Dr. Nirmala Gonsalves, MD

  • Chicago, IL
  • Gastroenterologist
NPI1326038712PAC ID8224062575
Medicare services, 2024
153
Medicare patients, 2024
91
Part D claims, 2024
288
Publications
102
Clinical trials
3
Practice address
251 E Huron St, Chicago, IL 60611
Practice phone
Call (312) 926-2000
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Primary practice

Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Hospital · Chicago, Illinois

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Dr. Nirmala Gonsalves is a gastroenterologist in Chicago, Illinois

Dr. Gonsalves practices at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, part of Northwestern Memorial HealthCare.

Dr. Gonsalves' NPI, 1326038712, was assigned on October 26, 2005.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
8224062575
NPI enumeration date
October 26, 2005
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(312) 926-2000
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
53
Medical school graduation
1999

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

Dr. Nirmala Gonsalves practices at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Illinois

Dr. Gonsalves' primary practice is Northwestern Memorial Hospital, at 251 E Huron St, Chicago, IL 60611 in Cook County. The practice phone is (312) 926-2000.

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Dr. Nirmala Gonsalves is affiliated with 2 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Gonsalves' primary practice is Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, part of Northwestern Memorial HealthCare. The medical group on file is Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation. Dmand AI also links Dr. Gonsalves to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Nirmala Gonsalves' practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Gonsalves practices, 2 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Northwestern Memorial HospitalAvailable with a free account
+1 more affiliated siteAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Nirmala Gonsalves is one of 771 gastroenterologists in Illinois

Gastroenterology is Dr. Gonsalves' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RG0100X. Dr. Gonsalves has a license on file in Illinois.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Gastroenterology, Illinoistaxonomy 207RG0100X

Gastroenterologists near Dr. Gonsalves

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

Dr. Nirmala Gonsalves billed Medicare for 153 services in 2024

CMS data shows 153 Medicare services from Dr. Gonsalves across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 91 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $13,311 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

Medicare services, 2024153
Medicare patients91
Paid by Medicare$13,311
Procedure codes4

Dr. Gonsalves' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Surgery
2023: 572024: 10075%
Office and hospital visits
2023: 742024: 5328%

Dr. Gonsalves compared with the Illinois median for gastroenterologists, 2024

  • Dr. Gonsalves
  • Illinois median
Medicare services
153vs 49869% below
Medicare patients
91vs 30770% below
Part D claims
221vs 37040% below

Medians across 757 gastroenterologists in Illinois with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Gonsalves' 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. Nirmala Gonsalves treated 91 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72

CMS counts 91 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Gonsalves in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 40 patients. 70% of them have high blood pressure, and 67% have high cholesterol. 13% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 0.98, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Gonsalves' median patient age at 51, with 46% women.

Medicare patients, 202491
Average age72
Average risk score0.98
Also on Medicaid13%

Dr. Gonsalves' Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Gonsalves' Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women5358%
  • Men3842%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Gonsalves' Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure70%
  2. High cholesterol67%
  3. Arthritis48%
  4. Anxiety26%
  5. Mood disorders25%
  6. Depression24%
  7. Ischemic heart disease24%
  8. Osteoporosis21%

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

Dr. Gonsalves' patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 51

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women46%
  • Men53%

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

Dr. Nirmala Gonsalves wrote 288 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Gonsalves wrote 288 Medicare Part D claims for 96 patients. 88% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 221 of them, across 6 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $95,169 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 188 claims across 5 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024288
Drugs named by CMS6
Total drug cost$95,169
Part D patients96

Dr. Gonsalves' Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024

  • Generic254 claims88%
  • Brand-name34 claims12%

Dr. Gonsalves' 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.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 1882024: 22118%

Drugs named by CMS: 6 in 2024, 5 in 2023.

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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. Nirmala Gonsalves 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. Gonsalves for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Gonsalves accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Gonsalves as offering telehealth. CMS counts 61 procedures of upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux by Dr. Gonsalves, more than 67% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Dr. Gonsalves' 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. Gonsalves ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux
67th percentile61 procedures

CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.

Colonoscopy: 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. Nirmala Gonsalves has 102 publications on record

Dmand AI links 102 papers to Dr. Gonsalves, published from 2011 to 2025. 2022 was the busiest year, with 14. The most frequent topics are Eosinophilic Esophagitis, Eosinophilia and Enteritis. Dr. Gonsalves has published most often in Gastroenterology. Dr. Gonsalves' most frequent co-authors are Evan S. Dellon, MD, MPH, Seema Sharma Aceves, MD, PhD and Glenn Furuta, MD.

