Thomas A. Ambrose, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery Physician · Effingham, IL
Thomas A. Ambrose, MD is an orthopaedic surgery physician with a practice address in Effingham, Illinois, and NPI 1679524805, issued on May 12, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036172356, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas A. Ambrose
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Orthopaedic Surgery Physician 207X00000X
- License numbers
- 036172356 IL
10090 SD
41335 IA
01037487A IN
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 900 W Temple Ave Ste 2500, Effingham, IL 62401
- Phone
- (217) 540-2350
- Enumerated
- May 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Jan 15, 2025
- Fax
- (217) 347-2323
- Medicaid ID
- 100357760 IN
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20161108001963); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Ohio State University College Of Medicine, 1983
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Thomas A. Ambrose 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 036172356Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
91% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average orthopaedic surgery physician in 2024
32 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries, against an average of 346 among the 16,516 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Amoxicillin15 claims
- Meloxicam13 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: $109.33
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Stryker Corporation. The 15,003 providers of this specialty with any payment received $23,022.89 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 2 group practices
- Hshs Medical Group IncEffingham, IL
- Sanford Health NetworkAberdeen, SD
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Thomas A. Ambrose among 995 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Illinois
Thomas A. Ambrose, MD is one of 995 orthopaedic surgery physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 77% 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 14% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 14% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 77% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated1983 · median 2001 among the 556 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207X00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
8 orthopaedic surgery physician records list a practice address in Effingham
They are 8 of the 566 NPPES records with a practice address in Effingham, and 995 orthopaedic surgery physician records in Illinois.
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The 8 orthopaedic surgery physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Frank Lee, M.D.Effingham, IL 624011083661995
- Lawrence Leventhal, M.D.Effingham, IL 624011023021821
- Didi Omiyi, M.D.Effingham, IL 624011467618561
- John Powell, M.D.Effingham, IL 624011437152451
- Cary Andras, M.D.Pittsfield, IL 623631861494775
Common questions
What is Thomas A. Ambrose, MD's NPI number?
Thomas A. Ambrose, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1679524805, issued on May 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas A. Ambrose, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 900 W Temple Ave Ste 2500, Effingham, IL, 62401. Phone: (217) 540-2350. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas A. Ambrose, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036172356, 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 Thomas A. Ambrose, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas A. Ambrose, MD had 32 Medicare Part D claims for 25 beneficiaries; the average among orthopaedic surgery physician prescribers was 346. 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.