Dr. Pooja V. Bhat, MD

Dr. Bhat practices at University of Illinois Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, part of University of Illinois System.

Dr. Bhat's NPI, 1457509358, was assigned on September 4, 2008. Dr. Bhat holds Illinois license 036.133311.

Dr. Bhat's primary practice is University of Illinois Hospital, at 1740 West Taylor St Suite 1400, Chicago, IL 60612 in Cook County. The practice phone is (312) 996-3900.

Dr. Bhat's primary practice is University of Illinois Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, part of University of Illinois System. The medical group on file is University of Illinois Physicians Group (UIPG). Dmand AI also links Dr. Bhat to 1 more group practice or clinic, named with a free account.

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

Ophthalmology is Dr. Bhat's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207W00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Bhat's licenses on file in 2 states: Illinois and Massachusetts.

CMS data shows 652 Medicare services from Dr. Bhat across 12 procedure codes in 2024, for 236 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $32,134 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 236 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bhat in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 127 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 64% have high cholesterol. 43% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.40, where 1.00 is the Medicare average.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Bhat's median patient age at 68, with 64% women.

In 2024, Dr. Bhat wrote 1,107 Medicare Part D claims for 189 patients. 70% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 1,047 of them, across 18 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $384,552 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 898 claims across 17 drugs.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 93 out of 100 for Dr. Bhat for performance year 2024, reported as part of a group. Dr. Bhat accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 20 procedures of cataract surgery by Dr. Bhat, more than 45% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 16 papers to Dr. Bhat, published from 2015 to 2025. 2021 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Immunosuppressive Agents, Uveitis and Visual Acuity. Dr. Bhat has published most often in Ocul Immunol Inflamm. Dr. Bhat's most frequent co-authors are Debra A. Goldstein, MD, Jennifer I. Lim, MD and Peter William Macintosh, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 7 general payments to Dr. Bhat from 5 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Food and beverage make up the largest share, 100% of the total. Allergan Inc. paid the most, $139.