Dr. Alpesh Ashwin Patel , MD
Orthopaedic Surgery โข Chicago, IL
675 N. St. Clair, Galter Pavilion 17-100
Chicago, IL 60611
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Dr. Alpesh Patel is listed in NPPES under Orthopaedic Surgery.
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NPI assigned on July 25, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 601 Original Medicare Part B services in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part B service records, 2024:
- 99213 โ Established patient outpatient office visit: 105 service units.
- 99204 โ New patient outpatient office visit: 74 service units.
- 73562 โ X-ray of knee, 3 views: 54 service units.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Units differ by code; these are not visits or a measure of quality.
CPTยฎ only copyright 2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Service names are shortened from CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors (CMS data, 2024). CPT notice
See all 18 records in the table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 105 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2024:
- Mupirocin โ 76 prescription fills, including refills.
- Gabapentin โ 18 prescription fills, including refills.
- Celecoxib โ 11 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers โ by Provider and Drug, 2024. Drug names come from pharmacy claims. Listing a drug here is not an endorsement or a recommendation.
See the full table ยท Guide: How to read Medicare Part D prescriber data
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Close to the middle for Medicare Part B services among clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Chicago, IL (2024, 73 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 555. Middle half: 209 to 1,609.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 70% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Illinois (2024, 510 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,606. Middle half: 498 to 4,458.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2024. Billing and prescribing volume is not a quality rating.
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Medicare Part B services went from 694 in 2020 to 601 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service, 2020โ2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
675 N. St. Clair
Galter Pavilion 17-100
Chicago, IL 60611
Matched by practice address or phone in NPPES. A shared address or phone does not confirm that this clinician works there.
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation. See the list
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
Listings do not confirm current availability, employment or a shared ownership network.
Medicare Profile & Education
Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, CMS release of October 2, 2026
Northwestern University Feinberg Medical School
2000
What Public CMS Data Show
Orthopaedic Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
311 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 โ by Provider, 2024.
Medicare-allowed amount
About $146,195 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 โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
Paid by Medicare
About $115,329 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 โ by Provider and Service, 2024.
30-day fills
105 standardized 30-day fills in 2024
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
$915 in 2024
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2024, 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 โ by Provider and Drug, 2024.
Open Payments general payments, program year 2025
All general payments: $154,669.41 across 77 records.
By nature of payment (3 largest of 4)
- Royalty or License: $91,909.59 across 4 records.
- Consulting Fee: $48,659.29 across 8 records.
- Travel and Lodging: $11,089.95 across 31 records.
Reporting-company totals (3 largest of 12)
- Globus Medical, Inc.: $91,909.59 across 4 records.
- Alphatec Spine, Inc: $32,160.45 across 22 records.
- Kuros Biosciences AG: $20,141.28 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.
Source: Calculated by T-MedInfo from CMS Open Payments general-payment records for program year 2025 (published June 30, 2026).
Years since graduation
26 years (graduated 2000)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 2000 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, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
NPI first issued
2006
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, CMS release of October 2, 2026; Medicare.gov, โDoes your provider accept Medicare as full payment?โ
Telehealth (some services)
Recent Medicare claims show this clinician provided some services by telehealth, such as a video or phone visit.
You may be able to have some visits without going to the office. Ask which visits can be done by telehealth.
What this does not show: Telehealth (some services)
It does not mean all services are offered by telehealth, or that telehealth is covered by your plan.
Source: CMS, Telehealth Indicator on Medicare Care Compare (fact sheet, January 2023); CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Patel 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 Dr. Patel 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
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Chicago, IL (2024, 73 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 555. Middle half: 209 to 1,609.
Fewer Medicare Part B services than 70% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Illinois (2024, 510 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 1,606. Middle half: 498 to 4,458.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Chicago, IL (2024, 73 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $41,262. Middle half: $19,077 to $88,491.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Illinois (2024, 510 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $106,863. Middle half: $38,231 to $219,277.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 80% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Chicago, IL (2024, 73 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $30,495. Middle half: $14,000 to $65,692.
A higher Medicare payment amount than 60% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Illinois (2024, 510 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $80,532. Middle half: $29,135 to $165,785.
Medicare Part D prescriptions
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Chicago, IL (2024, 83 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 86. Middle half: 29 to 161.
Fewer Part D prescriptions than 60% of clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Illinois (2024, 514 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 182. Middle half: 66 to 405.
Part D drug cost
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Chicago, IL (2024, 83 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $554. Middle half: $186 to $2,128.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Orthopaedic Surgery in Illinois (2024, 514 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $1,228. Middle half: $350 to $3,190.
274 active clinicians are listed under Orthopaedic Surgery with a practice address in Chicago, IL (1,004 in Illinois).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Chicago
6.2% of these 274 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
36.5% of these 274 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 13% from 694 in 2020 to 601 in 2024.
- 2020: 694
- 2021: 1,304
- 2022: 531
- 2023: 558
- 2024: 601
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount varied from year to year: $143,754 in 2020 and $146,195 in 2024.
