Active NPI 1649254939 Individual Practitioner Male Practitioner

Dr. Howard Axe , MD

Internal Medicine • Grayslake, IL

✓ Accepts Medicare Assignment Telehealth Available

Professional Overview & Biography Verified Profile Summary

Dr. Howard Axe, MD is a certified Internal Medicine practicing in Grayslake, IL. With approximately 37 years of clinical experience since graduating from Temple University School Of Medicine in 1989, Dr. Axe delivers high-quality medical care to the local community at 1475 E BELVIDERE RD STE 185.

Dr. Axe is affiliated with Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation and accepts Medicare assignment . Telehealth and virtual consultation options are available for eligible patients.

Frequently performed procedures and clinical services include established patient outpatient office visit, insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample, visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's. Full Medicare procedure pricing transparency rates and service volume details are listed on this profile.

Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

1475 E Belvidere Rd Ste 185

Grayslake, IL 60030

Telephone 8475356150

Medicare Profile & Education

Medical School

Temple University School Of Medicine

Graduation Year

1989

Medicare Assignment

✓ Accepts Assignment

Telehealth Flag

Telehealth Services Available

Specialty Benchmarks & Practice Insights

Comparative analytics for Internal Medicine in Grayslake, IL

Senior Veteran Specialist (>20 Yrs)

Practitioner Clinical Experience

37 Yrs +11.4 yrs vs City Avg

City Avg: 25.6 Yrs

State Avg: 28.9 Yrs

Regional Practice Density

8 Specialists

Practicing in Grayslake, IL (7544 Statewide)

Telehealth Adoption Rate

25.0% Regional Adoption

✓ Offers Virtual Consultations

Medicare Pricing Discount

57.1% Avg Savings

Under CMS Medicare Fee Schedule vs Standard Submitted Charges

Clinical Seniority & Experience Comparison

Dr. Axe (37 Years) 37 Yrs

Grayslake Specialty Average (25.6 Years) 25.6 Yrs

Performed Procedures & Service Volume

Top Medicare Part B procedures performed by this practitioner

CMS Official Data (2024)

Reporting Year:

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	263	171	$434.00	$183.83
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	201	161	$323.00	$131.47
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	172	118	$20.00	$8.65
G2211 Visit complexity inherent to evaluation and management associated with medical care services that serve as the continuing focal point for all needed health care services and/or with medical care services that are part of ongoing care related to a patient's	165	133	$88.00	$16.72
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	153	153	$373.00	$132.82
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	58	58	$57.00	$33.45
90662 Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free	54	54	$110.00	$81.27
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	44	43	$219.00	$92.01
93000 Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report	30	28	$140.00	$14.83
G0180 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 and	22	19	$193.00	$55.12
G2212 Prolonged office or other outpatient evaluation and management service(s) beyond the maximum required time of the primary procedure which has been selected using total time on the date of the primary service; each additional 15 minutes by the physician or	21	16	$168.00	$33.28
99443 Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes	21	21	$250.00	$132.03
G0009 Administration of pneumococcal vaccine	21	21	$57.00	$33.45
90677 Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 20 valent (pcv20), for intramuscular use	21	21	$397.00	$288.58
G0402 Initial preventive physical examination; face-to-face visit, services limited to new beneficiary during the first 12 months of medicare enrollment	13	13	$452.00	$168.96

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	276	171	$434.00	$182.87
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	201	154	$323.00	$130.66
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	148	112	$20.00	$8.26
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	103	103	$373.00	$132.08
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	50	50	$57.00	$32.05
90662 Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free	47	47	$110.00	$71.71
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	46	42	$219.00	$94.06
G0009 Administration of pneumococcal vaccine	28	28	$57.00	$32.05
90677 Pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, 20 valent (pcv20), for intramuscular use	24	24	$397.00	$280.87
99443 Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes	24	21	$250.00	$131.38
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	22	22	$625.00	$229.59
93000 Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report	21	21	$140.00	$15.21
99442 Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes	14	14	$175.00	$93.73
G0180 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 and	12	12	$193.00	$54.15

