The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.

What this does not show

NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.

Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.

Medicare assignment not listed

CMS data do not show whether this clinician accepts Medicare assignment. This does not mean they do not accept Medicare. Ask the office.

Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”

Guide: What Medicare assignment means

No telehealth indicator

CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.

Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.

Guide: How Medicare covers telehealth

Compared with the same specialty in Chicago and Illinois

312 active clinicians are listed under Acupuncturist with a practice address in Chicago, IL (771 in Illinois).

Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.

Telehealth indicator in Chicago

0% of these 312 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.

0% of these 312 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.

Sources: CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.

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Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES

Self-certified to NPPES: 2022-08-12

Acupuncturist Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 171100000X

License # reported to NPPES IL 198.001125

An acupuncturist is a person who performs ancient therapy for alleviation of pain, anesthesia and treatment of some diseases. Acupuncturists use long, fine needles inserted into specific points in order to treat painful conditions or produce anesthesia.

Check License Status with the State Board License numbers are self-reported to NPPES; T-MedInfo does not confirm them against state records. Current status: Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation.

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Career & Practice History Timeline

Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status

7 Historical Events

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated August 12, 2022

Recorded as EFSTATHIA BILL, LAC

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NPI Profile Active November 23, 2013

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Practice Location (Initial Record) November 23, 2013

Registered at 13144 S BUFFALO AVE, CHICAGO, IL 606331327 (Tel: 3122410027)

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Business Mailing Address (Initial Record) November 23, 2013

Registered at 13144 S BUFFALO AVE, CHICAGO, IL 606331327

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Provider Name / Credentials (Initial Record) November 23, 2013

Recorded as EFSTATHIA SARANTEAS, LAC

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) November 23, 2013

Acupuncturist (license number reported to NPPES: IL 198.001125)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration February 26, 2007

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1790811545

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: February 26, 2007

Last Update: August 12, 2022

Sole Proprietor: Yes

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

13144 S Buffalo Ave

Chicago, IL 606331327

About This Data NPPES fields (address, phone, specialty, license) are self-reported and may be outdated; Medicare fields follow the CMS dataset named in each section. Correct directly at NPPES.