Kailash Bajaj, MD
NPI 1538326012ActiveIndividual· Hospitalist· Palos Heights, IL
Hospitalist (MD) in Palos Heights, Illinois, trained at East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine (class of 2006). In 2024 Medicare paid $65,799 for 457 patients, and Part D covered 345 of their prescriptions, 88% of them generic. Lilly USA, LLC was the largest of 2 companies reporting payments in 2025, $151.79 in all, mostly food and beverage.
Overview
| NPI | 1538326012 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | May 21, 2008 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Dec 27, 2022 |
| Certified by provider | Dec 27, 2022 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospitalist Primary | 208M00000X | 036144523 | IL |
| Internal Medicine | 207R00000X | 036.144523 | IL |
| Internal Medicine | 207R00000X | 01079172A | IN |
| Hospitalist | 208M00000X | 01079172A | IN |
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 - Hospitalist (IL); Practitioner - Internal Medicine (IN) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 457 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 780 across 7 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $65,799 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 345 · 408 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 170 |
| Total drug cost | $16,208 |
| Generic share | 88% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Medical school | East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine |
|---|---|
| Graduation year | 2006 |
| Medicare specialty | Hospitalist |
| Secondary specialties | Internal Medicine |
Medical groups
- Hospitalist Physicians of Indiana PCLa Porte, IN · 150 clinicians
- Cook Physician Services, P.C.Hoffman Estates, IL · 57 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Northwest Health - PorterValparaiso, IN
- Northwest Health-La PorteLa Porte, IN
- St Alexius Medical CenterHoffman Estates, IL
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$151.79 · 2 payments from 2 companies
- 2024$198.75 · 3 payments from 3 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Lilly USA, LLC | $125.00 | 1 |
| Abbott Laboratories | $26.79 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$151.79 · 2 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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