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Dr. Robert F. Kushner, MD
NPI1346278314
- Medicare services, 2023
- 29
- Part D claims, 2021
- 40
- Publications
- 122
- Clinical trials
- 1
- Industry payments
- $703,385
- Practice address
- 680 N Lake Shore Dr Suite 810 Suite 810, Chicago, IL 60611-8700
- Practice phone
- Call (312) 926-6146
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
Northwestern Medical Group - Primary Care - Chicago (N Lake Shore Dr)
Multi-specialty group site · Chicago, Illinois
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Dr. Robert F. Kushner is an internist in Chicago, Illinois
Dr. Kushner practices at Northwestern Medical Group - Primary Care - Chicago (N Lake Shore Dr) in Chicago, Illinois.
Dr. Kushner's NPI, 1346278314, was assigned on June 29, 2006. Dr. Kushner graduated from University of Illinois College of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb) in 1979.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1346278314NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- NPI enumeration date
- June 29, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Practice phone
- (312) 926-6146
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 73
- Medical school graduation
- 1979
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Robert F. Kushner practices at 2 locations in Chicago, Illinois
Dr. Kushner's primary practice is Northwestern Medical Group - Primary Care - Chicago (N Lake Shore Dr), at 680 N Lake Shore Dr Suite 810 Suite 810, Chicago, IL 60611-8700. The practice phone is (312) 926-6146. The NPI Registry lists Dr. Kushner's practice address as 251 E Huron St, Chicago, IL 60611.
- Northwestern Medical Group - Primary Care - Chicago (N Lake Shore Dr)Primary680 N Lake Shore Dr Suite 810 Suite 810, Chicago, IL 60611-8700Phone(312) 926-6146
- NPI Registry address251 E Huron St, Chicago, IL 60611 · Cook CountyPhone(312) 695-9797
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Affiliation Data; Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data
Dr. Robert F. Kushner is affiliated with 1 site of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Kushner's primary practice is Northwestern Medical Group - Primary Care - Chicago (N Lake Shore Dr) in Chicago, Illinois. The medical group on file is Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation.
Northwestern Medical Group - Primary Care - Chicago (N Lake Shore Dr)Primary
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Robert F. Kushner's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Kushner practices. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Northwestern Medical Group - Primary Care - Chicago (N Lake Shore Dr) | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Robert F. Kushner is one of 5,652 internists in Illinois
Internal medicine is Dr. Kushner's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Kushner has a license on file in Illinois.
Specialties and state licenses
- Internal medicine, Illinois
Internists near Dr. Kushner
Counts of internists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Robert F. Kushner billed Medicare for 29 services in 2023
CMS data shows 29 Medicare services from Dr. Kushner across 1 procedure code in 2023, all of them office visits. Medicare paid $1,943 for them. Every service was in an office.
Medicare services, 202329
Paid by Medicare$1,943
Procedure codes1
Dr. Kushner's Medicare services by type, 2022 to 2023
- 2022
- 2023
- Office and hospital visits
- 2022: 712023: 2959%
Dr. Kushner compared with the Illinois median for internists, 2023
- Dr. Kushner
- Illinois median
- Medicare services
- 29vs 56695% below
- Part D claims
- 40vs 28486% below
Medians across 5,192 internists in Illinois with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Kushner's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2023
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Robert F. Kushner's patients have a median age of 50
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Kushner's median patient age at 50, with 75% women.
Dr. Kushner's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 50
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women75%
- Men22%
Source: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data
Dr. Robert F. Kushner wrote 40 Medicare Part D claims in 2021
In 2021, Dr. Kushner wrote 40 Medicare Part D claims. They cover 2 drugs, with $34,005 in total drug cost. In 2020, CMS named 56 claims across 3 drugs.
Part D claims, 202140
Drugs named by CMS2
Total drug cost$34,005
Dr. Kushner's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2021
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2020 to 2021
- 2020
- 2021
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2020: 562021: 4029%
Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2021, 3 in 2020.
Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026
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Dr. Robert F. Kushner has 122 publications on record
Dmand AI links 122 papers to Dr. Kushner, published from 2009 to 2025. 2022 was the busiest year, with 10. The most frequent topics are Obesity, Weight Loss and Body Mass Index. Dr. Kushner has published most often in Obesity (Silver Spring). Dr. Kushner's most frequent co-authors are William E. Kraus, Brian M. Wood, MD and Ildiko Lingvay, MD.
Papers122
Years published2009 to 2025
Dr. Kushner's papers by year, 2016 to 2025
Topics Dr. Kushner writes about most
- Obesity
- Weight Loss
- Body Mass Index
- Overweight
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
- Life Style
- Bariatric Surgery
- Glucagon-Like Peptides
Dr. Kushner's most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Kushner
Obesity (Silver Spring)
Cardiovascular DiseasesDouble-Blind MethodGastrointestinal Diseases
Obesity (Silver Spring)
Administration, OralBody Mass IndexCapsules
Body Mass IndexEnergy IntakeEnergy Metabolism
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Robert F. Kushner has worked on 1 clinical trial
Dmand AI links Dr. Kushner to 1 clinical trial. Conditions studied include Obesity and Overnutrition.
Conditions in Dr. Kushner's trials
- Obesity
- Overnutrition
Investigators on the most trials with Dr. Kushner
Recent clinical trials with Dr. Kushner
ObesityOvernutritionEpitomee Capsule
Sources: Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)
Dr. Robert F. Kushner received $703,385 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 481 general payments to Dr. Kushner from 16 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 72% of the total. Novo Nordisk Inc paid the most, $347,891. It also lists 18 research payments totaling $29,033 from 2019 to 2023.
General payments to Dr. Kushner by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Kushner by kind, 2016 to 2025
$703.4Kin total
- Consulting fees$503,78972%
- Travel and lodging$156,10622%
- Speaker and faculty fees$21,7693%
- Food and beverage$10,7642%
- Other$10,8922%
Companies that paid Dr. Kushner the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Robert F. Kushner graduated from University of Illinois College of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb)
Dr. Kushner graduated from University of Illinois College of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb) in 1979.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Robert F. Kushner's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Affiliation DataDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel Data |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Clinical trials and co-investigators | Dmand AI Research LinkageClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Robert F. Kushner's NPI number?
Dr. Robert F. Kushner's NPI number is 1346278314. It was assigned on June 29, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Robert F. Kushner?
Dr. Robert F. Kushner is an internist in Chicago, Illinois. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).
Where does Dr. Robert F. Kushner practice?
Dr. Kushner practices at 680 N Lake Shore Dr Suite 810 Suite 810, Chicago, IL 60611-8700. Dr. Kushner also practices at 251 E Huron St, Chicago, IL 60611. Dr. Kushner's primary practice is Northwestern Medical Group - Primary Care - Chicago (N Lake Shore Dr) in Chicago, Illinois.
What is Dr. Robert F. Kushner's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Kushner is (312) 926-6146.
What medical group is Dr. Robert F. Kushner part of?
Dr. Kushner is linked to Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation.
Does Dr. Robert F. Kushner accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Kushner billed Medicare for 29 services in 2023.
What services does Dr. Robert F. Kushner bill to Medicare?
In 2023, Dr. Kushner's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213).
Where did Dr. Robert F. Kushner go to medical school?
Dr. Kushner graduated from University of Illinois College of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb) in 1979.
What drugs does Dr. Robert F. Kushner prescribe most?
In 2021 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Kushner's most prescribed drugs by claims were Victoza 3-Pak and Topiramate.
Has Dr. Robert F. Kushner received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $703,385 in general payments to Dr. Kushner from 16 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Novo Nordisk Inc.
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How long has Dr. Robert F. Kushner been practicing?
Dr. Kushner graduated from medical school in 1979, 47 years ago.
Does Dr. Robert F. Kushner do research?
Dmand AI links 122 publications to Dr. Kushner, published from 2009 to 2025. Dr. Kushner has worked on 1 clinical trial.
Who does Dr. Robert F. Kushner publish with?
Dr. Kushner's most frequent co-authors are William E. Kraus (13 shared papers), Brian M. Wood, MD (10 shared papers) and Ildiko Lingvay, MD (8 shared papers).
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