NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Vidhya Prakash, M.D.

Infectious Disease Physician · Springfield, IL

Vidhya Prakash, M.D. is an infectious disease physician with a practice address in Springfield, Illinois, and NPI 1528285798, issued on Apr 19, 2007. Check the license (Illinois 036-134816, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

Record from CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 · Medicare files 2024 · method · Verify with CMS →

NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1528285798
Name
Vidhya Prakash
Credential
M.D.
Primary taxonomy
Infectious Disease Physician 207RI0200X
License number
036-134816 IL
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
751 N Rutledge St, Springfield, IL 62702
Phone
(217) 545-8000
Enumerated
Apr 19, 2007
Record last updated
Dec 9, 2020 (not updated in 6 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(217) 788-5504
Medicaid ID
036134816 IL
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20140616000535); accepts Medicare assignment
Medical or professional school
University Of Cincinnati College Of Medicine, 2004
Telehealth
Offers telehealth (CMS)
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 751 N Rutledge St

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Amro Abu Shanab, MDNeurology Physician1508598137
  2. Kabiyadi Acharya, M.D.Neurology Physician1871584599
  3. Nicholas Ahn, M.D.Internal Medicine Physician1376983346
  4. Emmanuel Akano, MDNeurology Physician1760744528
  5. Suzan Al Gharaibeh, M.D.Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Physician1235345539
  6. Hayder Al Khafaji, MDPulmonary Disease Physician1790360774

Verify Vidhya Prakash in five checks

  1. 1IdentityNPI record in CMS NPPESNPI lookupConfirmed in NPPES
  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersIllinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation
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  3. 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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41% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average infectious disease physician in 2024

404 Medicare Part D claims for 57 beneficiaries, against an average of 689 among the 7,388 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 46% of claims.

  1. Vidhya Prakash404
  2. Specialty average689

Most prescribed

  1. Triumeq55 claims
  2. Doxycycline Hyclate37 claims
  3. Genvoya37 claims
  4. Odefsey26 claims
  5. Tivicay25 claims
  6. Biktarvy23 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.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Siu Physicians And Surgeons IncSpringfield, IL

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

Vidhya Prakash among 464 infectious disease physician records in Illinois

Vidhya Prakash, M.D. is one of 464 infectious disease physician records with a practice address in Illinois. 79% 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 44% of them.

  • NPI issued2007 · 44% of these records are older, 47% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 79% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 67% of these records are
  • Graduated2004 · median 2004 among the 311 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2020 · 61% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 207RI0200X and a Illinois practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Infectious Disease Physician providers in Illinois

There are 464 infectious disease physician records in Illinois.

The 8 infectious disease physician records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Zainab AlnafoosiSpringfield, IL 627021124401070
  2. Salvador Fernandez, MDSpringfield, IL 627021659997294
  3. Sandesh Gyawali, MBBSSpringfield, IL 627021336874189
  4. Lyndsey Heise, M.D.Springfield, IL 627021700268216
  5. Afshan Iqbal, MDSpringfield, IL 627021598241226
  6. Ahmed Khan, MBBS, MDSpringfield, IL 627021861947871
  7. Janak Koirala, M.D.Springfield, IL 627021316935315
  8. Maria Merrick, DOSpringfield, IL 627021629361829

Common questions

What is Vidhya Prakash, M.D.'s NPI number?

Vidhya Prakash, M.D.'s National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1528285798, issued on Apr 19, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Vidhya Prakash, M.D. located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 751 N Rutledge St, Springfield, IL, 62702. Phone: (217) 545-8000. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Vidhya Prakash, M.D.'s license?

NPPES lists Illinois license number 036-134816, 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 Vidhya Prakash, M.D. prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, Vidhya Prakash, M.D. had 404 Medicare Part D claims for 57 beneficiaries; the average among infectious disease physician prescribers was 689. 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.