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Dr. Edward Andrew Telfer, MD

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Specializes in: Cardiac Electrophysiology (Heart Rhythm) and Adult Cardiology

University of Michigan Medical School (1986)

Professional interests include: heart problems

2540 Hauser Ross Drive
Sycamore, IL 60178

(815) 398-3000

Dr. Edward Andrew Telfer, MD is a cardiac electrophysiologist in Sycamore, IL specializing in cardiac electrophysiology (heart rhythm) and adult cardiology. He graduated from University of Michigan Medical School in 1986 and has 40 years of experience. Dr. Edward Andrew Telfer, MD is affiliated with OSF Healthcare.

Office Locations

OSF Healthcare

2540 Hauser Ross Drive
Sycamore, IL 60178

(815) 398-3000

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444 Roxbury Road
Rockford, IL 61107

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Some issues Dr. Edward Andrew Telfer, MD can help you with:

Heart Problems

The heart is one of the most important organs in the body. This smooth muscle expands and contracts rhythmically an entire lifetime, pumping blood to the lungs and then to every other cell in the body. When heart problems occur, it becomes difficult for the body to get the nutrients and oxygen it needs via the blood. So while there are a variety of illnesses and disorders that affect the heart, most of them cause weakness, exhaustion and shortness of breath. The most common heart conditions include heart disease, angina, arrhythmia, and valve disorders.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States for both men and women. This includes coronary artery disease, heart attacks, congestive heart failure, and congenital heart disease. Some conditions, such as genetics, cannot be controlled. But there are many other things one can do to lower their risk for heart disease. Controlling high blood pressure and cholesterol levels, reducing or stopping smoking, exercising more and losing weight if needed, and eating a diet low in sodium can all protect the heart.

Angina is a squeezing type of chest pain that happens when the muscles around the heart don't get enough oxygen. It can be regular or infrequent. Usually, angina is caused by coronary heart disease. However, not all chest pain is angina. Chest pain can also be caused by a lung infection or panic attack, for example, so it is important to have any sudden pain checked.

Arrhythmia is the word for when the heart beats too fast, too slow, or irregularly with skipped beats. It can feel frightening, and depending on the type it can be dangerous, but in most cases arrhythmia is not serious and can be treated. It is very common, especially in older adults.

Heart valve problems can happen in any one of the the heart's four valves that keep blood flowing where it needs to go. Babies can be born with problems in their heart valves, or valves can be damaged by infections. The valves can stiffen and become less mobile, or they can stop closing properly and 'leak' when the heart beats. Valve problems can usually be repaired surgically.

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Edward Andrew Telfer, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

blood tests

prothrombin time test

By Affordability:

ambulatory cardiac monitoring

ambulatory monitoring

electrocardiogram

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Illinois, Dr. Edward Andrew Telfer, MD performed more blood tests, and prothrombin time (PT) test procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for ambulatory cardiac monitoring, ambulatory monitoring, and electrocardiogram (EKG) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% 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.

Top 10%

By Volume:

blood draw

phlebotomy for lab tests

By Affordability:

ambulatory event monitoring

cardiac event detection monitoring

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Illinois, Dr. Edward Andrew Telfer, MD performed more blood draw, and phlebotomy for lab tests procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of them and he also had a list price for ambulatory event monitoring (AEM), and cardiac event detection monitoring that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% 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.

Top 25%

By Volume:

cardiac event detection monitoring

cardioversion

elective external cardioversion

By Affordability:

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Illinois, Dr. Edward Andrew Telfer, MD performed more cardiac event detection monitoring, cardioversion, and elective external cardioversion procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for hospital care, inpatient care, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) 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

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward Andrew Telfer, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Sycamore, IL during 2012 were lab tests, inpatient care, hospital care and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward Andrew Telfer, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	42
ambulatory monitoring	11
blood draw	48
cardiac procedures	233
cardioversion	18
catheterization	21
diagnostic procedures	33
doctor visit	911
hospital care	395
implant surgery	16
inpatient care	395
lab tests	1365
minimally invasive procedures	58
stress testing	42
ultrasound (sonogram)	125

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward Andrew Telfer, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Sycamore, IL during 2013 were lab tests, inpatient care, hospital care and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward Andrew Telfer, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	36
blood draw	40
cardiac procedures	209
cardioversion	14
catheterization	30
diagnostic procedures	18
doctor visit	1050
hospital care	255
implant surgery	34
inpatient care	255
lab tests	1645
minimally invasive procedures	70
stress testing	38
ultrasound (sonogram)	132

