Neelima Sunkara, M.D
Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Chicago, IL
Neelima Sunkara, M.D is a geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1265603054, issued on Mar 19, 2008. Check the license (Illinois 036117827, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Neelima Sunkara
- Credential
- M.D
- Primary taxonomy
- Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RG0300X
- License number
- 036117827 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3445 N Central Ave, Chicago, IL 60634
- Phone
- (773) 205-0800
- Enumerated
- Mar 19, 2008
- Record last updated
- Jul 27, 2009 (not updated in 17 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (773) 205-1804
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20080919000531); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 3445 N Central Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
- Madison Craig, M.ED., NCC, QMHPMental Health Counselor1659248250
- Marquita HumphreyMental Health Counselor1134877871
- Pallas Kern, LCSWClinical Social Worker1275412231
- Roseangela Martinez, NPFamily Nurse Practitioner1285597468
- Jonah Parks, LPCMental Health Counselor1811864713
- Haresh Sawlani, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1538157045
Verify Neelima 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 036117827Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
96% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024
174 Medicare Part D claims for 99 beneficiaries, against an average of 4,246 among the 3,116 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 26 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen14 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): 54.3 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: $121.85
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 1,004 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,720.82 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
- Inpatient Consultants OF Illinois, P.C.Hoffman Estates, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Neelima Sunkara among 179 geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Illinois
Neelima Sunkara, M.D is one of 179 geriatric medicine (internal medicine) 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 2008, is newer than 75% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 75% of these records are older, 21% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 42% of these records are
- Graduated1999 · median 1997 among the 76 with a school on file
- Record last updated2009 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RG0300X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Geriatric Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in Illinois
There are 179 geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Illinois.
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- Lauren GleasonChicago, IL 606371780826560
- Thomas Haferkamp, MDChicago, IL 606371851913503
- Megan Huisingh-ScheetzChicago, IL 606371720273063
- Samantha IngChicago, IL 606371306328661
- Changgi Jung, MDChicago, IL 606371275054082
Common questions
What is Neelima Sunkara, M.D's NPI number?
Neelima Sunkara, M.D's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1265603054, issued on Mar 19, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Neelima Sunkara, M.D located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3445 N Central Ave, Chicago, IL, 60634. Phone: (773) 205-0800. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Neelima Sunkara, M.D's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036117827, 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 Neelima Sunkara, M.D prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Neelima Sunkara, M.D had 174 Medicare Part D claims for 99 beneficiaries; the average among geriatric medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 4,246. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Neelima Sunkara, M.D's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 54.3 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.