Bhuvan Chawla, MD - Medicare Internal Medicine in Joliet, IL

Bhuvan Chawla, MD is a medicare enrolled "Internal Medicine - Nephrology" physician in Joliet, Illinois. His current practice location is 2121 Oneida St, Joliet, Illinois. You can reach out to his office (for appointments etc.) via phone at (815) 741-8480.

Bhuvan Chawla is licensed to practice in Illinois (license number 36-61637) and he also participates in the medicare program. He does not accept medicare assignments directly but he may accept medicare through third-party (refer to Reassignment section below) and may also prescribe medicare part D drugs. His NPI Number is 1275660169.

Contact Information

Bhuvan Chawla, MD
2121 Oneida St,
Joliet, IL 60435-6544
(815) 741-8480
(815) 741-8497

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Physician's Profile

Full NameBhuvan Chawla
GenderMale
SpecialityInternal Medicine - Nephrology
Location2121 Oneida St, Joliet, Illinois
Accepts Medicare AssignmentsMedicare enrolled and may accept medicare through third-party reassignment. May prescribe medicare part D drugs.
  NPI Data:
  • NPI Number: 1275660169
  • Provider Enumeration Date: 02/27/2007
  • Last Update Date: 07/08/2007
  Medicare PECOS Information:
  • PECOS PAC ID: 4587568597
  • Enrollment ID: I20050303000758

Medical Identifiers

Medical identifiers for Bhuvan Chawla such as npi, medicare ID, medicare PIN, medicaid, etc.
IdentifierTypeStateIssuer
1275660169NPI-NPPES

Medical Taxonomies and Licenses

TaxonomyTypeLicense (State)Status
207RN0300XInternal Medicine - Nephrology 36-61637 (Illinois)Primary

Medicare Reassignments

Some practitioners may not bill the customers directly but medicare billing happens through clinics / group practice / hospitals where the provider works. Medicare reassignment of benefits is a mechanism by which practitioners allow third parties to bill and receive payment for medicare services performed by them. Bhuvan Chawla allows following entities to bill medicare on his behalf.
Entity NameSun Clinic Llc
Entity TypePart B Supplier - Clinic/group Practice
Entity IdentifiersNPI Number: 1104081009
PECOS PAC ID: 8628120995
Enrollment ID: O20090716000715

Medicare Part D Prescriber Enrollment

Any physician or other eligible professional who prescribes Part D drugs must either enroll in the Medicare program or opt out in order to prescribe drugs to their patients with Part D prescription drug benefit plans. Bhuvan Chawla is enrolled with medicare and thus, if eligible, can prescribe medicare part D drugs to patients with medicare part D benefits.

Mailing Address and Practice Location

Mailing AddressPractice Location Address
Bhuvan Chawla, MD
2121 Oneida St,
Joliet, IL 60435-6544

Ph: (815) 741-8480
Bhuvan Chawla, MD
2121 Oneida St,
Joliet, IL 60435-6544

Ph: (815) 741-8480

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