Dr. Dina Michael Elaraj , MD
Surgery • Chicago, IL
Galter Pavilion, 675 N. St. Clair St., Ste 17-200
Chicago, IL 60611
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NPI assigned on July 5, 2006; this date does not establish years in practice.
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Published CMS data list 217 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:
- 99215 — Established patient outpatient office visit: 59 service units.
- 99205 — New patient outpatient office visit: 50 service units.
- 36500 — Insertion of tube into vein with collection of blood sample: 24 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 all 8 records in the table · Guide: How to read Medicare Part B data
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Published CMS data list 13 Medicare Part D prescriptions, including refills, in 2023.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2023. Published rows only; this is not a quality measure.
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Published Part D records, 2023:
- Dexamethasone — 13 prescription fills, including refills.
Source: CMS, Medicare Part D Prescribers – by Provider and Drug, 2023. 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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More Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Chicago, IL (2024, 125 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 128. Middle half: 61 to 283.
Close to the middle for Medicare Part B services among clinicians listed under Surgery in Illinois (2024, 574 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 234. Middle half: 104 to 407.
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 195 in 2020 to 217 in 2024.
Source: CMS, Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners – by Provider and Service, 2020–2024.
Practice Location & Contact Primary Location
Galter Pavilion
675 N. St. Clair St., Ste 17-200
Chicago, IL 60611
CMS Doctors and Clinicians lists 1 group name: Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation. 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
University Of Maryland School Of Medicine
1998
What Public CMS Data Show
Surgery: NPPES taxonomy is a reported classification, not proof of board certification.
Medicare patients
134 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 $58,908 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 $43,981 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
13 standardized 30-day fills in 2023
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
$11 in 2023
The total cost of these prescriptions in 2023, 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, 2023.
Industry payments (Open Payments)
No Open Payments records are listed for this clinician for 2019–2025.
Years since graduation
28 years (graduated 1998)
CMS Doctors and Clinicians data list 1998 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
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; Medicare.gov, “Does your provider accept Medicare as full payment?”
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.
Enrolled in Medicare (PECOS)
Dr. Elaraj 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. Elaraj 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
More Medicare Part B services than 65% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Chicago, IL (2024, 125 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 128. Middle half: 61 to 283.
Close to the middle for clinicians listed under Surgery in Illinois (2024, 574 clinicians with data). Median for this group: 234. Middle half: 104 to 407.
Medicare-allowed amount
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Chicago, IL (2024, 125 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $16,609. Middle half: $6,202 to $44,149.
A higher Medicare-allowed amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Illinois (2024, 574 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $32,979. Middle half: $12,408 to $58,178.
Paid by Medicare
A higher Medicare payment amount than 75% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Chicago, IL (2024, 125 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $12,574. Middle half: $4,744 to $34,419.
A higher Medicare payment amount than 70% of clinicians listed under Surgery in Illinois (2024, 574 clinicians with data). Median for this group: $24,820. Middle half: $9,412 to $45,065.
Medicare Part D
Comparisons use 2024 data. The latest CMS data for Dr. Elaraj are from 2023.
549 active clinicians are listed under Surgery with a practice address in Chicago, IL (1,523 in Illinois).
Addresses are self-reported to NPPES and may be out of date.
Telehealth indicator in Chicago
5.1% of these 549 clinicians have the CMS telehealth indicator.
28.4% of these 549 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 increased 11% from 195 in 2020 to 217 in 2024.
- 2020: 195
- 2021: 289
- 2022: 284
- 2023: 293
- 2024: 217
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Medicare-allowed amount
Medicare-allowed amount increased 115% from $27,449 in 2020 to $58,908 in 2024.
- 2020: $27,449
- 2021: $56,439
- 2022: $61,774
- 2023: $75,506
- 2024: $58,908
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Paid by Medicare
Paid by Medicare increased 114% from $20,516 in 2020 to $43,981 in 2024.
- 2020: $20,516
- 2021: $42,695
- 2022: $47,165
- 2023: $56,142
- 2024: $43,981
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Medicare Part D prescriptions
Medicare Part D prescriptions went from 11 in 2014 to 13 in 2023.
