Palak S. Dholakia, M.D.
Anesthesiology Physician · Lake Forest, IL
Palak S. Dholakia, M.D. is an anesthesiology physician with a practice address in Lake Forest, Illinois, and NPI 1194971176, issued on Aug 11, 2008. Check the license (Illinois 036.129351, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Palak S. Dholakia
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Anesthesiology Physician 207L00000X
- License number
- 036.129351 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1000 N Westmoreland RD, Lake Forest, IL 60045
- Phone
- (847) 234-5600
- Enumerated
- Aug 11, 2008
- Record last updated
- Apr 1, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (847) 535-7884
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130801000767); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Saint Louis University School Of Medicine, 2008
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Palak S. Dholakia 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 036.129351Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
The MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 94.1 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).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Northwestern Medical Faculty FoundationLake Forest, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Palak S. Dholakia among 2,575 anesthesiology physician records in Illinois
Palak S. Dholakia, M.D. is one of 2,575 anesthesiology 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 47% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 47% of these records are older, 47% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 71% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 62% of these records are
- Graduated2008 · median 2006 among the 1,608 with a school on file
- Record last updated2020 · 48% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207L00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
31 anesthesiology physician records list a practice address in Lake Forest
They are 31 of the 821 NPPES records with a practice address in Lake Forest, and 2,575 anesthesiology physician records in Illinois.
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- Stanley DeeLake Forest, IL 600451669481768
- Aristeidie DiverisLake Forest, IL 600451013926112
- George Hefner, MDLake Forest, IL 600451548279649
- Henry Liu, MDLake Forest, IL 600451184633281
- William McCune, MDLake Forest, IL 600451689685646
- Ronald Meyer, MDLake Forest, IL 600451124039185
Common questions
What is Palak S. Dholakia, M.D.'s NPI number?
Palak S. Dholakia, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1194971176, issued on Aug 11, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Palak S. Dholakia, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1000 N Westmoreland RD, Lake Forest, IL, 60045. Phone: (847) 234-5600. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Palak S. Dholakia, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036.129351, 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.
What is Palak S. Dholakia, M.D.'s MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 94.1 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.