Dr. Ankit Bharat, MD

Dr. Bharat practices at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, part of Northwestern Memorial HealthCare.

Dr. Bharat's NPI, 1003852419, was assigned on June 22, 2006. Dr. Bharat graduated from Christian Medical College Vellore in 2003. Dr. Bharat holds Illinois license 036133377.

Dr. Bharat's primary practice is Northwestern Memorial Hospital, at 251 E Huron St, Chicago, IL 60611 in Cook County. The practice phone is (312) 926-2000.

Dr. Bharat's primary practice is Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, part of Northwestern Memorial HealthCare. Dr. Bharat is also affiliated with Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital. The medical group on file is Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation. Dmand AI also links Dr. Bharat to 2 more hospitals, 2 group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Bharat practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) is Dr. Bharat's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208G00000X. Dr. Bharat is board certified in thoracic and cardiac surgery by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Bharat's licenses on file in 7 states: Illinois, Arizona, Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Wisconsin and Missouri.

Dmand AI lists esophagus, stomach, or upper small intestine surgery and lung resection among the conditions Dr. Bharat treats.

CMS data shows 449 Medicare services from Dr. Bharat across 10 procedure codes in 2024, for 295 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $82,160 for them.

CMS counts 295 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Bharat in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 136 patients. 75% of them have high cholesterol, and 74% have high blood pressure. 11% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.96, 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. Bharat's median patient age at 73, with 55% women.

CMS publishes a Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) score of 95 out of 100 for Dr. Bharat for performance year 2024, reported through an alternative payment model (APM). Dr. Bharat accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Bharat as offering telehealth. CMS counts 12 procedures of upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux by Dr. Bharat, more than 43% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Dmand AI links 211 papers to Dr. Bharat, published from 2006 to 2025. 2020 was the busiest year, with 22. The most frequent topics are Lung Transplantation, Lung and Graft Rejection. Dr. Bharat has published most often in Ann Thorac Surg. Dr. Bharat's most frequent co-authors are Chitaru Kurihara, MD, Malcolm M. Decamp, MD and Emily Jeong Cerier.

CMS Open Payments shows 128 general payments to Dr. Bharat from 16 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 39% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $27,616.

Dr. Bharat graduated from Christian Medical College Vellore in 2003.

Dr. Bharat is in network with 19 carriers, including Elevance, HCSC and Aetna. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.