Vikas Bhatara, MD
NPI 1811026446ActiveIndividual· Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine· Lake Bluff, IL
Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine (MD) with Agnesian Healthcare Inc and 2 other groups, practicing in Lake Bluff, Illinois. Their prescriptions cost Medicare Part D more than their services did: $280,300 for 819 claims, against $45,432 paid for services in 2024. Itamar Medical Inc reported $27.08 in payments in 2025, mostly food and beverage. Lists Ssm Health St Agnes Hospital-Fond Du Lac and 2 other hospitals as hospital affiliations.
Overview
| NPI | 1811026446 |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Entity type | Individual |
| Credential | MD |
| Sole proprietor | No |
| NPI issued | Mar 2, 2007 |
| Last updated in NPPES | Jun 10, 2026 |
| Certified by provider | Jun 10, 2026 |
Specialties and licenses
| Taxonomy | Code | License | State |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine Primary | 207RC0200X | 036116058 | IL |
| Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine | 207RC0200X | 51245 | WI |
| Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease | 207RP1001X | 10562 | ND |
| Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease | 207RP1001X | 51245 | WI |
| Internal Medicine, Sleep Medicine | 207RS0012X | 036116058 | IL |
| Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease | 207RP1001X | 036116058 | 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 - Pulmonary Disease (IL); Practitioner - Pulmonary Disease (ND); Practitioner - Critical Care (Intensivists) (WI) |
|---|---|
| Accepts assignment | Yes (participating) |
Medicare services in 2024
| Medicare patients | 357 |
|---|---|
| Services billed | 716 across 35 procedure codes |
| Paid by Medicare | $45,432 |
Part D prescriptions in 2024
| Prescriptions (claims) | 819 · 1,170 30-day fills |
|---|---|
| Patients | 173 |
| Total drug cost | $280,300 |
| Generic share | 31% of claims |
Education and affiliations
| Graduation year | 1999 |
|---|---|
| Medicare specialty | Pulmonary Disease |
| Secondary specialties | Sleep Medicine |
Medical groups
- Agnesian Healthcare IncWaupun, WI · 388 clinicians
- Trinity HealthMinot, ND · 290 clinicians
- Waukegan Clinic CorpWaukegan, IL · 56 clinicians
Hospital affiliations
- Ssm Health St Agnes Hospital-Fond Du LacFond Du Lac, WI
- Trinity HospitalsMinot, ND
- Vista Medical Center EastWaukegan, IL
Industry payments (Open Payments)
- 2025$27.08 · 1 payment from 1 company
Top paying companies in 2025
| Company | Amount | Payments |
|---|---|---|
| Itamar Medical Inc | $27.08 | 1 |
What the 2025 payments were for
- Food and Beverage$27.08 · 1 payment
Receiving payments does not imply wrongdoing. What Open Payments covers ·original records