NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

William J. Sarantos, M.D.

Internal Medicine Physician · River Forest, IL

William J. Sarantos, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in River Forest, Illinois, and NPI 1023192671, issued on Oct 24, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036066094, 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
1023192671
Name
William J. Sarantos
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
036066094 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
7353 North Ave, River Forest, IL 60305
Phone
(708) 771-6611
Enumerated
Oct 24, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 9, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(708) 771-6335
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20080507000022); 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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  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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44% more Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024

4,581 Medicare Part D claims for 301 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.

  1. William Sarantos4,581
  2. Specialty average3,176

Most prescribed

  1. Losartan Potassium247 claims
  2. Metoprolol Tartrate190 claims
  3. Amoxicillin163 claims
  4. Amlodipine Besylate146 claims
  5. Metformin Hcl141 claims
  6. Levothyroxine Sodium139 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: $46.01

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. William Sarantos$46.01
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

William J. Sarantos among 7,238 internal medicine physician records in Illinois

William J. Sarantos, 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
  • Graduated1981 · 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).

14 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in River Forest

They are 14 of the 283 NPPES records with a practice address in River Forest, and 7,238 internal medicine physician records in Illinois.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Paul Abbo, M.D.River Forest, IL 603051083693378
  2. Wendy Foster, MDRiver Forest, IL 603051396703070
  3. Dhana Ganesan, MDRiver Forest, IL 603051831114560
  4. Sandesh Kuchipudi, M.D.River Forest, IL 603051821057324
  5. Raymond McDonald, MDRiver Forest, IL 603051942203500
  6. Teresa McKenzie, MDRiver Forest, IL 603051366488033
  7. Pamela Mulshine, M.D.River Forest, IL 603051760412746
  8. Carlos Reynes, M.D.River Forest, IL 603051013081959

Common questions

What is William J. Sarantos, M.D.'s NPI number?

William J. Sarantos, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023192671, issued on Oct 24, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is William J. Sarantos, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 7353 North Ave, River Forest, IL, 60305. Phone: (708) 771-6611. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify William J. Sarantos, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036066094, 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 William J. Sarantos, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, William J. Sarantos, M.D. had 4,581 Medicare Part D claims for 301 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.