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Dr. Christopher Michael Kapp, MD

Accepting New Patients
(Christopher M. Kapp, MD)
Specializes in: Pulmonology (Lung & Respiratory Disease), General Practice and Critical Care (Intensive Care Medicine)
Indiana University School of Medicine (2013)
Professional interests include: hemoptysis, lung nodule, bronchoscopy, and more.
676 N St Clair Street Arkes Pavilion, Suite 2100
Chicago, IL 60611

Dr. Christopher Michael Kapp, MD is a pulmonologist in Chicago, IL specializing in pulmonology (lung & respiratory disease), general practice and critical care (intensive care medicine). He graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine in 2013 and has 12 years of experience. Dr. Christopher Michael Kapp, MD is affiliated with Northwestern Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern Medical Group (NMG) and Northwestern Medicine Canning Thoracic Institute.

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Office Locations

676 N St Clair Street Arkes Pavilion, Suite 2100
Chicago, IL 60611
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1000 N Westmoreland Road Pavilion B, Level 1
Lake Forest, IL 60045
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Some issues Dr. Christopher Michael Kapp, MD can help you with:

Bronchoscopy

Bronchoscopy is a procedure in which a thin tube with a camera, called a bronchoscope, is inserted in the mouth or nose and slowly advanced to the lungs. This allows doctors to see the respiratory tract, which includes the throat, larynx (voice box), trachea (windpipe), bronchi (airways), and lungs. Doctors may recommend those who have or show signs of lung problems - for example, lung cancer or difficulty breathing - to undergo a bronchoscopy.

In performing a diagnostic bronchoscopy, doctors may only wish to visualize the respiratory tract, or doctors may also collect samples of tissue or fluid. The samples can help diagnose patients' conditions or, if patients have cancer, they can be used for staging purposes. One method for sample collection is bronchoalveolar lavage. In a bronchoalveolar lavage, doctors inject saline (salt water) through the bronchoscope and then suction it out of the airways. The washout collected is tested for lung disorders. Doctors can also insert a biopsy tool to collect tissue or mucus samples. The following are biopsies that can be performed by bronchoscopy:

  • Brush biopsy, which uses a brush to collect samples.
  • Endobronchial biopsy, which uses the bronchoscope to guide forceps to sample lung tissue.
  • Transbronchial biopsy, which uses forceps and image guidance - such as X-rays, CT scans, or fluoroscopy - to sample lung tissue.
  • Transbronchial fine needle aspiration (TBNA), which uses a small needle to take samples of the lymph nodes or lungs.

For visualization, bronchoscopy can be done alone, or it can be combined with ultrasound. Endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) allows real-time imaging of the airway and is used for diagnosing and staging lung cancer, as well as for determining where the cancer has spread. EBUS can be performed with TBNA, a procedure known as endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA).

Doctors can also use bronchoscopy as a treatment for lung problems. For example, if a foreign body is trapped in the airway, doctors can insert forceps through the bronchoscope to remove it. If the airway has become narrowed - which may occur if patients have an infection, cancer, or some other inflammatory issue - bronchoscopy can be used to place a device called a stent in the area of constriction. The stent will keep the airway open, allowing the patient to breathe properly.

During a bronchoscopy, patients will be given medication (sedative) to help them relax. If it is only a diagnostic bronchoscopy, patients will be kept awake, but if the bronchoscopy is for therapeutic purposes, patients will be put to sleep by general anesthesia. After the procedure, patients will need to stay in the hospital for a few hours. They will not be able to eat or drink for about 2 hours. Some patients may experience discomfort, such as a sore throat or pain while swallowing. Throat lozenges and gargling may help alleviate these symptoms, which should go away after a few days. Patients will need to have someone drive them home once their doctor determines that they are ready.

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Christopher Michael Kapp, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Affordability:

transbronchial needle aspiration

In 2023, Dr. Christopher Michael Kapp, MD had a list price for transbronchial needle aspiration (TBNA) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Illinois. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Top 25%

By Volume:

aspiration procedures
bronchoscopy

By Affordability:

transbronchial biopsy

In 2013, among providers in related specialties within Illinois, Dr. Christopher Michael Kapp, MD performed more aspiration procedures, and bronchoscopy procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for transbronchial biopsy that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Michael Kapp, MD.

Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 15
Black 0
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Michael Kapp, MD in 2016

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Christopher Michael Kapp, MD treated during 2016 were hypertension and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 0
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 75
Depression 0
Chronic Kidney Disease 0
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 0
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Michael Kapp, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Chicago, IL during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Michael Kapp, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care 39
inpatient care 25
outpatient care 14

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Michael Kapp, MD.

Gender
Male 23
Female 19
Age
From 65 to 74 0
From 75 to 84 11
85 and over 19
Less than 65 0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Michael Kapp, MD in 2017

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Christopher Michael Kapp, MD treated during 2017 were hypertension, chronic kidney disease, high cholesterol and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 60
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 50
Depression 48
Chronic Kidney Disease 71
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 29
Heart Failure 43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 48
Dementia 33
Cancer 31

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Michael Kapp, MD in 2019

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Christopher Michael Kapp, MD treated during 2019 were chronic kidney disease, hypertension, heart failure and high cholesterol.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 63
Stroke 0
Ischemic Heart Disease 63
Depression 0
Chronic Kidney Disease 75
Asthma 0
Osteoperosis 0
Atrial Fibrilation 0
Heart Failure 63
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 0
Diabetes 50
Dementia 0
Cancer 0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Michael Kapp, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Chicago, IL during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, pleural drainage and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Michael Kapp, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration 31
hospital care 51
inpatient care 51
open surgery 17
pleural drainage 31
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures 17
thoracostomy 17

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Michael Kapp, MD.

Gender
Male 82
Female 93
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 104
Black 51
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 89
From 75 to 84 47
85 and over 14
Less than 65 25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Michael Kapp, MD in 2020

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Christopher Michael Kapp, MD treated during 2020 were hypertension, ischemic heart disease, high cholesterol and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 60
Stroke 14
Ischemic Heart Disease 66
Depression 30
Chronic Kidney Disease 58
Asthma 13
Osteoperosis 13
Atrial Fibrilation 23
Heart Failure 44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 31
Diabetes 39
Dementia 21
Cancer 33

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Michael Kapp, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Chicago, IL during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, aspiration and pleural drainage.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Michael Kapp, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration 68
bronchoscopy 43
doctor visit 40
hospital care 111
inpatient care 111
open surgery 32
pleural drainage 54
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures 32
thoracostomy 32

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Michael Kapp, MD.

Gender
Male 149
Female 140
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 165
Black 93
Hispanic 0
Asian 0
Other 14
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 148
From 75 to 84 68
85 and over 18
Less than 65 55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Michael Kapp, MD in 2021

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Christopher Michael Kapp, MD treated during 2021 were hypertension, ischemic heart disease, high cholesterol and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 59
Stroke 11
Ischemic Heart Disease 66
Depression 29
Chronic Kidney Disease 57
Asthma 13
Osteoperosis 12
Atrial Fibrilation 21
Heart Failure 35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 34
Diabetes 36
Dementia 18
Cancer 29

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Michael Kapp, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Chicago, IL during 2022 were pulmonary testing, hospital care, inpatient care and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Michael Kapp, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy 12
doctor visit 11
hospital care 31
inpatient care 31
pulmonary testing 40

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Michael Kapp, MD.

Gender
Male 66
Female 52
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 27
Black 59
Hispanic 20
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 43
From 75 to 84 24
85 and over 14
Less than 65 37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Michael Kapp, MD in 2022

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Christopher Michael Kapp, MD treated during 2022 were high cholesterol, hypertension, chronic kidney disease and diabetes.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 25
Ischemic Heart Disease 46
Depression 25
Chronic Kidney Disease 60
Asthma 20
Osteoperosis 14
Atrial Fibrilation 27
Heart Failure 47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 42
Diabetes 56
Dementia 24
Cancer 25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Michael Kapp, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Chicago, IL during 2023 were bronchoscopy, aspiration, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Michael Kapp, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration 51
bronchoscopy 98
diagnostic procedures 40
doctor visit 69
hospital care 42
inpatient care 42
minimally invasive procedures 40
minor procedures 14
pleural drainage 26

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Michael Kapp, MD.

