Dr. Akash Ahuja, MD

  • Evergreen Park, IL
  • Nephrologist
NPI1306879929PAC ID7618936881
Medicare services, 2024
2,719
Medicare patients, 2024
587
Part D claims, 2024
133
Publications
11
Hospital affiliations
3
Practice address
9125 S Pulaski Rd, Evergreen Park, IL 60805
Practice phone
Call (708) 403-2790
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Primary practice

Rcg Orland Park

Evergreen Park, Illinois

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Dr. Akash Ahuja is a nephrologist in Evergreen Park, Illinois

Dr. Ahuja practices at Rcg Orland Park in Evergreen Park, Illinois.

Dr. Ahuja's NPI, 1306879929, was assigned on July 8, 2006. Dr. Ahuja graduated from Rush Medical College in 1999. Dr. Ahuja holds Illinois license 036107088.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
7618936881
NPI enumeration date
July 8, 2006
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(708) 403-2790
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
53
Medical school graduation
1999

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

Dr. Akash Ahuja practices at Rcg Orland Park in Evergreen Park, Illinois

Dr. Ahuja's primary practice is Rcg Orland Park, at 9125 S Pulaski Rd, Evergreen Park, IL 60805 in Cook County. The practice phone is (708) 403-2790.

  • Rcg Orland Park
    9125 S Pulaski Rd, Evergreen Park, IL 60805 · Cook CountyPhone(708) 403-2790

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Akash Ahuja is affiliated with 11 sites of care and 2 medical groups

Dr. Ahuja's primary practice is Rcg Orland Park in Evergreen Park, Illinois. Dr. Ahuja is also affiliated with OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center. The medical group on file is Nephrology Associates of Northern Illinois and Indiana (NANI). Dmand AI also links Dr. Ahuja to 2 more hospitals, 5 dialysis centers, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; and Dmand AI Affiliation Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Akash Ahuja's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Ahuja practices, 10 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Rcg Orland ParkAvailable with a free account
+10 more sites and 1 medical groupAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Akash Ahuja is one of 534 nephrologists in Illinois

Nephrology is Dr. Ahuja's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207RN0300X. Dr. Ahuja is board certified in nephrology by the American Board of Internal Medicine. Dr. Ahuja is licensed in Illinois.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Nephrology, IllinoisPrimaryLicense 036107088 · 2002 to 2026 · taxonomy 207RN0300X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists acute kidney failure, chronic kidney disease and fluid and electrolyte imbalances among the conditions Dr. Ahuja treats.

Nephrologists near Dr. Ahuja

Counts of nephrologists 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. Akash Ahuja billed Medicare for 2,719 services in 2024

CMS data shows 2,719 Medicare services from Dr. Ahuja across 21 procedure codes in 2024, for 587 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $399,607 for them.

Medicare services, 20242,719
Medicare patients587
Paid by Medicare$399,607
Procedure codes21

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1,5762024: 1,5492%
Tests and treatments
2023: 4272024: 47311%
Drugs given in the office
2023: 3682024: 40510%
Surgery
2023: 2292024: 2137%
Imaging
2023: 1112024: 7929%
Other services
2023: 1,2162024: 0100%

Where Dr. Ahuja's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office1,15943%
  • In a facility1,56057%

Dr. Ahuja compared with the Illinois median for nephrologists, 2024

  • Dr. Ahuja
  • Illinois median
Medicare services
2,719vs 1,2842.1 times
Medicare patients
587vs 35764% above
Part D claims
52vs 57891% below

Medians across 526 nephrologists in Illinois with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

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

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

Dr. Akash Ahuja treated 587 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73

CMS counts 587 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ahuja in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 205 patients. 75% of them have chronic kidney disease, and 75% have high blood pressure. 30% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 5.84, 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. Ahuja's median patient age at 70, with 44% women.

Medicare patients, 2024587
Average age73
Average risk score5.84
Also on Medicaid30%

Dr. Ahuja's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Ahuja's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women28949%
  • Men29851%

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

  1. Chronic kidney disease75%
  2. High blood pressure75%
  3. High cholesterol75%
  4. Heart failure73%
  5. Diabetes69%
  6. Ischemic heart disease66%
  7. Arthritis53%
  8. Atrial fibrillation51%

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

Dr. Ahuja's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 70

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women44%
  • Men55%

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

Dr. Akash Ahuja wrote 133 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Ahuja wrote 133 Medicare Part D claims for 47 patients. 76% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 52 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $54,042 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 42 claims across 2 drugs.

