Puja Mehta, MD
Psychiatry Physician · Champaign, IL
Puja Mehta, MD is a psychiatry physician with a practice address in Champaign, Illinois, and NPI 1912588963, issued on Apr 20, 2021. Check the license (Illinois 036176029, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Puja Mehta
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Psychiatry Physician 2084P0800X
- License number
- 036176029 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1802 S Mattis Ave, Champaign, IL 61821
- Phone
- (217) 365-2855
- Enumerated
- Apr 20, 2021
- Record last updated
- Sep 12, 2025
- Fax
- (217) 365-2856
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20250814002370); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Southern Illinois University School Of Medicine, 2021
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 1802 S Mattis Ave
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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- Melanie BaileyProfessional Counselor1639716624
- Jasmine Baines, LSWSocial Worker1629671508
- John Baker, PHDPsychologist1053643064
- David Banayan, M.D.Psychiatry Physician1366883555
Verify Puja Mehta 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 036176029Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
73% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average psychiatry physician in 2024
268 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,000 among the 35,054 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 4% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trazodone Hcl45 claims
- Sertraline Hcl31 claims
- Buspirone Hcl25 claims
- Bupropion Xl18 claims
- Fluoxetine Hcl18 claims
- Lamotrigine17 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Carle Health Care IncorporatedChampaign, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Puja Mehta among 2,147 psychiatry physician records in Illinois
Puja Mehta, MD is one of 2,147 psychiatry physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 69% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 84% of them.
- NPI issued2021 · 84% of these records are older, 12% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 69% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 41% of these records are
- Graduated2021 · median 2004 among the 877 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 53% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 2084P0800X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
41 psychiatry physician records list a practice address in Champaign
They are 41 of the 2,445 NPPES records with a practice address in Champaign, and 2,147 psychiatry physician records in Illinois.
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The 8 psychiatry physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- John Beck, M.D.Champaign, IL 618211184658619
- Archana Chopra, M.DChampaign, IL 618211033266044
- Mercy Eigbike, MDChampaign, IL 618211215463971
- Charles Hawley, MDChampaign, IL 618211720095300
- Lawrence Jeckel, M.D.Champaign, IL 618211831362409
- Suzanna Kitten, MDChampaign, IL 618211275733719
Common questions
What is Puja Mehta, MD's NPI number?
Puja Mehta, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1912588963, issued on Apr 20, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Puja Mehta, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1802 S Mattis Ave, Champaign, IL, 61821. Phone: (217) 365-2855. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Puja Mehta, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036176029, 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 Puja Mehta, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Puja Mehta, MD had 268 Medicare Part D claims for 20 beneficiaries; the average among psychiatry physician prescribers was 1,000. 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.