Zishan Alam, D.O.
Family Medicine Physician · Buffalo Grove, IL
Zishan Alam, D.O. is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Buffalo Grove, Illinois, and NPI 1295786754, issued on May 12, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036115864, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Zishan Alam
- Credential
- D.O.
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 036115864 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 985 S Buffalo Grove RD, Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
- Phone
- (847) 541-4878
- Enumerated
- May 12, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 14, 2010 (not updated in 16 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Zishan Alam 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 036115864Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
72 Medicare Part D claims for 12 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Armour Thyroid31 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.
Zishan Alam among 6,215 family medicine physician records in Illinois
Zishan Alam, D.O. 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 2006, is newer than 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 59% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 60% of these records are
- Record last updated2010 · 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).
22 family medicine physician records list a practice address in Buffalo Grove
They are 22 of the 868 NPPES records with a practice address in Buffalo Grove, and 6,215 family medicine physician records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is Zishan Alam, D.O.'s NPI number?
Zishan Alam, D.O.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1295786754, issued on May 12, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Zishan Alam, D.O. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 985 S Buffalo Grove RD, Buffalo Grove, IL, 60089. Phone: (847) 541-4878. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Zishan Alam, D.O.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036115864, 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 Zishan Alam, D.O. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Zishan Alam, D.O. had 72 Medicare Part D claims for 12 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.