Secil Mcelwain
Secil Mcelwain is a Physical Therapy Assistant in Chicago, IL, registered under NPI 1003696402.
Getting there
Here is what surrounds this office in Chicago, based on OpenStreetMap data collected Sep 26, 2026. Parking is available about 0.52 mi away. The nearest transit stop is 366 ft away, served by California & Wellington. A pharmacy sits 0.22 mi from the entrance (Walgreens), which helps if you leave with a prescription. If you arrive early, there is a coffee shop 0.36 mi away.
Getting here and what is nearby
Transit California & George 76 ft ~1 min
Transit California & George 131 ft ~1 min
Parking 139 ft ~1 min
Parking 193 ft ~1 min
Transit California & Wellington 366 ft ~2 min
Restaurant IHOP 880 ft ~4 min
2818 West Diversey Avenue, Chicago 60618
Restaurant Popeyes 882 ft ~4 min
2800 West Diversey Avenue, Chicago 60618
10:00-22:00
Restaurant Paku Paku Sushi 991 ft ~4 min
Pharmacy Walgreens 0.22 mi ~5 min
2744 North California Avenue, Chicago 60647
Convenience Marathon 0.29 mi ~6 min
Grocery Carniceria Guanajuato 0.29 mi ~6 min
3140 North California Avenue, Chicago 60618
Coffee The Avondale Coffee Club 0.31 mi ~7 min
Convenience Circle K 0.34 mi ~7 min
Coffee Caravanserai 0.36 mi ~8 min
2901-2903 West Belmont Avenue
Coffee Four Letter Word 0.36 mi ~8 min
Convenience Shell 0.43 mi ~9 min
3011 West Belmont Avenue, Chicago 60618
Gas station Shell 0.43 mi ~9 min
3001 West Belmont Avenue, Chicago 60618
Gas station Mobil 0.50 mi ~10 min
2401 West Diversey Avenue, Chicago 60647
Parking 0.52 mi ~11 min
2453 West Schubert Avenue
Distances are straight‑line estimates — walking routes may be longer. Hours and phone numbers can change; call ahead to confirm.
Credentials and Medicare
| Licence | State | Specialty |
|---|---|---|
| 160-008824 | IL | Physical Therapy Assistant primary |
This provider holds licence 160-008824 issued in IL. A licence number in NPPES reflects what was filed at registration — it does not confirm the licence is still active today.
This NPI does not appear in the PECOS Medicare enrolment file. Providers who do not bill Medicare — or who bill only through a group's enrolment — will not appear here. It is not a sign of any problem with the registration.
What Physical Therapy Assistant covers
(1)Physical therapist assistants are skilled health care providers who are graduates of a physical therapist assistant associate degree program accredited by an agency recognized by the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education or Council on Postsecondary Accreditation, who assists the physical therapist in providing physical therapy. The supervising physical therapist is directly responsible for the actions of the physical therapist assistant. The PTA performs physical therapy procedures and related tasks that have been selected and delegated by the supervising physical therapist. Duties of the PTA include assisting the physical therapist in implementing treatment programs, training patients in exercised and activities of daily living, conducting treatments, and reporting to the physical therapist on the patient's responses. In addition to direct patient care, the PTA may also perform such functions as patient transport, and clinic or equipment preparation and maintenance. Currently more than half of all states require PTAs to be licensed, registered or certified. (2) An individual who works under the supervision of a physical therapist to assist him or her in providing physical therapy services. A physical therapy assistant may, for instance, help patients follow an appropriate exercise program that will increase their strength, endurance, coordination, and range of motion and train patients to perform activities of daily life. NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy, code 225200000X
The taxonomy records how the provider classifies their own practice. It does not confirm which conditions they currently treat, whether they are accepting new patients, or which insurance they take — call the office for that.
Full NPPES record
An NPI-1 identifies a single person. It stays with the clinician for life, even if they move practice or change state, which is why the address on file can lag behind where they actually work today.
| NPI | 1003696402 valid check digit |
|---|---|
| Entity type | Individual (NPI-1) |
| Enumeration date | Oct 3, 2023 |
| Last updated | Oct 3, 2023 |
| Status | Active |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| Gender | Female |
| Practice address |
2923 N CALIFORNIA AVE STE 301 Chicago, IL 60618 (773) 327-5639 Fax (773) 327-5358 |
| Mailing address |
900 RAND RD STE 300 Des Plaines, IL 60016 |
Number check
How the check works, step by step
Every NPI carries a Luhn check digit — the same scheme used on credit cards. CMS prefixes the number with 80840 before computing it, which marks it as a US health identifier.
| Digit | 8 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubled? | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 |
| Value | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 0 |
Sum = 48 · next multiple of 10 = 50 · check digit = 2 · actual last digit = 2
A valid check digit only means the number is well-formed. It does not mean the provider is licensed, active, or in good standing — those are separate questions answered by the sections above.