Venkata Buddharaju, M.D., F.C.C.P.
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Chicago, IL
Venkata Buddharaju, M.D., F.C.C.P. is a critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Chicago, Illinois, and NPI 1790737781, issued on May 17, 2006. Check the license (Illinois 036089871, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Venkata Buddharaju
- Credential
- M.D., F.C.C.P.
- Primary taxonomy
- Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RC0200X
- License numbers
- 036089871 IL
036-089871 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 840 W Irving Park RD, Chicago, IL 60613
- Phone
- (773) 975-6775
- Enumerated
- May 17, 2006
- Record last updated
- Aug 30, 2018 (not updated in 8 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
- Fax
- (773) 975-1089
- Medicare enrollment
- Enrolled (PECOS I20031217000955); accepts Medicare assignment
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
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Verify Venkata Buddharaju 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 036089871Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
71% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024
202 Medicare Part D claims for 44 beneficiaries, against an average of 696 among the 2,873 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 54% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa38 claims
- Trelegy Ellipta15 claims
- Azithromycin14 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate11 claims
- Budesonide-Formoterol Fumarate11 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.
Venkata Buddharaju among 281 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Illinois
Venkata Buddharaju, M.D., F.C.C.P. is one of 281 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 92% 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 9% of them.
- NPI issued2006 · 9% of these records are older, 71% newer
- In a Medicare fileYes · 92% of these records are
- In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 80% of these records are
- Graduated1984 · median 2008 among the 226 with a school on file
- Record last updated2018 · 22% of these records were not updated in five years or more
Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RC0200X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in Illinois
There are 281 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Illinois.
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The 8 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records with the nearest ZIP codes
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- Michael Brennan, DO, MPHChicago, IL 606121811550981
- Francis Lawrence CocjinChicago, IL 606121518596337
- Helen Hoover, MDChicago, IL 606121902434004
- Nathan Horvat, MDChicago, IL 606121407558877
- Sydney Hyder, M.D.Chicago, IL 606121033645478
- Irtaza Khan, M.B,B.SChicago, IL 606141538346200
Common questions
What is Venkata Buddharaju, M.D., F.C.C.P.'s NPI number?
Venkata Buddharaju, M.D., F.C.C.P.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1790737781, issued on May 17, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Venkata Buddharaju, M.D., F.C.C.P. located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 840 W Irving Park RD, Chicago, IL, 60613. Phone: (773) 975-6775. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Venkata Buddharaju, M.D., F.C.C.P.'s license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036089871, 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 Venkata Buddharaju, M.D., F.C.C.P. prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Venkata Buddharaju, M.D., F.C.C.P. had 202 Medicare Part D claims for 44 beneficiaries; the average among critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 696. 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.