NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Thomas E. Burns, M.D.

Urology Physician · Joliet, IL

Thomas E. Burns, M.D. is a urology physician with a practice address in Joliet, Illinois, and NPI 1003896903, issued on Jan 18, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036095424, 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1003896903
Name
Thomas E. Burns
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Urology Physician 208800000X
License number
036095424 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1541 Riverboat Center Dr, Joliet, IL 60431
Phone
(815) 409-4930
Enumerated
Jan 18, 2006
Record last updated
Nov 30, 2023
Fax
(815) 741-3263
Medicaid ID
036095424 IL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20041217000789); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Rush Medical College Of Rush University, 1994
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 1541 Riverboat Center Dr

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Salinna Adams, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1346061223
  2. Gregory Andros, M.D.Urology Physician1962481143
  3. Elizabeth Bean, PA-CPhysician Assistant1013248574
  4. Luke Cho, MDUrology Physician1669400933
  5. Denys Crater, FNP-BCFamily Nurse Practitioner1679200760
  6. Carrie DefussFamily Nurse Practitioner1710486063

Verify Thomas E. Burns in five checks

  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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3.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average urology physician in 2024

4,155 Medicare Part D claims for 866 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,340 among the 10,782 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 56 claims were for opioids.

  1. Thomas Burns4,155
  2. Specialty average1,340

Most prescribed

  1. Tamsulosin Hcl1,289 claims
  2. Finasteride447 claims
  3. Dutasteride423 claims
  4. Gemtesa239 claims
  5. Myrbetriq204 claims
  6. Cephalexin158 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $1,533.42

70 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Olympus America Inc. The 9,340 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,800.04 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Thomas Burns$1,533.42
  2. Specialty average$3,800.04

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. Uropartners LLCMorris, IL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Thomas E. Burns among 629 urology physician records in Illinois

Thomas E. Burns, M.D. is one of 629 urology physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 76% 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 7% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 7% of these records are older, 54% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 54% of these records are
  • Graduated1994 · median 2002 among the 341 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208800000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Urology Physician providers in Illinois

There are 629 urology physician records in Illinois.

The 8 urology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Gregory Andros, M.D.Joliet, IL 604311962481143
  2. Luke Cho, MDJoliet, IL 604311669400933
  3. Gregory Lewis, M.D.Joliet, IL 604311023098910
  4. Ryan Manecke, M.D.Joliet, IL 604311942289129
  5. Thai Nguyen, M.D.Joliet, IL 604311386624286
  6. Vincent Olorunnisomo, M.D.Joliet, IL 604311396064176
  7. Sandeep Sawhney, M.D.Joliet, IL 604311164531034
  8. Peter Tek, D.O.Joliet, IL 604311235403130

Common questions

What is Thomas E. Burns, M.D.'s NPI number?

Thomas E. Burns, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1003896903, issued on Jan 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Thomas E. Burns, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1541 Riverboat Center Dr, Joliet, IL, 60431. Phone: (815) 409-4930. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Thomas E. Burns, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036095424, 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 E. Burns, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Thomas E. Burns, M.D. had 4,155 Medicare Part D claims for 866 beneficiaries; the average among urology physician prescribers was 1,340. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Thomas E. Burns, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.

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