Megha Shah Thakkar , PA-C
Physician Assistant • Chicago, IL
5228 N Northwest Hwy
Chicago, IL 606304620
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NPI assigned on September 11, 2014; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 22 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99204 — New patient outpatient office visit: 11 service units.
- 99214 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 11 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
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See the full table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 11 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2020.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2020. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2020:
- Methylprednisolone — 11 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2020. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See the full table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Fewer Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Chicago, IL (2024, 588 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 110. Middle half: 45 to 306.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 90% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Illinois (2024, 2,422 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 212. Middle half: 76 to 548.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 149 in 2017 to 22 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2017–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
5228 N Northwest Hwy
Chicago, IL 606304620
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Somagen Healthcare Inc. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, release date unavailable.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
2014
What Public CMS Data Show
Physician Assistant: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
33 people with Original Medicare in 2024
It gives a sense of how many people with Medicare this clinician treated that year.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $2,943 in 2024
The total amount Medicare approved for these services in 2024. It includes what Medicare paid and what patients or their other insurance owed, such as the deductible and coinsurance.
It shows the total cost of this clinician's Original Medicare services under Medicare's fee rules.
What this does not show: Medicare-allowed amount
This is not the clinician's income. Part of it can go to a clinic or group practice, staff, equipment or drugs. It is not the price you will pay.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $1,839 in 2024
The part of the Medicare-allowed amount that Medicare itself paid in 2024, after patients' deductibles and coinsurance.
The gap between the allowed amount and this number is roughly what patients and their other insurance paid.
What this does not show: Paid by Medicare
This is not the clinician's income and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
11 standardized 30-day fills in 2020
CMS converts prescriptions to 30-day supplies so they can be compared. A 90-day prescription counts as about three 30-day fills.
What this does not show: 30-day fills
It is not a count of patients and not a measure of quality.
Part D drug cost
$115 in 2020
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2020, paid by Medicare drug plans, patients and other payers together.
It shows the total spending on drugs this clinician prescribed, not what any one patient paid.
What this does not show: Part D drug cost
A higher cost often reflects the type of medicines a specialty uses. It is not your out-of-pocket cost and not a measure of quality.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2020.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
No Open Payments records are listed for this clinician for 2021–2025.
Years since graduation
12 years (graduated 2014)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2014 as the year this clinician finished professional school.
It tells you roughly how long ago the clinician finished school.
What this does not show: Years since graduation
It is not the number of years in practice, and more years does not mean better care.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File.
NPI first issued
2014
The year this clinician's National Provider Identifier (NPI) was issued. An NPI is a unique 10-digit ID that US health care providers use for billing.
What this does not show: NPI first issued
NPIs have been issued only since 2005, so this year is not necessarily when the clinician started practicing.
Source: CMS NPPES NPI Registry.
Accepts Medicare assignment
CMS data list this clinician as accepting Medicare assignment. This means agreeing to take the Medicare-approved amount as full payment for covered services.
With Original Medicare, you usually pay only your deductible and coinsurance, and the office sends the claim to Medicare for you.
Medicare assignment applies to Original Medicare. It does not tell you whether the clinician is in a Medicare Advantage plan's network, accepts other insurance, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
No telehealth indicator
CMS shows this indicator only when recent Medicare claims include telehealth services. The clinician may still offer telehealth; ask the office.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Megha Thakkar has a Medicare enrollment record in PECOS, the CMS system clinicians use to enroll so they can bill Medicare or order services for people with Medicare.
It does not show whether the clinician accepts assignment, is in your plan's network, or is taking new patients.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Can order Medicare-covered services
CMS lists Megha Thakkar as eligible to order or refer Medicare Part B clinical laboratory and imaging services, durable medical equipment (DME) and home health services for people with Medicare.
Medicare pays for these items and services only when they are ordered by an eligible clinician.
What this does not show: Can order Medicare-covered services
It does not mean the clinician offers these services directly.
Source: CMS Medicare Fee-For-Service Public Provider Enrollment (PECOS); CMS Order and Referring file.
Compared with the same specialty in Chicago and Illinois
Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
Medicare Part B services
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 85% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Chicago, IL (2024, 588 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 110. Middle half: 45 to 306.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 90% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Illinois (2024, 2,422 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 212. Middle half: 76 to 548.
Medicare-allowed amount
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Chicago, IL (2024, 588 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $9,495. Middle half: $3,730 to $23,698.
A lower Medicare-allowed amount than 85% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Illinois (2024, 2,422 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $16,580. Middle half: $6,650 to $35,717.
Paid by Medicare
A lower Medicare payment amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Chicago, IL (2024, 588 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $7,176. Middle half: $2,794 to $17,605.
