Neelam Bhatia, M.D.
Neelam Bhatia, M.D. is a Nuclear Medicine Physician in Hazel Crest, IL, registered under NPI 1003098914. NPPES records them as a sole proprietor, meaning the practice is not incorporated as a separate legal entity.
Getting there
Here is what surrounds this office in Hazel Crest, based on OpenStreetMap data collected Sep 5, 2026. Parking is available about 915 ft away. The nearest transit stop is 913 ft away, served by Advocate South Suburban Hospital (17800 Kedzie).
Getting here and what is nearby
Parking 116 ft ~1 min
Transit Kedzie & 177th Street 218 ft ~1 min
Transit Kedzie & 177th Street 325 ft ~2 min
Parking 787 ft ~3 min
Transit Advocate South Suburban Hospital (17800 Kedzie) 913 ft ~4 min
Parking 915 ft ~4 min
Restaurant Caribbean Haus Seafood Kitchen 892 ft ~4 min
Convenience Citgo 0.20 mi ~5 min
17500 Kedzie Avenue, Hazel Crest 60429
Gas station Citgo 0.20 mi ~5 min
17500 Kedzie Avenue, Hazel Crest 60429
Restaurant Ariston's 0.22 mi ~5 min
17501 Kedzie Avenue, Hazel Crest 60429
Grocery Teddy's Fruit & Meat Market 0.24 mi ~5 min
Convenience BP Shop 0.25 mi ~6 min
Gas station BP 0.25 mi ~6 min
Distances are straight‑line estimates — walking routes may be longer. Hours and phone numbers can change; call ahead to confirm.
Credentials and Medicare
| Licence | State | Specialty |
|---|---|---|
| 036077608 | IL | Nuclear Medicine Physician primary |
This provider holds licence 036077608 issued in IL. A licence number in NPPES reflects what was filed at registration — it does not confirm the licence is still active today.
This NPI does not appear in the PECOS Medicare enrolment file. Providers who do not bill Medicare — or who bill only through a group's enrolment — will not appear here. It is not a sign of any problem with the registration.
What Nuclear Medicine covers
A nuclear medicine specialist employs the properties of radioactive atoms and molecules in the diagnosis and treatment of disease and in research. Radiation detection and imaging instrument systems are used to detect disease as it changes the function and metabolism of normal cells, tissues and organs. A wide variety of diseases can be found in this way, usually before the structure of the organ involved by the disease can be seen to be abnormal by any other techniques. Early detection of coronary artery disease (including acute heart attack), early cancer detection and evaluation of the effect of tumor treatment, diagnosis of infection and inflammation anywhere in the body and early detection of blood clot in the lungs are all possible with these techniques. Unique forms of radioactive molecules can attack and kill cancer cells (e.g., lymphoma, thyroid cancer) or can relieve the severe pain of cancer that has spread to bone NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy, code 207U00000X
The taxonomy records how the provider classifies their own practice. It does not confirm which conditions they currently treat, whether they are accepting new patients, or which insurance they take — call the office for that.
Full NPPES record
An NPI-1 identifies a single person. It stays with the clinician for life, even if they move practice or change state, which is why the address on file can lag behind where they actually work today.
| NPI | 1003098914 valid check digit |
|---|---|
| Entity type | Individual (NPI-1) |
| Enumeration date | Dec 3, 2007 |
| Last updated | Dec 3, 2007 |
| Status | Active |
| Sole proprietor | Yes |
| Gender | Female |
| Credential | M.D. |
| Practice address |
17680 KEDZIE AVE SUITE 101 Hazel Crest, IL 60429 (708) 574-6814 |
Number check
How the check works, step by step
Every NPI carries a Luhn check digit — the same scheme used on credit cards. CMS prefixes the number with 80840 before computing it, which marks it as a US health identifier.
| Digit | 8 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubled? | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 | — | ×2 |
| Value | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 2 |
Sum = 56 · next multiple of 10 = 60 · check digit = 4 · actual last digit = 4
A valid check digit only means the number is well-formed. It does not mean the provider is licensed, active, or in good standing — those are separate questions answered by the sections above.