Vikas Bhatara, MD
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician · Lake Bluff, IL
Vikas Bhatara, MD is a critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician with a practice address in Lake Bluff, Illinois, and NPI 1811026446, issued on Mar 2, 2007. Check the license (Illinois 036116058, as entered in NPPES) on the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.
- Name
- Vikas Bhatara
- Credential
- MD
- Primary taxonomy
- Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician 207RC0200X
- License numbers
- 036116058 IL
10562 ND
51245 WI
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search - Practice location
- 400 Arbor Dr, Lake Bluff, IL 60044
- Phone
- (708) 321-0533
- Enumerated
- Mar 2, 2007
- Entity
- Type 1 · individual
Verify Vikas Bhatara 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 036116058Check the board - 3Other statesLicenses and actions elsewhereDocInfo (FSMB)Not checked
- 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
- 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS, AOA, NCCPA, AANPNot checked
26% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician in 2024
819 Medicare Part D claims for 173 beneficiaries, against an average of 1,103 among the 4,049 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. Brand-name drugs were 69% of claims.
Most prescribed
- Trelegy Ellipta120 claims
- Albuterol Sulfate Hfa94 claims
- Spiriva Handihaler83 claims
- Incruse Ellipta78 claims
- Fluticasone-Salmeterol62 claims
- Breo Ellipta48 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.
3 hospital and facility affiliations
- Agnesian Healthcare IncFond Du Lac, WI
- All Time Urgent And Medical Care LtdIngleside, IL
- Waukegan Clinic CorpWaukegan, IL
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians affiliations; Hospital General Information (Care Compare) (data.cms.gov). Star ratings are CMS hospital ratings, not ratings of this provider.
Critical Care Medicine (Internal Medicine) Physician providers in Illinois
There are 303 critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician records in Illinois.
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Common questions
What is Vikas Bhatara, MD's NPI number?
Vikas Bhatara, MD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1811026446, issued on Mar 2, 2007. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.
Where is Vikas Bhatara, MD located?
The NPPES record lists a practice address at 400 Arbor Dr, Lake Bluff, IL, 60044. Phone: (708) 321-0533. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.
How can I verify Vikas Bhatara, MD's license?
NPPES lists Illinois license number 036116058, 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 Vikas Bhatara, MD prescribe under Medicare Part D?
In 2024, Vikas Bhatara, MD had 819 Medicare Part D claims for 173 beneficiaries; the average among critical care medicine (internal medicine) physician prescribers was 1,103. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.
Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), loaded Aug 27, 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.
Every figure on PlainDoctor is rendered directly from the federal CMS NPPES registry, Medicare Part D, MIPS, and Open Payments records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 27, 2026.