Ashesha Mechineni, MD, FACP
Sleep Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Chicago, IL
Ashesha Mechineni, MD, FACP is a sleep medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1659784817, issued on Jun 5, 2014. Check the license (Illinois 036.155454, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Ashesha Mechineni
- Credential
- MD, FACP
- Primary taxonomy
- Sleep Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RS0012X
- License numbers
- 036.155454 IL
25MA09894100 NJ
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2242 W Harrison St Ste 104, Chicago, IL 60612
- Phone
- (312) 355-1091
- Enumerated
- Jun 5, 2014
- Record last updated
- Jul 29, 2026
- Fax
- (312) 413-0503
- Medicaid ID
- 0542717 NJ
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220630002528); may accept Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 2242 W Harrison St Ste 104
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Simar ChawlaSleep Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician1619554318
Verify Ashesha Mechineni 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 036.155454Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
84% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average sleep medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024
92 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries, against an average of 585 among the 852 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Gabapentin36 claims
- Zolpidem Tartrate23 claims
- Trazodone Hcl14 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: $37.89
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A., Inc. The 664 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,724.37 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
- The Board OF Trustees OF The University OF IllinoisChicago, IL
- Wil Hospitalists LLCFitchburg, WI
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sleep Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in Illinois
There are 43 sleep medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Illinois.
Other sleep medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Illinois
- Jehad Abdalla, MDChicago, IL1053898684
- Ammar Ahmed, MDChicago, IL1821619388
- Robert Aronson, M.D.Olympia Fields, IL1598824039
- Noman Baig, MDSchaumburg, IL1669053864
- Simar ChawlaChicago, IL1619554318
- Upneet Chawla, M.D.Chicago, IL1659802486
- Paul Chung, DOChicago, IL1588084776
- John Coleman, M.D.Chicago, IL1396900791
- Jessica Cooksey, MDGrayslake, IL1205089166
- Richard CzumaPalos Heights, IL1295232064
Common questions
What is Ashesha Mechineni, MD, FACP's NPI number?
Ashesha Mechineni, MD, FACP's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1659784817, issued on Jun 5, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Ashesha Mechineni, MD, FACP located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2242 W Harrison St Ste 104, Chicago, IL, 60612. Phone: (312) 355-1091. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Ashesha Mechineni, MD, FACP's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036.155454, 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 Ashesha Mechineni, MD, FACP prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Ashesha Mechineni, MD, FACP had 92 Medicare Part D claims for 39 beneficiaries; the average among sleep medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 585. 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.