Dr. Alan D. Betensley, MD

Dr. Betensley practices at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, part of Northwestern Memorial HealthCare.

Dr. Betensley's NPI, 1548329881, was assigned on December 6, 2006. Dr. Betensley graduated from University of Illinois College of Medicine - Chicago in 1996. Dr. Betensley holds Illinois license 036157068.

Dr. Betensley's primary practice is Northwestern Memorial Hospital, at 251 E Huron St, Chicago, IL 60611 in Cook County. The practice phone is (312) 926-2000.

Dr. Betensley's primary practice is Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, part of Northwestern Memorial HealthCare. Dr. Betensley is also affiliated with Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital. The medical group on file is Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation. Dmand AI also links Dr. Betensley to 4 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 2 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Betensley practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Pulmonary disease is Dr. Betensley's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RP1001X. Dr. Betensley is board certified in critical care medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dmand AI has Dr. Betensley's licenses on file in 6 states: Illinois, Oklahoma, Wisconsin, Michigan, North Carolina and Louisiana.

Dmand AI lists chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and pneumonia among the conditions Dr. Betensley treats.

CMS data shows 841 Medicare services from Dr. Betensley across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 118 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $91,405 for them.

CMS counts 118 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Betensley in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 83 patients. 75% of them have copd, and 75% have high blood pressure. 24% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 3.70, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Betensley's median patient age at 68, with 42% women.

In 2024, Dr. Betensley wrote 1,248 Medicare Part D claims for 103 patients. 88% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 946 of them, across 32 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $412,761 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 371 claims across 17 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 95 out of 100 for Dr. Betensley for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Betensley accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Dmand AI links 8 papers to Dr. Betensley, published from 2012 to 2024. The most frequent topics are Lung Transplantation, Acetates and Antiviral Agents. Dr. Betensley's most frequent co-authors are Ambalavanan Arunachalam, MD, Rade Tomic, MD and Bruno Digiovine, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 28 general payments to Dr. Betensley from 13 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 65% of the total. Pulmonx Corporation paid the most, $1,492.

Dr. Betensley graduated from University of Illinois College of Medicine - Chicago in 1996.

Dr. Betensley is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and HCSC. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 11. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.