Steven M. Zahn, M.D.
Emergency Medicine Physician · Chicago, IL
Steven M. Zahn, M.D. is an emergency medicine physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1689820409, issued on Aug 12, 2008. Check the license (Illinois 036.122218, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Steven M. Zahn
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X
- License numbers
- 036.122218 IL
AN5240394-1815 IL
01087343A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 259 E Erie St Ste 100, Chicago, IL 60611
- Phone
- (312) 926-9512
- Enumerated
- Aug 12, 2008
- Record last updated
- Apr 12, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20100715000238); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Creighton University School Of Medicine, 2006
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 259 E Erie St Ste 100
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Steven M. Zahn 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 036.122218Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
9% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average emergency medicine physician in 2024
206 Medicare Part D claims for 164 beneficiaries, against an average of 226 among the 54,106 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 49 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen38 claims
- Prednisone23 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim16 claims
- Azithromycin12 claims
- Cefdinir11 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 89.6 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $18.39
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Inari Medical, Inc. The 12,335 providers of this specialty with any payment received $953.79 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
- Cepamerica Illinois LLPHighland, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Steven M. Zahn among 3,291 emergency medicine physician records in Illinois
Steven M. Zahn, M.D. is one of 3,291 emergency medicine physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 80% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2008, is newer than 39% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 39% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 80% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 57% of these records are
- Graduated2006 · median 2012 among the 1,867 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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 207P00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1,310 emergency medicine physician records list a practice address in Chicago
They are 1,310 of the 63,379 NPPES records with a practice address in Chicago, and 3,291 emergency medicine physician records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is Steven M. Zahn, M.D.'s NPI number?
Steven M. Zahn, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1689820409, issued on Aug 12, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Steven M. Zahn, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 259 E Erie St Ste 100, Chicago, IL, 60611. Phone: (312) 926-9512. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Steven M. Zahn, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036.122218, 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 M. Zahn, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Steven M. Zahn, M.D. had 206 Medicare Part D claims for 164 beneficiaries; the average among emergency medicine physician prescribers was 226. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Steven M. Zahn, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 89.6 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.