- 2014: 11
- 2017: 12
- 2019: 30
- 2020: 11
- 2023: 13
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30-day fills
30-day fills went from 11 in 2014 to 13 in 2023.
- 2014: 11
- 2017: 12
- 2019: 43
- 2020: 11
- 2023: 13
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Part D drug cost
Part D drug cost went from $144 in 2014 to $11 in 2023.
- 2014: $144
- 2017: $553
- 2019: $335
- 2020: $23
- 2023: $11
Sources: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (2024), CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers (2023), 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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99215
Established patient office or other outpatient visit with high level of medical decision making, if using time, 40 minutes or more
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59 | 54 | $434.00 | $185.39 |
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99205
New patient office or other outpatient visit with a high level of medical decision making, if using time, 60 minutes or more
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50 | 50 | $717.88 | $230.25 |
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36500
Insertion of tube into vein with collection of blood sample
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24 | 17 | $963.00 | $92.36 |
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10005
Fine needle aspiration biopsy using ultrasound guidance, first growth
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22 | 22 | $687.00 | $134.17 |
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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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18 | 18 | $323.00 | $132.20 |
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76998
Ultrasonic guidance during surgery
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16 | 16 | $298.00 | $45.83 |
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60500
Removal or exploration of parathyroid glands
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15 | 15 | $5600.00 | $876.08 |
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60650
Removal or exploration of adrenal gland through abdomen using an endoscope
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13 | 13 | $5351.86 | $1156.53 |
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 2023.
| Brand Name | Generic Name | Prescriptions | Day Supply | Total Cost | Patients |
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| Dexamethasone | Dexamethasone | 13 | 13 | $10.86 | 13 |
Source: CMS Part D by Provider and Drug, 2023; rows below 11 claims omitted by CMS; volume isn’t quality. Privacy limits
Specialties & License Numbers Reported to NPPES
Self-certified to NPPES: 2025-09-17NUCC Taxonomy Code: 208600000X
A general surgeon has expertise related to the diagnosis - preoperative, operative and postoperative management - and management of complications of surgical conditions in the following areas: alimentary tract; abdomen; breast, skin and soft tissue; endocrine system; head and neck surgery; pediatric surgery; surgical critical care; surgical oncology; trauma and burns; and vascular surgery. General surgeons increasingly provide care through the use of minimally invasive and endoscopic techniques. Many general surgeons also possess expertise in transplantation surgery, plastic surgery and cardiothoracic surgery.
Medicare (PECOS) Enrollment & Ordering Eligibility
Source: CMS PECOSPRACTITIONER - GENERAL SURGERY
I20070921000738
IL
4284638859
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
Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation
675 N Saint Clair St, Chicago, IL 606115975
Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation
250 E Superior St, Chicago, IL 606112914
Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation
885 Roosevelt Rd, Glen Ellyn, IL 601376141
Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation
259 E Erie St, Chicago, IL 606112930
Phone: 3125031944
Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation
675 N St Clair, Chicago, IL 606115975
Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation
251 E Huron St, Chicago, IL 606112908
Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation
250 E Superior, Chicago, IL 606112914
Phone: 3124723660
Northwestern Medical Faculty Foundation
251 E Huron, Chicago, IL 606112908
Career & Practice History Timeline
Changes recorded in monthly NPPES data files: addresses, names, credentials, specialties and NPI status
Registered at 676 N SAINT CLAIR ST STE 650, CHICAGO, IL 606112929 (Tel: 3126950641)
Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: IL 036118704)
Registered at GALTER PAVILION, 675 N. ST. CLAIR ST., STE 17-200, CHICAGO, IL 60611 (Tel: 3126950900)
NPI status registered as active in NPPES database
Registered at 1600 DIVISADERO ST, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 941153010 (Tel: 4153537789)
Registered at 1635 DIVISADERO ST STE 625 BOX 1821, SAN FRANCISCO, CA 941430001 (Tel: 4154764029)
Recorded as DINA ELARAJ, MD
Surgery (license number reported to NPPES: CA A95958)
First registered as active Individual Practitioner in NPPES Database.
NPI Administrative Meta
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Mailing Address
676 N Saint Clair St Ste 650
Chicago, IL 606112929
Phone: 3126950641