Syed M. Hussain, MD
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · Kankakee, IL
Syed M. Hussain, MD is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Kankakee, Illinois, and NPI 1245264324, issued on Jul 11, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036-110030, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Syed M. Hussain
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License number
- 036-110030 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 500 N Wall St, Kankakee, IL 60901
- Phone
- (844) 404-4787
- Enumerated
- Jul 11, 2006
- Record last updated
- Sep 22, 2022
- Medicaid IDs
- 036-110030 IL
PENDING IL - Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20060816000132); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Loyola University Of Chicago, Stritch School Of Medicine, 1999
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 500 N Wall St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Syed M. Hussain 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 036-110030Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.4 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
241 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 22% of claims. 17 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Cilostazol53 claims
- Xarelto49 claims
- Clopidogrel48 claims
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen15 claims
- Rosuvastatin Calcium15 claims
- Prednisone12 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: $13,495.28
39 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. 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
- Riverside Health SystemKankakee, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Syed M. Hussain among 265 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Illinois
Syed M. Hussain, MD 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 2006, is newer than 13% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 13% of these records are older, 56% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 1999 among the 148 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 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 Kankakee → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Robert Gasior, MDMerrionette Park, IL 608031942286984
- Arthur Palmer, M.D.Chicago, IL 607071558444307
- David Cheng, MDRockford, IL 611031194781849
- John Myers, M.D.Rockford, IL 611041174553523
- David Cable, M.D.Rockford, IL 611081033183728
- Thomas Stieglitz, M.D.Rockford, IL 611081528092194
- Walter Barker, M.D.Chicago, IL 606571952744823
- William Bradshaw, M.D.Chicago, IL 606571588637953
Common questions
What is Syed M. Hussain, MD's NPI number?
Syed M. Hussain, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245264324, issued on Jul 11, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Syed M. Hussain, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 500 N Wall St, Kankakee, IL, 60901. Phone: (844) 404-4787. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Syed M. Hussain, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036-110030, 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 Syed M. Hussain, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Syed M. Hussain, MD had 241 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. 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.