Sheldon Edelson, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Chicago, IL
Sheldon Edelson, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1265497069, issued on Apr 18, 2006. Check the license (Illinois IL036049349, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sheldon Edelson
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- IL036049349 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 849 W. Fullerton, Chicago, IL 60614
- Phone
- (773) 865-2531
- Enumerated
- Apr 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jun 20, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (773) 549-3275
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Sheldon Edelson 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 IL036049349Check 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 internal medicine physician in 2024
39 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 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.
Sheldon Edelson among 7,238 internal medicine physician records in Illinois
Sheldon Edelson, M.D. is one of 7,238 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 73% 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, 61% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 50% of these records are
- Record last updated2014 · 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 207R00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2,867 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Chicago
They are 2,867 of the 63,379 NPPES records with a practice address in Chicago, and 7,238 internal medicine physician records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is Sheldon Edelson, M.D.'s NPI number?
Sheldon Edelson, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265497069, issued on Apr 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sheldon Edelson, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 849 W. Fullerton, Chicago, IL, 60614. Phone: (773) 865-2531. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sheldon Edelson, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number IL036049349, 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 Sheldon Edelson, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Sheldon Edelson, M.D. had 39 Medicare Part D claims; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.