Gautam K. Bhanushali, MD
Nephrology Physician · Chicago, IL
Gautam K. Bhanushali, MD is a nephrology physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1073829990, issued on Aug 30, 2010. Check the license (Illinois 036132193, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gautam K. Bhanushali
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Nephrology Physician 207RN0300X
- License number
- 036132193 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2701 W 68TH Street, Chicago, IL 60629
- Phone
- (773) 735-4884
- Enumerated
- Aug 30, 2010
- Record last updated
- Aug 4, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130717000799); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
8 nearest nephrology physician records → All 572 in Illinois → Look up another NPI →
Also registered at 2701 W 68TH Street
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Wadah Atassi, MDNephrology Physician1336125327
- Mark Jordan, PSY.D.Clinical Psychologist1740374461
- Marlene Krupa, PSY.D.Clinical Psychologist1558455170
Verify Gautam K. Bhanushali 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 036132193Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
58% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average nephrology physician in 2024
620 Medicare Part D claims for 105 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,465 among the 10,986 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 20% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Sevelamer Carbonate59 claims
- Carvedilol43 claims
- Losartan Potassium41 claims
- Nifedipine Er40 claims
- Furosemide36 claims
- Farxiga35 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: $2,363.91
16 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The 8,230 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,091.37 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
- Nephrology Associates OF Northern Illinois LtdChicago, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gautam K. Bhanushali among 572 nephrology physician records in Illinois
Gautam K. Bhanushali, MD is one of 572 nephrology physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 87% 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 68% of them.
- NPI issued2010 · 68% of these records are older, 28% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 87% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 76% of these records are
- Graduated2003 · median 2002 among the 433 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 39% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RN0300X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Nephrology Physician providers in Illinois
There are 572 nephrology physician records in Illinois.
All 572 in Illinois → Every provider in Chicago → Nephrology Physician nationwide →
The 8 nephrology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Wadah Atassi, MDChicago, IL 606291336125327
- Zaid Haddad, M.D.Chicago, IL 606291538509971
- Chia Huang, MDChicago, IL 606291144227877
- Lynn Anderson, MDChicago, IL 606311578541876
- Anna Gopaniuk-Folga, MDChicago, IL 606311497733828
- Malgorzata Patro, M.D.Chicago, IL 606311841516234
- Daiva Valaitis, MDChicago, IL 606311114905544
- Safia Fahad, MDChicago, IL 606251083321202
Common questions
What is Gautam K. Bhanushali, MD's NPI number?
Gautam K. Bhanushali, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1073829990, issued on Aug 30, 2010. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gautam K. Bhanushali, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2701 W 68TH Street, Chicago, IL, 60629. Phone: (773) 735-4884. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gautam K. Bhanushali, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036132193, 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 Gautam K. Bhanushali, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gautam K. Bhanushali, MD had 620 Medicare Part D claims for 105 beneficiaries; the average among nephrology physician prescribers was 1,465. 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.