Papers102
Years published2011 to 2025

Dr. Gonsalves' papers by year, 2016 to 2025

Topics Dr. Gonsalves writes about most

  • Eosinophilic Esophagitis
  • Eosinophilia
  • Enteritis
  • Gastritis
  • Esophagus
  • Esophagoscopy
  • Biopsy
  • Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal

Dr. Gonsalves' most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Gonsalves

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Nirmala Gonsalves has worked on 3 clinical trials

Dmand AI links Dr. Gonsalves to 3 clinical trials, 2 of them phase 2 studies. 1 is still active or recruiting. Conditions studied include Eosinophilic enteropathy and Eosinophilic Esophagitis. Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati sponsors the most, 2. Open Payments lists research payments to Dr. Gonsalves that name 1 trial.

Conditions in Dr. Gonsalves' trials

  • Eosinophilic enteropathy
  • Eosinophilic Esophagitis

Investigators on the most trials with Dr. Gonsalves

Recent clinical trials with Dr. Gonsalves

Sources: Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)

Dr. Nirmala Gonsalves received $238,809 in industry payments from 2020 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 171 general payments to Dr. Gonsalves from 10 drug and device companies from 2020 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 46% of the total. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. paid the most, $106,688. It also lists 16 research payments totaling $8,699 from 2024 to 2025, naming 1 clinical trial.

General payments to Dr. Gonsalves by program year, 2020 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Gonsalves by kind, 2020 to 2025

$238.8Kin total
  • Consulting fees$109,13246%
  • Speaker and faculty fees$96,90641%
  • Travel and lodging$28,93412%
  • Food and beverage$2,9371%
  • Education$9000%

Companies that paid Dr. Gonsalves the most, 2020 to 2025

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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

Sources for Dr. Nirmala Gonsalves'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)
Part D prescribingMedicare 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 percentilesDoctors 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)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Clinical trials and co-investigatorsDmand AI Research LinkageClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)
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. Nirmala Gonsalves' NPI number?

Dr. Nirmala Gonsalves' NPI number is 1326038712. It was assigned on October 26, 2005, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Nirmala Gonsalves?

Dr. Nirmala Gonsalves is a gastroenterologist in Chicago, Illinois. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Gastroenterology Physician (taxonomy code 207RG0100X).

Where does Dr. Nirmala Gonsalves practice?

Dr. Gonsalves practices at 251 E Huron St, Chicago, IL 60611. Dr. Gonsalves' primary practice is Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, part of Northwestern Memorial HealthCare. Dmand AI also links Dr. Gonsalves to 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Nirmala Gonsalves' office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Gonsalves is (312) 926-2000.

Which hospitals is Dr. Nirmala Gonsalves affiliated with?

Dr. Gonsalves practices at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Illinois.

What medical group is Dr. Nirmala Gonsalves part of?

Dr. Gonsalves is linked to Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation.

Does Dr. Nirmala Gonsalves accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Gonsalves billed Medicare for 153 services in 2024, and Dr. Gonsalves accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Nirmala Gonsalves offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Gonsalves as offering telehealth services.

What is Dr. Nirmala Gonsalves' MIPS score?

Dr. Gonsalves' 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. Nirmala Gonsalves see?

CMS counts 91 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Gonsalves in 2024, with an average age of 72.

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What services does Dr. Nirmala Gonsalves bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Gonsalves' most billed Medicare services were surgery: digestive system (43239), office visit, established patient (99214) and surgery: digestive system (43249).

What drugs does Dr. Nirmala Gonsalves prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Gonsalves' most prescribed drugs by claims were Omeprazole, Esomeprazole Magnesium and Rabeprazole Sodium.

Has Dr. Nirmala Gonsalves received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $238,809 in general payments to Dr. Gonsalves from 10 companies from 2020 to 2025. The largest total came from Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

How long has Dr. Nirmala Gonsalves been practicing?

Dr. Gonsalves graduated from medical school in 1999, 27 years ago.

Does Dr. Nirmala Gonsalves do research?

Dmand AI links 102 publications to Dr. Gonsalves, published from 2011 to 2025. Dr. Gonsalves has worked on 3 clinical trials.

Who does Dr. Nirmala Gonsalves publish with?

Dr. Gonsalves' most frequent co-authors are Evan S. Dellon, MD, MPH (42 shared papers), Seema Sharma Aceves, MD, PhD (39 shared papers) and Glenn Furuta, MD (39 shared papers).

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