Dr. Ernestine Hambrick , MD
Colon & Rectal Surgery β’ Chicago, IL
1340 S Damen Ave, Suite 200
Chicago, IL 606081169
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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
1340 S Damen Ave
Suite 200
Chicago, IL 606081169
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
What Public CMS Data Show
Colon & Rectal Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
No Open Payments records are listed for this clinician for 2019β2025.
NPI first issued
2009
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: NPI first issued
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, βDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?β
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.
Compared with the same specialty in Chicago and Illinois
44 active clinicians are listed under Colon & Rectal Surgery with a practice address in Chicago, IL (97 in Illinois).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Chicago
22.7% of these 44 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
63.6% of these 44 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
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208C00000X
A colon and rectal surgeon is trained to diagnose and treat various diseases of the intestinal tract, colon, rectum, anal canal and perianal area by medical and surgical means. This specialist also deals with other organs and tissues (such as the liver, urinary and female reproductive system) involved with primary intestinal disease.
Additional State Medicaid & Healthcare Payer Identifiers
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Internal Medicine
Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (M.B.B.S.), Doctor of Medicine (M.D.), HMDC
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated July 22, 2009.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to August 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Colon & Rectal Surgery Specialists in Chicago
- Dr. Lisa Cannon, MD
- Dr. Jared Emolo, MD
- Dr. Marc Singer, MD
- Dr. Brendan O'donnell, MD
- Jessica Chin
- Dr. Ariane Abcarian, MD
Mailing Address
1340 S Damen Ave, Suite 200
Chicago, IL 606081169
Phone: 3129977200