Venkata Y. Behara, MD
NPI 1376728113ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine, Nephrology· Mount Prospect, IL
Internal Medicine, Nephrology (MD) in Mount Prospect, Illinois, trained at University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio (class of 2002). 804 Medicare patients in 2024, $201,550 paid; nearly all of their 1,263 Part D prescriptions were generic (90%). Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP was the largest of 19 companies reporting payments in 2025, $1,443 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1376728113 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Dec 28, 2007 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jan 30, 2023 |
| Certified by provider | Jan 30, 2023 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine, Nephrology Primary | 207RN0300X | 036113921 | IL |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Oct 9, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Internal Medicine (IL) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 804 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 2,896 across 26 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $201,550 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 1,263 · 3,322 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 221 |
| Total drug cost | $237,527 |
| Generic share | 90% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Medical school | University of Texas Medical School at San Antonio |
|---|---|
| Graduation year | 2002 |
| Medicare specialty | Internal Medicine |
| Telehealth | Offers telehealth |
Medical group
- Nephrology Associates of Northern Illinois LtdAlgonquin, IL · 117 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Advocate Lutheran General HospitalPark Ridge, IL
- Northshore University Healthsystem - Evanston HospitalEvanston, IL
- Northwest Community Hospital 1Arlington Heights, IL
Other facilities
- Concerto DialysisDialysis facility · Lincolnwood, IL
- Fmc - Des PlainesDialysis facility · Des Plaines, IL
- Fmc - Glenview Dialysis CenterDialysis facility · Glenview, IL
- Fmc - Mount ProspectDialysis facility · Mount Prospect, IL
- Fmc - Palatine Dialysis CenterDialysis facility · Palatine, IL
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$1,443 · 50 payments from 19 companies
- 2024$1,059 · 41 payments from 17 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP | $219.43 | 7 |
| Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation | $164.44 | 6 |
| Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc. | $145.23 | 1 |
| Calliditas Therapeutics US Inc. | $136.86 | 6 |
| Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. | $104.44 | 4 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$1,443 · 50 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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