Dr. Paul David Ackerman , MD
Neurological Surgery • Chicago, IL
7447 W Talcott Ave Ste 340
Chicago, IL 606313714
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Dr. Paul Ackerman is listed in NPPES under Neurological Surgery.
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NPI assigned on July 10, 2009; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 1,139 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99291 — Critical care: 235 service units.
- 99214 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 172 service units.
- 99232 — Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making: 170 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPT® only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See all 15 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 59 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen (Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen) — 20 prescription fills, including refills.
- Cyclobenzaprine Hcl — 15 prescription fills, including refills.
- Gabapentin — 13 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See all 4 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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More Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Chicago, IL (2024, 59 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 220. Middle half: 128 to 376.
More Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Illinois (2024, 168 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 230. Middle half: 129 to 417.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 1,186 in 2020 to 1,139 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
7447 W Talcott Ave Ste 340
Chicago, IL 606313714
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Illinois Bone And Joint Institute, Llc. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
2016
What Public CMS Data Show
Neurological Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
385 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $243,347 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $190,293 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
65 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$923 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $398.58 across 14 records.
By nature of payment
- Food and Beverage: $398.58 across 14 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 6)
- Globus Medical, Inc.: $234.05 across 6 records.
- Alafair Biosciences, Inc.: $48.30 across 2 records.
- DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.: $37.80 across 2 records.
A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
10 years (graduated 2016)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2016 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
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.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
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?”
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.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Ackerman has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Dr. Ackerman as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Chicago and Illinois
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
More Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Chicago, IL (2024, 59 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 220. Middle half: 128 to 376.
More Medicare Part B services than 95% of clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Illinois (2024, 168 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 230. Middle half: 129 to 417.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Chicago, IL (2024, 59 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $42,474. Middle half: $14,720 to $91,707.
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Illinois (2024, 168 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $43,583. Middle half: $14,755 to $96,689.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Chicago, IL (2024, 59 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $33,342. Middle half: $11,489 to $71,855.
A higher Medicare payment amount than 95% of clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Illinois (2024, 168 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $34,101. Middle half: $11,431 to $75,160.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
More Part D prescriptions than 60% of clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Chicago, IL (2024, 39 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 39. Middle half: 14 to 97.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Illinois (2024, 103 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 45. Middle half: 16 to 144.
Part D drug cost
A higher Part D drug cost than 75% of clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Chicago, IL (2024, 39 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $443. Middle half: $116 to $869.
A higher Part D drug cost than 65% of clinicians listed under Neurological Surgery in Illinois (2024, 103 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $495. Middle half: $197 to $1,207.
172 active clinicians are listed under Neurological Surgery with a practice address in Chicago, IL (375 in Illinois).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Chicago
20.9% of these 172 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
44.2% of these 172 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services stayed about the same: 1,186 in 2020 and 1,139 in 2024.
- 2020: 1,186
- 2021: 1,223
- 2022: 1,310
- 2023: 1,448
- 2024: 1,139
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 25% from $325,748 in 2020 to $243,347 in 2024.
- 2020: $325,748
- 2021: $344,573
- 2022: $310,306
- 2023: $379,848
- 2024: $243,347
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 26% from $258,033 in 2020 to $190,293 in 2024.
- 2020: $258,033
- 2021: $274,127
- 2022: $246,240
- 2023: $301,835
- 2024: $190,293
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions decreased 64% from 164 in 2020 to 59 in 2024.
- 2020: 164
- 2021: 138
- 2022: 82
- 2023: 120
- 2024: 59
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30-day fills
30-day fills decreased 68% from 203 in 2020 to 65 in 2024.
- 2020: 203
- 2021: 146
- 2022: 88
- 2023: 135
- 2024: 65
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost decreased 71% from $3,207 in 2020 to $923 in 2024.
- 2020: $3,207
- 2021: $1,353
- 2022: $798
- 2023: $1,268
- 2024: $923
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) decreased 83% from $2,377.42 in 2021 to $398.58 in 2025.
