Gurbir Johal, M.D.
Anesthesiology Physician · Chicago, IL
Gurbir Johal, M.D. is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1578826723, issued on Jun 22, 2012. Check the license (Illinois 125-060783, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Gurbir Johal
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
- License number
- 125-060783 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5840 S. Maryland Ave., MC4028,, Chicago, IL 60637
- Phone
- (773) 702-6700
- Enumerated
- Jun 22, 2012
- Record last updated
- Jun 22, 2012 (not updated in 14 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20170316000263); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, 2011
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Gurbir Johal 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 125-060783Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
7.5 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average anesthesiology physician in 2024
3,030 Medicare Part D claims for 172 beneficiaries, against an average of 402 among the 4,319 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 1,583 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Oxycodone Hcl592 claims
- Oxycodone-Acetaminophen496 claims
- Gabapentin330 claims
- Morphine Sulfate Er155 claims
- Oxycontin140 claims
- Diclofenac Sodium130 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: $65.31
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Biotronik Nro, Inc. The 17,774 providers of this specialty with any payment received $669.59 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
- Prestige Pain Centers PCCarteret, NJ
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Gurbir Johal among 2,575 anesthesiology physician records in Illinois
Gurbir Johal, M.D. is one of 2,575 anesthesiology physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 71% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 62% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 62% of these records are older, 36% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2011 · median 2006 among the 1,608 with a school on file
- Record last updated2012 · 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 207L00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1,113 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in Chicago
They are 1,113 of the 63,379 NPPES records with a practice address in Chicago, and 2,575 anesthesiology physician records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is Gurbir Johal, M.D.'s NPI number?
Gurbir Johal, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1578826723, issued on Jun 22, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Gurbir Johal, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5840 S. Maryland Ave., MC4028,, Chicago, IL, 60637. Phone: (773) 702-6700. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Gurbir Johal, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 125-060783, 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 Gurbir Johal, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Gurbir Johal, M.D. had 3,030 Medicare Part D claims for 172 beneficiaries; the average among anesthesiology physician prescribers was 402. 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.