Vasuki Tikkiwal, MD
Internal Medicine Physician · Chicago, IL
Vasuki Tikkiwal, MD is an internal medicine physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1023670833, issued on Jul 1, 2019. Check the license (Illinois 125.074183, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vasuki Tikkiwal
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Internal Medicine Physician 207R00000X
- License numbers
- 125.074183 IL
ME153693 FL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 836 W Wellington Ave, Chicago, IL 60657
- Phone
- (773) 296-5424
- Enumerated
- Jul 1, 2019
- Record last updated
- Mar 23, 2022
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20220926002928); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Vasuki Tikkiwal 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 125.074183Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
70% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average internal medicine physician in 2024
955 Medicare Part D claims for 274 beneficiaries, against an average of 3,176 among the 108,855 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 34 claims were for opioids.
Most prescribed
- Atorvastatin Calcium56 claims
- Furosemide51 claims
- Amlodipine Besylate45 claims
- Cefdinir40 claims
- Eliquis37 claims
- Carvedilol33 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.
The practice group's MIPS final score for 2023 (Medicare payment program): 90 of 100
The Merit-based Incentive Payment System score is reported for the practice group, not for one clinician alone. Four categories are weighted into the final score; the average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
Source: CMS Quality Payment Program, MIPS performance year 2023, group reporting; category weights for 2023 (qpp.cms.gov).
Industry payments in 2024: $27.43
1 payment: food and beverage; the largest payer was Zoll Services LLC (a/k/a Zoll LifeCor Corp). The 50,334 providers of this specialty with any payment received $1,303.06 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
- Hospital Physician Services OF Florida PATallahassee, FL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).
Vasuki Tikkiwal among 7,238 internal medicine physician records in Illinois
Vasuki Tikkiwal, MD is one of 7,238 internal medicine physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 73% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2019, is newer than 68% of them.
- NPI issued2019 · 68% of these records are older, 29% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 73% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 50% of these records are
- Graduated2013 · median 2003 among the 3,580 with a school on file
- Record last updated2022 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207R00000X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
2,867 internal medicine physician records list a practice address in Chicago
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Common questions
What is Vasuki Tikkiwal, MD's NPI number?
Vasuki Tikkiwal, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1023670833, issued on Jul 1, 2019. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vasuki Tikkiwal, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 836 W Wellington Ave, Chicago, IL, 60657. Phone: (773) 296-5424. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vasuki Tikkiwal, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 125.074183, 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 Vasuki Tikkiwal, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vasuki Tikkiwal, MD had 955 Medicare Part D claims for 274 beneficiaries; the average among internal medicine physician prescribers was 3,176. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
What is Vasuki Tikkiwal, MD's MIPS final score?
The 2023 MIPS final score is 90 of 100, reported for the practice group. The average among 454,083 clinicians with a measured score was 83.5.
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.