NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Meera Nair, MD

Psychiatry Physician · Chicago, IL

Meera Nair, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1245804640, issued on May 19, 2021. Check the license (Illinois 036.166382, 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
1245804640
Name
Meera Nair
Credential
MD
Primary taxonomy
Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
License number
036.166382 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
645 S Central Ave, Chicago, IL 60644
Phone
(773) 542-2000
Enumerated
May 19, 2021
Record last updated
Apr 17, 2025
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20231024003879); may accept Medicare assignment
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 645 S Central Ave

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

  1. M Bhagavan, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1174512917
  2. Sean Bryant, M.D.Medical Toxicology (Emergency Medicine) Physician1548355399
  3. Lois Clarke, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1912924465
  4. Charles Collins, M.D.Emergency Medicine Physician1902914732
  5. Holly Cromwell, MDEmergency Medicine Physician1548297658
  6. Tiffany Dean, DNPPsychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner1699273011

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  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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  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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66% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024

342 Medicare Part D claims for 48 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 5% of claims.

  1. Meera Nair342
  2. Specialty average1,000

Most prescribed

  1. Quetiapine Fumarate25 claims
  2. Aripiprazole24 claims
  3. Trazodone Hcl23 claims
  4. Fluoxetine Hcl21 claims
  5. Bupropion Xl18 claims
  6. Sertraline Hcl18 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: $693.75

17 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C. The 13,693 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,954.93 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Meera Nair$693.75
  2. Specialty average$4,954.93

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through 4 group practices

  1. 2014 Health LLCDes Plaines, IL
  2. Riveredge Hospital IncForest Park, IL
  3. Saint Anthony Health AffiliatesChicago, IL
  4. Silver Oaks Behavioral, LLCNew Lenox, IL

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

Meera Nair among 2,147 psychiatry physician records in Illinois

Meera Nair, MD is one of 2,147 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 84% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 84% of these records are older, 12% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 41% of these records are
  • Graduated2015 · median 2004 among the 877 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2025 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

841 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Chicago

They are 841 of the 63,379 NPPES records with a practice address in Chicago, and 2,147 psychiatry physician records in Illinois.

The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ahmad ElzokakyChicago, IL 606441073181962
  2. Vinay Gundareddy, MDChicago, IL 606441235016403
  3. Syed Tahir Inam, MDChicago, IL 606441215851878
  4. Omer MajdobehChicago, IL 606441841814191
  5. Melissa Musec, M.D.Chicago, IL 606441093072274
  6. Sanjay Patel, M.D.Chicago, IL 606441326240623
  7. Madhusudan PatelChicago, IL 606441679499875
  8. Shilpa PulluruChicago, IL 606441700452596

Common questions

What is Meera Nair, MD's NPI number?

Meera Nair, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1245804640, issued on May 19, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Meera Nair, MD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 645 S Central Ave, Chicago, IL, 60644. Phone: (773) 542-2000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Meera Nair, MD's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036.166382, 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 Meera Nair, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Meera Nair, MD had 342 Medicare Part D claims for 48 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.