NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Nikhil Vij

Critical Care Medicine Registered Nurse · Romeoville, IL

Nikhil Vij is a critical care medicine registered nurse with a practice address in Romeoville, Illinois, and NPI 1912495391, issued on May 1, 2018. Check the license (Illinois 041.376585, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2023 and 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1912495391
Name
Nikhil Vij
Primary taxonomy
Critical Care Medicine Registered Nurse 163WC0200X
License number
041.376585 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
500 S Weber RD, Romeoville, IL 60446
Phone
(708) 476-0936
Enumerated
May 1, 2018
Record last updated
May 1, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20180718000852); accepts Medicare assignment
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
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 500 S Weber RD

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

  1. Catherine Kiley, FNPFamily Nurse Practitioner1023512274
  2. Jayme Mitchell, PA-CPhysician Assistant1619622784
  3. Doris Okafor, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1659512945
  4. Claudia Vera, MDInternal Medicine Physician1811966534
  5. Usman Zaheer, DOHematology & Oncology Physician1104319383
  6. Tammy Zweeres, APNNurse Practitioner1255690574

Verify Nikhil Vij in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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3.7 times the Medicare Part D claims of the average critical care medicine registered nurse in 2024

2,158 Medicare Part D claims for 300 beneficiaries, against an average of 582 among the 45 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 546 claims were for opioids.

  1. Nikhil Vij2,158
  2. Specialty average582

Most prescribed

  1. Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen390 claims
  2. Alprazolam141 claims
  3. Warfarin Sodium123 claims
  4. Lorazepam65 claims
  5. Furosemide58 claims
  6. Tramadol Hcl57 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): 43.2 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.

  1. Qualityout of 100 · 30% of the final score30.0
  2. Costout of 100 · 30%70.6
  3. Promoting interoperabilitynot scored (reweighted)
  4. Improvement activities0 of 40 points · 15%0.0

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $65.19

2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boston Scientific Corporation. The 91 providers of this specialty with any payment received $827.18 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Nikhil Vij$65.19
  2. Specialty average$827.18

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

  1. Gandhi Medical Consultants S CJoliet, IL
  2. Kantar Medical Consultants SCJoliet, IL

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

Nikhil Vij among 113 critical care medicine registered nurse records in Illinois

Nikhil Vij is one of 113 critical care medicine registered nurse records with a practice address in Illinois. 9% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2018, is newer than 14% of them.

  • NPI issued2018 · 14% of these records are older, 85% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 9% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 7% of these records are
  • Record last updated2018 · 23% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 163WC0200X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Critical Care Medicine Registered Nurse providers in Illinois

There are 113 critical care medicine registered nurse records in Illinois.

The 8 critical care medicine registered nurse records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Kelly Croegaert, RNMorris, IL 604501730038381
  2. Melanie MartineckNew Lenox, IL 604511588496756
  3. Katrina Turman, RNBolingbrook, IL 604401023657491
  4. Linda Kamenjarin, APNOak Lawn, IL 604531962632240
  5. Ryan McGrathOak Lawn, IL 604531538012174
  6. Joseph Newsome, RN, APNOak Lawn, IL 604531497956064
  7. Geraldine Tansey, MSNOak Lawn, IL 604531932339504
  8. Gregory Laurenzana, RNOlympia Fields, IL 604611598607640

Common questions

What is Nikhil Vij's NPI number?

Nikhil Vij's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912495391, issued on May 1, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Nikhil Vij located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 500 S Weber RD, Romeoville, IL, 60446. Phone: (708) 476-0936. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Nikhil Vij's license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 041.376585, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does Nikhil Vij prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Nikhil Vij had 2,158 Medicare Part D claims for 300 beneficiaries; the average among critical care medicine registered nurse prescribers was 582. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Nikhil Vij's MIPS final score?

The 2023 MIPS final score is 43.2 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.

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