Dr. Praveen Sunkara, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 1,217
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 290
- Part D claims, 2024
- 492
- MIPS score, 2024
- 75
- Hospital affiliations
- 3
- Practice address
- 800 Biesterfield Rd, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007
- Practice phone
- Call (847) 437-5500
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Praveen Sunkara is an internist in Elk Grove Village, Illinois
Dr. Sunkara practices at Ascension Alexian Brothers in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, part of Ascension Health Alliance.
Dr. Sunkara's NPI, 1841438967, was assigned on January 27, 2009. Dr. Sunkara holds Illinois license 125052123.
- NPI
- 1841438967NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 7517009335
- NPI enumeration date
- January 27, 2009
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (847) 437-5500
- Professional email
- Get email
- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 58
- Medical school graduation
- 1994
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Praveen Sunkara practices at Ascension Alexian Brothers in Elk Grove Village, Illinois
Dr. Sunkara's primary practice is Ascension Alexian Brothers, at 800 Biesterfield Rd, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 in Cook County. The practice phone is (847) 437-5500.
- Ascension Alexian Brothers800 Biesterfield Rd, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 · Cook CountyPhone(847) 437-5500
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Praveen Sunkara is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group
Dr. Sunkara's primary practice is Ascension Alexian Brothers in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, part of Ascension Health Alliance. Dr. Sunkara is also affiliated with Ascension Saint Alexius. The medical group on file is Inpatient Consultants of Illinois. Dmand AI also links Dr. Sunkara to 1 more hospital, named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Praveen Sunkara's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Sunkara practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Ascension Alexian Brothers | Available with a free account |
| +2 more affiliated sites | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Praveen Sunkara is one of 5,652 internists in Illinois
Internal medicine is Dr. Sunkara's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207R00000X. Dr. Sunkara is licensed in Illinois.
Specialties and state licenses
- Internal medicine, IllinoisPrimary
Internists near Dr. Sunkara
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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Praveen Sunkara billed Medicare for 1,217 services in 2024
CMS data shows 1,217 Medicare services from Dr. Sunkara across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 290 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $102,649 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.
Dr. Sunkara's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1,4282024: 1,21715%
Dr. Sunkara compared with the Illinois median for internists, 2024
- Dr. Sunkara
- Illinois median
- Medicare services
- 1,217vs 5662.2 times
- Medicare patients
- 290vs 20839% above
- Part D claims
- 275vs 284Close to median
Medians across 5,192 internists in Illinois with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Sunkara'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. Praveen Sunkara treated 290 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 79
CMS counts 290 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Sunkara in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 100 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 23% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.60, 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. Sunkara's median patient age at 72, with 50% women.
Dr. Sunkara's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Sunkara's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women16356%
- Men12744%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Sunkara's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Ischemic heart disease62%
- Arthritis60%
- Heart failure57%
- Chronic kidney disease53%
- Diabetes53%
- Atrial fibrillation47%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Sunkara's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 72
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women50%
- Men49%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Praveen Sunkara wrote 492 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Sunkara wrote 492 Medicare Part D claims for 157 patients. 90% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 275 of them, across 17 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $10,444 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 100 claims across 5 drugs.
Dr. Sunkara's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic444 claims90%
- Brand-name and other48 claims10%
Dr. Sunkara'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. Sunkara's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids14%69 of 492 claims
- Antibiotics7%32 of 492 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: 1002024: 275175%
Drugs named by CMS: 17 in 2024, 5 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. Praveen Sunkara scored 75 out of 100 in Medicare's MIPS program for 2024
CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 75 out of 100 for Dr. Sunkara for performance year 2024, reported individually. Dr. Sunkara accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- MIPS final score, 2024
- 75 of 100
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. Praveen Sunkara received $409 in industry payments from 2018 to 2024
CMS Open Payments shows 5 general payments to Dr. Sunkara from 5 drug and device companies from 2018 to 2024. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. paid the most, $122.
General payments to Dr. Sunkara by program year, 2018 to 2024
Companies that paid Dr. Sunkara the most, 2018 to 2024
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Sources for Dr. Praveen Sunkara'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) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Praveen Sunkara's NPI number?
Dr. Praveen Sunkara's NPI number is 1841438967. It was assigned on January 27, 2009, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Praveen Sunkara?
Dr. Praveen Sunkara is an internist in Elk Grove Village, Illinois. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Internal Medicine Physician (taxonomy code 207R00000X).
Where does Dr. Praveen Sunkara practice?
Dr. Sunkara practices at 800 Biesterfield Rd, Elk Grove Village, IL 60007. Dr. Sunkara's primary practice is Ascension Alexian Brothers in Elk Grove Village, Illinois, part of Ascension Health Alliance. Dmand AI also links Dr. Sunkara to 1 hospital.
What is Dr. Praveen Sunkara's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Sunkara is (847) 437-5500.
What is Dr. Praveen Sunkara's medical license number?
Dr. Sunkara holds Illinois license 125052123.
Which hospitals is Dr. Praveen Sunkara affiliated with?
Dr. Sunkara practices at Ascension Alexian Brothers in Elk Grove Village, Illinois. Dr. Sunkara is also affiliated with Ascension Saint Alexius. Dmand AI links Dr. Sunkara to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Praveen Sunkara part of?
Dr. Sunkara is linked to Inpatient Consultants of Illinois.
Does Dr. Praveen Sunkara accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Sunkara billed Medicare for 1,217 services in 2024, and Dr. Sunkara accepts Medicare assignment.
What is Dr. Praveen Sunkara's MIPS score?
Dr. Sunkara's MIPS final score for performance year 2024 is 75 out of 100, reported individually.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Praveen Sunkara see?
CMS counts 290 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Sunkara in 2024, with an average age of 79.
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What services does Dr. Praveen Sunkara bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Sunkara's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99232), hospital inpatient care (99233) and hospital inpatient care (99239).
What drugs does Dr. Praveen Sunkara prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Sunkara's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen, Pantoprazole Sodium and Furosemide.
Has Dr. Praveen Sunkara received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $409 in general payments to Dr. Sunkara from 5 companies from 2018 to 2024. The largest total came from Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
How long has Dr. Praveen Sunkara been practicing?
Dr. Sunkara graduated from medical school in 1994, 32 years ago.
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