Dr. Alex Wayne Lois, MD

  • Chicago, IL
  • General surgeon
NPI1437513504PAC ID3274826854
Medicare patients, 2024
50
Part D claims, 2018
39
Publications
11
MIPS score, 2024
100
Hospital affiliations
2
Practice address
5721 S Maryland Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
Practice phone
Call (773) 702-1530
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Primary practice

Comer Children's Hospital - Hyde Park

Chicago, Illinois

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Dr. Alex Wayne Lois is a general surgeon in Chicago, Illinois

Dr. Lois practices at Comer Children's Hospital - Hyde Park in Chicago, Illinois.

Dr. Lois' NPI, 1437513504, was assigned on April 5, 2016. Dr. Lois graduated from Medical College of Wisconsin in 2016. Dr. Lois holds Illinois license 036171404.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
3274826854
NPI enumeration date
April 5, 2016
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(773) 702-1530
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
36
Medical school graduation
2016

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

Dr. Alex Wayne Lois practices at Comer Children's Hospital - Hyde Park in Chicago, Illinois

Dr. Lois' primary practice is Comer Children's Hospital - Hyde Park, at 5721 S Maryland Ave, Chicago, IL 60637 in Cook County. The practice phone is (773) 702-1530.

  • Comer Children's Hospital - Hyde Park
    5721 S Maryland Ave, Chicago, IL 60637 · Cook CountyPhone(773) 702-1530

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Alex Wayne Lois is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 4 medical groups

Dr. Lois' primary practice is Comer Children's Hospital - Hyde Park in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Lois is also affiliated with University of Chicago Medical Center. The medical group on file is UW Physicians. Dmand AI also links Dr. Lois to 1 more hospital and 3 medical groups, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Alex Wayne Lois' practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Lois practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Comer Children's Hospital - Hyde ParkAvailable with a free account
+2 more sites and 3 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Alex Wayne Lois is one of 1,217 general surgeons in Illinois

Surgery is Dr. Lois' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Lois is licensed in Illinois.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Surgery, IllinoisPrimaryLicense 036171404 · taxonomy 208600000X

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Dr. Alex Wayne Lois treated 50 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 70

CMS counts 50 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lois in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 18 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 74% have high cholesterol. 26% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.17, 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. Lois' median patient age at 71, with 53% women.

Medicare patients, 202450
Average age70
Average risk score2.17
Also on Medicaid26%

Dr. Lois' Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Lois' Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women2346%
  • Men2754%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Lois' Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol74%
  3. Arthritis48%
  4. Chronic kidney disease42%
  5. Depression38%
  6. Mood disorders38%
  7. Anxiety36%
  8. Diabetes30%

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

Dr. Lois' patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 71

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women53%
  • Men46%

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

Dr. Alex Wayne Lois wrote 39 Medicare Part D claims in 2018

In 2018, Dr. Lois wrote 39 Medicare Part D claims. Every claim was for a generic drug. They cover 2 drugs, with $391 in total drug cost. In 2017, CMS named 14 claims across 1 drug.

Part D claims, 201839
Drugs named by CMS2
Total drug cost$391

Dr. Lois' most prescribed drugs by claims, 2018

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, 2017 to 2018

  • 2017
  • 2018
Claims for drugs CMS names
2017: 142018: 39179%

Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2018, 1 in 2017.

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

Dr. Alex Wayne Lois scored 100 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 100 out of 100 for Dr. Lois for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Lois accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Lois as offering telehealth. CMS counts 32 procedures of upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux by Dr. Lois, more than 56% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Dr. Lois' MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 100of 100Final score
  • 82.5of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities

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

Where Dr. Lois ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux
56th percentile32 procedures

CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.

Hernia repair (minimally invasive): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Hernia repair - groin (open): 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. Alex Wayne Lois has 11 publications on record

Dmand AI links 11 papers to Dr. Lois, published from 2014 to 2024. 2022 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Laparoscopy, Cholecystectomy and Conflict of Interest. Dr. Lois has published most often in Surg Endosc. Dr. Lois' most frequent co-authors are Saurabh Khandelwal, MD, David Droullard, MD and David Reed Flum.

Papers11
Years published2014 to 2024

Dr. Lois' papers by year, 2014 to 2024

Topics Dr. Lois writes about most

  • Laparoscopy
  • Cholecystectomy
  • Conflict of Interest
  • Congresses as Topic
  • Hernia, Inguinal
  • Length of Stay
  • Obesity, Morbid
  • Physicians

Dr. Lois' most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Lois

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

Dr. Alex Wayne Lois received $4,111 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 11 general payments to Dr. Lois from 5 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 85% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $3,579.

General payments to Dr. Lois by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Lois by kind, 2016 to 2025

$4.1Kin total
  • Education$3,50085%
  • Food and beverage$61115%

Companies that paid Dr. Lois 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

Dr. Alex Wayne Lois graduated from Medical College of Wisconsin

Dr. Lois graduated from Medical College of Wisconsin in 2016.

  1. Medical schoolMedical College of Wisconsin

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Alex Wayne Lois'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 phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
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)
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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (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 Dr. Alex Wayne Lois' NPI number?

Dr. Alex Wayne Lois' NPI number is 1437513504. It was assigned on April 5, 2016, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Alex Wayne Lois?

Dr. Alex Wayne Lois is a general surgeon in Chicago, Illinois. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).

Where does Dr. Alex Wayne Lois practice?

Dr. Lois practices at 5721 S Maryland Ave, Chicago, IL 60637. Dr. Lois' primary practice is Comer Children's Hospital - Hyde Park in Chicago, Illinois. Dmand AI also links Dr. Lois to 1 hospital and 3 medical groups.

What is Dr. Alex Wayne Lois' office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Lois is (773) 702-1530.

What is Dr. Alex Wayne Lois' medical license number?

Dr. Lois holds Illinois license 036171404.

Which hospitals is Dr. Alex Wayne Lois affiliated with?

Dr. Lois is affiliated with University of Chicago Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Lois to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Alex Wayne Lois part of?

Dr. Lois is linked to UW Physicians. Dmand AI links Dr. Lois to 3 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Alex Wayne Lois accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS lists Dr. Lois as accepting Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Alex Wayne Lois offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Lois as offering telehealth services.

What is Dr. Alex Wayne Lois' MIPS score?

Dr. Lois' MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 100 out of 100, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Alex Wayne Lois see?

CMS counts 50 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lois in 2024, with an average age of 70.

Where did Dr. Alex Wayne Lois go to medical school?

Dr. Lois graduated from Medical College of Wisconsin in 2016.

What drugs does Dr. Alex Wayne Lois prescribe most?

In 2018 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Lois' most prescribed drugs by claims were Oxycodone HCl and Polyethylene Glycol 3350.

Has Dr. Alex Wayne Lois received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $4,111 in general payments to Dr. Lois from 5 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.

How long has Dr. Alex Wayne Lois been practicing?

Dr. Lois graduated from medical school in 2016, 10 years ago.

Does Dr. Alex Wayne Lois do research?

Dmand AI links 11 publications to Dr. Lois, published from 2014 to 2024.

Who does Dr. Alex Wayne Lois publish with?

Dr. Lois' most frequent co-authors are Saurabh Khandelwal, MD (3 shared papers), David Droullard, MD (2 shared papers) and David Reed Flum (2 shared papers).

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