NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Akhil Chapagain, M.D.

Hospitalist Physician · Belleville, IL

Akhil Chapagain, M.D. is a hospitalist physician with a practice address in Belleville, Illinois, and NPI 1346525235, issued on Oct 11, 2011. Check the license (Illinois 036126353, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1346525235
Name
Akhil Chapagain
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Hospitalist Physician 208M00000X
License number
036126353 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
211 S 3RD St, Belleville, IL 62220
Phone
(618) 234-2120
Enumerated
Oct 11, 2011
Record last updated
Feb 12, 2021 (not updated in 5 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20120504000098); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 211 S 3RD St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Jan Axelbaum, MDHospitalist Physician1356581730
  2. Lynlee Barnhart, NPNurse Practitioner1417326430
  3. Neil Belanger, CRNAPain Management Registered Nurse1922037340
  4. Yashaswi Belvadi, MDCritical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1104075035
  5. Pamela Brezger, M.S. CCC-SLPSpeech-Language Pathologist1356469597
  6. Karen Deem, APNFamily Nurse Practitioner1740626845

Verify Akhil Chapagain in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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2.1 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average hospitalist physician in 2024

1,099 Medicare Part D claims for 227 beneficiaries, against an average of 521 among the 21,613 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 44 claims were for opioids.

  1. Akhil Chapagain1,099
  2. Specialty average521

Most prescribed

  1. Eliquis62 claims
  2. Atorvastatin Calcium46 claims
  3. Pantoprazole Sodium40 claims
  4. Furosemide38 claims
  5. Metoprolol Succinate38 claims
  6. Amlodipine Besylate35 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.

Industry payments in 2024: $119.64

5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 7,324 providers of this specialty with any payment received $494.84 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Akhil Chapagain$119.64
  2. Specialty average$494.84

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Fairview Heights Medical Group SCAlton, IL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Akhil Chapagain among 1,535 hospitalist physician records in Illinois

Akhil Chapagain, M.D. is one of 1,535 hospitalist physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 92% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2011, is newer than 35% of them.

  • NPI issued2011 · 35% of these records are older, 60% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 87% of these records are
  • Graduated2006 · median 2013 among the 1,339 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2021 · 32% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208M00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

46 hospitalist physician records list a practice address in Belleville

They are 46 of the 1,404 NPPES records with a practice address in Belleville, and 1,535 hospitalist physician records in Illinois.

The 8 hospitalist physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Jan Axelbaum, MDBelleville, IL 622201356581730
  2. Sara McHale, M.D.Belleville, IL 622201235399304
  3. Usha Muthyala, M.D.Belleville, IL 622201396935888
  4. Sana Usman, M.D.Belleville, IL 622201518316728
  5. Shadi Altwal, M.D.Belleville, IL 622261417992520
  6. Yaimet Bucknor, MDBelleville, IL 622261902030836
  7. Behfar Dianati, M.D.Belleville, IL 622261558580852
  8. Altressa Drummond, MDBelleville, IL 622261891722849

Common questions

What is Akhil Chapagain, M.D.'s NPI number?

Akhil Chapagain, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346525235, issued on Oct 11, 2011. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Akhil Chapagain, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 211 S 3RD St, Belleville, IL, 62220. Phone: (618) 234-2120. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Akhil Chapagain, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036126353, 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 Akhil Chapagain, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Akhil Chapagain, M.D. had 1,099 Medicare Part D claims for 227 beneficiaries; the average among hospitalist physician prescribers was 521. 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.