Dr. Paras Pankaj Vakharia, MD, PharmD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 2,273
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 597
- Part D claims, 2024
- 1,587
- MIPS score, 2024
- 95
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Practice address
- 676 N St Clair St 20th Fl Ste 2020, Chicago, IL 60611
- Practice phone
- Call (312) 472-5200
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
- Get mobile number
Primary practice
Northwestern Medicine Dialysis Center
Dialysis Center - Independent · Chicago, Illinois
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Dr. Paras Pankaj Vakharia is a dermatologist in Chicago, Illinois
Dr. Vakharia practices at Northwestern Medicine Dialysis Center in Chicago, Illinois.
Dr. Vakharia's NPI, 1447756473, was assigned on March 30, 2018. Dr. Vakharia graduated from Oakland Univ, William Beaumont School of Medicine in 2018. Dr. Vakharia holds Illinois license 036161201.
- NPI
- 1447756473NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 1254715758
- NPI enumeration date
- March 30, 2018
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (312) 472-5200
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 34
- Medical school graduation
- 2018
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Paras Pankaj Vakharia practices at Northwestern Medicine Dialysis Center in Chicago, Illinois
Dr. Vakharia's primary practice is Northwestern Medicine Dialysis Center, at 676 N St Clair St 20th Fl Ste 2020, Chicago, IL 60611 in Cook County. The practice phone is (312) 472-5200.
- Northwestern Medicine Dialysis Center676 N St Clair St 20th Fl Ste 2020, Chicago, IL 60611 · Cook CountyPhone(312) 472-5200
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Paras Pankaj Vakharia is affiliated with 4 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Vakharia's primary practice is Northwestern Medicine Dialysis Center in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Vakharia is also affiliated with Northwestern Memorial Hospital. The medical group on file is Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation. Dmand AI also links Dr. Vakharia to 1 more hospital and 1 group practice or clinic, each named with a free account. Dr. Vakharia's employer is on file too: a dialysis center.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Paras Pankaj Vakharia's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Vakharia practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Northwestern Medicine Dialysis Center | Available with a free account |
| +3 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Paras Pankaj Vakharia is one of 564 dermatologists in Illinois
Dermatology is Dr. Vakharia's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207N00000X. Dr. Vakharia is licensed in Illinois.
Specialties and state licenses
- Dermatology, IllinoisPrimary
Dermatologists near Dr. Vakharia
Counts of dermatologists with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Paras Pankaj Vakharia billed Medicare for 2,273 services in 2024
CMS data shows 2,273 Medicare services from Dr. Vakharia across 22 procedure codes in 2024, for 597 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $120,106 for them. Every service was in an office.
Dr. Vakharia's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Surgery
- 2023: 1,3842024: 1,2897%
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 8952024: 8208%
- Other services
- 2023: 02024: 124
- Drugs given in the office
- 2023: 412024: 402%
Dr. Vakharia compared with the Illinois median for dermatologists, 2024
- Dr. Vakharia
- Illinois median
- Medicare services
- 2,273vs 1,77928% above
- Medicare patients
- 597vs 49122% above
- Part D claims
- 1,459vs 4053.6 times
Medians across 526 dermatologists in Illinois with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Vakharia'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. Paras Pankaj Vakharia treated 597 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73
CMS counts 597 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Vakharia in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 271 patients. 73% of them have high cholesterol, and 64% have high blood pressure. 16% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.28, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.
Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Vakharia's median patient age at 56, with 54% women.
Dr. Vakharia's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Vakharia's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women29549%
- Men30251%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Vakharia's Medicare patients, 2024
- High cholesterol73%
- High blood pressure64%
- Arthritis39%
- Ischemic heart disease26%
- Diabetes21%
- Anxiety20%
- Chronic kidney disease20%
- Mood disorders20%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Vakharia's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 56
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women54%
- Men45%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Paras Pankaj Vakharia wrote 1,587 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Vakharia wrote 1,587 Medicare Part D claims for 450 patients. 86% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,459 of them, across 31 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $1,001,748 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 1,154 claims across 25 drugs.
Dr. Vakharia's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic1,358 claims86%
- Brand-name229 claims14%
Dr. Vakharia's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2024
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Drug classes CMS tracks in Dr. Vakharia's Part D claims, 2024
- Antibiotics6%90 of 1,587 claims
Share of all Part D claims for each drug class CMS reports on. Classes with no claims are left out.
Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Claims for drugs CMS names
- 2023: 1,1542024: 1,45926%
Drugs named by CMS: 31 in 2024, 25 in 2023.
Sources: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026; and Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Paras Pankaj Vakharia 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. Vakharia for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Vakharia accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Vakharia as offering telehealth. CMS counts 447 procedures of removal of skin lesions by Dr. Vakharia, more than 85% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Dr. Vakharia'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.
Where Dr. Vakharia ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Removal of skin lesions
- 85th percentile447 procedures
- Skin biopsy
- 79th percentile135 procedures
- Removal or shaving of skin growth
- 83rd percentile86 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Melanoma (skin cancer) excision: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS), 2024 data, released September 10, 2026; and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Paras Pankaj Vakharia received $9,690 in industry payments from 2023 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 23 general payments to Dr. Vakharia from 4 drug and device companies from 2023 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 82% of the total. Sanofi and Genzyme US Companies paid the most, $8,850.
General payments to Dr. Vakharia by program year, 2023 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Vakharia by kind, 2023 to 2025
- Consulting fees$7,95382%
- Food and beverage$94410%
- Travel and lodging$6987%
- Education$951%
Companies that paid Dr. Vakharia the most, 2023 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Paras Pankaj Vakharia graduated from Oakland Univ, William Beaumont School of Medicine
Dr. Vakharia graduated from Oakland Univ, William Beaumont School of Medicine in 2018.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Paras Pankaj Vakharia's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Clinician Public Reporting: Overall MIPS Performance (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Paras Pankaj Vakharia's NPI number?
Dr. Paras Pankaj Vakharia's NPI number is 1447756473. It was assigned on March 30, 2018, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Paras Pankaj Vakharia?
Dr. Paras Pankaj Vakharia is a dermatologist in Chicago, Illinois. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Dermatology Physician (taxonomy code 207N00000X).
Where does Dr. Paras Pankaj Vakharia practice?
Dr. Vakharia practices at 676 N St Clair St 20th Fl Ste 2020, Chicago, IL 60611. Dr. Vakharia's primary practice is Northwestern Medicine Dialysis Center in Chicago, Illinois. Dmand AI also links Dr. Vakharia to 1 hospital and 1 group practice or clinic.
What is Dr. Paras Pankaj Vakharia's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Vakharia is (312) 472-5200.
What is Dr. Paras Pankaj Vakharia's medical license number?
Dr. Vakharia holds Illinois license 036161201.
Which hospitals is Dr. Paras Pankaj Vakharia affiliated with?
Dr. Vakharia is affiliated with Northwestern Memorial Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Vakharia to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Paras Pankaj Vakharia part of?
Dr. Vakharia is linked to Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation.
Does Dr. Paras Pankaj Vakharia accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Vakharia billed Medicare for 2,273 services in 2024, and Dr. Vakharia accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Paras Pankaj Vakharia offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Vakharia as offering telehealth services.
What is Dr. Paras Pankaj Vakharia's MIPS score?
Dr. Vakharia's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 95 out of 100, reported through an alternative payment model (APM).
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Paras Pankaj Vakharia see?
CMS counts 597 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Vakharia in 2024, with an average age of 73.
What services does Dr. Paras Pankaj Vakharia bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Vakharia's most billed Medicare services were surgery: skin and soft tissue (17003), office visit, established patient (99214) and office visit, established patient (99213).
Where did Dr. Paras Pankaj Vakharia go to medical school?
Dr. Vakharia graduated from Oakland Univ, William Beaumont School of Medicine in 2018.
What drugs does Dr. Paras Pankaj Vakharia prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Vakharia's most prescribed drugs by claims were Triamcinolone Acetonide, Ketoconazole and Clobetasol Propionate.
Has Dr. Paras Pankaj Vakharia received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $9,690 in general payments to Dr. Vakharia from 4 companies from 2023 to 2025. The largest total came from Sanofi and Genzyme US Companies.
How long has Dr. Paras Pankaj Vakharia been practicing?
Dr. Vakharia graduated from medical school in 2018, 8 years ago.
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