Dr. Michael Alexander, M.D.
Pulmonology (Pulmonary Disease Physician)
675 N Saint Clair St Ste 18-250
Chicago, IL 60611
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Cook County includes primary care (3% of residents) and mental health (4% of residents) shortage areas. About shortage areas
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- University of Illinois College of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb) (2014)
- Years since graduation
- 12
- In the NPI registry since
- 2014
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 630
Licensed in Illinois since 2017, according to the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. We show license dates only for the states that publish them in bulk; see which states do. For other states, check the state medical board.
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2014Medical school: University of Illinois College of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb)
- 2014Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Pulmonary Disease Physician primary
IL license 036.142808 (first issued 2017; active)
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston Hospital Evanston, IL
- Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital Lake Forest, IL
- Swedish Hospital Chicago, IL
Medical groups
- Endeavor Health Medical Group (3,350 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 630
- Services billed
- 1,941
- Patients’ average age
- 77
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | 335 | 161 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 180 | 86 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 177 | 137 |
| Test to determine lung volumes using sensors | 114 | 113 |
| Test to examine how well the lungs exchange gases | 114 | 113 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | 113 | 89 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | 90 | 86 |
| Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume changes before and after medication administration | 85 | 85 |
| Test for exercise-induced lung stress | 78 | 66 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | 67 | 67 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Medicare prescriptions
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Trelegy Ellipta (fluticasone/umeclidin/vilanter) Other prescribers in Chicago, IL | 250 |
| Albuterol Sulfate Hfa (albuterol sulfate) Other prescribers in Chicago, IL | 221 |
| Ipratropium Bromide Other prescribers in Chicago, IL | 127 |
| Prednisone Other prescribers in Chicago, IL | 98 |
| Anoro Ellipta (umeclidinium brm/vilanterol tr) Other prescribers in Chicago, IL | 94 |
| Breo Ellipta (fluticasone/vilanterol) Other prescribers in Chicago, IL | 67 |
| Budesonide-Formoterol Fumarate (budesonide/formoterol fumarate) Other prescribers in Chicago, IL | 61 |
| Symbicort (budesonide/formoterol fumarate) Other prescribers in Chicago, IL | 57 |
| Breztri Aerosphere (budesonide/glycopyr/formoterol) Other prescribers in Chicago, IL | 53 |
| Azithromycin Other prescribers in Chicago, IL | 48 |
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 11 companies reported 24 payments worth $5,056 in total to this clinician.
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $4,261 |
|---|---|
| AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $200 |
| Genzyme Corporation | $142 |
| GlaxoSmithKline, LLC. | $121 |
| Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | $112 |
| United Therapeutics Corporation | $101 |
| Axsome Therapeutics, Inc. | $32.73 |
| Insmed, Inc. | $26.60 |
| Education | $4,000 |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $1,056 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Dec 3, 2025 | Education Da Vinci Surgical System · SURGERY · in-kind | $2,500 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Dec 11, 2025 | Education Da Vinci Surgical System · SURGERY · in-kind | $1,500 |
Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.
From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.