Dr. Nikhil Y. Vajaria, DO

  • Aurora, IL
  • Anesthesiologist
NPI1821223801PAC ID4183840622
Medicare services, 2024
57
Medicare patients, 2024
175
Publications
1
MIPS score, 2024
95
Hospital affiliations
3
Practice address
2000 Ogden Avenue, Aurora, IL 60504
Practice phone
Call (630) 978-6200
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Primary practice

Rush Copley Medical Center

Hospital · Aurora, Illinois

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Dr. Nikhil Y. Vajaria is an anesthesiologist in Aurora, Illinois

Dr. Vajaria practices at Rush Copley Medical Center in Aurora, Illinois, part of Rush System for Health.

Dr. Vajaria's NPI, 1821223801, was assigned on May 20, 2009. Dr. Vajaria holds Illinois license 036132703.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
4183840622
NPI enumeration date
May 20, 2009
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(630) 978-6200
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
43
Medical school graduation
2009

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Nikhil Y. Vajaria practices at Rush Copley Medical Center in Aurora, Illinois

Dr. Vajaria's primary practice is Rush Copley Medical Center, at 2000 Ogden Avenue, Aurora, IL 60504 in Kane County. The practice phone is (630) 978-6200.

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Dr. Nikhil Y. Vajaria is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 3 medical groups

Dr. Vajaria's primary practice is Rush Copley Medical Center in Aurora, Illinois, part of Rush System for Health. Dr. Vajaria is also affiliated with Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital. The medical group on file is Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation. Dmand AI also links Dr. Vajaria to 1 more hospital, 2 medical groups and 1 hospital outpatient department, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Nikhil Y. Vajaria's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Vajaria practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Rush Copley Medical CenterAvailable with a free account
+3 more sites and 2 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Nikhil Y. Vajaria is one of 1,887 anesthesiologists in Illinois

Anesthesiology is Dr. Vajaria's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207L00000X. Dr. Vajaria is licensed in Illinois.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Anesthesiology, IllinoisPrimaryLicense 036132703 · taxonomy 207L00000X

Anesthesiologists near Dr. Vajaria

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Nikhil Y. Vajaria billed Medicare for 57 services in 2024

CMS data shows 57 Medicare services from Dr. Vajaria across 3 procedure codes in 2024, for 175 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $3,495 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 202457
Medicare patients175
Paid by Medicare$3,495
Procedure codes3

Dr. Vajaria's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Anesthesia
2023: 872024: 3856%
Surgery
2023: 232024: 1917%

Dr. Vajaria compared with the Illinois median for anesthesiologists, 2024

  • Dr. Vajaria
  • Illinois median
Medicare services
57vs 9137% below
Medicare patients
175vs 15711% above

Medians across 1,742 anesthesiologists in Illinois with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Vajaria's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Nikhil Y. Vajaria treated 175 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73

CMS counts 175 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Vajaria in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 85 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 15% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.54, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Vajaria's median patient age at 57, with 55% women.

Medicare patients, 2024175
Average age73
Average risk score1.54
Also on Medicaid15%

Dr. Vajaria's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Vajaria's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women9152%
  • Men8448%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Vajaria's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Arthritis59%
  4. Ischemic heart disease34%
  5. Mood disorders32%
  6. Diabetes31%
  7. Anxiety30%
  8. Cancer26%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Vajaria's patients across all payers

Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.

Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 57

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women55%
  • Men45%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Nikhil Y. Vajaria scored 95 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 95 out of 100 for Dr. Vajaria for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Vajaria accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Dr. Vajaria's MIPS scores, performance year 2024

  • 95of 100Final score
  • 83of 100Quality
  • 100of 100Promoting Interoperability
  • 40of 100Improvement Activities

Each score is out of 100. The final score weighs the categories CMS scored for this clinician.

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026

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Dr. Nikhil Y. Vajaria has 1 publication on record

Dmand AI links 1 paper to Dr. Vajaria in 2016. Dr. Vajaria's most frequent co-author is Jill M. Cholette, MD.

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Dr. Vajaria's most frequent co-authors

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Dr. Nikhil Y. Vajaria received $120 in industry payments from 2016 to 2024

CMS Open Payments shows 5 general payments to Dr. Vajaria from 3 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation paid the most, $46.

General payments to Dr. Vajaria by program year, 2016 to 2024

Companies that paid Dr. Vajaria the most, 2016 to 2024

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Sources for Dr. Nikhil Y. Vajaria's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Nikhil Y. Vajaria's NPI number?

Dr. Nikhil Y. Vajaria's NPI number is 1821223801. It was assigned on May 20, 2009, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Nikhil Y. Vajaria?

Dr. Nikhil Y. Vajaria is an anesthesiologist in Aurora, Illinois. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Anesthesiology Physician (taxonomy code 207L00000X).

Where does Dr. Nikhil Y. Vajaria practice?

Dr. Vajaria practices at 2000 Ogden Avenue, Aurora, IL 60504. Dr. Vajaria's primary practice is Rush Copley Medical Center in Aurora, Illinois, part of Rush System for Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Vajaria to 1 hospital, 2 medical groups and 1 hospital outpatient department.

What is Dr. Nikhil Y. Vajaria's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Vajaria is (630) 978-6200.

What is Dr. Nikhil Y. Vajaria's medical license number?

Dr. Vajaria holds Illinois license 036132703.

Which hospitals is Dr. Nikhil Y. Vajaria affiliated with?

Dr. Vajaria practices at Rush Copley Medical Center in Aurora, Illinois. Dr. Vajaria is also affiliated with Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Vajaria to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Nikhil Y. Vajaria part of?

Dr. Vajaria is linked to Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation. Dmand AI links Dr. Vajaria to 2 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Nikhil Y. Vajaria accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Vajaria billed Medicare for 57 services in 2024, and Dr. Vajaria accepts Medicare assignment.

What is Dr. Nikhil Y. Vajaria's MIPS score?

Dr. Vajaria's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 95 out of 100, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Nikhil Y. Vajaria see?

CMS counts 175 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Vajaria in 2024, with an average age of 73.

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What services does Dr. Nikhil Y. Vajaria bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Vajaria's most billed Medicare services were anesthesia (00142), surgery: brain, spine and nerves (64415) and anesthesia (00811).

Has Dr. Nikhil Y. Vajaria received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $120 in general payments to Dr. Vajaria from 3 companies from 2016 to 2024. The largest total came from Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation.

How long has Dr. Nikhil Y. Vajaria been practicing?

Dr. Vajaria graduated from medical school in 2009, 17 years ago.

Does Dr. Nikhil Y. Vajaria do research?

Dmand AI links 1 publication to Dr. Vajaria.

Who does Dr. Nikhil Y. Vajaria publish with?

Dr. Vajaria's most frequent co-authors are Jill M. Cholette, MD (1 shared paper).

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