NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Yolanda Cardenas, M.D.

Family Medicine Physician · Melrose Park, IL

Yolanda Cardenas, M.D. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Melrose Park, Illinois, and NPI 1073511143, issued on Jul 12, 2005. Check the license (Illinois 036112368, 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
1073511143
Name
Yolanda Cardenas
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
License numbers
036112368 IL
C137361 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1111 Superior St Ste 101, Melrose Park, IL 60160
Phone
(708) 406-3040
Enumerated
Jul 12, 2005
Record last updated
Dec 23, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(708) 406-3059
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20101118000139); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Rush Medical College Of Rush University, 2001
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 1111 Superior St Ste 101

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

  1. Yesenia Arce, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1811334626
  2. Mandana Faghani, MDInternal Medicine Physician1558667170
  3. Tamayo Kawai, M.D.Addiction Medicine (Family Medicine) Physician1093977530
  4. Jacara Kelley-Muhammad, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1689802282
  5. Mary Leung, CNMAdvanced Practice Midwife1710492947
  6. Claudia MedranoRegistered Nurse1801405733

Verify Yolanda Cardenas 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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96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024

137 Medicare Part D claims for 42 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Yolanda Cardenas137
  2. Specialty average3,544

Most prescribed

  1. Albuterol Sulfate Hfa14 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: $150.28

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Xeris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 55,478 providers of this specialty with any payment received $902.55 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Yolanda Cardenas$150.28
  2. Specialty average$902.55

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. Pcc Community Wellness CenterMelrose Park, IL

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

Yolanda Cardenas among 6,215 family medicine physician records in Illinois

Yolanda Cardenas, M.D. is one of 6,215 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 78% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 91% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
  • Graduated2001 · median 2006 among the 3,714 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2019 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

17 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Melrose Park

They are 17 of the 634 NPPES records with a practice address in Melrose Park, and 6,215 family medicine physician records in Illinois.

The 8 family medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Michelle Alexandre, M.D.Melrose Park, IL 601601477604791
  2. Mahnaz Ali, D.O.Melrose Park, IL 601601376734202
  3. Beth Davis Phillpotts, MDMelrose Park, IL 601601982686358
  4. Stanley Demorest, MDMelrose Park, IL 601601982769071
  5. Mohammad Gafoor, M.D.Melrose Park, IL 601601922169440
  6. Joseph Giacchino, MDMelrose Park, IL 601601306901400
  7. Niranjana Giri, M.D.Melrose Park, IL 601601760584569
  8. Lee Jenkins, M.D.Melrose Park, IL 601601548202575

Common questions

What is Yolanda Cardenas, M.D.'s NPI number?

Yolanda Cardenas, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073511143, issued on Jul 12, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Yolanda Cardenas, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1111 Superior St Ste 101, Melrose Park, IL, 60160. Phone: (708) 406-3040. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Yolanda Cardenas, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036112368, 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 Yolanda Cardenas, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Yolanda Cardenas, M.D. had 137 Medicare Part D claims for 42 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.