Vivek Prachand
NPI 1619032448ActiveIndividual· Surgery· Chicago, IL
Surgery in Chicago, Illinois, trained at Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School (class of 1994). Mostly services rather than prescriptions: Medicare paid $35,137 for 93 patients in 2024, with only 24 Part D claims. W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. reported $894.47 in payments in 2025, mostly consulting fees.
Overview
| NPI | 1619032448 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Dec 22, 2006 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Oct 24, 2022 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Surgery Primary | 208600000X | 036105469 | 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 - General Surgery (IL) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 93 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 147 across 21 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $35,137 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 24 · 33 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 14 |
| Total drug cost | $1,820 |
| Generic share | 96% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Medical school | Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School |
|---|---|
| Graduation year | 1994 |
| Medicare specialty | General Surgery |
| Telehealth | Offers telehealth |
Medical groups
- University of ChicagoChicago, IL · 1,712 clinicians
- The University of Chicago Medical CenterChicago, IL · 915 clinicians
Hospital affiliation
- The University of Chicago Medical CenterChicago, IL
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$894.47 · 2 payments from 1 company
- 2024$15,427 · 29 payments from 1 company
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | $894.47 | 2 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Consulting Fee$885.00 · 1 payment
- Food and Beverage$9.47 · 1 payment
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records
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