Dr. Aruna Ganju, MD

  • Chicago, IL
  • Neurosurgeon
NPI1366487969PAC ID4981736352
Medicare services, 2024
304
Medicare patients, 2024
237
Part D claims, 2024
48
MIPS score, 2024
95
Hospital affiliations
1
Practice address
259 E Erie St, Chicago, IL 60611
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Primary practice

Northwestern Memorial Hospital - Lavin Family Pavilion Recovery Room - HOPD

Acute Care Hospital outpatient department · Chicago, Illinois

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Dr. Aruna Ganju is a neurosurgeon in Chicago, Illinois

Dr. Ganju practices at Northwestern Memorial Hospital - Lavin Family Pavilion Recovery Room - HOPD in Chicago, Illinois.

Dr. Ganju's NPI, 1366487969, was assigned on June 18, 2006. Dr. Ganju holds Illinois license 036102447.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
4981736352
NPI enumeration date
June 18, 2006
NPI status
Active
Offers telehealth
Yes
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Sex
Female
Estimated age
59
Medical school graduation
1993

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

Dr. Aruna Ganju practices at Northwestern Memorial Hospital - Lavin Family Pavilion Recovery Room - HOPD in Chicago, Illinois

Dr. Ganju's primary practice is Northwestern Memorial Hospital - Lavin Family Pavilion Recovery Room - HOPD, at 259 E Erie St, Chicago, IL 60611.

  • Northwestern Memorial Hospital - Lavin Family Pavilion Recovery Room - HOPD
    259 E Erie St, Chicago, IL 60611

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Dr. Aruna Ganju is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 1 medical group

Dr. Ganju's primary practice is Northwestern Memorial Hospital - Lavin Family Pavilion Recovery Room - HOPD in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Ganju is also affiliated with Northwestern Memorial Hospital. The medical group on file is Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ganju to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account. Dr. Ganju's employer is on file too: a hospital.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Aruna Ganju's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Ganju practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Northwestern Memorial Hospital - Lavin Family Pavilion Recovery Room - HOPDAvailable with a free account
+2 more affiliated sitesAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Aruna Ganju is one of 303 neurosurgeons in Illinois

Neurological surgery is Dr. Ganju's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207T00000X. Dr. Ganju is licensed in Illinois.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Neurological surgery, IllinoisPrimaryLicense 036102447 · taxonomy 207T00000X

Neurosurgeons near Dr. Ganju

Counts of neurosurgeons 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. Aruna Ganju billed Medicare for 304 services in 2024

CMS data shows 304 Medicare services from Dr. Ganju across 4 procedure codes in 2024, all of them office visits, for 237 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $26,162 for them. Every service was in an office.

Medicare services, 2024304
Medicare patients237
Paid by Medicare$26,162
Procedure codes4

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 3182024: 3044%
Surgery
2023: 142024: 0100%

Dr. Ganju compared with the Illinois median for neurosurgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Ganju
  • Illinois median
Medicare services
304vs 18465% above
Medicare patients
237vs 14267% above
Part D claims
13vs 3259% below

Medians across 252 neurosurgeons in Illinois with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Ganju'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. Aruna Ganju treated 237 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 72

CMS counts 237 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ganju in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 103 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 11% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.48, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Ganju's median patient age at 69, with 44% women.

Medicare patients, 2024237
Average age72
Average risk score1.48
Also on Medicaid11%

Dr. Ganju's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Ganju's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women12352%
  • Men11448%

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

  1. Arthritis75%
  2. High blood pressure75%
  3. High cholesterol75%
  4. Mood disorders35%
  5. Anxiety31%
  6. Depression30%
  7. Diabetes29%
  8. Ischemic heart disease29%

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

Dr. Ganju's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 69

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. Aruna Ganju wrote 48 Medicare Part D claims in 2024

In 2024, Dr. Ganju wrote 48 Medicare Part D claims for 28 patients. 98% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 13 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $59 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 51 claims across 3 drugs.

Part D claims, 202448
Drugs named by CMS1
Total drug cost$59
Part D patients28

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

  • Generic47 claims98%
  • Brand-name and other1 claims2%

Dr. Ganju'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: 512024: 1375%

Drugs named by CMS: 1 in 2024, 3 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. Aruna Ganju 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. Ganju for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). CMS lists Dr. Ganju as offering telehealth. CMS counts 15 procedures of laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones) by Dr. Ganju, more than 42% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Offers telehealth
Yes

Dr. Ganju'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. Ganju ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones)
42nd percentile15 procedures

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

Spinal fusion: 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. Aruna Ganju received $23,791 in industry payments from 2017 to 2024

CMS Open Payments shows 16 general payments to Dr. Ganju from 5 drug and device companies from 2017 to 2024. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 99% of the total. Abbvie Inc. paid the most, $23,513.

General payments to Dr. Ganju by program year, 2017 to 2024

General payments to Dr. Ganju by kind, 2017 to 2024

$23.8Kin total
  • Consulting fees$23,51399%
  • Food and beverage$2781%

Companies that paid Dr. Ganju the most, 2017 to 2024

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

Sources for Dr. Aruna Ganju'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 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)
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. Aruna Ganju's NPI number?

Dr. Aruna Ganju's NPI number is 1366487969. It was assigned on June 18, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Aruna Ganju?

Dr. Aruna Ganju is a neurosurgeon in Chicago, Illinois. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Neurological Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 207T00000X).

Where does Dr. Aruna Ganju practice?

Dr. Ganju practices at 259 E Erie St, Chicago, IL 60611. Dr. Ganju's primary practice is Northwestern Memorial Hospital - Lavin Family Pavilion Recovery Room - HOPD in Chicago, Illinois. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ganju to 1 group practice or clinic.

What is Dr. Aruna Ganju's medical license number?

Dr. Ganju holds Illinois license 036102447.

Which hospitals is Dr. Aruna Ganju affiliated with?

Dr. Ganju is affiliated with Northwestern Memorial Hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Aruna Ganju part of?

Dr. Ganju is linked to Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation.

Does Dr. Aruna Ganju accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Ganju billed Medicare for 304 services in 2024.

Does Dr. Aruna Ganju offer telehealth?

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

What is Dr. Aruna Ganju's MIPS score?

Dr. Ganju'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. Aruna Ganju see?

CMS counts 237 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ganju in 2024, with an average age of 72.

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What services does Dr. Aruna Ganju bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Ganju's most billed Medicare services were office visit, new patient (99203), office visit, established patient (99213) and office visit, established patient (99214).

What drugs does Dr. Aruna Ganju prescribe most?

In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Ganju's most prescribed drugs by claims were Gabapentin.

Has Dr. Aruna Ganju received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $23,791 in general payments to Dr. Ganju from 5 companies from 2017 to 2024. The largest total came from Abbvie Inc.

How long has Dr. Aruna Ganju been practicing?

Dr. Ganju graduated from medical school in 1993, 33 years ago.

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