NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Ambalavanan Arunachalam, M.D

Pulmonary Disease Physician · Chicago, IL

Ambalavanan Arunachalam, M.D is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1073868154, issued on Jul 16, 2012. Check the license (Illinois 036152826, 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
1073868154
Name
Ambalavanan Arunachalam
Credential
M.D
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
License number
036152826 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
675 N Saint Clair St Ste 18-250, Chicago, IL 60611
Phone
(312) 695-1800
Enumerated
Jul 16, 2012
Record last updated
May 16, 2022
Fax
(312) 695-4741
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20200723002745); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 675 N Saint Clair St Ste 18-250

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

  1. Michael Alexander, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1356768253
  2. Joseph Bailey, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1639565427
  3. Jordyn ConroyPhysician Assistant1912535402
  4. Anthony Esposito, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1770900185
  5. Justin Fiala, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1760821474
  6. Catherine Gao, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1043699689

Verify Ambalavanan Arunachalam 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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11% more Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024

1,587 Medicare Part D claims for 128 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 11% of claims.

  1. Ambalavanan Arunachalam1,587
  2. Specialty average1,425

Most prescribed

  1. Azithromycin188 claims
  2. Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim128 claims
  3. Prednisone115 claims
  4. Pantoprazole Sodium107 claims
  5. Tacrolimus59 claims
  6. Rosuvastatin Calcium57 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: $535.31

12 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was United Therapeutics Corporation. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Ambalavanan Arunachalam$535.31
  2. Specialty average$5,159.88

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

Bills Medicare through 2 group practices

  1. Central Dupage Physician GroupWinfield, IL
  2. Northwestern Medical Faculty FoundationChicago, IL

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

Ambalavanan Arunachalam among 617 pulmonary disease physician records in Illinois

Ambalavanan Arunachalam, M.D is one of 617 pulmonary disease physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 68% of them.

  • NPI issued2012 · 68% of these records are older, 28% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
  • Graduated2010 · median 2005 among the 444 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2022 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RP1001X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Pulmonary Disease Physician providers in Illinois

There are 617 pulmonary disease physician records in Illinois.

The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Frank Becker, MDChicago, IL 606111770559312
  2. Gregory Budinger, MDChicago, IL 606111326008186
  3. Robert Cohen, M.D.Chicago, IL 606111831114248
  4. Thomas Corbridge, MDChicago, IL 606111952365629
  5. Jane Dematte Damico, MDChicago, IL 606111316901846
  6. Jeffrey Glassroth, MDChicago, IL 606111699703413
  7. Keenan Hawkins, M.D.Chicago, IL 606111952344848
  8. Manu Jain, MDChicago, IL 606111609806249

Common questions

What is Ambalavanan Arunachalam, M.D's NPI number?

Ambalavanan Arunachalam, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073868154, issued on Jul 16, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Ambalavanan Arunachalam, M.D located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 675 N Saint Clair St Ste 18-250, Chicago, IL, 60611. Phone: (312) 695-1800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Ambalavanan Arunachalam, M.D's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036152826, 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 Ambalavanan Arunachalam, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Ambalavanan Arunachalam, M.D had 1,587 Medicare Part D claims for 128 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. 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.