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John Chu Hickernell, MD

NPI 1831848613ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine, Rheumatology· Maywood, IL

Internal Medicine, Rheumatology (MD) in Maywood, Illinois, licensed in IL, with an NPI issued in March 2022. Part D covered 56 prescriptions written in 2024, 84% of them generic. Janssen Biotech, Inc. was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $182.62 in all, mostly food and beverage.

Overview

NPI1831848613
StatusActive
Entity typeIndividual
CredentialMD
Sole proprietorNo
NPI issuedMar 21, 2022
Last updated in NPPESApr 15, 2025
Certified by providerApr 15, 2025

Specialties and licenses

TaxonomyCodeLicenseState
Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Primary207RR0500X036.171932IL
Internal Medicine207R00000X036.171932IL

About license numbers in NPPES

Exclusion screening

ListResultDetails
HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026No matchChecked by NPI and by name + state
North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026No match—
Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026No match—

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Medicare

Enrollment (PECOS)Enrolled Order and Referring Only - Internal Medicine (IL)

Part D prescriptions in 2024

Prescriptions (claims)56 · 70 30-day fills
Patients18
Total drug cost$12,318
Generic share84% of claims

Medicare sources and data years

Industry payments (Open Payments)

  • 2025$182.62 · 2 payments from 2 companies

Top paying companies in 2025

CompanyAmountPayments
Janssen Biotech, Inc.$100.141
Amgen Inc.$82.481

What the 2025 payments were for

  • Food and Beverage$182.62 · 2 payments

Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records

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