Richard M. Novak

  • Chicago, IL
  • Infectious disease specialist
NPI1427155837PAC ID1850422015
Medicare services, 2024
71
Medicare patients, 2024
72
Part D claims, 2024
1,291
Publications
113
MIPS score, 2024
93
Practice address
1740 West Taylor St Suite 1400, Chicago, IL 60612
Practice phone
Call (312) 996-3900
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Primary practice

University of Illinois Hospital

Hospital · Chicago, Illinois

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Richard M. Novak is an infectious disease specialist in Chicago, Illinois

Richard Novak practices at University of Illinois Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, part of University of Illinois System.

Richard Novak's NPI, 1427155837, was assigned on September 20, 2006. Richard Novak graduated from Rush Medical College of Rush University in 1981. Richard Novak holds Illinois license 036064936.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
1850422015
NPI enumeration date
September 20, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(312) 996-3900
Professional email
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
71
Medical school graduation
1981

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Richard M. Novak practices at University of Illinois Hospital in Chicago, Illinois

Richard Novak's primary practice is University of Illinois Hospital, at 1740 West Taylor St Suite 1400, Chicago, IL 60612 in Cook County. The practice phone is (312) 996-3900.

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Richard M. Novak is affiliated with 1 site of care and 1 medical group

Richard Novak's primary practice is University of Illinois Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, part of University of Illinois System. The medical group on file is University of Illinois Physicians Group (UIPG).

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EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
University of Illinois HospitalAvailable with a free account

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Richard M. Novak is one of 400 infectious disease specialists in Illinois

Infectious disease is Richard Novak's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RI0200X. Richard Novak is licensed in Illinois.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Infectious disease, IllinoisPrimaryLicense 036064936 · taxonomy 207RI0200X

Infectious disease specialists near Richard Novak

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Richard M. Novak billed Medicare for 71 services in 2024

CMS data shows 71 Medicare services from Richard Novak across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 72 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $2,810 for them.

Medicare services, 202471
Medicare patients72
Paid by Medicare$2,810
Procedure codes3

Richard Novak's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 312024: 5371%
Surgery
2023: 02024: 18

Where Richard Novak's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office1825%
  • In a facility5375%

Richard Novak compared with the Illinois median for infectious disease specialists, 2024

  • Richard Novak
  • Illinois median
Medicare services
71vs 44084% below
Medicare patients
72vs 21066% below
Part D claims
941vs 1954.8 times

Medians across 383 infectious disease specialists in Illinois with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Richard Novak's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Richard M. Novak treated 72 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 63

CMS counts 72 Medicare patients who saw Richard Novak in 2024. The largest group is under 65, with 36 patients. 72% of them have high blood pressure, and 60% have high cholesterol. 69% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 3.38, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Richard Novak's median patient age at 56, with 21% women.

Medicare patients, 202472
Average age63
Average risk score3.38
Also on Medicaid69%

Richard Novak's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Richard Novak's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women3751%
  • Men3549%

Chronic conditions among Richard Novak's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure72%
  2. High cholesterol60%
  3. Arthritis51%
  4. Chronic kidney disease49%
  5. Diabetes46%
  6. Mood disorders44%
  7. Heart failure40%
  8. Depression39%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Richard Novak's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 56

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women21%
  • Men79%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Richard M. Novak wrote 1,291 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Richard Novak wrote 1,291 Medicare Part D claims for 84 patients. 53% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 941 of them, across 34 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,943,565 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,180 claims across 40 drugs.

Part D claims, 20241,291
Drugs named by CMS34
Total drug cost$1.9M
Part D patients84

Richard Novak's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic689 claims53%
  • Brand-name602 claims47%

Richard Novak's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024

CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.

Drug classes CMS tracks in Richard Novak's Part D claims, 2024

  • Antibiotics4%55 of 1,291 claims

Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 1,1802024: 94120%

Drugs named by CMS: 34 in 2024, 40 in 2023.

