Nihir Waghela
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician · Aurora, IL
Nihir Waghela is a pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician with a practice address in Aurora, Illinois, and NPI 1750525879, issued on Apr 21, 2009. Check the license (Illinois 036132172, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nihir Waghela
- Primary taxonomy
- Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician 207LP2900X
- License number
- 036132172 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 2000 Ogden Ave, Aurora, IL 60504
- Phone
- (816) 838-7641
- Enumerated
- Apr 21, 2009
- Record last updated
- Jun 27, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20140718001497); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- University Of Missouri, Kansas City, School Of Medicine, 2009
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Nihir Waghela 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 036132172Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
99% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician in 2024
12 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 1,750 among the 2,982 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 0% of 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: $46.44
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated. The 2,789 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,225.41 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 2 group practices
- Gottlieb Midwest Anesthesiologists, LLCWestmont, IL
- Northstar Anesthesia OF Illinois, LLCChicago Heights, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nihir Waghela among 203 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in Illinois
Nihir Waghela is one of 203 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 76% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 67% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 67% of these records are older, 31% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 76% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 71% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2002 among the 144 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 52% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207LP2900X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Pain Medicine (Anesthesiology) Physician providers in Illinois
There are 203 pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician records in Illinois.
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- Friedl Pantle-Fisher, MDBurr Ridge, IL 605271871658096
- Sean Powers, DOBurr Ridge, IL 605271881222735
Common questions
What is Nihir Waghela's NPI number?
Nihir Waghela's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1750525879, issued on Apr 21, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nihir Waghela located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 2000 Ogden Ave, Aurora, IL, 60504. Phone: (816) 838-7641. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nihir Waghela's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036132172, 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 Nihir Waghela prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nihir Waghela had 12 Medicare Part D claims; the average among pain medicine (anesthesiology) physician prescribers was 1,750. 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.