# Rakesh C Arora

Source: https://ourhealthnetwork.com/doctor/rakesh-arora-1447972054
NPI: 1447972054
Data source: CMS NPI Registry (DAC), refreshed monthly

## Quick facts

Rakesh C Arora is a thoracic surgery based in Chicago, IL practicing at Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation with NPI 1447972054.

## Profile

- Primary specialty: Thoracic Surgery
- Gender: Male
- Graduation year: 1996
- NPI: 1447972054 ([NPPES record](https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/provider-view/1447972054))

## Practice and contact

- Practice name: Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation
- Address: 675 N St Clair, 100 Dept Of Vasc Surgery, Chicago, IL, 606115975
- Phone: (312) 695-2714
- Group practice size: 4339 members

## CMS quality measures (MIPS)

- Overall MIPS final score: 79.48/100
- Quality category score: 68.51/100
- Promoting Interoperability score: 100.00/100
- Improvement Activities score: 40.00/100
- Cost category score: 63.0952/100

Source: CMS Quality Payment Program. MIPS scores reflect Medicare provider performance on quality, cost, and care improvement measures.

## Insurance accepted (5 networks)

This provider is in network with the following insurance carriers, based on federal Transparency in Coverage filings and FHIR provider directories:

- [HCSC: BCBS Illinois](https://ourhealthnetwork.com/insurance/hcsc-bcbs-illinois) — 109 plans
- [Cigna](https://ourhealthnetwork.com/insurance/cigna) — 17 plans
- [Aetna](https://ourhealthnetwork.com/insurance/aetna) — 6 plans
- [Medicare](https://ourhealthnetwork.com/insurance/medicare) — 1 plan
- [UMR](https://ourhealthnetwork.com/insurance/umr) — 1 plan

To verify a specific plan covers Rakesh C Arora, use the [OurHealthNetwork Insurance Matcher](https://ourhealthnetwork.com/tools/insurance-matcher?npis=1447972054).

## Industry payments disclosure (CMS Open Payments)

Per CMS Open Payments data (most recent year 2024), this provider has received 32 disclosed payments from medical industry sources totaling approximately $3,373.

Largest disclosed payer: Edwards Lifesciences Corporation ($1,538 cumulative).

Source: CMS Open Payments program (federal financial-transparency dataset). Industry payment disclosures do not imply any wrongdoing; many are legitimate consulting fees, research support, or speaker honoraria.

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