Krishna Sunkara, MD
Pulmonary Disease Physician · Hazel Crest, IL
Krishna Sunkara, MD is a pulmonary disease physician with a practice address in Hazel Crest, Illinois, and NPI 1154328185, issued on Jul 5, 2005. Check the license (Illinois 036070359, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Krishna Sunkara
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Pulmonary Disease Physician 207RP1001X
- License number
- 036070359 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 17680 Kedzie Ave, Hazel Crest, IL 60429
- Phone
- (708) 799-7990
- Enumerated
- Jul 5, 2005
- Record last updated
- Oct 7, 2022
- Fax
- (708) 799-4093
- Medicaid ID
- 036070359 IL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20040427000498); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Also registered at 17680 Kedzie Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Krishna Sunkara 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 036070359Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
33% more Medicare Part D claims than the average pulmonary disease physician in 2024
1,901 Medicare Part D claims for 143 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,425 among the 11,596 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 27 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa166 claims
- Prednisone118 claims
- Amoxicillin-Clavulanate Potass91 claims
- Montelukast Sodium72 claims
- Atorvastatin Calcium68 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta66 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.
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 100 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for this clinician. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $68.20
4 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Philips North America LLC. The 8,806 providers of this specialty with any payment received $5,159.88 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.
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Common questions
What is Krishna Sunkara, MD's NPI number?
Krishna Sunkara, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1154328185, issued on Jul 5, 2005. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Krishna Sunkara, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 17680 Kedzie Ave, Hazel Crest, IL, 60429. Phone: (708) 799-7990. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Krishna Sunkara, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036070359, 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 Krishna Sunkara, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Krishna Sunkara, MD had 1,901 Medicare Part D claims for 143 beneficiaries; the average among pulmonary disease physician prescribers was 1,425. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Krishna Sunkara, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 100 of 100. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.