Aqeel A. Sandhu, M.D.
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician · McHenry, IL
Aqeel A. Sandhu, M.D. is a thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in McHenry, Illinois, and NPI 1922003193, issued on Jun 15, 2005. Check the license (Illinois 036152081, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Aqeel A. Sandhu
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician 208G00000X
- License numbers
- 036152081 IL
195462 NY
35-079877 OH
35079877 OH
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 4309 W Medical Center Dr Ste A200, McHenry, IL 60050
- Phone
- (815) 759-8070
- Enumerated
- Jun 15, 2005
- Record last updated
- Aug 16, 2022
- Fax
- (815) 759-4931
- Medicaid ID
- 2267621 OH
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20200326002575); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 4309 W Medical Center Dr Ste A200
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Verify Aqeel A. Sandhu 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 036152081Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
41% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician in 2024
60 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries, against an average of 101 among the 2,587 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Mupirocin15 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): 94.1 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).
Industry payments in 2024: $287.43
5 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Edwards Lifesciences Corporation. The 4,047 providers of this specialty with any payment received $7,828.84 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 one group practice
- Northwestern Medical Faculty FoundationHuntley, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Aqeel A. Sandhu among 265 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Illinois
Aqeel A. Sandhu, M.D. is one of 265 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 72% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2005, is newer than 0% of them.
- NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 87% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 72% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 56% of these records are
- Graduated1987 · median 1999 among the 148 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 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 208G00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician providers in Illinois
There are 265 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records in Illinois.
All 265 in Illinois → Every provider in McHenry → Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician nationwide →
The 8 thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ruheri Perez-Tamayo, MD,PHDMcHenry, IL 600501881655397
- Robert Kummerer, M.D.Libertyville, IL 600481902891674
- Mary Maish, MDLake Forest, IL 600451750316774
- Charles Brown, M.D.Northbrook, IL 600621225572928
- James Torres, M.D.Inverness, IL 600671003178518
- Chawki El Zein, MDPark Ridge, IL 600681497711394
- Axel Joob, M.D.Park Ridge, IL 600681225039738
- Janice Ruth Klich, M.D.Park Ridge, IL 600681053312561
Common questions
What is Aqeel A. Sandhu, M.D.'s NPI number?
Aqeel A. Sandhu, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1922003193, issued on Jun 15, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Aqeel A. Sandhu, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 4309 W Medical Center Dr Ste A200, McHenry, IL, 60050. Phone: (815) 759-8070. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Aqeel A. Sandhu, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036152081, 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 Aqeel A. Sandhu, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Aqeel A. Sandhu, M.D. had 60 Medicare Part D claims for 37 beneficiaries; the average among thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician prescribers was 101. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Aqeel A. Sandhu, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.1 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.