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Kara Elizabeth Zweerink, MD

  • Emergency Medicine Physician
  • Chicago, IL
National Provider Identifier
1124606652
Registry record updated Jul 20, 2026
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Key facts

NPPES NPI Registry
Primary specialty
Emergency Medicine PhysicianTaxonomy code 207P00000X
License
036169380 Issued in IL
Practice address
1740 W Taylor St
Chicago, IL 60612-7232
Phone
(312) 996-7297
NPI assigned
Mar 29, 2021
Sex
Female
Sole proprietor
No

NPPES NPI Registry

Updated by the provider on Jul 20, 2026

Registry information is reported by the provider to CMS and is not verified. About this source

Specialties & licenses 1

Specialty (taxonomy)CodeLicenseStatePrimary
Emergency Medicine Physician 207P00000X 036169380 IL Primary

Addresses

Primary practice location

1740 W Taylor St
Chicago, IL 60612-7232

Mailing address

1205 SE Willow PL
Blue Springs, MO 64014-5247
Phone (816) 982-3558

Medicare participation

Medicare enrollment files
Medicare fee-for-service enrollment
Enrolled in IL
Eligible to order & refer
  • Part B services
  • Medical equipment
  • Home health
  • Power mobility devices
  • Hospice
Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Enrollment IDStateProvider typePAC IDDetails
I20240723002038 IL Practitioner - Emergency Medicine 1759783285 Reassigns benefits to 3 organizations

Care Compare profile

Medicare Care Compare
Specialty
Emergency MedicineAlso: Medical Toxicology
Education
University of Missouri, Kansas City, School of Medicine, 2021
Medicare assignment
Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full
Group practices
Washington UniversityGroup PAC ID 9830008770, shared by 49 NPIs, 2,968 clinicians
Cook CountyGroup PAC ID 2860398088, 770 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

1 Barnes Hospital PLZ
Saint Louis, MO 63110-1003
Phone (314) 362-9170

1901 W Harrison St
Chicago, IL 60612-3714
Phone (312) 633-7292

Hospital & facility affiliations

  • Community First Medical Center Hospital, Chicago, IL, CCN 140251
  • John H Stroger Jr Hospital Hospital, Chicago, IL, CCN 140124
  • Barnes Jewish Hospital Hospital, Saint Louis, MO, CCN 260032
  • Barnes-Jewish St Peters Hospital Hospital, Saint Peters, MO, CCN 260191
  • University of Illinois Hospital and Clinics Hospital, Chicago, IL, CCN 140150

Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS)

Final score
93.28 of 100Reported as group
Quality
73.53
Promoting interoperability
100
Improvement activities
40
Cost
70.73

National Provider Directory

National Provider Directory
Medicare enrollment (NPD)
Enrolled
Credentials
Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

LicenseStateTypeSpecialty
036169380ILMDEmergency Medicine Physician

Practice roles

OrganizationSpecialtyStatusNew patients
Cook County Current Accepting new patients
The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois CurrentSince Jul 8, 2024 Accepting new patients
The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois Current Accepting new patients
Cook County CurrentSince Jun 6, 2025 Accepting new patients
Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois Emergency Medicine CurrentSince Jul 8, 2024 Accepting new patients
Cook County Emergency Medicine CurrentSince Jun 6, 2025 Accepting new patients
Community First Healthcare of Illinois, Inc. CurrentSince Dec 1, 2024 Accepting new patients
Community First Healthcare of Illinois, Inc. Emergency Medicine CurrentSince Dec 1, 2024 Accepting new patients

Locations

7732 Solution Ctr
Chicago, IL 60677
Phone (312) 355-6290

1740 W Taylor St
Chicago, IL 60612
Phone (312) 355-4000

1901 W Harrison St
Chicago, IL 60612
Phone (312) 864-5100

5645 W Addison St
Chicago, IL 60634
Phone (773) 282-7000

500 E 51st St
Chicago, IL 60615
Phone (312) 572-2000

Interoperability endpoints

  • Direct secure messaging: kzweerink169267@uihealth.direct-ci.com

Organizations & group practices 8

Organizations this provider is connected to: Medicare benefit reassignments (the organization bills Medicare for this provider’s services), Care Compare group memberships and National Provider Directory roles.

Hospital & facility affiliations 31

Hospitals and other facilities this clinician is affiliated with according to Medicare Care Compare.

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NPI Registry JSON

The complete NPPES record for this NPI in the NPI Registry API format.

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    "last_updated_epoch": "1784505600000",
    "number": "1124606652",
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            "address_1": "1205 SE WILLOW PL",
            "city": "BLUE SPRINGS",
            "state": "MO",
            "postal_code": "640145247",
            "telephone_number": "816-982-3558"
        },
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            "city": "CHICAGO",
            "state": "IL",
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        }
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    "practiceLocations": [],
    "basic": {
        "last_name": "ZWEERINK",
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        "middle_name": "ELIZABETH",
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        "sole_proprietor": "NO",
        "sex": "F",
        "enumeration_date": "2021-03-29",
        "last_updated": "2026-07-20",
        "certification_date": "2026-07-20",
        "status": "A"
    },
    "taxonomies": [
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            "code": "207P00000X",
            "taxonomy_group": "",
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            "license": "036169380",
            "primary": true
        }
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    "identifiers": [],
    "endpoints": [],
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}

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