Babak Mokhlesi, M.D.
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Chicago, IL
Babak Mokhlesi, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1265451397, issued on Jul 19, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036094442, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Babak Mokhlesi
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- 036094442 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60637
- Phone
- (312) 942-5440
- Enumerated
- Jul 19, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 26, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20061026000015); accepts Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Babak Mokhlesi 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 036094442Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $22.72
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Inspire Medical Systems, Inc. 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 one group practice
- Rush University Medical GroupChicago, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Babak Mokhlesi among 617 pulmonary disease physician records in Illinois
Babak Mokhlesi, 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 2006, is newer than 11% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 54% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 2005 among the 444 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 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.
All 617 in Illinois → Every provider in Chicago → Pulmonary Disease Physician nationwide →
The 8 pulmonary disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Sangeeta Bhorade, MDChicago, IL 606371174685622
- Douglas HogarthChicago, IL 606371619030137
- John KressChicago, IL 606371679635122
- Jerry Krishnan, M.D., PHD.Chicago, IL 606371205883444
- Septimiu MurguChicago, IL 606371881623460
- Gokhan MutluChicago, IL 606371841226537
- Edward NaureckasChicago, IL 606371386706836
- Jason PostonChicago, IL 606371255483897
Common questions
What is Babak Mokhlesi, M.D.'s NPI number?
Babak Mokhlesi, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265451397, issued on Jul 19, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Babak Mokhlesi, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 60637. Phone: (312) 942-5440. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Babak Mokhlesi, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036094442, 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.
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.