Physician

Akash Ahuja, MD

According to 2025 Medicare claims, Akash Ahuja, MD (NPI: 1306879929) practices nephrology in the Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL market, with the plurality of this provider's patient population coming from Cook, IL. This provider's primary affiliated billing organization is NEPHROLOGY ASSOCIATES OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS, LTD. (NPI: 1124069182; TIN: 362907660) and primary practice location at 60803-2946.

Ahuja's data goes back to 2015 and runs through 2024. For example, in 2024, this provider had 587 traditional Medicare patients, billed 3,163 HCPCS/CPT codes, and received $450,610 in Medicare payments. The top billing code was 99223 (Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes). Part D data shows 133 prescription claims across 47 beneficiaries totaling $96,547 in drug costs, led by Velphoro (Sucroferric Oxyhydroxide). Open Payments data shows 6 records totaling $127. You can download detailed data with all billing codes (2015-2024). For more recent data, please contact us.

Over the past 10 years, this provider's Medicare Part B carrier billing has fallen sharply in recent years, from $1,404,217 to $450,610. Similarly, Part D prescription costs have declined steadily, from $259,496 to $96,547. For DME billing, this provider has fewer than 5 years of reported data, so a reliable trend cannot be assigned.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and claim lines in the table.

Part B Carrier Billing Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Medicare payment, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt. Source: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners by Provider.0$702K$1.4M2015 Medicare payment: $1,404,217 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2016 Medicare payment: $1,083,382 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2017 Medicare payment: $983,396 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2018 Medicare payment: $925,153 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2019 Medicare payment: $1,073,414 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2020 Medicare payment: $824,548 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2021 Medicare payment: $616,351 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2022 Medicare payment: $609,449 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2023 Medicare payment: $545,008 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2024 Medicare payment: $450,610 (USD; Tot_Mdcr_Pymt_Amt)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClm LinesPayment
201583535,518$1,404,217
201690724,301$1,083,382
201787816,409$983,396
201880113,272$925,153
201986714,289$1,073,414
202079112,745$824,548
202167510,636$616,351
202264011,832$609,449
20236044,092$545,008
20245873,163$450,610

Part D Events Trend

Drug cost trend, with N of patients and prescription claims in the table.

Part D Events Trend. X-axis: year 2015-2024. Y-axis: Drug cost, unit: USD. Field: Tot_Drug_Cst. Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider.0$340K$680K2015 Drug cost: $259,496 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2016 Drug cost: $453,575 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2017 Drug cost: $680,498 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2018 Drug cost: $190,512 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2019 Drug cost: $172,602 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2020 Drug cost: $219,966 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2021 Drug cost: $120,860 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2022 Drug cost: $148,268 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2023 Drug cost: $68,490 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2024 Drug cost: $96,547 (USD; Tot_Drug_Cst)2015201620172018201920202021202220232024
YearPatientsClaimsDrug Cost
201549253$259,496
201672413$453,575
2017102771$680,498
201862303$190,512
201969322$172,602
202073337$219,966
202150169$120,860
202243170$148,268
20234096$68,490
202447133$96,547

DME Billing Trend

Medicare payment trend, with N of patients and DME claim records in the table.

No connected DME records

No connected DME records

* / # = suppressed by CMS; 0 = reported zero; N/R = not reported or blank.

Top 5 Part B carrier billing codes in 2024

By total payments.

CodeDescriptionPatientsClm LinesTotal Payment
99223Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes191213$136
99233Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes162380$96
99232Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes336900$64
J3010Injection, fentanyl citrate, 0.1 mg86120$1
J2250Injection, midazolam hydrochloride, per 1 mg91213$0

Top 5 Part D drugs in 2024

By total drug costs.

DrugGenericClaimsTotal Day SupplyTotal Drug Cost
VelphoroSucroferric Oxyhydroxide13510$50,098
Sevelamer CarbonateSevelamer Carbonate392,100$3,944

Top 5 DME services in 2024

No connected or detailed DME service-level records for 2024.

Open Payments Summary in 2024

CategoryDefinitionRecordsTotal Reported AmountTop Related Entity
General PaymentsReported payment or transfer-of-value amount.6$127Ardelyx, Inc.
Research PaymentsReported research-related payment or transfer-of-value amount.0$0N/R
Ownership / Investment InterestsReported value of ownership or investment interests.0$0N/R

FAQ

What Medicare data is available for Akash Ahuja, MD?

Tedicare shows public-source Medicare data for Akash Ahuja, MD (NPI 1306879929), including provider identity, specialty, market context, Medicare Part B activity, Part D prescribing, DME records, Open Payments where available, billing organization details, and ACO affiliation signals where available. Profile data covers 2015-2024, with current attribution based on 2025 claims where available.

Does Akash Ahuja, MD have ACO affiliation data?

No ACO affiliation record is shown in the available Tedicare data for this profile.

What billing organization is linked to Akash Ahuja, MD?

Akash Ahuja, MD is linked to NEPHROLOGY ASSOCIATES OF NORTHERN ILLINOIS, LTD. (billing NPI 1124069182) in the available physician profile data.

Does Akash Ahuja, MD have Open Payments data?

Akash Ahuja, MD has 6 connected Open Payments records in the available 2024 summary data.

Can I download physician-level Medicare data from Tedicare?

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