NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

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.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1245264324
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
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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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.

  1. Alaa Abdel Meguid, MDInterventional Cardiology Physician1730282393
  2. Abhimanyu Beri, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology Physician1336339381
  3. Lynn Brown, MDCardiovascular Disease Physician1013962182
  4. Lambros Chrones, MDPsychiatry Physician1649265026
  5. Andrew Donofrio, PA-CPhysician Assistant1124546221
  6. Anuja Gupta, MDPediatric Cardiology Physician1013938257

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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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.

  1. Syed Hussain241
  2. Specialty average101

Most prescribed

  1. Cilostazol53 claims
  2. Xarelto49 claims
  3. Clopidogrel48 claims
  4. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen15 claims
  5. Rosuvastatin Calcium15 claims
  6. 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.

  1. Syed Hussain$13,495
  2. Specialty average$7,829

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

  1. 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.

The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Robert Gasior, MDMerrionette Park, IL 608031942286984
  2. Arthur Palmer, M.D.Chicago, IL 607071558444307
  3. David Cheng, MDRockford, IL 611031194781849
  4. John Myers, M.D.Rockford, IL 611041174553523
  5. David Cable, M.D.Rockford, IL 611081033183728
  6. Thomas Stieglitz, M.D.Rockford, IL 611081528092194
  7. Walter Barker, M.D.Chicago, IL 606571952744823
  8. 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.