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Dr. Chirag A. Dholakia, MD
NPI1972667624PAC ID1759429418
- Medicare services, 2024
- 284
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 152
- Part D claims, 2024
- 67
- Publications
- 2
- Hospital affiliations
- 2
- Practice address
- 1900 Silver Cross Blvd, New Lenox, IL 60451
- Practice phone
- Call (815) 300-1100
- 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. Chirag A. Dholakia is a general surgeon in New Lenox, Illinois
Dr. Dholakia practices at Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox, Illinois, part of Silver Cross Hospital & Medical Centers.
Dr. Dholakia's NPI, 1972667624, was assigned on December 20, 2006. Dr. Dholakia graduated from University of Illinois College of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb) in 2004. Dr. Dholakia holds Illinois license 036126478.
NPI and contact details
- NPI
- 1972667624NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 1759429418
- NPI enumeration date
- December 20, 2006
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (815) 300-1100
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 48
- Medical school graduation
- 2004
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Chirag A. Dholakia practices at Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox, Illinois
Dr. Dholakia's primary practice is Silver Cross Hospital, at 1900 Silver Cross Blvd, New Lenox, IL 60451 in Will County. The practice phone is (815) 300-1100.
- Silver Cross Hospital1900 Silver Cross Blvd, New Lenox, IL 60451 · Will CountyPhone(815) 300-1100
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Chirag A. Dholakia is affiliated with 3 sites of care and 2 medical groups
Dr. Dholakia's primary practice is Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox, Illinois, part of Silver Cross Hospital & Medical Centers. Dr. Dholakia is also affiliated with Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital. The medical group on file is Northwestern Medicine Regional Medical Group. Dmand AI also links Dr. Dholakia to 1 more group practice or clinic and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.
Northwestern Medicine Palos HospitalNorthwestern Medicine Regional Medical Group1 group practice or clinicName with a free account1 medical groupName with a free account
See all 5 affiliations for Dr. DholakiaSources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Chirag A. Dholakia's practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Dholakia practices, 3 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| Silver Cross Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +2 more sites and 1 medical group | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Chirag A. Dholakia is one of 1,217 general surgeons in Illinois
Surgery is Dr. Dholakia's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Dholakia's licenses on file in 2 states: Illinois and Wisconsin.
Specialties and state licenses
- Surgery, IllinoisPrimary
- Wisconsin license
General surgeons near Dr. Dholakia
Counts of general surgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
1,217general surgeons in Illinois11general surgeons in New Lenox5general surgeons at Silver Cross Hospital
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Chirag A. Dholakia billed Medicare for 284 services in 2024
CMS data shows 284 Medicare services from Dr. Dholakia across 9 procedure codes in 2024, for 152 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $26,355 for them.
Medicare services, 2024284
Medicare patients152
Paid by Medicare$26,355
Procedure codes9
Dr. Dholakia's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 1082024: 272152%
- Surgery
- 2023: 02024: 12
Where Dr. Dholakia's Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office12444%
- In a facility16056%
Dr. Dholakia compared with the Illinois median for general surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Dholakia
- Illinois median
- Medicare services
- 284vs 19446% above
- Medicare patients
- 152vs 1446% above
- Part D claims
- 37vs 2832% above
Medians across 1,031 general surgeons in Illinois with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Dholakia'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. Chirag A. Dholakia treated 152 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 73
CMS counts 152 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Dholakia in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 66 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 14% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.54, 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. Dholakia's median patient age at 61, with 52% women.
Medicare patients, 2024152
Average age73
Average risk score1.54
Also on Medicaid14%
Dr. Dholakia's Medicare patients by age, 2024
Dr. Dholakia's Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women7952%
- Men7348%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Dholakia's Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Arthritis58%
- Diabetes39%
- Chronic kidney disease34%
- Ischemic heart disease34%
- Anxiety32%
- Atrial fibrillation32%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Dholakia's patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 61
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women52%
- Men47%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Chirag A. Dholakia wrote 67 Medicare Part D claims in 2024
In 2024, Dr. Dholakia wrote 67 Medicare Part D claims for 48 patients. 99% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 37 of them, across 1 drug with 11 or more claims each, at $245 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 24 claims across 1 drug.
