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Dr. Faisal Saghir, MD

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(Faisal Saghir, MD)

(100 Ratings)

Specializes in: General Practice, Medical Oncology and Hematology (Blood Disorders)

Army Medical College (1995)

Professional interests include: breast cancer, lung cancer

10 Health Service Drive
DeKalb, IL 60115

(815) 756-5255

Dr. Faisal Saghir, MD is a general practitioner in DeKalb, IL specializing in general practice, medical oncology and hematology (blood disorders). He graduated from Army Medical College in 1995 and has 31 years of experience. Dr. Faisal Saghir, MD is affiliated with Northwestern Medicine and Northwestern Medical Group.

Office Locations

10 Health Service Drive
DeKalb, IL 60115

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In The News

“Since then, DeBall has seen three doctors inside the Northwestern Medicine system, including Dr. Faisal Saghir, and said she has had positive reports.”—"Pandemic-era health screenings are down: Why Northwestern Medicine doctors say that's not good", Shaw Media, July 2022

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Faisal Saghir, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Affordability:

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

In 2023, Dr. Faisal Saghir, MD 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 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:

inpatient hospital care

In 2012, Dr. Faisal Saghir, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Illinois.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Faisal Saghir, MD treated as a general practitioner in DeKalb, IL during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, diagnostic procedures and bone marrow tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Faisal Saghir, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	12
bone marrow tests	24
diagnostic procedures	24
doctor visit	885
hospital care	166
inpatient care	166

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Faisal Saghir, MD treated as a general practitioner in DeKalb, IL during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Faisal Saghir, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1013
hospital care	222
inpatient care	222

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Faisal Saghir, MD.

**Gender**
Male	111
Female	197

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	294
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	104
From 75 to 84	129
85 and over	57
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Faisal Saghir, MD in 2013

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	24
Dementia	11
Cancer	44

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Faisal Saghir, MD treated as a general practitioner in DeKalb, IL during 2014 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Faisal Saghir, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	792
hospital care	230
inpatient care	230

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Faisal Saghir, MD.

**Gender**
Male	127
Female	227

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	318
Black	19
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	125
From 75 to 84	137
85 and over	61
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Faisal Saghir, MD in 2014

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	30
Dementia	12
Cancer	45

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Faisal Saghir, MD treated as a general practitioner in DeKalb, IL during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and chemotherapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Faisal Saghir, MD for Medicare patients.

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	166
chemotherapy	166
doctor visit	455
hospital care	405
inpatient care	405
minimally invasive procedures	234

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Faisal Saghir, MD.

**Gender**
Male	228
Female	266

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	412
Black	46
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	176
From 75 to 84	172
85 and over	104
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Faisal Saghir, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	35
Dementia	14
Cancer	49

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Faisal Saghir, MD treated as a general practitioner in DeKalb, IL during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, diagnostic procedures and bone marrow tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Faisal Saghir, MD for Medicare patients.

bone marrow tests	12
diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	501
hospital care	342
inpatient care	342

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Faisal Saghir, MD.

**Gender**
Male	99
Female	152

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	222
Black	15
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	107
From 75 to 84	89
85 and over	36
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Faisal Saghir, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	33
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	40
Dementia	16
Cancer	45

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Faisal Saghir, MD treated as a general practitioner in DeKalb, IL during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Faisal Saghir, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	497
hospital care	367
inpatient care	367

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Faisal Saghir, MD.

**Gender**
Male	89
Female	152

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	226
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	89
From 75 to 84	87
85 and over	43
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Faisal Saghir, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	32
Dementia	15
Cancer	49

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Faisal Saghir, MD treated as a general practitioner in DeKalb, IL during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Faisal Saghir, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	378
hospital care	197
inpatient care	197

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Faisal Saghir, MD.

**Gender**
Male	84
Female	127

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	192
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	85
From 75 to 84	68
85 and over	25
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Faisal Saghir, MD in 2018

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	34
Dementia	16
Cancer	41

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Faisal Saghir, MD treated as a general practitioner in DeKalb, IL during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Faisal Saghir, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	694
hospital care	262
inpatient care	262

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Faisal Saghir, MD.