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Andrew Telfer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1014
Female	952

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1828
Black	76
Hispanic	32
Asian	15
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	634
From 75 to 84	688
85 and over	445
Less than 65	199

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Andrew Telfer, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	42
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	42
Dementia	16
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward Andrew Telfer, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Sycamore, IL during 2014 were lab tests, inpatient care, hospital care and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward Andrew Telfer, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	38
ambulatory monitoring	13
blood draw	45
cardiac procedures	116
cardioversion	13
catheterization	19
diagnostic procedures	19
doctor visit	1388
hospital care	204
implant surgery	36
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	13
inpatient care	204
lab tests	908
minimally invasive procedures	74
ultrasound (sonogram)	48

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Andrew Telfer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	954
Female	885

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1688
Black	69
Hispanic	45
Asian	0
Other	25
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	576
From 75 to 84	615
85 and over	439
Less than 65	209

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Andrew Telfer, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	42
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	39
Dementia	17
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward Andrew Telfer, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Sycamore, IL during 2015 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward Andrew Telfer, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	88
cardiac procedures	74
cardioversion	20
doctor visit	1243
hospital care	256
implant surgery	13
inpatient care	256
lab tests	796
minimally invasive procedures	13
ultrasound (sonogram)	61

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Andrew Telfer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1822
Female	1736

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	3262
Black	136
Hispanic	96
Asian	0
Other	40
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1184
From 75 to 84	1088
85 and over	806
Less than 65	480

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Andrew Telfer, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	41
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	39
Dementia	16
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward Andrew Telfer, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Sycamore, IL during 2016 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward Andrew Telfer, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	66
cardiac procedures	102
cardioversion	22
doctor visit	980
hospital care	246
implant surgery	34
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	15
inpatient care	231
lab tests	1049
minimally invasive procedures	45
outpatient care	15
ultrasound (sonogram)	68

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Andrew Telfer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	824
Female	728

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1425
Black	60
Hispanic	37
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	534
From 75 to 84	537
85 and over	317
Less than 65	164

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Andrew Telfer, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	40
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	40
Dementia	16
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward Andrew Telfer, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Sycamore, IL during 2017 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward Andrew Telfer, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	28
blood draw	69
cardiac procedures	58
cardioversion	30
catheterization	14
diagnostic procedures	14
doctor visit	1039
hospital care	229
implant surgery	21
inpatient care	229
lab tests	861
minimally invasive procedures	49
ultrasound (sonogram)	23

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Andrew Telfer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	793
Female	671

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1339
Black	63
Hispanic	31
Asian	11
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	501
From 75 to 84	480
85 and over	306
Less than 65	177

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Andrew Telfer, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	44
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	40
Dementia	17
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward Andrew Telfer, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Sycamore, IL during 2018 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward Andrew Telfer, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	28
blood draw	99
cardiac procedures	50
cardioversion	31
catheterization	14
diagnostic procedures	14
doctor visit	1159
hospital care	178
implant surgery	25
inpatient care	178
lab tests	1056
minimally invasive procedures	53
ultrasound (sonogram)	11

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Andrew Telfer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	823
Female	794

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1486
Black	59
Hispanic	40
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	531
From 75 to 84	577
85 and over	338
Less than 65	171

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Andrew Telfer, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	46
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	38
Dementia	17
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward Andrew Telfer, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Sycamore, IL during 2019 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward Andrew Telfer, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	22
ambulatory monitoring	20
blood draw	52
cardiac procedures	65
cardioversion	26
catheterization	11
diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	503
hospital care	201
implant surgery	22
inpatient care	190
lab tests	1011
minimally invasive procedures	44
outpatient care	11
ultrasound (sonogram)	12

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Andrew Telfer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	711
Female	619

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1234
Black	43
Hispanic	28
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	450
From 75 to 84	491
85 and over	280
Less than 65	109

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Andrew Telfer, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	46
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	39
Dementia	15
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward Andrew Telfer, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Sycamore, IL during 2020 were lab tests, inpatient care, hospital care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward Andrew Telfer, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	30
ambulatory monitoring	19
blood draw	84
cardiac procedures	76
cardioversion	18
catheterization	15
diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	331
hospital care	151
implant surgery	19
inpatient care	151
lab tests	902
minimally invasive procedures	60
ultrasound (sonogram)	23

