Top Orthopedic Surgeons in Chicago, IL

This page ranks orthopedic surgeons in Chicago by their verified Medicare hip, knee, and shoulder replacement volume. Chicago is the largest orthopedic market in Illinois by Medicare volume.

The 2024 CMS Medicare file lists 41 ranked surgeons here and 2,924 hip, knee, and shoulder replacements. The mix runs 1,728 knee, 772 hip, and 424 shoulder, with no single procedure past 59% of the total.

Dr. Denis Nam leads on volume with 318 procedures, against a median of 39 across the 41 ranked surgeons here. CMS facility affiliation records connect them to 30 hospitals in Illinois.

Built on public CMS Medicare data. Counts are Medicare fee-for-service volume, not total case volume. Pick a procedure to see surgeons ranked by volume.

41 surgeons profiled 3 procedure types ranked

Procedures in Chicago

Surgeons practicing in Chicago

41 orthopedic surgeons with profiles in Chicago, ranked by verified Medicare procedure volume. Open any surgeon for hospital affiliations and credentials.

1

Dr. Denis Nam

Chicago, IL
318 verified Medicare cases Hip 63 · Knee 255
2

Dr. Vasili Karas

Chicago, IL
287 verified Medicare cases Hip 74 · Knee 213
3

Dr. Raju Ghate

Chicago, IL
257 verified Medicare cases Knee 257
4

Dr. Hany Bedair

Chicago, IL
249 verified Medicare cases Hip 97 · Knee 152
5

Dr. Tad Gerlinger

Chicago, IL
155 verified Medicare cases Hip 50 · Knee 105
6

Dr. Kevin Hardt

Chicago, IL
141 verified Medicare cases Hip 62 · Knee 79
7

Dr. Hue Luu

Chicago, IL
123 verified Medicare cases Hip 49 · Knee 74
8

Dr. Brett Levine

Chicago, IL
118 verified Medicare cases Hip 28 · Knee 90
9

Dr. Gregory Nicholson

Chicago, IL
90 verified Medicare cases Shoulder 90
10

Dr. Cameron Barton

Chicago, IL
89 verified Medicare cases Hip 53 · Knee 36
11

Dr. Matthew Caid

Chicago, IL
89 verified Medicare cases Hip 31 · Knee 58
12

Dr. Adam Edelstein

Chicago, IL
88 verified Medicare cases Hip 33 · Knee 55
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13

Dr. Jeffrey Ackerman

Chicago, IL
78 verified Medicare cases Hip 35 · Knee 43
14

Dr. Linda Suleiman

Chicago, IL
78 verified Medicare cases Hip 15 · Knee 63
15

Dr. Michael Stover

Chicago, IL
75 verified Medicare cases Hip 75
16

Dr. Sara Wallace

Chicago, IL
73 verified Medicare cases Hip 27 · Knee 46
17

Dr. Grant Garrigues

Chicago, IL
66 verified Medicare cases Shoulder 66
18

Dr. Guido Marra

Chicago, IL
51 verified Medicare cases Shoulder 51
19
49 verified Medicare cases Hip 19 · Knee 30
20

Dr. William Thomas

Chicago, IL
42 verified Medicare cases Hip 21 · Knee 21
21

Dr. Lewis Shi

Chicago, IL
39 verified Medicare cases Shoulder 39
22

Dr. Ellis Nam

Chicago, IL
34 verified Medicare cases Knee 20 · Shoulder 14
23

Dr. Nikhil Verma

Chicago, IL
32 verified Medicare cases Shoulder 32
24

Dr. S. David Stulberg

Chicago, IL
31 verified Medicare cases Hip 16 · Knee 15
25

Dr. Brian Forsythe

Chicago, IL
30 verified Medicare cases Shoulder 30
26

Dr. Brian Cole

Chicago, IL
22 verified Medicare cases Shoulder 22
27

Dr. Kevin Rasuli

Chicago, IL
21 verified Medicare cases Shoulder 21
28

Dr. Adam Kahn

Chicago, IL
19 verified Medicare cases Shoulder 19
29

Dr. Gabriel Levi

Chicago, IL
18 verified Medicare cases Knee 18
30

Dr. Viktor Tollemar

Chicago, IL
18 verified Medicare cases Knee 18
31

Dr. Adam Yanke

Chicago, IL
16 verified Medicare cases Shoulder 16
32

Dr. Elizabeth Terhune

Chicago, IL
15 verified Medicare cases Knee 15
33

Dr. Vineet Shah

Chicago, IL
15 verified Medicare cases Knee 15
34
14 verified Medicare cases Knee 14
35

Dr. Ryan Selley

Chicago, IL
13 verified Medicare cases Hip 13
36

Dr. Scott Cordes

Chicago, IL
13 verified Medicare cases Knee 13
37

Dr. Henry Finn

Chicago, IL
12 verified Medicare cases Knee 12
38

Dr. Jose Vega

Chicago, IL
12 verified Medicare cases Shoulder 12
39

Dr. Ken Yamaguchi

Chicago, IL
12 verified Medicare cases Shoulder 12
40

Dr. Telly Psaradellis

Chicago, IL
11 verified Medicare cases Knee 11
41

Dr. Yasser Farid

Chicago, IL
11 verified Medicare cases Hip 11