NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician in Illinois

265 NPPES records list thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Illinois, 2.1 per 100,000 residents, the 12th highest rate of 51. Chicago and Oak Lawn have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Illinois license search. Page 3 of 6.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 208G00000X · 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, 116

  1. Chicago116
  2. Oak Lawn18
  3. Maywood16
  4. Springfield10
  5. Downers Grove7

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician records in Illinois

  1. Kevin HodgesChicago, IL 606111710374517
  2. Edward Hong, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121952569147
  3. Jonathan Hong, MDChicago, IL 606111538632864
  4. Jia Hou, MDMaywood, IL 601531386342962
  5. Syed Hussain, MDKankakee, IL 609011245264324
  6. Hyun Ihm, M.D.Elgin, IL 601231073578613
  7. Michel Ilbawi, MDOak Lawn, IL 604531437115342
  8. Cemil Isbir, MDChicago, IL 606061013640481
  9. Balasubramaniam Iyer, MDChicago, IL 606401497890750
  10. Valluvan JeevanandamChicago, IL 606371285738344
  11. Shin Joh, M.D.Streator, IL 613641023081882
  12. Douglas Johnston, M.D.Chicago, IL 606111790957991
  13. Axel Joob, M.D.Park Ridge, IL 600681225039738
  14. Devang Joshi, M.D.Oak Lawn, IL 604531407145584
  15. Eias Jweied, MD, PHDOak Lawn, IL 604531720132210
  16. Justin Karush, DOChicago, IL 606121891016606
  17. James Kase, MDQuincy, IL 623011144310046
  18. Yan Katsnelson, M.D.Elk Grove Village, IL 600071285672840
  19. Abraham Katz, MDOak Lawn, IL 604531275951774
  20. Ahmed Khan, D.O.Urbana, IL 618011770915670
  21. Nazir Khan, MDChicago, IL 606101568599736
  22. Rachel KimSpringfield, IL 627021326496563
  23. Samuel Kim, MDChicago, IL 606111184771172
  24. Halifax King, M.D.Scott Afb, IL 622251558358242
  25. Hiroto KitaharaChicago, IL 606371760930028
  26. Janice Ruth Klich, M.D.Park Ridge, IL 600681053312561
  27. Seth Krantz, M.D.Evanston, IL 602011881829992
  28. Vincent Kucich, M.D.Chicago, IL 606071174893408
  29. Robert Kummerer, M.D.Libertyville, IL 600481902891674
  30. Chitaru Kurihara, M.DChicago, IL 606111689115909
  31. Mustafa Kurkluoglu, MDChicago, IL 606111609567288
  32. George Kuzycz, MDWinfield, IL 601901912973835
  33. Ira Lebenson, MDUrbana, IL 618011588992077
  34. Bryan Lee, MDHarvey, IL 604261982628475
  35. Miia Lehtinen, M.D.Chicago, IL 606111528810256
  36. Kevin LimChicago, IL 606111740083997
  37. Michael Liptay, MDChicago, IL 606121245338607
  38. Eric Lisznyai, MDChicago, IL 606121831764240
  39. Tom Liu, MDChicago, IL 606111760010953
  40. Adolf Lo, M.D.Champaign, IL 618201336277557
  41. Robert Love, MDWarrenville, IL 605551336104041
  42. James Lubawski, M.D.Winfield, IL 601901679729511
  43. Kalvin Lung, M.D., M.SC.Chicago, IL 606111134735962
  44. Frank Lutrin, MDUrbana, IL 618011770549420
  45. Maria Lucia MadariagaChicago, IL 606371104053677
  46. Mary Maish, MDLake Forest, IL 600451750316774
  47. S. Christopher Malaisrie, M.D.Chicago, IL 606111801904008
  48. Kashif Malik, MDChicago, IL 606121306337738
  49. Adwaiy ManerikarChicago, IL 606111598240228
  50. Chirantan Mangukia, M.B.B.SMaywood, IL 601531770068041

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 208G00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Illinois ranks 12 of 51 per resident

  1. North Dakota2.3
  2. New York2.3
  3. Connecticut2.2
  4. Illinois2.1
  5. Michigan2.1
  6. Florida2.1
  7. 50 states and D.C.1.9

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 208G00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

71.7% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 76.2% 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. Illinois71.7%
  2. United States76.2%

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician records in Illinois, measured

  • In a Medicare file190 of 265 · 71.7% here, 76.2% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file149 · 56.2% here, 63.5% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more124 · 46.8% here, 54.0% nationally
  • Median graduation year1999 · the 148 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 208G00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

265 NPPES records list thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician (208G00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Illinois: 2.1 per 100,000 residents against 1.9 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Chicago has 116 of them (44%).

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. Massachusetts228
  2. Ohio310
  3. Michigan208
  4. Minnesota163

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Florida2.1
  2. New Hampshire2.1
  3. Connecticut2.2
  4. West Virginia2.0

The largest states

  1. California634
  2. Texas484
  3. Florida468
  4. New York446
  5. Pennsylvania377

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.