NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Karan Thakkar, DO

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician · Chicago, IL

Karan Thakkar, DO is a physical medicine & rehabilitation physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1740819390, issued on Apr 6, 2020. Check the license (Illinois 036171539, 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 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1740819390
Name
Karan Thakkar
Credential
DO
Primary taxonomy
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician 208100000X
License number
036171539 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
66 W Oak St, Chicago, IL 60610
Phone
(872) 231-3162
Enumerated
Apr 6, 2020
Record last updated
Oct 2, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20240828000833); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
Nova Southeastern College Of Osteo Medicine, 2020
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 66 W Oak St

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

  1. Kayla Adams, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1982237301
  2. Christina CookMedical Physician Assistant1700289121
  3. Katherine Crabbe, PTAPhysical Therapy Assistant1841182367
  4. Amy FustinSpeech-Language Pathologist1487369310
  5. Abraham KattakayamPhysical Therapist1235884123
  6. Molly MaherOccupational Therapist1972305209

Verify Karan Thakkar 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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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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97% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physical medicine & rehabilitation physician in 2024

19 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 727 among the 7,448 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.

  1. Karan Thakkar19
  2. Specialty average727

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: $15.06

1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. The 3,895 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,237.86 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Karan Thakkar$15.06
  2. Specialty average$1,237.86

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

  1. Integrated Rehab Consultants LLCChicago, IL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Karan Thakkar among 707 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in Illinois

Karan Thakkar, DO is one of 707 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 59% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2020, is newer than 73% of them.

  • NPI issued2020 · 73% of these records are older, 21% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 59% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 47% of these records are
  • Graduated2020 · median 2008 among the 329 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 51% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208100000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician providers in Illinois

There are 707 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records in Illinois.

The 8 physical medicine & rehabilitation physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Alex Benaszeski, PT, DPTChicago, IL 606101902785876
  2. Paula Dawson, M.D.Chicago, IL 606101689860371
  3. Kristopher Karvelas, MDChicago, IL 606101629200498
  4. Ghada Ahmed, MDChicago, IL 606111760496418
  5. Marc Applebaum, MDChicago, IL 606111366456030
  6. Yasmeen Bhatti, MDChicago, IL 606111801871926
  7. Victoria Brander, MDChicago, IL 606111275586554
  8. Benjamin Friedman, M.D.Chicago, IL 606111295772267

Common questions

What is Karan Thakkar, DO's NPI number?

Karan Thakkar, DO's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1740819390, issued on Apr 6, 2020. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Karan Thakkar, DO located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 66 W Oak St, Chicago, IL, 60610. Phone: (872) 231-3162. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Karan Thakkar, DO's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036171539, 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 Karan Thakkar, DO prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Karan Thakkar, DO had 19 Medicare Part D claims; the average among physical medicine & rehabilitation physician prescribers was 727. 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.