Sai S. Sunkara, M.D.
Sleep Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Chicago, IL
Sai S. Sunkara, M.D. is a sleep medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1801024153, issued on Jun 25, 2009. Check the license (Illinois 036-130498, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Sai S. Sunkara
- Credential
- M.D.
- Primary taxonomy
- Sleep Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RS0012X
- License numbers
- 036-130498 IL
036130498 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 1801 W Taylor St Ste 3C, Chicago, IL 60612
- Phone
- (312) 996-2740
- Enumerated
- Jun 25, 2009
- Record last updated
- Apr 9, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20120907000129); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.
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Verify Sai S. Sunkara 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 036-130498Check 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: $63.56
2 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The 664 providers of this specialty with any payment received $3,724.37 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 2 group practices
- Cep America Illinois IntensivistsGreenville, IL
- The Board OF Trustees OF The University OF IllinoisChicago, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Sai S. Sunkara among 43 sleep medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Illinois
Sai S. Sunkara, M.D. is one of 43 sleep medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 91% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2009, is newer than 37% of them.
- NPI issued2009 · 37% of these records are older, 58% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 91% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 70% of these records are
- Graduated2009 · median 2012 among the 30 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 35% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RS0012X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Sleep Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in Illinois
There are 43 sleep medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Illinois.
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The 8 sleep medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
- Ammar Ahmed, MDChicago, IL 606121821619388
- Upneet Chawla, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121659802486
- Simar ChawlaChicago, IL 606121619554318
- Nneoma Eneh, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121760129720
- Lindsay McCullough, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121598145187
- Ashesha Mechineni, MD, FACPChicago, IL 606121659784817
- Julie Neborak, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121073992202
- James Rowley, MDChicago, IL 606121184662207
Common questions
What is Sai S. Sunkara, M.D.'s NPI number?
Sai S. Sunkara, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1801024153, issued on Jun 25, 2009. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Sai S. Sunkara, M.D. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1801 W Taylor St Ste 3C, Chicago, IL, 60612. Phone: (312) 996-2740. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Sai S. Sunkara, M.D.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036-130498, 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.