Thomas Pontinen, M.D.
Anesthesiology Physician · Des Plaines, IL
Thomas Pontinen, M.D. is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Des Plaines, Illinois, and NPI 1467617514, issued on Jul 28, 2008. Check the license (Illinois 036129262, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Thomas Pontinen
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
- License number
- 036129262 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 9700 Golf Road, Des Plaines, IL 60016
- Phone
- (773) 482-5800
- Enumerated
- Jul 28, 2008
- Record last updated
- Dec 29, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140728001165); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Minnesota Medical School, 2008
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 9700 Golf Road
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Angie Osmanski, PA-CPhysician Assistant1801342522
- Bentley Sizer, MSN, APRN, FNP-CFamily Nurse Practitioner1699304675
Verify Thomas Pontinen 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 036129262Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.6 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average anesthesiology physician in 2024
1,060 Medicare Part D claims for 175 beneficiaries, against an average of 402 among the 4,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 9% of claims. 561 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen207 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen98 claims
- Morphine Sulfate Er79 claims
- Tramadol Hcl43 claims
- Gabapentin41 claims
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl39 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: $2,371.95
34 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 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
- Midwest Anesthesia And Pain Specialists SCFranklin Park, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Thomas Pontinen among 2,575 anesthesiology physician records in Illinois
Thomas Pontinen, M.D. is one of 2,575 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 71% 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 47% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 47% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2006 among the 1,608 with a school on file
- Record last updated2021 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Anesthesiology Physician providers in Illinois
There are 2,575 anesthesiology physician records in Illinois.
All 2,575 in Illinois → Every provider in Des Plaines → Anesthesiology Physician nationwide →
The 8 anesthesiology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Anjali Patel, DODes Plaines, IL 600161407484207
- Syed Raza, M.DDes Plaines, IL 600161184735565
- Chandra ReddyDes Plaines, IL 600161548364037
- Darrel Saldanha, M.D.Des Plaines, IL 600161225272875
- Frank Gentile, M.D.Crystal Lake, IL 600141831157080
- Heike Knorpp, MDRosmont, IL 600181740481472
- Howard Konowitz, MDDes Plaines, IL 600181457379976
- Saleem Qureshi, MDCrystal Lake, IL 600141134160153
Common questions
What is Thomas Pontinen, M.D.'s NPI number?
Thomas Pontinen, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1467617514, issued on Jul 28, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Thomas Pontinen, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 9700 Golf Road, Des Plaines, IL, 60016. Phone: (773) 482-5800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Thomas Pontinen, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036129262, 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 Pontinen, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Thomas Pontinen, M.D. had 1,060 Medicare Part D claims for 175 beneficiaries; the average among anesthesiology physician prescribers was 402. 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.