Carolyn M. Bhakta, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Zion, IL
Carolyn M. Bhakta, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Zion, Illinois, and NPI 1740509264, issued on May 24, 2010. Check the license (Illinois 036.141240, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Carolyn M. Bhakta
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- 036.141240 IL
036141240 IL
A157074 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2520 Elisha Ave, Zion, IL 60099
- Phone
- (847) 731-5641
- Enumerated
- May 24, 2010
- Record last updated
- Jan 5, 2024
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20160930000052); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Illinois College Of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb), 2010
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 2520 Elisha Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Courtney Anderson, PA-CPhysician Assistant1497007363
- Katrina Barger, PA-CMedical Physician Assistant1861850331
- Sandra Beta, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1265980932
- Nicole Breiling-Smith, LSWSocial Worker1184422123
- Alexandria Callahan, LCPCProfessional Counselor1730537846
- Sung Chang, MDRadiation Oncology Physician1609853985
Verify Carolyn M. Bhakta 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 036.141240Check 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: $65.73
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Lilly USA, LLC. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- City OF Hope Medical Group OF Illinois PLLCZion, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Carolyn M. Bhakta among 1,520 surgery physician records in Illinois
Carolyn M. Bhakta, M.D. is one of 1,520 surgery physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 66% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2010, is newer than 50% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 50% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated2010 · median 2004 among the 650 with a school on file
- Record last updated2024 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
3 surgery physician records list a practice address in Zion
They are 3 of the 222 NPPES records with a practice address in Zion, and 1,520 surgery physician records in Illinois.
All 1,520 in Illinois → Every provider in Zion → Surgery Physician nationwide →
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- Gia Compagnoni, M.D.Bartlett, IL 601031225081029
- Jean Joseph, M.D.Wilmette, IL 600911063818755
- Robert Rosen, M.D.Wilmette, IL 600911639187719
- Yevgeny Eugene Tarasov, PH.D., DOWheeling, IL 600901568760734
- Harry Monroe, MDBuffalo Grove, IL 600891447219456
Common questions
What is Carolyn M. Bhakta, M.D.'s NPI number?
Carolyn M. Bhakta, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740509264, issued on May 24, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Carolyn M. Bhakta, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2520 Elisha Ave, Zion, IL, 60099. Phone: (847) 731-5641. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Carolyn M. Bhakta, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036.141240, 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.