NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Rheumatology Physician in Illinois

340 NPPES records list rheumatology physician with a practice address in Illinois, 2.7 per 100,000 residents, the 12th highest rate of 51. Chicago and Springfield have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Illinois license search. Page 5 of 7.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 207RR0500X · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

Chicago has the most, 107

  1. Chicago107
  2. Springfield16
  3. Evanston14
  4. Champaign10
  5. Rockford10

Rheumatology Physician records in Illinois

  1. Gabriela Martinez Zayas, MDChicago, IL 606111568048908
  2. Anjali Mehta, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121366624819
  3. Lynn Meisles, MDMelrose Park, IL 601601538236740
  4. Catherine Meyer, MDChicago, IL 606161457338246
  5. Margaret Michalska, M.D.Buffalo Grove, IL 600891356374920
  6. Mihaela Mihailescu, MDOak Lawn, IL 604531003943614
  7. Anne Miller, MDSpringfield, IL 627021285637975
  8. Michael Miniter, M.D.Rock Island, IL 612011780663500
  9. Mahum Mirza, DOWestmont, IL 605591992333686
  10. Abdul Mohammed, MBBS, MDChicago, IL 606571790102804
  11. Duncan Moore, MDChicago, IL 606111255726972
  12. Joshua MoranChicago, IL 606121578198354
  13. Merrideth Morris, MDGlenview, IL 600261912269366
  14. Kashif Mufti, MDWinfield, IL 601901821290750
  15. Basanti Mukerji, MDSpringfield, IL 627031497725345
  16. Eric Munn, M.D.Naperville, IL 605631659336063
  17. Alberto Munoz, M.D.Champaign, IL 618221447367081
  18. Saulat Mushtaq, MDBethalto, IL 620101518080605
  19. Saja Mustafa Ali, MDFlossmoor, IL 604221053932848
  20. Asha Muthalaly, MDJoliet, IL 604351619144680
  21. Amanda Myers, M.D.Morton Grove, IL 600531538198007
  22. Nirav NagarshethGurnee, IL 600311457858318
  23. Karun Nair, MDChicago, IL 606121710514724
  24. Veena Nayak, M.D.Olympia Fields, IL 604611376539106
  25. Raheemuddin Nazeer, M.D.Geneva, IL 601341043309123
  26. Syeda Nida, MDElmhurst, IL 601261629690763
  27. Timothy Niewold, MDChicago, IL 606371922129279
  28. Ailda Nika, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121831316983
  29. Richard Olson, M.D.Cherry Valley, IL 610161235245622
  30. Patrick Onkka, M.D.Lake Forest, IL 600451407235518
  31. Matas Orentas, DOElgin, IL 601231396303004
  32. Eseosa Osaghae, MDChicago, IL 606111083290043
  33. Rochella Ostrowski, M.D.Maywood, IL 601531700059508
  34. Dennis Ozment, MDQuincy, IL 623011881667152
  35. Purani Palaniswami, M.D.Elmhurst, IL 601261164568507
  36. Prerana PanchalElk Grove Village, IL 600071851346134
  37. Candice Park, MDChicago, IL 606371548955107
  38. Chinyoung Park, MDMorton Grove, IL 600531013903491
  39. Kayur Patel, D.O.Schaumburg, IL 601951831333855
  40. Pooja Patel, DOAurora, IL 605061851786305
  41. Frederick Pfalzgraf, M.D.Herrin, IL 629481659385581
  42. Michael Pick, M.D.Springfield, IL 627021861585846
  43. Allan Pilloff, M.D.Skokie, IL 600761245278142
  44. Theodore Pincus, MDChicago, IL 606121700979747
  45. Biana Polak, DOGrayslake, IL 600301588224307
  46. Richard Pope, MDChicago, IL 606111689789588
  47. Alexandra Popescu, M.D.Oak Lawn, IL 604531396720744
  48. Nithin Pusapati, MDChicago, IL 606371376005199
  49. Laarni Quimson, D.O.Chicago, IL 606431245671320
  50. Sleiman Raddawi, M.DOak Lawn, IL 604531124382825

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207RR0500X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Illinois ranks 12 of 51 per resident

  1. Vermont2.8
  2. Rhode Island2.7
  3. New Jersey2.7
  4. Illinois2.7
  5. Wisconsin2.6
  6. Washington2.6
  7. 50 states and D.C.2.4

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 207RR0500X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

82.6% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 81.6% nationally

A Medicare file here is Part D prescribing (2024), a MIPS score (2023), an Open Payments record (2024) or Medicare group billing (CMS Doctors and Clinicians). A record outside them may still see patients: these files cover Medicare only.

  1. Illinois82.6%
  2. United States81.6%

Rheumatology Physician records in Illinois, measured

  • In a Medicare file281 of 340 · 82.6% here, 81.6% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file244 · 71.8% here, 69.5% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more200 · 58.8% here, 56.6% nationally
  • Median graduation year2003 · the 244 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 207RR0500X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

340 NPPES records list rheumatology physician (207RR0500X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Illinois: 2.7 per 100,000 residents against 2.4 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Chicago has 107 of them (31%).

A record is a registration a provider made and keeps up to date: it shows neither that the provider is licensed nor that they still practice there. The state's own license search is the check.

States with a similar number

  1. Massachusetts343
  2. Ohio289
  3. Pennsylvania413
  4. New Jersey253

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Puerto Rico2.7
  2. Rhode Island2.7
  3. Vermont2.8
  4. Wisconsin2.6

The largest states

  1. California926
  2. New York599
  3. Texas545
  4. Florida494
  5. Pennsylvania413

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy; 2023 Census population estimates. A registry record 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.