Ajit Kumar Kesani, M.D.
Nephrology Physician · Evanston, IL
Ajit Kumar Kesani, M.D. is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Evanston, Illinois, and NPI 1043269210, issued on May 8, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036-101210, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ajit Kumar Kesani
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 036-101210 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 800 Austin St, Evanston, IL 60202
- Phone
- (847) 864-5550
- Enumerated
- May 8, 2006
- Record last updated
- Oct 3, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (847) 864-5551
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20050215000700); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Ajit Kumar Kesani 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 036-101210Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
57% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
635 Medicare Part D claims for 108 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Allopurinol57 claims
- Lisinopril40 claims
- Losartan Potassium40 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate38 claims
- Nifedipine Er36 claims
- Hydralazine Hcl33 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 12.9 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Ajit Kumar Kesani among 572 nephrology physician records in Illinois
Ajit Kumar Kesani, M.D. is one of 572 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 87% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 12% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 12% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated1996 · median 2002 among the 433 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Illinois
There are 572 nephrology physician records in Illinois.
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The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Ryan Cullen, MDEvanston, IL 602011538782636
- Louisa Ho, MDEvanston, IL 602011932122322
- George Kim, MDEvanston, IL 602011548280605
- Kevin Nash, MDEvanston, IL 602011518988260
- Liliana Osadchuk, M.D.Evanston, IL 602011255643987
- Subramanyam Santhanam, MDEvanston, IL 602011225112741
- Stuart Sprague, DOEvanston, IL 602011114947124
Common questions
What is Ajit Kumar Kesani, M.D.'s NPI number?
Ajit Kumar Kesani, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1043269210, issued on May 8, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ajit Kumar Kesani, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 800 Austin St, Evanston, IL, 60202. Phone: (847) 864-5550. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ajit Kumar Kesani, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036-101210, 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 Ajit Kumar Kesani, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ajit Kumar Kesani, M.D. had 635 Medicare Part D claims for 108 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Ajit Kumar Kesani, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 12.9 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.