A lower Medicare payment amount than 85% of clinicians listed under Physician Assistant in Illinois (2024, 2,422 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $12,415. Middle half: $4,894 to $26,472.
Medicare Part D
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Megha Thakkar are from 2020.
1,446 active clinicians are listed under Physician Assistant with a practice address in Chicago, IL (4,929 in Illinois).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Chicago
17.4% of these 1,446 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
63.6% of these 1,446 clinicians are listed by CMS as accepting Medicare assignment.
CMS data by year
Changes may reflect reporting, coverage or privacy limits, not changes in care quality.
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Medicare Part B services
Medicare Part B services decreased 85% from 149 in 2017 to 22 in 2024.
- 2017: 149
- 2018: 290
- 2019: 326
- 2020: 171
- 2024: 22
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount decreased 79% from $13,830 in 2017 to $2,943 in 2024.
- 2017: $13,830
- 2018: $21,431
- 2019: $21,766
- 2020: $15,980
- 2024: $2,943
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare decreased 81% from $9,679 in 2017 to $1,839 in 2024.
- 2017: $9,679
- 2018: $13,972
- 2019: $14,210
- 2020: $11,221
- 2024: $1,839
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions decreased 52% from 23 in 2017 to 11 in 2020.
- 2017: 23
- 2018: 106
- 2019: 131
- 2020: 11
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30-day fills
30-day fills decreased 52% from 23 in 2017 to 11 in 2020.
- 2017: 23
- 2018: 110
- 2019: 133
- 2020: 11
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost went from $113 in 2017 to $115 in 2020.
- 2017: $113
- 2018: $2,488
- 2019: $1,955
- 2020: $115
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2020), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.
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Performed Procedures & Service Volume
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| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99204
New patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, 45 minutes or more
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11 | 11 | $250.00 | $150.96 |
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99214
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with moderate level of decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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11 | 11 | $169.00 | $116.63 |
Source: CMS Part B by Provider and Service, 2024; services under 11 beneficiaries omitted by CMS. Privacy limits
Submitted charges are billed amounts, not a price quote for your visit.
Medicare Part D Prescribing Profile & Medications
Medicare Part D prescriptions filled, including refills, in 2020.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Methylprednisolone | Methylprednisolone | 11 | 66 | $114.62 | 11 |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2020; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363A00000X
A physician assistant is a person who has successfully completed an accredited education program for physician assistant, is licensed by the state and is practicing within the scope of that license. Physician assistants are formally trained to perform many of the routine, time-consuming tasks a physician can do. In some states, they may prescribe medications. They take medical histories, perform physical exams, order lab tests and x-rays, and give inoculations. Most states require that they work under the supervision of a physician.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363A00000X
A physician assistant is a person who has successfully completed an accredited education program for physician assistant, is licensed by the state and is practicing within the scope of that license. Physician assistants are formally trained to perform many of the routine, time-consuming tasks a physician can do. In some states, they may prescribe medications. They take medical histories, perform physical exams, order lab tests and x-rays, and give inoculations. Most states require that they work under the supervision of a physician.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
I20220709000266
CA
5395043095
Sources: CMS Provider Enrollment and Order and Referring. Medicare enrollment is a billing status, not an accreditation or quality rating.
Medicare Group Practice Enrollments
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File
Somagen Healthcare Inc
8590 Rio San Diego Dr, San Diego, CA 921085597
Phone: 6197364600
Somagen Healthcare Inc
1740 Rosecrans St, San Diego, CA 921061928
Phone: 6197907800
Somagen Healthcare Inc
10538 Mission Gorge Rd, Santee, CA 920713154
Phone: 6194560033
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 5228 N NORTHWEST HWY, CHICAGO, IL 606304620 (Tel: 7737704707)
Registered at 5228 N NORTHWEST HWY, CHICAGO, IL 606304620 (Tel: 7737704707)
Recorded as MEGHA THAKKAR, PA-C
Physician Assistant (license number reported to NPPES: IL 085005751)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 4211 N CICERO AVE, CHICAGO, IL 606411651 (Tel: 7737941000)
Registered at 4211 N CICERO AVE, CHICAGO, IL 606411651
Recorded as MEGHA SHAH, PA-C
Physician Assistant (license number reported to NPPES: IL 085005751)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Physician Assistants in Chicago
- Matthew Morrow
- Janny Huang, PA
- Cindy Marcelus
- James Kell, PA
- Elizabeth Pellegrini, PA-C
- Jamie Clabby, PA-C
Mailing Address
5228 N Northwest Hwy
Chicago, IL 606304620
Phone: 7737704707