Megha Shah Thakkar, PA-C
Physician Assistant · Chicago, IL
Megha Shah Thakkar, PA-C is a physician assistant with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1386045045, issued on Sep 11, 2014. Check the license (Illinois 085005751, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Megha Shah Thakkar
- Credential
- PA-C
- Primary taxonomy
- Physician Assistant 363A00000X
- License numbers
- 085005751 IL
51832 CA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 5228 N Northwest Hwy, Chicago, IL 60630
- Phone
- (773) 770-4707
- Enumerated
- Sep 11, 2014
- Record last updated
- Nov 12, 2019 (not updated in 7 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220709000266); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Megha Shah Thakkar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
Search for license 085005751Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
95% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average physician assistant in 2024
42 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries, against an average of 830 among the 101,058 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Somagen Healthcare IncSantee, CA
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Megha Shah Thakkar among 4,926 physician assistant records in Illinois
Megha Shah Thakkar, PA-C is one of 4,926 physician assistant records with a practice address in Illinois. 82% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 33% of them.
- NPI issued2014 · 33% of these records are older, 64% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 82% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 69% of these records are
- Graduated2014 · median 2019 among the 3,407 with a school on file
- Record last updated2019 · 35% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 363A00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1,445 physician assistant records list a practice address in Chicago
They are 1,445 of the 63,379 NPPES records with a practice address in Chicago, and 4,926 physician assistant records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is Megha Shah Thakkar, PA-C's NPI number?
Megha Shah Thakkar, PA-C's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1386045045, issued on Sep 11, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Megha Shah Thakkar, PA-C located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 5228 N Northwest Hwy, Chicago, IL, 60630. Phone: (773) 770-4707. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Megha Shah Thakkar, PA-C's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 085005751, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Megha Shah Thakkar, PA-C prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Megha Shah Thakkar, PA-C had 42 Medicare Part D claims for 31 beneficiaries; the average among physician assistant prescribers was 830. 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.