- 2020: $143,754
- 2021: $192,534
- 2022: $114,142
- 2023: $182,220
- 2024: $146,195
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare varied from year to year: $113,015 in 2020 and $115,329 in 2024.
- 2020: $113,015
- 2021: $152,372
- 2022: $90,496
- 2023: $144,167
- 2024: $115,329
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions varied from year to year: 106 in 2020 and 105 in 2024.
- 2020: 106
- 2021: 75
- 2022: 103
- 2023: 95
- 2024: 105
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30-day fills
30-day fills varied from year to year: 116 in 2020 and 105 in 2024.
- 2020: 116
- 2021: 78
- 2022: 108
- 2023: 98
- 2024: 105
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost decreased 39% from $1,489 in 2020 to $915 in 2024.
- 2020: $1,489
- 2021: $698
- 2022: $1,581
- 2023: $1,776
- 2024: $915
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Industry payments (Open Payments)
Industry payments (Open Payments) increased 57% from $98,420.62 in 2021 to $154,669.41 in 2025.
- 2021: $98,420.62
- 2022: $159,416.96
- 2023: $116,203.34
- 2024: $289,463.64
- 2025: $154,669.41
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2024), CMS Open Payments (2025), CMS Doctors and Clinicians, CMS release of October 2, 2026, 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
Program year 2025 (payments made January 1 โ December 31, 2025): 77 records totaling $154,669.41.
| Manufacturer | Payment Nature | Product | Type | Amount ($) |
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| Globus Medical, Inc. |
Royalty or License
Cash or cash equivalent
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MODULUS | General | $23,791.70 |
| Globus Medical, Inc. |
Royalty or License
Cash or cash equivalent
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MODULUS | General | $23,681.31 |
| Globus Medical, Inc. |
Royalty or License
Cash or cash equivalent
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MODULUS | General | $22,905.50 |
| Globus Medical, Inc. |
Royalty or License
Cash or cash equivalent
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MODULUS | General | $21,531.08 |
| Kuros Biosciences AG |
Consulting Fee
Dividend, profit or other return on investment
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MAGNETOS | General | $20,141.28 |
| Alphatec Spine, Inc |
Consulting Fee
Cash or cash equivalent
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Other - Miscellaneous | General | $8,000.00 |
| Alphatec Spine, Inc |
Consulting Fee
Cash or cash equivalent
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IdentiTi | General | $6,354.93 |
| Alphatec Spine, Inc |
Consulting Fee
Cash or cash equivalent
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Other - Miscellaneous | General | $5,500.00 |
| Alphatec Spine, Inc |
Consulting Fee
Cash or cash equivalent
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Other - Miscellaneous | General | $5,075.94 |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. |
Consulting Fee
Cash or cash equivalent
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7D Surgical System | General | $2,595.00 |
| Alphatec Spine, Inc |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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Other - Miscellaneous | General | $1,540.81 |
| Alphatec Spine, Inc |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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Other - Miscellaneous | General | $1,098.00 |
| Alphatec Spine, Inc |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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Other - Miscellaneous | General | $1,067.62 |
| Orthofix Medical, Inc. |
Consulting Fee
Cash or cash equivalent
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MISCELLANEOUS | General | $865.00 |
| Alphatec Spine, Inc |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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Other - Miscellaneous | General | $764.26 |
| LIGHTBODY MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIES INC |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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โ | General | $642.64 |
| Kuros Biosciences USA, Inc |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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MAGNETOS | General | $446.96 |
| Alphatec Spine, Inc |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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Other - Miscellaneous | General | $440.78 |
| Alphatec Spine, Inc |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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Other - Miscellaneous | General | $440.78 |
| Medtronic, Inc. |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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MAZOR X SYSTEM | General | $422.01 |
| Kuros Biosciences USA, Inc |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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MAGNETOS | General | $411.33 |
| Alphatec Spine, Inc |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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Other - Miscellaneous | General | $390.00 |
| Kuros Biosciences USA, Inc |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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MAGNETOS | General | $388.15 |
| Alphatec Spine, Inc |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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Other - Miscellaneous | General | $379.29 |
| Kuros Biosciences USA, Inc |
Travel and Lodging
In-kind items and services
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MAGNETOS | General | $356.97 |
(top 25 shown)
Source: CMS Open Payments, program year 2025, released June 30, 2026.
