Chirag A. Dholakia, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Palos Heights, IL
Chirag A. Dholakia, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Palos Heights, Illinois, and NPI 1972667624, issued on Dec 20, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036126478, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Chirag A. Dholakia
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License numbers
- 036126478 IL
1885 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 12255 S 80TH Ave Ste 204, Palos Heights, IL 60463
- Phone
- (708) 923-4400
- Enumerated
- Dec 20, 2006
- Record last updated
- Feb 24, 2026
- Fax
- (708) 923-4295
- Medicaid ID
- 036126478 IL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20110210000926); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Illinois College Of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb), 2004
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 12255 S 80TH Ave Ste 204
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Chirag A. Dholakia 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 036126478Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
54% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
67 Medicare Part D claims for 48 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 39 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen37 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: $177.06
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. 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 2 group practices
- Central Dupage Physician GroupPalos Heights, IL
- Premier Suburban Medical Group, PLLCNew Lenox, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Chirag A. Dholakia among 1,520 surgery physician records in Illinois
Chirag A. Dholakia, 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 2006, is newer than 8% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 8% of these records are older, 64% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated2004 · median 2004 among the 650 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 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).
Surgery Physician providers in Illinois
There are 1,520 surgery physician records in Illinois.
All 1,520 in Illinois → Every provider in Palos Heights → Surgery Physician nationwide →
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- Roseanne Krinski, M.D.Olympia Fields, IL 604611841256492
Common questions
What is Chirag A. Dholakia, M.D.'s NPI number?
Chirag A. Dholakia, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1972667624, issued on Dec 20, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Chirag A. Dholakia, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 12255 S 80TH Ave Ste 204, Palos Heights, IL, 60463. Phone: (708) 923-4400. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Chirag A. Dholakia, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036126478, 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 Chirag A. Dholakia, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Chirag A. Dholakia, M.D. had 67 Medicare Part D claims for 48 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.