**Gender**
Male	116
Female	143

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	237
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	101
From 75 to 84	91
85 and over	28
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Faisal Saghir, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	31
Dementia	16
Cancer	40

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Faisal Saghir, MD treated as a general practitioner in DeKalb, IL during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Faisal Saghir, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	754
hospital care	297
inpatient care	297

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Faisal Saghir, MD.

**Gender**
Male	119
Female	192

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	277
Black	15
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	132
From 75 to 84	90
85 and over	41
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Faisal Saghir, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	36
Dementia	15
Cancer	44

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Faisal Saghir, MD treated as a general practitioner in DeKalb, IL during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and vaccines.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Faisal Saghir, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	975
hospital care	296
inpatient care	296
preventive care	12
vaccines	12

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Faisal Saghir, MD.

**Gender**
Male	148
Female	256

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	367
Black	0
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	170
From 75 to 84	127
85 and over	52
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Faisal Saghir, MD in 2021

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	32
Dementia	16
Cancer	53

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Faisal Saghir, MD treated as a general practitioner in DeKalb, IL during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Faisal Saghir, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1008
hospital care	310
inpatient care	310

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Faisal Saghir, MD.

**Gender**
Male	161
Female	283

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	403
Black	16
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	187
From 75 to 84	152
85 and over	63
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Faisal Saghir, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	32
Dementia	8
Cancer	57

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Faisal Saghir, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Faisal Saghir, MD treated as a general practitioner in DeKalb, IL were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and chemotherapy.

aspiration	12
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	166
bone marrow tests	18
chemotherapy	166
diagnostic procedures	18
doctor visit	722
hospital care	281
inpatient care	281
minimally invasive procedures	234
preventive care	12
vaccines	12

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Faisal Saghir, MD.

**Gender**
Male	116
Female	181

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	10
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	268
Hispanic	2
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	103
85 and over	46
Less than 65	31
65 to 74	116

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Faisal Saghir, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Faisal Saghir, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, cancer and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	29
Atrial Fibrillation	17
Cancer	42
Dementia	12

Education & Training

Dr. Faisal Saghir, MD graduated from Army Medical College in 1995. He completed residency at Chicago Medical School/Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine (Certified) and has a state license in Illinois.

Medical School: Army Medical College (1995)

Residency: Chicago Medical School/Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science (2002)

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

Licensed In: Illinois

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Faisal Saghir, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Northwestern Medicine

Northwestern Medical Group

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Faisal Saghir, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 100 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Faisal Saghir, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in DeKalb, IL.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$2,841 IRESSA $19	CALQUENCE $14	$2,808
Celgene Corporation	$200 Pomalyst $21	Revlimid $15	$163
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$172 OPDIVO $114	SPRYCEL $37	EMPLICITI $14	YERVOY $6
Lilly USA, LLC	$150 CYRAMZA $122	LARTRUVO $17	ALIMTA $11
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$150 TASIGNA $48	ZYKADIA $38	Exjade $30	JADENU $13	TAFINLAR $11	Other $11
Other	$1,148 XTANDI $117	SAMSCA $94	ELITEK $85	IMBRUVICA $73	Halaven $63	Other $715

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$2,350
Food and Beverage	$1,770
Travel and Lodging	$325
Education	$215

Research Payments

Dr. Faisal Saghir, MD has received 2 research payments totaling $6,163.

Biography

Dr. Faisal Saghir specializes in general practice, medical oncology, and hematology (blood disorders). These areas are among Dr. Saghir's clinical interests: lung cancer and breast cancer. The average patient rating for Dr. Saghir is 5.0 stars (out of 5). He graduated from Army Medical College and then he performed his residency at Chicago Medical School. Dr. Saghir (or staff) speaks Urdu. He is professionally affiliated with Delnor Hospital and Northwestern Medical Group (NMG). According to Yext, Dr. Saghir is currently accepting new patients at his office in DeKalb, IL.