Performed Procedures & Service Volume
CPTยฎ is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association. CPT codes, descriptions and other data only are copyright 2016โ2023 American Medical Association. All rights reserved. Applicable FARS/HHSARS apply. Descriptions of CPT codes are the AMA's CPT Consumer Friendly Descriptors as published by CMS in the Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners โ by Provider and Service data, 2017โ2024; they are plain-language summaries, not for clinical coding or documentation. HCPCS Level II codes and descriptions are from CMS. Fee schedules, relative value units, conversion factors and/or related components are not assigned by the AMA, are not part of CPT, and the AMA is not recommending their use. The AMA does not directly or indirectly practice medicine or dispense medical services. The AMA assumes no liability for data contained or not contained herein.
| HCPCS Code | Services | Patients | Submitted Charge | Medicare Allowed |
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99213
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with low level od decision making, if using time, 20 minutes or more
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105 | 85 | $219.00 | $96.45 |
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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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74 | 74 | $505.00 | $179.41 |
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73562
X-ray of knee, 3 views
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54 | 47 | $141.00 | $34.19 |
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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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52 | 49 | $323.00 | $134.33 |
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22853
Insertion of cage or mesh device to spine bone and disc space during spine fusion
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45 | 31 | $1630.00 | $308.58 |
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73502
X-ray of hip, 2-3 views
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45 | 34 | $171.00 | $39.14 |
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73030
X-ray of shoulder, minimum of 2 views
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41 | 29 | $132.00 | $27.75 |
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72100
X-ray of lower and sacral spine, 2-3 views
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29 | 18 | $160.00 | $31.21 |
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72040
X-ray of upper spine, 2-3 views
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25 | 14 | $147.00 | $30.96 |
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22216
Incision or removal of spine bone segment, each additional segment
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21 | 14 | $3759.00 | $428.53 |
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72082
X-ray of entire middle and lower spine, 2-3 views
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16 | 13 | $262.00 | $58.92 |
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22214
Incision or removal of lower spine bone segment
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15 | 15 | $12530.00 | $892.37 |
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22551
Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc
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14 | 14 | $10983.00 | $2044.88 |
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22845
Placement of stabilizing device to front, 2-3 spine bone segments
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14 | 14 | $9929.00 | $873.99 |
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22633
Fusion of spine in lower back with partial removal of spine bone and disc
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13 | 13 | $11609.00 | $2157.72 |
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72050
X-ray of upper spine, 4-5 views
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13 | 11 | $214.00 | $43.68 |
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99442
Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes
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13 | 13 | $175.00 | $96.20 |
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99203
New patient office or other outpatient visit with low level of medical decision making, if using time, 30 minutes or more
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12 | 12 | $330.00 | $119.64 |
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 2024.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Mupirocin | Mupirocin | 76 | 1,064 | $429.97 | 73 |
| Gabapentin | Gabapentin | 18 | 482 | $143.63 | โ |
| Celecoxib | Celecoxib | 11 | 315 | $341.37 | โ |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2024; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X
An orthopaedic surgeon is trained in the preservation, investigation and restoration of the form and function of the extremities, spine and associated structures by medical, surgical and physical means. An orthopaedic surgeon is involved with the care of patients whose musculoskeletal problems include congenital deformities, trauma, infections, tumors, metabolic disturbances of the musculoskeletal system, deformities, injuries and degenerative diseases of the spine, hands, feet, knee, hip, shoulder and elbow in children and adults. An orthopaedic surgeon is also concerned with primary and secondary muscular problems and the effects of central or peripheral nervous system lesions of the musculoskeletal system.
NUCC Taxonomy Code: 207X00000X
An orthopaedic surgeon is trained in the preservation, investigation and restoration of the form and function of the extremities, spine and associated structures by medical, surgical and physical means. An orthopaedic surgeon is involved with the care of patients whose musculoskeletal problems include congenital deformities, trauma, infections, tumors, metabolic disturbances of the musculoskeletal system, deformities, injuries and degenerative diseases of the spine, hands, feet, knee, hip, shoulder and elbow in children and adults. An orthopaedic surgeon is also concerned with primary and secondary muscular problems and the effects of central or peripheral nervous system lesions of the musculoskeletal system.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY
I20110811000677
IL
9830196534
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, CMS release of October 2, 2026
Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation
1001 Commerce Dr, Oak Brook, IL 605238865
Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation
251 E Huron, Chicago, IL 606112908
Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation
251 E Huron St, Chicago, IL 606112908
Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation
259 E Erie St, Chicago, IL 606112930
Phone: 3125031944
Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation
660 N Westmoreland Rd, Lake Forest, IL 600451673
Phone: 3129266146
Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation
675 N Saint Clair St, Chicago, IL 606115975
Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation
675 N St Clair, Chicago, IL 606115975
Clinicians Sharing This Practice Address or Phone
Clinicians sharing this NPPES address, phone or fax; a shared contact does not mean they work together.
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Orthopaedic Surgery
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Physician Assistant
Physician Assistant (Certified)
Career & Practice History
NPI enumerated July 25, 2006.
No changes to the name, practice address, taxonomy or NPI status in this record have been observed in the monthly NPPES data files from January 2017 to November 2026.
NPI Administrative Meta
Other Orthopaedic Surgery Specialists in Chicago
- Dr. Joseph Cohen, MD
- Dr. Jay Boughanem, MD
- Dr. Daniel Park, MD
- Matthew Caid
- Dr. Jonathan Nassos, MD
- Dr. Nathan Varady, MD
Mailing Address
676 N. St. Clair Suite 1350, Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation
Chicago, IL 60611
Phone: 3126956800