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	297	164	$434.00	$188.24
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	141	97	$20.00	$2.92
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	130	104	$323.00	$132.91
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	93	93	$373.00	$136.66
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	68	63	$219.00	$95.81
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	63	61	$57.00	$31.12
90662 Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free	58	56	$110.00	$68.26
99443 Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes	34	29	$250.00	$134.58
93000 Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report	27	27	$140.00	$14.84
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	25	25	$505.00	$177.25
G0009 Administration of pneumococcal vaccine	23	23	$57.00	$31.23
99205 New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more	22	22	$625.00	$214.53
99442 Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes	15	15	$175.00	$94.55
G0180 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 and	14	12	$193.00	$55.88
99212 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with straightforward medical decision making, if using time, 10 minutes or more	12	12	$132.00	$60.17
90732 Vaccine for pneumococcal polysaccharide for injection beneath the skin or into muscle, patient 2 years or older	12	12	$185.00	$131.58

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	194	131	$323.00	$135.94
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	169	111	$434.00	$190.33
36415 Insertion of needle into vein for collection of blood sample	140	108	$20.00	$3.00
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	109	86	$219.00	$97.20
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	61	61	$57.00	$17.98
90662 Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free	51	51	$110.00	$65.26
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	32	32	$373.00	$140.18
G0009 Administration of pneumococcal vaccine	27	27	$57.00	$17.94
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	25	25	$505.00	$172.57
99443 Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes	23	19	$250.00	$138.26
90670 Pneumococcal vaccine for injection into muscle	19	19	$343.00	$240.20
93000 Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report	18	17	$140.00	$15.91
G0180 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 and	18	14	$193.00	$56.16
99442 Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes	17	17	$175.00	$97.73
90686 Vaccine for influenza for administration into muscle, 0.5 ml dosage	11	11	$30.00	$18.58

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	300	161	$323.00	$115.28
99443 Telephone medical discussion with physician, 21-30 minutes	61	49	$250.00	$115.21
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	57	48	$219.00	$79.85
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	50	47	$57.00	$17.71
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	39	35	$434.00	$155.24
90662 Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free	37	36	$65.00	$60.49
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	34	34	$505.00	$175.08
G0009 Administration of pneumococcal vaccine	29	27	$57.00	$17.68
99442 Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes	28	22	$175.00	$79.88
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	18	18	$373.00	$122.06
90670 Pneumococcal vaccine for injection into muscle	18	18	$343.00	$224.64
90686 Vaccine for influenza for administration into muscle, 0.5 ml dosage	13	12	$30.00	$19.37
93000 Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report	13	13	$140.00	$18.33
90732 Vaccine for pneumococcal polysaccharide for injection beneath the skin or into muscle, patient 2 years or older	11	11	$165.00	$119.19
99203 New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	11	11	$330.00	$107.85

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	320	171	$323.00	$113.38
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	69	62	$219.00	$78.02
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	53	43	$434.00	$152.84
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	52	52	$505.00	$175.10
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	47	44	$57.00	$17.39
90662 Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free	36	34	$62.22	$53.39
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	19	19	$373.00	$123.25
93000 Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report	17	15	$140.00	$18.24

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	222	123	$186.35	$108.25
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	181	101	$123.04	$73.65
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	47	47	$41.30	$21.33
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	28	28	$170.00	$116.38
90662 Influenza vaccine split virus, preservative free	24	24	$63.75	$50.25
81003 Automated urinalysis test	24	19	$16.00	$2.60
G0009 Administration of pneumococcal vaccine	22	22	$39.82	$21.32
G0438 Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit	21	21	$269.62	$155.51
93000 Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report	21	20	$77.86	$17.41
90686 Vaccine for influenza for administration into muscle, 0.5 ml dosage	14	14	$30.00	$18.65
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	14	14	$374.29	$150.36
99204 New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more	13	13	$505.00	$160.52
90670 Pneumococcal vaccine for injection into muscle	13	13	$199.00	$191.67

