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Kevin Nakmun Swong, MD

Individual provider Neurological Surgery Physician · NPI 1861768566

Kevin Nakmun Swong, MD practises Neurosurgery in Chicago, Illinois. Graduated from Southern Illinois University School of Medicine in 2012, 14 years ago. Practices with Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation, a 4,394-clinician group, works from 2 locations, accepts Medicare assignment and offers telehealth. Licensed in Illinois and Michigan.

Years since qualifying
14
Trained at
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Licensed in
IL, MI
In the registry since
2012
Specialties on file
2
What do these letters mean?
MD — Doctor of Medicine
A physician who completed allopathic medical school.

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Practice location Address checks out

259 E Erie St Fl 13
Chicago, IL 60611-3926
Phone: (312) 695-8143
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Additional practice locations (1)

  • 1500 E Medical Center Dr, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5000 — (734) 936-4000

Specialties & licences

Neurological Surgery Physician (primary) Taxonomy 207T00000X · Licence 036.152429 (IL)
Neurological Surgery Physician Taxonomy 207T00000X · Licence 4301117258 (MI)

Record details

NPI number1861768566
Entity typeIndividual (Type 1)
GenderMale
Credentials MD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI enumeratedMarch 27, 2012
Last updated in NPPESSeptember 24, 2020
Certification dateSeptember 24, 2020

Medicare enrollment

From the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file — this clinician is enrolled in Medicare.

Medicare specialtyNEUROSURGERY
Medical schoolSOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE
Graduated 2012 (14 years in practice)
Group practice Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation — 4394 clinicians
Accepts Medicare assignment Yes — accepts the Medicare-approved amount
TelehealthOffers telehealth services

Procedures

From CMS Care Compare, which counts the procedures a clinician billed to Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage over a recent 12-month period. CMS reports a fixed list of common procedures, so this is not everything the clinician does. Counts of 10 or fewer are given as a range, because CMS withholds small numbers.

Spinal fusion 74 times · 65th percentile
Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones) 20 times · 49th percentile

The percentile compares how often this clinician performed the procedure with other clinicians who performed it, as CMS calculates it. It measures volume, not outcomes or skill.

Medicare patients and services, 2024

From the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners file for calendar year 2024. It counts Original Medicare patients only, so a practice that mostly sees Medicare Advantage or privately insured patients looks smaller here than it is.

Medicare patients217
Services billed 441 a service is one billed item, such as a visit, a test or a procedure
Average patient age73

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Payments from drug and device companies, 2025

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Food and Beverage $1,058 10 payments · a meal or drink at a meeting or visit, not a fee

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Practises at

Facilities the CMS Facility Affiliation file lists for this clinician.

Colleagues at Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation

Clinicians the CMS Doctors & Clinicians file lists under the same group practice. CMS counts 4394 clinicians in the practice; 12 are shown here.

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