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Nancy Lynne Gajewski

Social Worker β€’ Chicago, IL

Active NPI 1538256276 Individual Practitioner Female Practitioner Accepts Medicare assignment
Practice location in NPPES

Chicago Department Of Public Health, 333 S State Street Revenue #200
Chicago, IL 60604

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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

Chicago Department Of Public Health
333 S State Street Revenue #200

Chicago, IL 60604

Telephone 3127479442
Fax 3127479447
Organization at the Same NPPES Address or Phone
Chicago Department Of Public Health Facility NPI 1184616328

Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.

Medicare Profile & Education

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File

Graduation Year

1982

Years since graduation

44 years (graduated 1982)

CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1982 as the year this clinician finished professional 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

2006

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.

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, β€œDoes 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

Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)

Nancy Gajewski 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.

Guide: What Medicare enrollment (PECOS) means

Can order Medicare-covered services

CMS lists Nancy Gajewski as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services and durable medical equipment (DME) for people with Medicare.

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.

Guide: What ordering and referring status means

Compared with the same specialty in Chicago and Illinois

1,284 active clinicians are listed under Social Worker with a practice address in Chicago, IL (5,884 in Illinois).

Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.

Telehealth indicator in Chicago

0.9% of these 1,284 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.

3% of these 1,284 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

Social Worker Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 104100000X

A social worker is a person who is qualified by a Social Work degree, and licensed, certified or registered by the state as a social worker to practice within the scope of that license. A social worker provides assistance and counseling to clients and their families who are dealing with social, emotional and environmental problems. Social work services may be rendered to individuals, families, groups, and the public.

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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Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility

Source: CMS PECOS
Medicare FFS Enrollment Status Medicare Enrollment on File
CMS Provider Specialty

PRACTITIONER - CLINICAL SOCIAL WORKER

Medicare Enrollment ID

I20070922000048

Enrollment State Jurisdiction

IL

PECOS Control ID

6901990860

Medicare Order & Referring Eligibility
Clinical Lab & Imaging (Part B) Eligible
Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Eligible
Home Health Agency (HHA) Not Eligible
Power Mobility Devices (PMD) Not Eligible

Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.

Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone

Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.

4 listed
Nayyar Afroz , PHYSICIAN

Psychiatry & Neurology - Psychiatry

NPI 1881668895
Victoria Gomez

Family Medicine

NPI 1417043464
Dr. Subhash Goyal , MD

Psychiatry & Neurology - Psychiatry

NPI 1386617694

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Shilynda Tolbert , LCSW

Social Worker - Clinical

NPI 1558334532

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Career & Practice History

NPI enumerated October 06, 2006.

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.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1538256276
Entity Type:
Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)
Enumeration Date: October 06, 2006
Last Update: July 08, 2007
Sole Proprietor: No

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Mailing Address

Chicago Department Of Public Health, 333 S State Street Revenue #200

Chicago, IL 60604

Phone: 3127479442

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.