Part D claims, 202467
Drugs named by CMS1
Total drug cost$245
Part D patients48
Dr. Dholakia's Part D claims by kind of drug, 2024
- Generic66 claims99%
- Brand-name and other1 claims1%
Dr. Dholakia'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. Dholakia's Part D claims, 2024
- Opioids58%39 of 67 claims
- Antibiotics28%19 of 67 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: 242024: 3754%
Drugs named by CMS: 1 in 2024, 1 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. Chirag A. Dholakia ranks in the 83rd percentile for removal of tissue in Medicare
Dr. Dholakia accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Dholakia as offering telehealth. CMS counts 80 procedures of removal of tissue by Dr. Dholakia, more than 83% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Offers telehealth
- Yes
Where Dr. Dholakia ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Removal of tissue
- 83rd percentile80 procedures
- Removal of skin lesions
- 65th percentile20 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)
Hernia repair (minimally invasive): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Skin biopsy: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Chirag A. Dholakia has 2 publications on record
Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Dholakia. Dr. Dholakia's most frequent co-authors are Kevin Michael Reavis, MD and Ninh T. Nguyen, MD.
Papers2
Dr. Dholakia's most frequent co-authors
Recent publications by Dr. Dholakia
J Long Term Eff Med Implants
Hernia, VentralSecondary PreventionSurgical Mesh
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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage
Dr. Chirag A. Dholakia received $10,112 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 69 general payments to Dr. Dholakia from 21 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 49% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $8,218.
General payments to Dr. Dholakia by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Dholakia by kind, 2016 to 2025
$10.1Kin total
- Education$5,00049%
- Travel and lodging$2,80528%
- Food and beverage$2,30723%
Companies that paid Dr. Dholakia the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Chirag A. Dholakia graduated from University of Illinois College of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb)
Dr. Dholakia graduated from University of Illinois College of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb) in 2004.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Chirag A. Dholakia'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)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Publications, topics and co-authors | PubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Chirag A. Dholakia's NPI number?
Dr. Chirag A. Dholakia's NPI number is 1972667624. It was assigned on December 20, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Chirag A. Dholakia?
Dr. Chirag A. Dholakia is a general surgeon in New Lenox, Illinois. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Surgery Physician (taxonomy code 208600000X).
Where does Dr. Chirag A. Dholakia practice?
Dr. Dholakia practices at 1900 Silver Cross Blvd, New Lenox, IL 60451. Dr. Dholakia's primary practice is Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox, Illinois, part of Silver Cross Hospital & Medical Centers. Dmand AI also links Dr. Dholakia to 1 group practice or clinic and 1 medical group.
What is Dr. Chirag A. Dholakia's office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Dholakia is (815) 300-1100.
What is Dr. Chirag A. Dholakia's medical license number?
Dr. Dholakia holds Illinois license 036126478, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.
Which states has Dr. Chirag A. Dholakia been licensed in?
Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Dholakia in Illinois and Wisconsin.
Which hospitals is Dr. Chirag A. Dholakia affiliated with?
Dr. Dholakia practices at Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox, Illinois. Dr. Dholakia is also affiliated with Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Chirag A. Dholakia part of?
Dr. Dholakia is linked to Northwestern Medicine Regional Medical Group. Dmand AI links Dr. Dholakia to 1 more medical group.
Does Dr. Chirag A. Dholakia accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Dholakia billed Medicare for 284 services in 2024, and Dr. Dholakia accepts Medicare assignment.
Does Dr. Chirag A. Dholakia offer telehealth?
Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Dholakia as offering telehealth services.
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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Chirag A. Dholakia see?
CMS counts 152 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Dholakia in 2024, with an average age of 73.
What services does Dr. Chirag A. Dholakia bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Dholakia's most billed Medicare services were hospital inpatient care (99232), office visit, established patient (99214) and hospital inpatient care (99223).
Where did Dr. Chirag A. Dholakia go to medical school?
Dr. Dholakia graduated from University of Illinois College of Med (Chi/Peor/Rock/Chm-Urb) in 2004.
What drugs does Dr. Chirag A. Dholakia prescribe most?
In 2024 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Dholakia's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen.
Has Dr. Chirag A. Dholakia received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $10,112 in general payments to Dr. Dholakia from 21 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
How long has Dr. Chirag A. Dholakia been practicing?
Dr. Dholakia graduated from medical school in 2004, 22 years ago.
Does Dr. Chirag A. Dholakia do research?
Dmand AI links 2 publications to Dr. Dholakia.
Who does Dr. Chirag A. Dholakia publish with?
Dr. Dholakia's most frequent co-authors are Kevin Michael Reavis, MD (2 shared papers) and Ninh T. Nguyen, MD (1 shared paper).
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