Puja Turakhia, MD
Family Medicine Physician · Chicago, IL
Puja Turakhia, MD is a family medicine physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1255838686, issued on Apr 11, 2018. Check the license (Illinois 036.157498, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Puja Turakhia
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Family Medicine Physician 207Q00000X
- License number
- 036.157498 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 125 S Wacker Dr Ste 300, Chicago, IL 60606
- Phone
- (617) 505-1520
- Enumerated
- Apr 11, 2018
- Record last updated
- Apr 1, 2026
- Fax
- (617) 928-8401
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20211103002305); may accept Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Puja Turakhia 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 036.157498Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
52% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average family medicine physician in 2024
1,714 Medicare Part D claims for 186 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,544 among the 117,163 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium143 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate136 claims
- Levothyroxine Sodium71 claims
- Lisinopril64 claims
- Losartan Potassium63 claims
- Metformin Hcl63 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
- Form Health Associates MA, P.C.Chicago, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Puja Turakhia among 6,215 family medicine physician records in Illinois
Puja Turakhia, MD is one of 6,215 family medicine physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 78% 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 75% of them.
- NPI issued2018 · 75% of these records are older, 22% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 78% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 60% of these records are
- Graduated2018 · median 2006 among the 3,714 with a school on file
- Record last updated2026 · 54% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207Q00000X 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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Common questions
What is Puja Turakhia, MD's NPI number?
Puja Turakhia, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1255838686, issued on Apr 11, 2018. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Puja Turakhia, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 125 S Wacker Dr Ste 300, Chicago, IL, 60606. Phone: (617) 505-1520. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Puja Turakhia, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036.157498, 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 Turakhia, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Puja Turakhia, MD had 1,714 Medicare Part D claims for 186 beneficiaries; the average among family medicine physician prescribers was 3,544. 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.