Ajay Bhatia, M.D.
Internal Medicine Physician · Chicago, IL
Ajay Bhatia, M.D. is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1568608180, issued on Jan 2, 2009. Check the license (Illinois 036.123602, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ajay Bhatia
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License number
- 036.123602 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2222 W Division St Ste 230, Chicago, IL 60622
- Phone
- (312) 720-0851
- Enumerated
- Jan 2, 2009
- Record last updated
- Apr 25, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20101022000448); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest internal medicine physician records → All 7,238 in Illinois → Look up another NPI →
Verify Ajay Bhatia in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
Search for license 036.123602Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
2.9 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average internal medicine physician in 2024
9,064 Medicare Part D claims for 313 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 13% of claims. 57 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium914 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate506 claims
- Tamsulosin Hcl377 claims
- Eliquis339 claims
- Donepezil Hcl322 claims
- Lisinopril247 claims
Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Chicago Medical Associates, IncChicago, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Ajay Bhatia among 7,238 internal medicine physician records in Illinois
Ajay Bhatia, M.D. is one of 7,238 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 49% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 49% of these records are older, 49% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated1991 · median 2003 among the 3,580 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2,867 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Chicago
They are 2,867 of the 63,379 NPPES records with a practice address in Chicago, and 7,238 internal medicine physician records in Illinois.
All 7,238 in Illinois → Every provider in Chicago → Internal Medicine Physician nationwide →
The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Rushdi Alul, DOChicago, IL 606221649365529
- Mila C Bacalla, MDChicago, IL 606221942288550
- Lyle Berkowitz, M.D.Chicago, IL 606221962457119
- Elmer Carasig, MDChicago, IL 606221871570960
- Niluardo Cay, M.D.Chicago, IL 606221588766646
- Lee Francis, M.D.Chicago, IL 606221114959913
- Vivek Gupta, M.D.Chicago, IL 606221376632976
- Qaiser Jamal, M.D.Chicago, IL 606221730129461
Common questions
What is Ajay Bhatia, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ajay Bhatia, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1568608180, issued on Jan 2, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ajay Bhatia, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2222 W Division St Ste 230, Chicago, IL, 60622. Phone: (312) 720-0851. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ajay Bhatia, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036.123602, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation at https://idfpr.illinois.gov/checklicense.html. The NPPES record confirms identity only; the state search shows license status, expiration and public orders.
How much does Ajay Bhatia, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ajay Bhatia, M.D. had 9,064 Medicare Part D claims for 313 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.
Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.