011346266996
- Dominic Tolitano, MDWood Dale, IL 601911811959992
- Andrew Arndt, MDWinfield, IL 601901184880452
- Gyu Gang, MDWinfield, IL 601901245433416
- Erhan Guler, MDWinfield, IL 601901275121477
- George Kuzycz, MDWinfield, IL 601901912973835
- James Lubawski, M.D.Winfield, IL 601901679729511
Common questions
What is Seth Brandon Krantz, M.D.'s NPI number?
Seth Brandon Krantz, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1881829992, issued on May 18, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Seth Brandon Krantz, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2650 Ridge Ave, Evanston, IL, 60201. Phone: (847) 570-2868. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Seth Brandon Krantz, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036123534, 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 Seth Brandon Krantz, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Seth Brandon Krantz, M.D. had 82 Medicare Part D claims for 51 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Seth Brandon Krantz, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 93.1 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.