Kristen El-Amir, PA-C
NPI 1790391043ActiveIndividual· Physician Assistant· Palos Heights, IL
Physician Assistant (PA-C) with Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation, practicing in Palos Heights, Illinois. 12 Medicare patients in 2024, $1,728 paid; nearly all of their 57 Part D prescriptions were generic (98%). Edwards Lifesciences Corporation was the largest of 11 companies reporting payments in 2025, $2,743 in all, mostly travel and lodging. Lists Palos Community Hospital as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1790391043 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | PA-C |
| Sole proprietor | Yes |
| NPI issued | Sep 22, 2020 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Aug 8, 2024 |
| Certified by provider | Aug 8, 2024 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physician Assistant Primary | 363A00000X | 085010399 | IL |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Physician Assistant (IL) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 12 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 13 across 3 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $1,728 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 57 · 63 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 16 |
| Total drug cost | $1,113 |
| Generic share | 98% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 2021 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Physician Assistant |
Medical group
- Northwestern Medical Faculty FoundationChicago, IL · 4,503 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Palos Community HospitalPalos Heights, IL
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$2,743 · 27 payments from 11 companies
- 2024$260.09 · 4 payments from 3 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $2,200 | 15 |
| Boston Scientific Corporation | $104.41 | 1 |
| Medtronic, Inc. | $103.30 | 1 |
| Abiomed | $94.59 | 1 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $91.84 | 3 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Travel and Lodging$1,608 · 7 payments
- Food and Beverage$1,136 · 20 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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