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Pooja Chetan Parikh , PA-C

Physician Assistant β€’ Chicago, IL

Active NPI 1194550616 Individual Practitioner Female Practitioner Accepts Medicare assignment
Practice location in NPPES

1620 W Harrison St
Chicago, IL 606123801

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Practice Location & Contact Primary Location

Practice Address

1620 W Harrison St

Chicago, IL 606123801

Telephone 3129425000
Organization at the Same NPPES Address or Phone
Rush University Medical Group Facility NPI 1093819542

Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.

Other Listings in Public Data

CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Clarity Clinic Llc. 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

Graduation Year

2024

Open Payments general payments, program year 2025

All general payments: $288.69 across 11 records.

By nature of payment

  • Food and Beverage: $288.69 across 11 records.

Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 9)

  • ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.): $70.12 across 3 records.
  • Alkermes, Inc.: $34.47 across 1 record.
  • Bristol Myers Squibb Company: $32.86 across 1 record.

A reported payment does not necessarily mean the financial relationship is improper and is not a measure of care quality. Clinicians can review and dispute these records.

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Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).

Guide: How to read an Open Payments record

Years since graduation

2 years (graduated 2024)

CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2024 as the year this clinician finished professional 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

2024

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.

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, β€œDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”

Guide: What Medicare assignment means

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.

Guide: How Medicare covers telehealth

Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)

Pooja Parikh 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.

Guide: What Medicare enrollment (PECOS) means

Can order Medicare-covered services

CMS lists Pooja Parikh 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.

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.

Guide: What ordering and referring status means

Compared with the same specialty in Chicago and Illinois

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.

Sources: CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS NPPES NPI Registry. Specialty names follow the NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy.

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Pharma & Medical Device Financial Disclosures

Payments and other transfers of value that drug and medical device companies reported to CMS Open Payments

Open Payments Β· Program Year 2025

Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 – December 31, 2025): 11 records totaling $288.69.

Manufacturer Payment Nature Product Type Amount ($)
Alkermes, Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
ARISTADA General $34.47
Bristol Myers Squibb Company
Food and Beverage
Cash or cash equivalent
COBENFY General $32.86
ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.)
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
CAPLYTA General $29.97
Exact Sciences Corporation
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
Cologuard Collection Kit General $29.51
Neurocrine BioSciences, Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
INGREZZA General $28.95
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
AUSTEDO XR General $27.80
ABBVIE INC.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
VRAYLAR General $25.35
ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.)
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
CAPLYTA General $21.42
Tris Pharma Inc
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
Dyanavel XR General $19.92
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
ABILIFY MAINTENA General $19.71
ITI, Inc. (d/b/a Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc.)
Food and Beverage
In-kind items and services
CAPLYTA General $18.73

Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.

Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES

Self-certified to NPPES: 2024-10-22
Physician Assistant Primary Specialty

NUCC Taxonomy Code: 363A00000X

License # reported to NPPES IL 085010716

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.

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Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility

Source: CMS PECOS
Medicare FFS Enrollment Status Medicare Enrollment on File
CMS Provider Specialty

PRACTITIONER - PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT

Medicare Enrollment ID

I20241120002953

Enrollment State Jurisdiction

IL

PECOS Control ID

8527593011

Medicare Order & Referring Eligibility
Clinical Lab & Imaging (Part B) Eligible
Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Eligible
Home Health Agency (HHA) Eligible
Power Mobility Devices (PMD) Eligible

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

Clarity Clinic Llc

1 E Superior St, Chicago, IL 606112595

Phone: 3127549404

Clarity Clinic Llc

333 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 606014011

Phone: 3128159660

Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone

Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.

17 listed
Heidi Aguilar , CRNA

Nurse Anesthetist, Certified Registered

NPI 1043703796

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

NPI 1063161644

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)

Keenan Bayrakdar

Internal Medicine - Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism

NPI 1063090207
NPI 1053567263

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Dr. Elizabeth Evans , MD

Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease

NPI 1023699220

Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)

Katherine Janike

Internal Medicine - Gastroenterology

NPI 1063041549

Career & Practice History Timeline

Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status

7 Historical Events
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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) October 22, 2024

Physician Assistant (license number reported to NPPES: IL 085010716)

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NPI Profile Active September 04, 2024

NPI status registered as active in NPPES database

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Practice Location (Initial Record) September 04, 2024

Registered at 1620 W HARRISON ST, CHICAGO, IL 606123801 (Tel: 3129425000)

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Business Mailing Address (Initial Record) September 04, 2024

Registered at 18420 BRIDGEMORE LN, LOUISVILLE, KY 402454382 (Tel: 5028026868)

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Provider Name / Credentials (Initial Record) September 04, 2024

Recorded as POOJA PARIKH, PA-C

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Medical Taxonomy / Specialty Registered (Primary Specialty) September 04, 2024

Internal Medicine (license number reported to NPPES: IL 363A00000X)

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Initial NPI Registration & Enumeration September 04, 2024

First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.

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NPI Administrative Meta

NPI Number: 1194550616
Entity Type:
Individual Provider Physician, Nurse Practitioner, or Solo Healthcare Professional (Type 1 NPI)
Enumeration Date: September 04, 2024
Last Update: October 22, 2024
Sole Proprietor: Yes

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Mailing Address

18420 Bridgemore Ln

Louisville, KY 402454382

Phone: 5028026868

About This Data NPPES fields (address, phone, specialty, license) are self-reported and may be outdated; Medicare fields follow the CMS dataset named in each section. Correct directly at NPPES.