NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Bapu Premchand Arekapudi, M.D.

Pulmonary Disease Physician · Chicago, IL

Bapu Premchand Arekapudi, M.D. is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1811985401, issued on Oct 8, 2005. Check the license 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
1811985401
Name
Bapu Premchand Arekapudi
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
Practice location
2734 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60614
Phone
(773) 525-7720
Enumerated
Oct 8, 2005
Record last updated
Jul 13, 2026
Fax
(773) 525-9199
Entity
Type 1 · individual
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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional RegulationCheck the board
  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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98% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024

33 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 42% of claims.

  1. Bapu Arekapudi33
  2. Specialty average1,425

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.

Bapu Premchand Arekapudi among 617 pulmonary disease physician records in Illinois

Bapu Premchand Arekapudi, 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 2005, is newer than 0% of them.

  • NPI issued2005 · 0% of these records are older, 89% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · 72% of these records are
  • Record last updated2026 · 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. Mazen Kadri, MDChicago, IL 606141104591163
  2. Judith Ritholz, MDChicago, IL 606141043247042
  3. Alvin Schonfeld, DOChicago, IL 606141861560724
  4. Renaud Gueret, M.D.Chicago, IL 606151245336262
  5. Arushi Agrawal, MDChicago, IL 606121629572177
  6. Glenn Beard, M. D.Chicago, IL 606161346317724
  7. Mary Bui, MDChicago, IL 606121710636915
  8. Ashvini Damodaran, M.D.Chicago, IL 606161508159674

Common questions

What is Bapu Premchand Arekapudi, M.D.'s NPI number?

Bapu Premchand Arekapudi, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811985401, issued on Oct 8, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Bapu Premchand Arekapudi, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2734 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL, 60614. Phone: (773) 525-7720. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Bapu Premchand Arekapudi, M.D.'s license?

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 Bapu Premchand Arekapudi, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Bapu Premchand Arekapudi, M.D. had 33 Medicare Part D claims; 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.