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Andrew Telfer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	754
Female	642

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1278
Black	61
Hispanic	34
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	426
From 75 to 84	544
85 and over	283
Less than 65	143

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Andrew Telfer, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	47
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	41
Dementia	14
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward Andrew Telfer, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Sycamore, IL during 2021 were lab tests, inpatient care, hospital care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward Andrew Telfer, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	28
ambulatory monitoring	16
blood draw	70
cardiac procedures	62
cardioversion	32
catheterization	14
diagnostic procedures	14
doctor visit	371
hospital care	184
implant surgery	18
inpatient care	184
lab tests	847
minimally invasive procedures	46
ultrasound (sonogram)	14

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Andrew Telfer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	792
Female	718

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1394
Black	48
Hispanic	34
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	499
From 75 to 84	579
85 and over	307
Less than 65	125

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Andrew Telfer, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	46
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	38
Dementia	14
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edward Andrew Telfer, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Sycamore, IL during 2022 were lab tests, blood draw, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward Andrew Telfer, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	48
ambulatory monitoring	22
blood draw	185
cardiac procedures	67
cardioversion	36
catheterization	24
diagnostic procedures	24
doctor visit	415
hospital care	154
implant surgery	21
inpatient care	154
lab tests	1408
minimally invasive procedures	69

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Andrew Telfer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	907
Female	867

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1641
Black	46
Hispanic	37
Asian	0
Other	37
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	567
From 75 to 84	685
85 and over	387
Less than 65	135

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Andrew Telfer, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	56
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	38
Dementia	11
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edward Andrew Telfer, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Edward Andrew Telfer, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Sycamore, IL were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and cardiac procedures.

ablation	33
ambulatory monitoring	16
blood draw	76
cardiac procedures	101
cardioversion	23
catheterization	18
diagnostic procedures	18
doctor visit	853
hospital care	223
implant surgery	23
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	14
inpatient care	220
lab tests	1077
minimally invasive procedures	52
outpatient care	13
stress testing	40
ultrasound (sonogram)	51

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Andrew Telfer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	854
Female	782

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	60
Asian / Pacific Islander	2
Non-Hispanic White	1506
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	37
Other	12

**Age**
75 to 84	571
85 and over	355
Less than 65	173
65 to 74	536

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edward Andrew Telfer, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Edward Andrew Telfer, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and heart failure.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	35
Atrial Fibrillation	40
Dementia	13
Cancer	11

Education & Training

Dr. Edward Andrew Telfer, MD graduated from University of Michigan Medical School in 1986. He completed residency at Trinity Health Ann Arbor Hospital. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine - Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology and has a state license in Illinois.

Medical School: University of Michigan Medical School (1986)

Residency: Trinity Health Ann Arbor Hospital (1990)

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine - Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology (1993)

Licensed In: Illinois

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Edward Andrew Telfer, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

OSF Healthcare

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$2,200 Ablation $971	Micra $893	Amplia MRI $115	Reveal LINQ $72	Percepta $63	Other $87
Boston Scientific Corporation	$1,321 WATCHMAN $1,118	Tachy System $166	WATCHMAN Access System $21	LUX-Dx Insertable Cardiac Monitor $15
St. Jude Medical, Inc.	$735 Electrophysiology $735
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)	$198 LifeVest $198
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$198 ELIQUIS $198
Other	$811 Ablation CathetersAccessories $130	ENTRESTO $122	Ensite $117	Bridge $70	ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM $60	Other $312

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$3,047
Food and Beverage	$2,269
Education	$130
Entertainment	$18

Research Payments

Dr. Edward Andrew Telfer, MD has received 14 research payments totaling $25,489.

Biography

Dr. Edward Telfer, who practices in Rockford, IL and Sycamore, IL, is a medical specialist in adult cardiology, cardiac electrophysiology (heart rhythm), and diagnostic radiology. Dr. Telfer graduated from the University of Michigan Medical School. Clinical interests for Dr. Telfer include heart problems. He is professionally affiliated with OSF Healthcare. According to OSF Healthcare, he is currently accepting new patients at his office in Rockford, IL.