Zahra Qasem, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Chicago, IL
Zahra Qasem, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1821558990, issued on Mar 23, 2019. Check the license (Illinois 036159832, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Zahra Qasem
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License numbers
- 036159832 IL
125.075132 IL
125075132 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 635 N Dearborn St Ste 100, Chicago, IL 60654
- Phone
- (312) 694-2273
- Enumerated
- Mar 23, 2019
- Record last updated
- Oct 4, 2022
- Fax
- (312) 694-2129
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220919002131); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 635 N Dearborn St Ste 100
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Zahra Qasem 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 036159832Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
157 Medicare Part D claims for 124 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Cephalexin20 claims
- Fluticasone Propionate18 claims
- Prednisone13 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Northwestern Medical Faculty FoundationChicago, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Zahra Qasem among 6,215 family medicine physician records in Illinois
Zahra Qasem, MD 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 2019, is newer than 78% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 78% of these records are older, 19% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2019 · median 2006 among the 3,714 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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).
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Common questions
What is Zahra Qasem, MD's NPI number?
Zahra Qasem, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821558990, issued on Mar 23, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Zahra Qasem, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 635 N Dearborn St Ste 100, Chicago, IL, 60654. Phone: (312) 694-2273. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Zahra Qasem, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036159832, 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 Zahra Qasem, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Zahra Qasem, MD had 157 Medicare Part D claims for 124 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Zahra Qasem, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.1 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.