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Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Richard M. Novak scored 93 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 93 out of 100 for Richard Novak for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Richard Novak accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Richard Novak's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 93of 100Final score
  • 73.5of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities
  • 71of 100Cost

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Richard M. Novak has 113 publications on record

Dmand AI links 113 papers to Richard Novak, published from 2013 to 2025. 2020 was the busiest year, with 14. The most frequent topics are HIV Infections, SARS-CoV-2 and CD4 Lymphocyte Count. Richard Novak has published most often in Clin Infect Dis. Richard Novak's most frequent co-authors are Frank Palella, MD, Lindsey Robert Baden, MD and Paul A. Goepfert, MD.

Papers113
Years published2013 to 2025

Richard Novak's papers by year, 2016 to 2025

Topics Richard Novak writes about most

  • HIV Infections
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • CD4 Lymphocyte Count
  • COVID-19
  • Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active
  • Viral Load
  • Lab-On-A-Chip Devices
  • Vaccination

Richard Novak's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Richard Novak

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Richard M. Novak received $94,040 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 174 general payments to Richard Novak from 7 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 77% of the total. ViiV Healthcare Company paid the most, $55,594.

General payments to Richard Novak by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Richard Novak by kind, 2016 to 2025

$94Kin total
  • Consulting fees$72,35977%
  • Travel and lodging$13,23614%
  • Food and beverage$4,1984%
  • Speaker and faculty fees$2,6293%
  • Other$1,6182%

Companies that paid Richard Novak the most, 2016 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Richard M. Novak graduated from Rush Medical College of Rush University

Richard Novak graduated from Rush Medical College of Rush University in 1981.

  1. Medical schoolRush Medical College of Rush University

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Sources for Richard M. Novak's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Richard M. Novak's NPI number?

Richard M. Novak's NPI number is 1427155837. It was assigned on September 20, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What does Richard M. Novak specialize in?

Richard M. Novak is an infectious disease specialist in Chicago, Illinois. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Infectious Disease Physician (taxonomy code 207RI0200X).

Where does Richard M. Novak practice?

Richard Novak practices at 1740 West Taylor St Suite 1400, Chicago, IL 60612. Richard Novak's primary practice is University of Illinois Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, part of University of Illinois System.

What is Richard M. Novak's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Richard Novak is (312) 996-3900.

What is Richard M. Novak's medical license number?

Richard Novak holds Illinois license 036064936.

Which hospitals is Richard M. Novak affiliated with?

Richard Novak practices at University of Illinois Hospital in Chicago, Illinois.

What medical group is Richard M. Novak part of?

Richard Novak is linked to University of Illinois Physicians Group (UIPG).

Does Richard M. Novak accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Richard Novak billed Medicare for 71 services in 2024, and Richard Novak accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Richard M. Novak's MIPS score?

Richard Novak's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 93 out of 100, reported as part of a group.

How many Medicare patients does Richard M. Novak see?

CMS counts 72 Medicare patients who saw Richard Novak in 2024, with an average age of 63.

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What services does Richard M. Novak bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Richard Novak's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), surgery: heart and blood vessels (36415) and hospital inpatient care (99232).

Where did Richard M. Novak go to medical school?

Richard Novak graduated from Rush Medical College of Rush University in 1981.

What drugs does Richard M. Novak prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Richard Novak's most prescribed drugs by claims were Biktarvy, Dovato and Juluca.

Has Richard M. Novak received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $94,040 in general payments to Richard Novak from 7 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from ViiV Healthcare Company.

How long has Richard M. Novak been practicing?

Richard Novak graduated from medical school in 1981, 45 years ago.

Does Richard M. Novak do research?

Dmand AI links 113 publications to Richard Novak, published from 2013 to 2025.

Who does Richard M. Novak publish with?

Richard Novak's most frequent co-authors are Frank Palella, MD (13 shared papers), Lindsey Robert Baden, MD (11 shared papers) and Paul A. Goepfert, MD (10 shared papers).

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