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.
- 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
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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.
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- Jordyn ConroyPhysician Assistant1912535402
- Anthony Esposito, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1770900185
- Justin Fiala, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1760821474
- Catherine Gao, M.D.Pulmonary Disease Physician1043699689
Verify Ambalavanan Arunachalam 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 036152826Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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.
Most prescribed
- Azithromycin188 claims
- Sulfamethoxazole-Trimethoprim128 claims
- Prednisone115 claims
- Pantoprazole Sodium107 claims
- Tacrolimus59 claims
- 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.
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
- Central Dupage Physician GroupWinfield, IL
- 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.
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The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Robert Cohen, M.D.Chicago, IL 606111831114248
- Thomas Corbridge, MDChicago, IL 606111952365629
- Jane Dematte Damico, MDChicago, IL 606111316901846
- Jeffrey Glassroth, MDChicago, IL 606111699703413
- Keenan Hawkins, M.D.Chicago, IL 606111952344848
- 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.