NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Rahul Kumar Bhardwaj, M.D.

Cardiovascular Disease Physician · Libertyville, IL

Rahul Kumar Bhardwaj, M.D. is a cardiovascular disease physician with a practice address in Libertyville, Illinois, and NPI 1285045179, issued on May 13, 2014. Check the license (Illinois 036-141985, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1285045179
Name
Rahul Kumar Bhardwaj
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Cardiovascular Disease Physician 207RC0000X
License numbers
036-141985 IL
ME151106 FL
D0094989 MD
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
825 S Milwaukee Ave, Libertyville, IL 60048
Phone
(847) 573-2802
Enumerated
May 13, 2014
Record last updated
Sep 9, 2024
Fax
(847) 573-2837
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20161216002143); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 825 S Milwaukee Ave

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Christine Adique, APNPPrimary Care Nurse Practitioner1710306725
  2. Jonathan Birnberg, MDInternal Medicine Physician1477731396
  3. Elaina Chen, MDPlastic Surgery Physician1932465150
  4. Justin Choi, MDInternal Medicine Physician1497382196
  5. Tae Ho Choi, MDFamily Medicine Physician1124434477
  6. Anna Craioveanu, D.O.Family Medicine Physician1215227574

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  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
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  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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32% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average cardiovascular disease physician in 2024

2,095 Medicare Part D claims for 407 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,078 among the 20,728 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 19% of claims.

  1. Rahul Bhardwaj2,095
  2. Specialty average3,078

Most prescribed

  1. Rosuvastatin Calcium312 claims
  2. Metoprolol Succinate187 claims
  3. Metoprolol Tartrate174 claims
  4. Eliquis157 claims
  5. Furosemide144 claims
  6. Atorvastatin Calcium140 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.

No measured MIPS final score for 2023

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 without scoring Quality, Cost, Promoting Interoperability or Improvement Activities. It is an administrative threshold, so PlainDoctor does not compare it with measured clinicians.

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).

Industry payments in 2024: $899.58

38 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Medtronic, Inc. The 16,686 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,819.56 on average. Payments are reported by manufacturers, not by the provider, and are not a sign of wrongdoing.

  1. Rahul Bhardwaj$899.58
  2. Specialty average$3,819.56

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2024 (openpaymentsdata.cms.gov); average among providers of this specialty with at least one payment.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Advocate Health And Hospitals CorporationLibertyville, IL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Rahul Kumar Bhardwaj among 1,073 cardiovascular disease physician records in Illinois

Rahul Kumar Bhardwaj, M.D. is one of 1,073 cardiovascular disease physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 85% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2014, is newer than 74% of them.

  • NPI issued2014 · 74% of these records are older, 24% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 85% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • Graduated2011 · median 2001 among the 688 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2024 · 50% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Cardiovascular Disease Physician providers in Illinois

There are 1,073 cardiovascular disease physician records in Illinois.

The 8 cardiovascular disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Ray Helms, M.D.Libertyville, IL 600481316086879
  2. Fahd Jajeh, MDLibertyville, IL 600481558355255
  3. Robert Johnson, M.D.Libertyville, IL 600481073579397
  4. Robert Koch, DOLibertyville, IL 600481962497974
  5. Shahabuddin Mohammad, M.D.Libertyville, IL 600481982983599
  6. Maher Nahlawi, MDLibertyville, IL 600481881688596
  7. Geetha Reddy, MDLibertyville, IL 600481174545453
  8. Benjamin Rojas, D.O.Libertyville, IL 600481730320235

Common questions

What is Rahul Kumar Bhardwaj, M.D.'s NPI number?

Rahul Kumar Bhardwaj, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1285045179, issued on May 13, 2014. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Rahul Kumar Bhardwaj, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 825 S Milwaukee Ave, Libertyville, IL, 60048. Phone: (847) 573-2802. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Rahul Kumar Bhardwaj, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036-141985, 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 Rahul Kumar Bhardwaj, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Rahul Kumar Bhardwaj, M.D. had 2,095 Medicare Part D claims for 407 beneficiaries; the average among cardiovascular disease physician prescribers was 3,078. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

What is Rahul Kumar Bhardwaj, M.D.'s MIPS final score?

CMS assigned the neutral MIPS final score of 75 for 2023 without scoring any category, so it is not a measured result.

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.

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