Karis Lindy Joy Tekwani, M.D.

Primary specialty

Emergency Medicine PhysicianTaxonomy code 207P00000X

License

036.121486 Issued in IL

Practice address

4440 W 95TH St
Oak Lawn, IL 60453-2600

Phone

(708) 684-5375

Fax

(708) 684-1028

NPI assigned

Jul 30, 2008

Sex

Female

Sole proprietor

No

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

Specialties & licenses 2

Addresses

Electronic endpoints 2

Medicare fee-for-service enrollment

Enrolled in IL

Eligible to order & refer

• Part B services: Yes
• Medical equipment: Yes
• Home health: Yes
• Power mobility devices: Yes
• Hospice: Yes

Green means eligible to order or refer.

Enrollment records 1

Specialty

Emergency Medicine

Education

Rush Medical College of Rush University, 2006

Medicare assignment

Accepts the Medicare-approved amount as payment in full

Telehealth

Offers telehealth services

Group practices

Physician Partners in Comprehensive Weight Management PLLCGroup PAC ID 9234586793, 3 clinicians

Practice addresses (Care Compare)

Hospital & facility affiliations

• Advocate Christ Hospital & Medical Center Hospital, Oak Lawn, IL, CCN 140208

Medicare enrollment (NPD)

Enrolled

Credentials

Doctor of Medicine

State licenses

Practice roles

Locations

Interoperability endpoints

• Direct secure messaging: ktekwani206076@direct.myadvocateaurora.org

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.

• Physician Partners in Comprehensive Weight Management PLLC

  • Obesity Medicine (Preventive Medicine) Physician
  • Burr Ridge, IL
  • NPI 1841971058
  Medicare reassignment Care Compare group NPD Authorized official
• Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation

  • Multi-Specialty Clinic/Center
  • Oak Brook, IL
  • NPI 1700824455
  Medicare reassignment NPD
• Advocate Health & Hospitals Corp.

  • Emergency Medicine Physician
  • Chicago, IL
  • NPI 1750315545
  NPD

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

• Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation

  • Children's Hospital
  • Oak Lawn, IL
  • NPI 1508315516
  Care Compare affiliation
• Advocate Health and Hospitals Corporation

  • General Acute Care Hospital
  • Oak Lawn, IL
  • NPI 1548375082
  Care Compare affiliation

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

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        "last_updated": "2025-07-09",
        "certification_date": "2025-07-09",
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            "affiliation": "N",
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• David A Teague, M.D.
• Klaudia L Tecza, APN
• Michael Richard Tednes Jr., MD
• Manuela Tejada Tobon, MD
• Fatimetou Tekrour
• Tintu Tellence, FNP-C
• China Terrell Brown
• Peggy Jo Teske, N.P.
• Aashna Thakur, MD
• Stephanie Thalheimer, PA-C

• Emergency Medicine Physician in Oak Lawn, IL
• Providers in Oak Lawn, IL by specialty
• Emergency Medicine Physician in Illinois

• NPPES NPI Registry (CMS): identity, addresses, specialties, licenses, identifiers and endpoints. Last updated by the provider on Jul 9, 2025; self-reported and not verified by CMS. Specialty names from the NUCC taxonomy.
• Medicare enrollment (CMS PECOS): enrollments, PAC IDs and benefit reassignments; Order and Referring.
• Medicare Care Compare (CMS): clinician profile, group practices, facility affiliations, MIPS scores and star ratings.
• National Provider Directory (CMS): practice roles, locations, licenses, networks and endpoints.

Verify at the official NPI Registry.