Saulat Mushtaq, MD
Rheumatology Physician · Bethalto, IL
Saulat Mushtaq, MD is a rheumatology physician with a practice address in Bethalto, Illinois, and NPI 1518080605, issued on Apr 6, 2007. Check the license (Illinois 036118815, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Saulat Mushtaq
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Rheumatology Physician 207RR0500X
- License number
- 036118815 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 159 E Mcarthur Dr Ste 3, Bethalto, IL 62010
- Phone
- (618) 806-6676
- Enumerated
- Apr 6, 2007
- Record last updated
- Dec 11, 2025
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20180330000014); may accept Medicare assignment
- Telehealth
- Offers telehealth (CMS)
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Saulat Mushtaq 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 036118815Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
15% more Medicare Part D claims than the average rheumatology physician in 2024
2,282 Medicare Part D claims for 391 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,978 among the 6,301 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 10% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Hydroxychloroquine Sulfate756 claims
- Methotrexate241 claims
- Prednisone223 claims
- Leflunomide216 claims
- Duloxetine Hcl187 claims
- Tizanidine Hcl80 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.
Industry payments in 2024: $926.83
50 payments; by number, the most common kind was food and beverage; the largest payer was Abbvie Inc. The 4,486 providers of this specialty with any payment received $8,538.33 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
- Hannibal Regional Healthcare System IncHannibal, MO
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Saulat Mushtaq among 340 rheumatology physician records in Illinois
Saulat Mushtaq, MD is one of 340 rheumatology physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 83% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2007, is newer than 48% of them.
- NPI issued2007 · 48% of these records are older, 41% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 83% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 72% of these records are
- Graduated1998 · median 2003 among the 244 with a school on file
- Record last updated2025 · 59% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RR0500X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
1 rheumatology physician record lists a practice address in Bethalto
They are 1 of the 65 NPPES records with a practice address in Bethalto, and 340 rheumatology physician records in Illinois.
All 340 in Illinois → Every provider in Bethalto → Rheumatology Physician nationwide →
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Common questions
What is Saulat Mushtaq, MD's NPI number?
Saulat Mushtaq, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1518080605, issued on Apr 6, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Saulat Mushtaq, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 159 E Mcarthur Dr Ste 3, Bethalto, IL, 62010. Phone: (618) 806-6676. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Saulat Mushtaq, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036118815, 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 Saulat Mushtaq, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Saulat Mushtaq, MD had 2,282 Medicare Part D claims for 391 beneficiaries; the average among rheumatology physician prescribers was 1,978. 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.