HCPCS Code & Description	Services	Patients	Submitted Charge	Medicare Allowed
99214 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more	242	116	$165.00	$107.72
99213 Established patient office or other outpatient visit, typically 15 minutes	162	90	$115.00	$73.27
G0008 Administration of influenza virus vaccine	79	77	$39.00	$26.42
90656 Vaccine for influenza for administration into muscle, 0.5 ml dosage	53	52	$30.00	$18.75
G0439 Annual wellness visit, includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), subsequent visit	34	34	$170.00	$115.46
81003 Automated urinalysis test	32	28	$16.00	$3.02
96127 Assessment of emotional or behavioral problems	27	26	$15.00	$5.88
G0009 Administration of pneumococcal vaccine	22	22	$39.00	$26.42
93000 Routine ekg using at least 12 leads including interpretation and report	18	17	$53.00	$17.23
99215 Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more	18	14	$225.00	$145.40
G0438 Annual wellness visit; includes a personalized prevention plan of service (pps), initial visit	17	17	$255.00	$170.28
90653 Vaccine for influenza for injection into muscle	16	16	$54.38	$48.32
82043 Urine microalbumin (protein) level	13	13	$13.00	$7.77
90732 Vaccine for pneumococcal polysaccharide for injection beneath the skin or into muscle, patient 2 years or older	12	12	$102.00	$94.69

Medical Specialties & State Licenses

Internal Medicine Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207R00000X

State License IL 036084066

A physician who provides long-term, comprehensive care in the office and the hospital, managing both common and complex illness of adolescents, adults and the elderly. Internists are trained in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer, infections and diseases affecting the heart, blood, kidneys, joints and digestive, respiratory and vascular systems. They are also trained in the essentials of primary care internal medicine, which incorporates an understanding of disease prevention, wellness, substance abuse, mental health and effective treatment of common problems of the eyes, ears, skin, nervous system and reproductive organs.

Hospital & Practice Group Affiliations

Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation

1000 N Westmoreland Rd, Lake Forest, IL 600451659

Phone: 8475358500

Secondary Practice Locations

1515 W Dundee Rd

Arlington Heights, IL 600041435

Phone: 8475901515

Practice Associates & Co-Workers

Healthcare professionals and specialists practicing at this location or sharing practice phone/fax

25 Associated Practitioners

Armando Comas , APRN, CNP

Nurse Practitioner

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Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, Certified Nurse Practitioner

Sabrina Roth , PA-C

Physician Assistant

NPI 1134743164

Physician Assistant (Certified)

Dr. Paul Been , DO

Emergency Medicine

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Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)

Kimberly Rossin , PA

Physician Assistant - Surgical

NPI 1225094147

Physician Assistant

Dr. Victoria Weston , MD

Emergency Medicine

NPI 1245593540

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Kathryn Bosteel , PA-C

Physician Assistant

NPI 1255831749

Physician Assistant (Certified)

Career & Practice History Timeline

Chronological log of verified NPI updates, location relocations, credentials, and registry changes

8 Historical Events

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Updated Practice Location September 04, 2018

Registered at 1475 E BELVIDERE RD STE 185, GRAYSLAKE, IL 60030 (Tel: 8475356150)

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Updated Business Mailing Address September 04, 2018

Registered at 680 N. LAKE SHORE DRIVE, CHICAGO, IL 606112987 (Tel: 3126956868)

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NPI Profile Active October 25, 2016

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Updated Practice Location October 25, 2016

Registered at 1515 W DUNDEE RD, ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL 600041435 (Tel: 8475901515)

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Updated Business Mailing Address October 25, 2016

Registered at 3030 W SALT CREEK LANE, ARLINGTON HEIGHTS, IL 600051069 (Tel: 8478704780)

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Provider Name / Credentials Updated October 25, 2016

Recorded as HOWARD AXE, MD

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) October 25, 2016

Internal Medicine (License #036084066 in IL)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration December 01, 2005

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1649254939

Entity Type:

Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)

Enumeration Date: December 01, 2005

Last Update: September 04, 2018

Sole Proprietor: No

Update or Correct Profile

Mailing Address

680 N. Lake Shore Drive

Chicago, IL 606112987

Phone: 3126956868

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