Gender
Male 89
Female 79
Ethnicity
Non-Hispanic White 95
Black 34
Hispanic 24
Asian 0
Other 0
Native American 0
Age
From 65 to 74 78
From 75 to 84 48
85 and over 16
Less than 65 26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Michael Kapp, MD in 2023

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Christopher Michael Kapp, MD treated during 2023 were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and cancer.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 75
Stroke 16
Ischemic Heart Disease 45
Depression 24
Chronic Kidney Disease 33
Asthma 10
Osteoperosis 13
Atrial Fibrilation 28
Heart Failure 36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 39
Diabetes 35
Dementia 11
Cancer 42

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2016 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Michael Kapp, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Christopher Michael Kapp, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Chicago, IL were hospital care, inpatient care, bronchoscopy and aspiration.

aspiration 50
bronchoscopy 51
diagnostic procedures 40
doctor visit 40
hospital care 54
inpatient care 52
minimally invasive procedures 40
minor procedures 14
open surgery 24
outpatient care 14
pleural drainage 37
pulmonary testing 40
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures 24
thoracostomy 24

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2016 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Michael Kapp, MD.

Gender
Male 58
Female 54
Ethnicity
Black / African American 33
Asian / Pacific Islander 0
Non-Hispanic White 58
Hispanic 6
Native American / Alaskan Native 0
Other 2
Age
75 to 84 28
85 and over 11
Less than 65 20
65 to 74 51

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Michael Kapp, MD From 2016 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Christopher Michael Kapp, MD treated were hypertension, ischemic heart disease, high cholesterol and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension 75
High Cholesterol 56
Stroke 9
Ischemic Heart Disease 58
Depression 22
Chronic Kidney Disease 50
Asthma 8
Osteoporosis 7
Heart Failure 38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 20
Diabetes 37
Atrial Fibrillation 18
Dementia 15
Cancer 22

Education & Training

Dr. Christopher Michael Kapp, MD graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine in 2013. He completed residency at University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine (Certified) and has a state license in Illinois.

Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine (2013)

Residency: University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago (2016)

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine (Certified)

Licensed In: Illinois

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Christopher Michael Kapp, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Northwestern Medicine
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Northwestern Medical Group (NMG)
Northwestern Medicine Canning Thoracic Institute

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Christopher Michael Kapp, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.99 out of 5 stars based on 67 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Christopher Michael Kapp, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Chicago, IL. 

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Christopher Michael Kapp, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

Payments by Company
Intuitive Surgical, Inc. $18,149 Da Vinci Surgical System
$18,149
Cook Incorporated $3,868 Melker
$3,868
Ethicon Inc. $926 Monarch Platform
$926
ERBE USA Inc $625 ERBE
$218 		APC2
$195 		CRYO
$190 		VIO3 Cryo APC
$22
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP $484 IMFINZI
$242 		TAGRISSO
$21
$221
Other $891 GENERAL THERAPIES
$456 		Photofrin
$137 		ILLUMISITE
$100 		ZEPHYR DELIVERY CATHETER
$87 		Single-Use flexible Video Bronchoscope
$59 		Other
$51
Types of Payments
Education $16,000
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program $3,868
Food and Beverage $3,283
Travel and Lodging $1,792

Research Payments

Dr. Christopher Michael Kapp, MD has received 2 research payments totaling $62,534.

Biography

Dr. Christopher Kapp specializes in general practice, pulmonology (lung & respiratory disease), and critical care (intensive care medicine) and practices in Chicago, IL. Patients gave him an average rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5). He studied medicine at Indiana University School of Medicine. Dr. Kapp's medical residency was performed at a hospital affiliated with the University of Illinois at Chicago. He is conversant in Spanish. Dr. Kapp is professionally affiliated with Northwestern Medical Group (NMG), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, and Northwestern Memorial Hospital. He has an open panel in Chicago, IL according to Yext.

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