Asokumar Buvanendran
NPI 1598781676ActiveIndividual· Pain Medicine, Interventional Pain Medicine· Chicago, IL
Pain Medicine, Interventional Pain Medicine with University Anesthesiologists SC and 1 other group, practicing in Chicago, Illinois. 288 Medicare patients in 2024, $57,987 paid; nearly all of their 552 Part D prescriptions were generic (98%). Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC was the largest of 3 companies reporting payments in 2025, $1,468 in all, mostly consulting fees. Lists Rush University Medical Center as a hospital affiliation.
Overview
| NPI | 1598781676 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Jul 14, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Aug 11, 2014 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pain Medicine, Interventional Pain Medicine Primary | 208VP0014X | 036097070 | IL |
| Anesthesiology | 207L00000X | 036097070 | IL |
| Pain Medicine, Pain Medicine | 208VP0000X | 036097070 | IL |
| Surgery | 208600000X | 036097070 | IL |
Exclusion screening
| List | Result | Details |
|---|---|---|
| HHS-OIG LEIE · Nov 10, 2026 | No match | Checked by NPI and by name + state |
| North Carolina Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| New York OMIG · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Ohio Medicaid · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Pennsylvania Medicheck · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
| Washington HCA · Nov 11, 2026 | No match | — |
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Medicare
| Enrollment (PECOS) | Enrolled Practitioner - Anesthesiology (IL) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 288 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 821 across 93 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $57,987 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 552 · 684 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 149 |
| Total drug cost | $10,204 |
| Generic share | 98% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 1985 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Anesthesiology |
Medical groups
- University Anesthesiologists SCChicago, IL · 151 clinicians
- University Pain Physicians LLCChicago, IL · 9 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- Rush University Medical CenterChicago, IL
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$1,468 · 19 payments from 3 companies
- 2024$11,400 · 25 payments from 2 companies
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Fresenius Kabi USA, LLC | $750.00 | 1 |
| Abbott Laboratories | $700.49 | 17 |
| Curonix LLC | $17.86 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Consulting Fee$750.00 · 1 payment
- Food and Beverage$718.35 · 18 payments
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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