- 2021: $2,377.42
- 2022: $1,123.25
- 2023: $1,494.23
- 2024: $547.37
- 2025: $398.58
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures
Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2025): 14 records totaling $398.58.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Globus Medical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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KINEX | General | $141.96 |
| Globus Medical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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ACADIA | General | $30.86 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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MIDAS REX | General | $28.15 |
| Alafair Biosciences, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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VersaWrap | General | $27.15 |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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Velys | General | $23.02 |
| Globus Medical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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ACADIA | General | $22.69 |
| Alafair Biosciences, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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VersaWrap | General | $21.15 |
| SI-BONE, INC. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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— | General | $20.54 |
| Globus Medical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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— | General | $17.20 |
| DJO, LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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CMF | General | $15.78 |
| DePuy Synthes Sales Inc. |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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FIBERGRAFT BG MORSELS | General | $14.78 |
| DJO, LLC |
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
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CMF | General | $13.96 |
| Globus Medical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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— | General | $11.37 |
| Globus Medical, Inc. |
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
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— | General | $9.97 |
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99291
Critical care, first 30-74 minutes
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235 | 117 | $475.73 | $221.10 |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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172 | 128 | $180.00 | $132.29 |
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99232
Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes
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170 | 61 | $180.00 | $81.35 |
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99292
Critical care, each additional 30 minutes
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115 | 113 | $215.25 | $112.52 |
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22614
Fusion of additional segment of spine
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103 | 31 | $1912.91 | $276.96 |
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99205
New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more
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91 | 91 | $400.00 | $230.23 |
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99223
Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes
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52 | 51 | $450.00 | $178.48 |
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22853
Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion
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43 | 29 | $3700.00 | $216.33 |
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22842
Placement of stabilizing device to back, 3-6 spine bone segments
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33 | 33 | $5605.45 | $591.82 |
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22633
Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc
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24 | 24 | $5588.08 | $1158.76 |
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61783
Computer-assisted spinal procedure
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22 | 22 | $676.83 | $273.22 |
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G0453
Continuous intraoperative neurophysiology monitoring, from outside the operating room (remote or nearby), per patient, (attention directed exclusively to one patient) each 15 minutes (list in addition to primary procedure)
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22 | 20 | $62.09 | $33.08 |
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63052
Partial removal of bone of single segment of spine in lower back with release of spinal cord and/or nerves during fusion of spine in lower back
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21 | 21 | $527.40 | $179.81 |
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95861
Needle measurement of electrical activity in arm or leg muscles, 2 extremities
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20 | 18 | $157.25 | $81.02 |
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63047
Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment
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16 | 15 | $7265.63 | $895.54 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen | Hydrocodone/Acetaminophen | 20 | 138 | $175.80 | 19 |
| Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | Cyclobenzaprine Hcl | 15 | 329 | $192.80 | — |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 13 | 310 | $68.14 | — |
| Amitriptyline Hcl | Amitriptyline Hcl | 11 | 510 | $485.91 | — |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2021-12-10NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207T00000X
A neurological surgeon provides the operative and non-operative management (i.e., prevention, diagnosis, evaluation, treatment, critical care, and rehabilitation) of disorders of the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems, including their supporting structures and vascular supply; the evaluation and treatment of pathological processes which modify function or activity of the nervous system; and the operative and non-operative management of pain. A neurological surgeon treats patients with disorders of the nervous system; disorders of the brain, meninges, skull, and their blood supply, including the extracranial carotid and vertebral arteries; disorders of the pituitary gland; disorders of the spinal cord, meninges, and vertebral column, including those which may require treatment by spinal fusion or instrumentation; and disorders of the cranial and spinal nerves throughout their distribution.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - NEUROSURGERY
I20160606001783
IL
1355642935
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Illinois Bone And Joint Institute, Llc
7435 W Talcott Ave, Chicago, IL 606313707
Phone: 7737748000
Illinois Bone And Joint Institute, Llc
2923 N California Ave, Chicago, IL 606187702
Phone: 7733275639
Illinois Bone And Joint Institute, Llc
2923 N California, Chicago, IL 606187702
Phone: 7732493100
Illinois Bone And Joint Institute, Llc
9000 Waukegan Rd, Morton Grove, IL 600532127
Phone: 8473753000
Illinois Bone And Joint Institute, Llc
2101 Waukegan Rd, Bannockburn, IL 600151836
Illinois Bone And Joint Institute, Llc
9000 Waukegan Rd, Morton Grove, IL 600532127
Phone: 8472135444
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Nurse Practitioner - Family
Neurological Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 7447 W TALCOTT AVE STE 340, CHICAGO, IL 606313714 (Tel: 7735940200)
Registered at 7447 W TALCOTT AVE, STE 340, CHICAGO, IL 606313714
Recorded as PAUL ACKERMAN, M.D.
Neurological Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: IL 125.056120)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 2160 S 1ST AVE, BLD 105, SUITE 1900, MAYWOOD, IL 601533328 (Tel: 7082165120)
Registered at 7447 W TALCOTT AVE, STE 340, CHICAGO, IL 606313714
Recorded as PAUL ACKERMAN, M.D.
Neurological Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: IL 125.056120)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Neurological Surgery Specialists in Chicago
- Dr. Vincent Traynelis, MD
- Dr. Ashley Selner, MD, PhD
- Je Yeong Sone
- Lucinda Chiu
- Dr. Maciej Lesniak, MD
- Dr. Keshav Goel, MD
Mailing Address
7447 W Talcott Ave, Ste 340
Chicago, IL 606313714