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Dr. Robert A. Hozman, M.D.

Rheumatology (Rheumatology Physician)

4709 Golf Rd, Suite 111
Skokie, IL 60076

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  • Medicare participating

At a glance

Years since graduation
44
In the NPI registry since
2006
Medicare patients seen, 2024
361

Licensed in Illinois since 1983, 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. NPIs were first issued in May 2005 and became required on claims in 2007–2008, so an early date usually means the clinician was already in practice before then. What an NPI is

Education and training

  • 1982Medical school: University of Illinois College of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb)
  • 2006Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date) — NPIs began in 2005, so practice likely started earlier

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

  • Rheumatology Physician primary
    IL license 036067290 (first issued 1983; active)

As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.

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Where they work

Hospitals

Medical groups

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
361
Services billed
1,364
Patients’ average age
72
Most frequent Medicare services, 2023
ServiceTimesPatients
Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes516266
Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes223153
Physician or allowed practitioner certification for medicare-covered home health services under a home health plan of care (patient not present), including contacts with home health agency and review of reports of patient status required by physicians and4225
New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes2424

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

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, 24 companies reported 424 payments worth $18,725 in total to this clinician.

By type
Food and Beverage$9,920
Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty)$5,670
Consulting Fee$2,875
Education$165
Travel and Lodging$95.98

What the payments were for

Largest payments other than meals
DateCompanyWhat it was forAmount
Nov 19, 2025E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.l.c.
Nov 19, 2025
Consulting Fee$2,875
Oct 27, 2025Amgen Inc.
Oct 27, 2025
Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty)
OTEZLA · Inflammation
$2,430
Dec 4, 2025Amgen Inc.
Dec 4, 2025
Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty)
OTEZLA · Inflammation
$2,430
Mar 28, 2025Amgen Inc.
Mar 28, 2025
Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty)
OTEZLA · Inflammation
$405
Feb 19, 2025Amgen Inc.
Feb 19, 2025
Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty)
OTEZLA · Inflammation
$405
Dec 8, 2025E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.l.c.
Dec 8, 2025
Travel and Lodging
travel to CHICAGO, IL
$95.98
Nov 21, 2025Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc.
Nov 21, 2025
Education
ACTHAR · IMMUNOLOGY · in-kind
Company’s descriptionRelevant medical textbook or clinical reprint
$59.99
Jul 9, 2025Novo Nordisk Inc
Jul 9, 2025
Education
Ozempic · Diabetes · in-kind
$32.27
Apr 3, 2025Novo Nordisk Inc
Apr 3, 2025
Education
Ozempic · Diabetes · in-kind
$32.27
Apr 3, 2025Novo Nordisk Inc
Apr 3, 2025
Education
Ozempic · Diabetes · in-kind
$32.27
All 11 payments other than meals, newest first
All payments other than meals
DateCompanyWhat it was forAmount
Dec 8, 2025E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.l.c.
Dec 8, 2025
Travel and Lodging
travel to CHICAGO, IL
$95.98
Dec 4, 2025Amgen Inc.
Dec 4, 2025
Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty)
OTEZLA · Inflammation
$2,430
Nov 21, 2025Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc.
Nov 21, 2025
Education
ACTHAR · IMMUNOLOGY · in-kind
Company’s descriptionRelevant medical textbook or clinical reprint
$59.99
Nov 19, 2025E.r. Squibb & Sons, L.l.c.
Nov 19, 2025
Consulting Fee$2,875
Oct 27, 2025Amgen Inc.
Oct 27, 2025
Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty)
OTEZLA · Inflammation
$2,430
Jul 24, 2025Amgen Inc.
Jul 24, 2025
Education
PROLIA · Bone Health · in-kind
$7.96
Jul 9, 2025Novo Nordisk Inc
Jul 9, 2025
Education
Ozempic · Diabetes · in-kind
$32.27
Apr 3, 2025Novo Nordisk Inc
Apr 3, 2025
Education
Ozempic · Diabetes · in-kind
$32.27
Apr 3, 2025Novo Nordisk Inc
Apr 3, 2025
Education
Ozempic · Diabetes · in-kind
$32.27
Mar 28, 2025Amgen Inc.
Mar 28, 2025
Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty)
OTEZLA · Inflammation
$405
Feb 19, 2025Amgen Inc.
Feb 19, 2025
Compensation for services other than consulting (speaking, faculty)
OTEZLA · Inflammation
$405

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.

Who received the most in Illinois →

Industry-funded research

Named as a principal investigator on 23 industry-funded studies in 2025, from 9 companies. The companies reported $413,377 in research payments for these studies, mostly to the institutions running them.

From CMS Open Payments research payments, where companies name up to five principal investigators per payment. Research payments usually go to hospitals, universities and research sites, not to the investigator personally. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing.

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Sources

NPI registry (CMS NPPES, November 2026; record last updated December 20, 2021), Medicare Care Compare, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024) and Open Payments (2025). Information is self-reported or billed data and may be out of date; call before visiting.

NPI 1659308237. Official NPI registry record (opens in a new tab). Clinicians can correct their information in NPPES; changes appear here after our next monthly update.