Steven Pilhyung Chough, MD
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician · Downers Grove, IL
Steven Pilhyung Chough, MD is a clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician with a practice address in Downers Grove, Illinois, and NPI 1831145051, issued on May 26, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036104204, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Steven Pilhyung Chough
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician 207RC0001X
- License number
- 036104204 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3825 Highland Ave FL Tower24, Downers Grove, IL 60515
- Phone
- (630) 719-4799
- Enumerated
- May 26, 2006
- Record last updated
- Apr 4, 2025
- Medicaid ID
- 036104204 IL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040924000591); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Yale University School Of Medicine, 1994
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician records → All 166 in Illinois → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 3825 Highland Ave FL Tower24
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Justin Mao, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician1427052273
- Iva Minga, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1104357466
- Jamie Nick, MSN, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1972011930
- Brianne Nolan, NURSE PRACTITIONERNurse Practitioner1063898393
- Rebecca Saour, APRN, CNPNurse Practitioner1144733783
- Tejas Shah, MDVascular Surgery Physician1326243171
Verify Steven Pilhyung Chough 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 036104204Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
3.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician in 2024
6,229 Medicare Part D claims for 795 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,710 among the 3,173 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Metoprolol Succinate773 claims
- Eliquis518 claims
- Amiodarone Hcl425 claims
- Diltiazem 24hr Er (Cd)371 claims
- Xarelto331 claims
- Flecainide Acetate321 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $41.70
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbott Laboratories. The 3,167 providers of this specialty with any payment received $10,651.37 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
- Advocate Health And Hospitals CorporationDowners Grove, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Steven Pilhyung Chough among 166 clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician records in Illinois
Steven Pilhyung Chough, MD is one of 166 clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 92% 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 3% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 3% of these records are older, 60% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 83% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2003 among the 138 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0001X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician providers in Illinois
There are 166 clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician records in Illinois.
All 166 in Illinois → Every provider in Downers Grove → Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Justin Mao, MDDowners Grove, IL 605151427052273
- Matthew Nora, MDDowners Grove, IL 605151134174741
- Eric Shulman, M.D.Downers Grove, IL 605151598008559
- Francisco Aguilar, MDHinsdale, IL 605211487637567
- Andrew Lawrence, M.D.Hinsdale, IL 605211770502544
- Gregory Lewis, M.D.Hinsdale, IL 605211104864321
- Saurabh Shah, M.D.Hinsdale, IL 605211992723589
- Siddharth Kakodkar, M.D.Aurora, IL 605041548306533
Common questions
What is Steven Pilhyung Chough, MD's NPI number?
Steven Pilhyung Chough, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1831145051, issued on May 26, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Steven Pilhyung Chough, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3825 Highland Ave FL Tower24, Downers Grove, IL, 60515. Phone: (630) 719-4799. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Steven Pilhyung Chough, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036104204, 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 Steven Pilhyung Chough, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Steven Pilhyung Chough, MD had 6,229 Medicare Part D claims for 795 beneficiaries; the average among clinical cardiac electrophysiology physician prescribers was 1,710. 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.