Puja Bhagwakar, DDS
Dentist · Chicago, IL
Puja Bhagwakar, DDS is a dentist with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1437644812, issued on Jun 27, 2018. Check the license (Illinois 019.031830, as entered in NPPES) with the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Puja Bhagwakar
- Credential
- DDS
- Primary taxonomy
- Dentist 122300000X
- License number
- 019.031830 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1620 S Michigan Ave Unit 704, Chicago, IL 60616
- Phone
- (630) 303-7852
- Enumerated
- Jun 27, 2018
- Record last updated
- Aug 14, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Puja Bhagwakar in five checks
- 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
- 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Illinois board licenses this profession
Search for license 019.031830Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
81% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average dentist in 2024
16 Medicare Part D claims, against an average of 86 among the 51,021 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: $52.44
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was education; the largest payer was Colgate Oral Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 31,974 providers of this specialty with any payment received $540.36 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.
Puja Bhagwakar among 4,522 dentist records in Illinois
Puja Bhagwakar, DDS is one of 4,522 dentist records with a practice address in Illinois. 64% 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 74% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 74% of these records are older, 23% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 64% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileNo · under 1% of these records are
- Record last updated2018 · 74% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 122300000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
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They are 1,148 of the 63,379 NPPES records with a practice address in Chicago, and 4,522 dentist records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is Puja Bhagwakar, DDS's NPI number?
Puja Bhagwakar, DDS's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437644812, issued on Jun 27, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Puja Bhagwakar, DDS located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1620 S Michigan Ave Unit 704, Chicago, IL, 60616. Phone: (630) 303-7852. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Puja Bhagwakar, DDS's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 019.031830, as entered by the provider. Search the Illinois board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.
How much does Puja Bhagwakar, DDS prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Puja Bhagwakar, DDS had 16 Medicare Part D claims; the average among dentist prescribers was 86. 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.