Richard M. Ahuja, MD
Ophthalmology Physician · Chicago, IL
Richard M. Ahuja, MD is an ophthalmology physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1346293438, issued on May 18, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036102643, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Richard M. Ahuja
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Ophthalmology Physician 207W00000X
- License number
- 036102643 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 840 W Irving Park RD, Chicago, IL 60613
- Phone
- (773) 975-6868
- Enumerated
- May 18, 2006
- Record last updated
- Mar 3, 2014 (not updated in 12 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Medicaid ID
- 036102643 IL
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20240621002359); accepts Medicare assignment
- Medical or professional school
- Rush Medical College Of Rush University, 1994
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Also registered at 840 W Irving Park RD
A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Richard M. Ahuja 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 036102643Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
Industry payments in 2024: $144.00
3 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Alcon Vision LLC. The 13,221 providers of this specialty with any payment received $4,535.02 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.
Bills Medicare through one group practice
- Lake Shore Retina, SC CorpDandridge, TN
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Richard M. Ahuja among 898 ophthalmology physician records in Illinois
Richard M. Ahuja, 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 2006, is newer than 16% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 16% of these records are older, 44% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 75% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 61% of these records are
- Graduated1994 · median 1999 among the 551 with a school on file
- Record last updated2014 · 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.
All 898 in Illinois → Every provider in Chicago → Ophthalmology Physician nationwide →
The 8 ophthalmology physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Srilakshmi MaguluriChicago, IL 606131669590329
- Robert Abishek, MDChicago, IL 606121760314678
- Kaela Acuff, MDChicago, IL 606121609678549
- Vandana Badlani, MDChicago, IL 606141427068352
- Surendra Basti, MDChicago, IL 606141619963873
- Elaine Eun, MDChicago, IL 606141336859768
- Kevin FungChicago, IL 606121336954635
- Logan HarmanChicago, IL 606121871341693
Common questions
What is Richard M. Ahuja, MD's NPI number?
Richard M. Ahuja, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1346293438, issued on May 18, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Richard M. Ahuja, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 840 W Irving Park RD, Chicago, IL, 60613. Phone: (773) 975-6868. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Richard M. Ahuja, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036102643, 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.
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.