Part D claims, 2024133
Drugs named by CMS2
Total drug cost$54,042
Part D patients47

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

  • Generic101 claims76%
  • Brand-name32 claims24%

Dr. Ahuja'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.

Part D claims for drugs CMS names, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Claims for drugs CMS names
2023: 422024: 5224%

Drugs named by CMS: 2 in 2024, 2 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

How Dr. Akash Ahuja takes part in Medicare

Dr. Ahuja accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Source: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

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Dr. Akash Ahuja has 11 publications on record

Dmand AI links 11 papers to Dr. Ahuja, published from 2017 to 2025. 2020 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Signal Transduction. Dr. Ahuja has published most often in Evid Based Complement Alternat Med.

Papers11
Years published2017 to 2025

Dr. Ahuja's papers by year, 2017 to 2025

Topics Dr. Ahuja writes about most

  • Signal Transduction

Recent publications by Dr. Ahuja

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Dr. Akash Ahuja received $1,506 in industry payments from 2017 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 52 general payments to Dr. Ahuja from 11 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Medtronic, Inc. paid the most, $436.

General payments to Dr. Ahuja by program year, 2017 to 2025

Companies that paid Dr. Ahuja the most, 2017 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

Dr. Akash Ahuja graduated from Rush Medical College

Dr. Ahuja graduated from Rush Medical College in 1999. Dr. Ahuja is a member of ACP.

  1. Medical schoolRush Medical College
  2. Board certified in nephrologyAmerican Board of Internal Medicine
  3. Board certified in internal medicineNational Board of Physicians and Surgeons
  4. Board certified in nephrologyNational Board of Physicians and Surgeons

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Akash Ahuja accepts plans from 18 insurance carriers

Dr. Ahuja is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, HCSC and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

Plan types Dr. Ahuja accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO12
  2. HMO10
  3. Medicare9
  4. POS7
  5. EPO3
  6. Medicaid1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Akash Ahuja'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 phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation 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)
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)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Akash Ahuja's NPI number?

Dr. Akash Ahuja's NPI number is 1306879929. It was assigned on July 8, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Akash Ahuja?

Dr. Akash Ahuja is a nephrologist in Evergreen Park, Illinois. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Nephrology Physician (taxonomy code 207RN0300X).

Where does Dr. Akash Ahuja practice?

Dr. Ahuja practices at 9125 S Pulaski Rd, Evergreen Park, IL 60805. Dr. Ahuja's primary practice is Rcg Orland Park in Evergreen Park, Illinois. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ahuja to 2 hospitals, 5 dialysis centers, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group.

What is Dr. Akash Ahuja's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Ahuja is (708) 403-2790.

What is Dr. Akash Ahuja's medical license number?

Dr. Ahuja holds Illinois license 036107088.

Which hospitals is Dr. Akash Ahuja affiliated with?

Dr. Ahuja is affiliated with OSF Little Company of Mary Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Ahuja to 2 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Akash Ahuja part of?

Dr. Ahuja is linked to Nephrology Associates of Northern Illinois and Indiana (NANI). Dmand AI links Dr. Ahuja to 1 more medical group.

Does Dr. Akash Ahuja accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Ahuja billed Medicare for 2,719 services in 2024, and Dr. Ahuja accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Akash Ahuja see?

CMS counts 587 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ahuja in 2024, with an average age of 73.

Is Dr. Akash Ahuja board certified?

Yes. Dr. Ahuja is board certified in nephrology by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

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What services does Dr. Akash Ahuja bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Ahuja's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99232), hospital inpatient care (99233) and dialysis (90960).

Where did Dr. Akash Ahuja go to medical school?

Dr. Ahuja graduated from Rush Medical College in 1999.

What drugs does Dr. Akash Ahuja prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Ahuja's most prescribed drugs by claims were Sevelamer Carbonate and Velphoro.

Has Dr. Akash Ahuja received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $1,506 in general payments to Dr. Ahuja from 11 companies from 2017 to 2025. The largest total came from Medtronic, Inc.

How long has Dr. Akash Ahuja been practicing?

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

Does Dr. Akash Ahuja do research?

Dmand AI links 11 publications to Dr. Ahuja, published from 2017 to 2025.

What insurance does Dr. Akash Ahuja accept?

Dr. Ahuja is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, HCSC and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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