NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Bharat Neelam Raju, MD

Internal Medicine Physician · Decatur, IL

Bharat Neelam Raju, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Decatur, Illinois, and NPI 1942736053, issued on May 10, 2017. Check the license (Illinois 036162835, as entered in NPPES) 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 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1942736053
Name
Bharat Neelam Raju
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
License number
036162835 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
2300 N Edward St, Decatur, IL 62526
Phone
(217) 876-8121
Enumerated
May 10, 2017
Record last updated
Nov 28, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20230816001882); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 2300 N Edward St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Samaj Adhikari, MDInternal Medicine Physician1306459979
  2. Coley Adloff, RD LD/NRegistered Dietitian1194808618
  3. Akif Ahmed, DOFamily Medicine Physician1871161430
  4. Bretton Ahrens, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1356901227
  5. Nadal Aker, M.D.Cardiovascular Disease Physician1083671911
  6. Amber Anderson, M.D.Family Medicine Physician1568752137

Verify Bharat Neelam Raju in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
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  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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The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 67.2 of 100

The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score63.9
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%56.9
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities40 of 40 points · 15%100.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $21.55

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Fisher & Paykel Healthcare Inc. The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Bharat Neelam Raju$21.55
  2. Specialty average$1,303.06

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

2 hospitals and group practices

  1. Decatur Memorial HospitalDecatur, IL · Acute Care Hospitals3 of 5 stars
  2. Cep America Illinois IntensivistsSpringfield, IL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through); hospitals matched to CMS Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.

Bharat Neelam Raju among 7,238 internal medicine physician records in Illinois

Bharat Neelam Raju, MD is one of 7,238 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2017, is newer than 64% of them.

  • NPI issued2017 · 64% of these records are older, 34% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
  • Graduated2012 · median 2003 among the 3,580 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 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 207R00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

44 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Decatur

They are 44 of the 1,513 NPPES records with a practice address in Decatur, and 7,238 internal medicine physician records in Illinois.

The 8 internal medicine physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Mohammed Akram, MD, MHADecatur, IL 625261619921806
  2. David Baumberger, M.D.Decatur, IL 625261043277064
  3. Carlos Fior, M.D.Decatur, IL 625261336237296
  4. William Franklin, M.D.Decatur, IL 625261407813389
  5. Stephen Goetter, M.D.Decatur, IL 625261003872219
  6. Elizabeth Holder, MDDecatur, IL 625261629123922
  7. Naeemuddin Jatoi, M.D.Decatur, IL 625261922070333
  8. Muhammad Khan, MDDecatur, IL 625261598767493

Common questions

What is Bharat Neelam Raju, MD's NPI number?

Bharat Neelam Raju, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1942736053, issued on May 10, 2017. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Bharat Neelam Raju, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2300 N Edward St, Decatur, IL, 62526. Phone: (217) 876-8121. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Bharat Neelam Raju, MD's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036162835, 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.

What is Bharat Neelam Raju, MD's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 67.2 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.