Dr. Nicholas A. Lygizos, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 2,518
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 963
- Part D claims, 2024
- 731
- MIPS score, 2024
- 78
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Practice address
- 1775 Dempster St, Park Ridge, IL 60068
- Practice phone
- Call (847) 723-2210
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Nicholas A. Lygizos is an otolaryngologist in Park Ridge, Illinois
Dr. Lygizos practices at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, Illinois, part of Advocate Health.
Dr. Lygizos' NPI, 1841282126, was assigned on August 22, 2005. Dr. Lygizos graduated from At Still University, Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Hlth in 1986. Dr. Lygizos holds Illinois license 036-066646.
- NPI
- 1841282126NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 0547233918
- NPI enumeration date
- August 22, 2005
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (847) 723-2210
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 66
- Medical school graduation
- 1986
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Nicholas A. Lygizos practices at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, Illinois
Dr. Lygizos' primary practice is Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, at 1775 Dempster St, Park Ridge, IL 60068 in Cook County. The practice phone is (847) 723-2210.
- Advocate Lutheran General Hospital1775 Dempster St, Park Ridge, IL 60068 · Cook CountyPhone(847) 723-2210
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Nicholas A. Lygizos is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 3 medical groups
Dr. Lygizos' primary practice is Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, Illinois, part of Advocate Health. Dr. Lygizos is also affiliated with Evanston Hospital. The medical group on file is Midwest ENT Alliance. Dmand AI also links Dr. Lygizos to 2 more group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Nicholas A. Lygizos' practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Lygizos practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Advocate Lutheran General Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +3 more sites and 2 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Nicholas A. Lygizos is one of 401 otolaryngologists in Illinois
Otolaryngology is Dr. Lygizos' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207Y00000X. Dr. Lygizos is licensed in Illinois.
Specialties and state licenses
- Otolaryngology, IllinoisPrimary
Otolaryngologists near Dr. Lygizos
Counts of otolaryngologists 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. Nicholas A. Lygizos billed Medicare for 2,518 services in 2024
CMS data shows 2,518 Medicare services from Dr. Lygizos across 13 procedure codes in 2024, for 963 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $151,910 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Lygizos' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,3012024: 1,46312%
- Surgery
- 2023: 7452024: 84013%
- Tests and treatments
- 2023: 1292024: 1198%
- Other services
- 2023: 742024: 9630%
Dr. Lygizos compared with the Illinois median for otolaryngologists, 2024
- Dr. Lygizos
- Illinois median
- Medicare services
- 2,518vs 6034.2 times
- Medicare patients
- 963vs 2913.3 times
- Part D claims
- 576vs 1633.5 times
Medians across 384 otolaryngologists in Illinois with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Lygizos' most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
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. Nicholas A. Lygizos treated 963 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 78
CMS counts 963 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lygizos in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 418 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 68% have high blood pressure. 6% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.13, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Lygizos' median patient age at 70, with 56% women.
Dr. Lygizos' Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Lygizos' Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women58661%
- Men37739%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Lygizos' Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol75%
- High blood pressure68%
- Arthritis53%
- Ischemic heart disease26%
- Osteoporosis25%
- Diabetes24%
- Cancer20%
- Anxiety19%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Lygizos' patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 70
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women56%
- Men43%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Nicholas A. Lygizos wrote 731 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Lygizos wrote 731 Medicare Part D claims for 294 patients. 94% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 576 of them, across 20 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $13,276 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 519 claims across 20 drugs.
Dr. Lygizos' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic690 claims94%
- Brand-name41 claims6%
Dr. Lygizos' 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 Dr. Lygizos' Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids2%18 of 731 claims
- Antibiotics14%102 of 731 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: 5192024: 57611%
Drugs named by CMS: 20 in 2024, 20 in 2023.
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
Dr. Nicholas A. Lygizos scored 78 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 78 out of 100 for Dr. Lygizos for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Lygizos accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Dr. Lygizos' MIPS scores, performance year 2024
- 78of 100Final score
- 68.3of 100Quality
- 84of 100Promoting Interoperability
- 40of 100Improvement Activities
Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Nicholas A. Lygizos received $615 in industry payments from 2016 to 2022
CMS Open Payments shows 11 general payments to Dr. Lygizos from 10 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2022. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. paid the most, $195.
General payments to Dr. Lygizos by program year, 2016 to 2022
Companies that paid Dr. Lygizos the most, 2016 to 2022
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Nicholas A. Lygizos graduated from At Still University, Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Hlth
Dr. Lygizos graduated from At Still University, Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Hlth in 1986.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Nicholas A. Lygizos'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 | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| 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 DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare 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 percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (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. Nicholas A. Lygizos' NPI number?
Dr. Nicholas A. Lygizos' NPI number is 1841282126. It was assigned on August 22, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Nicholas A. Lygizos?
Dr. Nicholas A. Lygizos is an otolaryngologist in Park Ridge, Illinois. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Otolaryngology Physician (taxonomy code 207Y00000X).
Where does Dr. Nicholas A. Lygizos practice?
Dr. Lygizos practices at 1775 Dempster St, Park Ridge, IL 60068. Dr. Lygizos' primary practice is Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, Illinois, part of Advocate Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Lygizos to 2 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups.
What is Dr. Nicholas A. Lygizos' office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Lygizos is (847) 723-2210.
What is Dr. Nicholas A. Lygizos' medical license number?
Dr. Lygizos holds Illinois license 036-066646.
Which hospitals is Dr. Nicholas A. Lygizos affiliated with?
Dr. Lygizos practices at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, Illinois. Dr. Lygizos is also affiliated with Evanston Hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Nicholas A. Lygizos part of?
Dr. Lygizos is linked to Midwest ENT Alliance. Dmand AI links Dr. Lygizos to 2 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Nicholas A. Lygizos accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Lygizos billed Medicare for 2,518 services in 2024, and Dr. Lygizos accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Nicholas A. Lygizos' MIPS score?
Dr. Lygizos' MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 78 out of 100, reported individually.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Nicholas A. Lygizos see?
CMS counts 963 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lygizos in 2024, with an average age of 78.
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What services does Dr. Nicholas A. Lygizos bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Lygizos' most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213), surgery: ear (69210) and office visit, new patient (99203).
Where did Dr. Nicholas A. Lygizos go to medical school?
Dr. Lygizos graduated from At Still University, Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Hlth in 1986.
What drugs does Dr. Nicholas A. Lygizos prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Lygizos' most prescribed drugs by claims were Ipratropium Bromide, Fluticasone Propionate and Mupirocin.
Has Dr. Nicholas A. Lygizos received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $615 in general payments to Dr. Lygizos from 10 companies from 2016 to 2022. The largest total came from Inspire Medical Systems, Inc.
How long has Dr. Nicholas A. Lygizos been practicing?
Dr. Lygizos graduated from medical school in 1986, 40 years ago.
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