Surgical Volume

Dialysis fistula creation · Illinois

Dialysis fistula creation in Illinois: the highest-volume physicians

20 physicians in Illinois billed Medicare for 407 dialysis fistula creation procedures in 2024. The top 20, with the year before beside it.

Top 20

RankPhysician20242023Change
1Mark J. London, MDGeneral Surgery · Chicago5443+26%
2Timothy P. Oconnor, MDGeneral Surgery · Peoria3866−42%
2Syed S. Bokhari, MDGeneral Surgery · New Lenox3839−3%
4Gabriel A. Wallace, MDVascular Surgery · Palos Heights31—
5Michael R. Dehaan, MDGeneral Surgery · Chicago2442−43%
6Stepan Akshelyan, MDGeneral Surgery · Peoria21—
7Stephen Jensik, MDGeneral Surgery · Chicago18—
7Mohammad Sarhan, MDVascular Surgery · Chicago Ridge1823−22%
9Sean P. Barnett, MDGeneral Surgery · Arlington Heights1719
9Thomas H. Pae, MDGeneral Surgery · Arlington Heights1717
9Stephen M. Ryan, MDVascular Surgery · Springfield1718
12Tadaki M. Tomita, MDVascular Surgery · Chicago1614
13Paul Crisostomo, MDVascular Surgery · Maywood15—
14Felicitas Koller, MDGeneral Surgery · Chicago1323−43%
14Emilie Robinson, MDVascular Surgery · Elgin13—
16Ravi M. DeshmukhGeneral Practice · Chicago1216
16Benjamin B. Lind, MDVascular Surgery · Skokie1218
18Rym El Khoury, MDVascular Surgery · Skokie11—
18Michael Prendergast, MDGeneral Surgery · Evanston11—
18Julia B. Wilkinson, MDVascular Surgery · Winfield11—

A rank counts procedures billed under the physician's own NPI (CPT 36821), in 2024, Medicare fee-for-service only. A surgeon who mostly treats younger or Medicare Advantage patients will rank lower than their total volume. Method and limits.