NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Victor Papari, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · Chicago, IL

Victor Papari, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1518974617, issued on Aug 2, 2006. Check the license 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
1518974617
Name
Victor Papari
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
Practice location
2545 S King Dr, Chicago, IL 60616
Phone
(312) 842-7117
Enumerated
Aug 2, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 8, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20041020000442); accepts Medicare assignment
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 2545 S King Dr

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

  1. Adekonla Adegunsoye, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1861712903
  2. Robert Alter, M.D.Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1821064585
  3. Collette Ara Honore, M.D.Dermatology Physician1174636930
  4. Azmina Bhaiji, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1487689634
  5. Kathleen Bienia, PA-C, MMSCPhysician Assistant1144545237
  6. Adeshola Ezeokoli, MDInternal Medicine Physician1003121922

Verify Victor Papari in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional RegulationCheck the board
  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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78% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

690 Medicare Part D claims for 226 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 49 claims were for opioids.

  1. Victor Papari690
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Metoprolol Succinate58 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium41 claims
  3. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen36 claims
  4. Eliquis35 claims
  5. Levothyroxine Sodium27 claims
  6. Carvedilol22 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Advocate Health And Hospitals CorporationBuffalo Grove, IL

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

Victor Papari among 7,238 internal medicine physician records in Illinois

Victor Papari, M.D. is one of 7,238 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 73% 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, 61% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
  • Graduated1991 · median 2003 among the 3,580 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 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 207R00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

2,867 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Chicago

They are 2,867 of the 63,379 NPPES records with a practice address in Chicago, and 7,238 internal medicine physician records in Illinois.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Nagib Ali, M.D.Chicago, IL 606161376529271
  2. Damon Arnold, M.D.Chicago, IL 606161689650962
  3. Farzana Begum, M.D.Chicago, IL 606161184616310
  4. Azmina Bhaiji, M.D.Chicago, IL 606161487689634
  5. Edward Bleier, MDChicago, IL 606161649256744
  6. Danny Choy, D.OChicago, IL 606161376526954
  7. Linus Ema, DOChicago, IL 606161891728010
  8. Juhyun Ha, M.D.Chicago, IL 606161811913395

Common questions

What is Victor Papari, M.D.'s NPI number?

Victor Papari, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518974617, issued on Aug 2, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Victor Papari, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2545 S King Dr, Chicago, IL, 60616. Phone: (312) 842-7117. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Victor Papari, M.D.'s license?

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 Victor Papari, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Victor Papari, M.D. had 690 Medicare Part D claims for 226 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. 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.