Pooja Bhat, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Chicago, IL
Pooja Bhat, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1457509358, issued on Sep 4, 2008. Check the license (Illinois 036.133311, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Pooja Bhat
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License numbers
- 036.133311 IL
L-235631 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1855 W Taylor St, Chicago, IL 60612
- Phone
- (312) 996-6550
- Enumerated
- Sep 4, 2008
- Record last updated
- Dec 26, 2023
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20130715000667); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1855 W Taylor St
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Nathalie Azar, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1437133295
- Karl Becker, M.D.Ophthalmology Physician1114471745
Verify Pooja Bhat 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 036.133311Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
27% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average ophthalmology physician in 2024
1,107 Medicare Part D claims for 189 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,518 among the 16,459 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 30% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Prednisolone Acetate194 claims
- Brimonidine Tartrate111 claims
- Latanoprost102 claims
- Dorzolamide Hcl93 claims
- Prednisone86 claims
- Erythromycin77 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 practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 87.1 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. 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, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- The Board OF Trustees OF The University OF IllinoisChicago, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Pooja Bhat among 898 ophthalmology physician records in Illinois
Pooja Bhat, MD is one of 898 ophthalmology physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 75% 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 64% of them.
- NPI issued2008 · 64% of these records are older, 31% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated2001 · median 1999 among the 551 with a school on file
- Record last updated2023 · 60% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207W00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Ophthalmology Physician providers in Illinois
There are 898 ophthalmology physician records in Illinois.
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The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Robison Chan, MDChicago, IL 606121144204397
- Ali D'Jalilian, MDChicago, IL 606121649299363
- James Goodwin, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121023038783
- Richard Grostern, MDChicago, IL 606121902881170
- Sandeep Jain, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121972616613
- Charlotte JoslinChicago, IL 606121194735217
Common questions
What is Pooja Bhat, MD's NPI number?
Pooja Bhat, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1457509358, issued on Sep 4, 2008. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Pooja Bhat, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1855 W Taylor St, Chicago, IL, 60612. Phone: (312) 996-6550. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Pooja Bhat, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036.133311, 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 Pooja Bhat, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Pooja Bhat, MD had 1,107 Medicare Part D claims for 189 beneficiaries; the average among ophthalmology physician prescribers was 1,518. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Pooja Bhat, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 87.1 of 100, reported for the practice group. 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.