Nirmal Gokarn, M.D.
Surgery Physician · Champaign, IL
Nirmal Gokarn, M.D. is a surgery physician with a practice address in Champaign, Illinois, and NPI 1255607248, issued on Mar 24, 2012. Check the license (Illinois 036155541, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Nirmal Gokarn
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Surgery Physician 208600000X
- License number
- 036155541 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 3101 Fields South Dr, Champaign, IL 61822
- Phone
- (217) 366-1228
- Enumerated
- Mar 24, 2012
- Record last updated
- Jan 5, 2022
- Fax
- (718) 798-0730
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20210630003953); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Wayne State University School Of Medicine, 2012
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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- Michael Brown, AUDIOLOGISTAudiologist1104833664
- Dara Catron, OTR/LOccupational Therapist1497940993
Verify Nirmal Gokarn 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 036155541Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
9% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average surgery physician in 2024
134 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries, against an average of 147 among the 20,115 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 8% of claims. 72 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen64 claims
- Eliquis11 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: $455.22
7 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Integra LifeSciences Corporation. The 17,103 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,513.80 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
- Christie Clinic, PLLCChampaign, IL
- Freeport Regional Health Care FoundationFreeport, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Nirmal Gokarn among 1,520 surgery physician records in Illinois
Nirmal Gokarn, M.D. is one of 1,520 surgery physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 66% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2012, is newer than 55% of them.
- NPI issued2012 · 55% of these records are older, 42% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 66% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 43% of these records are
- Graduated2012 · median 2004 among the 650 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 49% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 208600000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Surgery Physician providers in Illinois
There are 1,520 surgery physician records in Illinois.
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- Rafael Ruggieri, M.D.Champaign, IL 618221932335130
- Paul Wetstein, M.D.Champaign, IL 618221104189166
- Frederick Haynes, M.D.Champaign, IL 618201861409013
Common questions
What is Nirmal Gokarn, M.D.'s NPI number?
Nirmal Gokarn, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255607248, issued on Mar 24, 2012. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Nirmal Gokarn, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 3101 Fields South Dr, Champaign, IL, 61822. Phone: (217) 366-1228. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Nirmal Gokarn, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036155541, 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 Nirmal Gokarn, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Nirmal Gokarn, M.D. had 134 Medicare Part D claims for 81 beneficiaries; the average among surgery physician prescribers was 147. 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.