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Dr. Fred A. Sweet, MD

(13 Ratings)

Specializes in: Spine Surgery and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

2902 Mcfarland Road Suite 300
Rockford, IL 61107

(815) 316-2100

Dr. Fred A. Sweet, MD is a spine surgeon in Rockford, IL specializing in spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery.

Office Locations

2902 Mcfarland Road Suite 300
Rockford, IL 61107

(815) 316-2100

(815) 316-2099

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In The News

“Dr. Fred A. Sweet, a surgeon with Rockford Spine Center, said the infections, collectively known as MRSA, have spread rapidly since it was first noted in 1961 - one study showed a 14-fold increase...”—"Surgeon's study aimed at fighting MRSA", Mtshasta News, March 2010

“"Dr. Fred Sweet, an adult and pediatric spine surgeon with Rockford Spine Center, has worked with Sturm on several high-risk cases and said as many as 70 percent to 80 percent of people who suffer...”—"Surgery helps ease pain from fractured vertebra", Mtshasta News, January 2010

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Fred A. Sweet, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Rockford, IL during 2012 were spinal procedures, X-rays, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fred A. Sweet, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	46
aspiration	28
decompression surgery	79
doctor visit	226
injections	28
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	169
nerve procedures	79
pelvic imaging	30
revision surgery	28
spinal procedures	605
X-rays	291

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Fred A. Sweet, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Rockford, IL during 2013 were spinal procedures, X-rays, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fred A. Sweet, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	45
aspiration	31
decompression surgery	77
doctor visit	229
injections	31
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	195
nerve procedures	77
pelvic imaging	24
revision surgery	35
spinal procedures	646
X-rays	303

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred A. Sweet, MD.

**Gender**
Male	126
Female	188

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	281
Black	18
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	136
From 75 to 84	105
85 and over	22
Less than 65	51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred A. Sweet, MD in 2013

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	33
Dementia	4
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Fred A. Sweet, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Rockford, IL during 2014 were spinal procedures, X-rays, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fred A. Sweet, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	55
aspiration	21
decompression surgery	77
doctor visit	223
injections	21
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	157
neck surgery	13
nerve procedures	77
pelvic imaging	36
revision surgery	21
spinal procedures	635
X-rays	349

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred A. Sweet, MD.

**Gender**
Male	150
Female	202

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	333
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	173
From 75 to 84	103
85 and over	26
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred A. Sweet, MD in 2014

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	31
Dementia	4
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Fred A. Sweet, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Rockford, IL during 2015 were spinal procedures, X-rays, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fred A. Sweet, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	35
aspiration	15
decompression surgery	82
doctor visit	219
injections	15
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	169
nerve procedures	82
pelvic imaging	42
revision surgery	18
spinal procedures	627
X-rays	342

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred A. Sweet, MD.

**Gender**
Male	358
Female	326

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	650
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	362
From 75 to 84	192
85 and over	28
Less than 65	102

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred A. Sweet, MD in 2015

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	32
Dementia	4
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Fred A. Sweet, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Rockford, IL during 2016 were spinal procedures, X-rays, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fred A. Sweet, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	32
aspiration	15
decompression surgery	57
doctor visit	234
injections	15
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	204
nerve procedures	57
pelvic imaging	33
revision surgery	12
spinal procedures	639
X-rays	345

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred A. Sweet, MD.

**Gender**
Male	170
Female	217

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	359
Black	13
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	193
From 75 to 84	111
85 and over	36
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred A. Sweet, MD in 2016

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	29
Dementia	5
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Fred A. Sweet, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Rockford, IL during 2017 were spinal procedures, X-rays, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and pelvic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fred A. Sweet, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	22
aspiration	21
decompression surgery	47
doctor visit	243
injections	21
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	181
nerve procedures	47
pelvic imaging	67
spinal procedures	527
X-rays	333

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred A. Sweet, MD.

**Gender**
Male	160
Female	220

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	352
Black	11
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	205
From 75 to 84	111
85 and over	18
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred A. Sweet, MD in 2017

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	27
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Fred A. Sweet, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Rockford, IL during 2018 were spinal procedures, X-rays, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and pelvic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fred A. Sweet, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	17
aspiration	22
decompression surgery	24
doctor visit	262
injections	22
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	222
nerve procedures	24
pelvic imaging	68
spinal procedures	545
X-rays	327

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred A. Sweet, MD.

**Gender**
Male	172
Female	223

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	360
Black	11
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	205
From 75 to 84	109
85 and over	27
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred A. Sweet, MD in 2018

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	28
Dementia	5
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Fred A. Sweet, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Rockford, IL during 2019 were spinal procedures, X-rays, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and pelvic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fred A. Sweet, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	41
aspiration	11
decompression surgery	27
doctor visit	241
injections	11
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	207
neck surgery	12
nerve procedures	27
pelvic imaging	69
spinal procedures	574
X-rays	351

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred A. Sweet, MD.

**Gender**
Male	174
Female	222

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	356
Black	12
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	192
From 75 to 84	124
85 and over	34
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred A. Sweet, MD in 2019

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	31
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Fred A. Sweet, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Rockford, IL during 2020 were spinal procedures, X-rays, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and pelvic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fred A. Sweet, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	28
aspiration	15
decompression surgery	14
doctor visit	167
injections	15
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	262
nerve procedures	14
pelvic imaging	107
spinal procedures	748
X-rays	521

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred A. Sweet, MD.

**Gender**
Male	226
Female	263

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	450
Black	0
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	246
From 75 to 84	141
85 and over	36
Less than 65	66

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred A. Sweet, MD in 2020

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	30
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Fred A. Sweet, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Rockford, IL during 2021 were spinal procedures, X-rays, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and pelvic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fred A. Sweet, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	27
aspiration	14
decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	194
hip imaging	19
injections	14
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	470
musculoskeletal imaging	32
nerve procedures	13
pelvic imaging	290
spinal procedures	1433
X-rays	1228

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred A. Sweet, MD.

**Gender**
Male	411
Female	604

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	927
Black	26
Hispanic	31
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	475
From 75 to 84	357
85 and over	79
Less than 65	104

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred A. Sweet, MD in 2021

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	33
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Fred A. Sweet, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Rockford, IL during 2022 were X-rays, spinal procedures, pelvic imaging and MRI (magnetic resonance imaging).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fred A. Sweet, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	13
doctor visit	50
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	116
pelvic imaging	136
spinal procedures	509
X-rays	516

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred A. Sweet, MD.

**Gender**
Male	197
Female	231

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	393
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	195
From 75 to 84	156
85 and over	38
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred A. Sweet, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	33
Dementia	4
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Fred A. Sweet, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Fred A. Sweet, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Rockford, IL were spinal procedures, X-rays, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) and pelvic imaging.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	32
aspiration	19
decompression surgery	49
doctor visit	208
hip imaging	19
injections	19
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	213
musculoskeletal imaging	32
neck surgery	12
nerve procedures	49
pelvic imaging	82
revision surgery	22
spinal procedures	680
X-rays	446

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred A. Sweet, MD.

**Gender**
Female	245
Male	194

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	8
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	405
Hispanic	6
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	1

**Age**
85 and over	31
75 to 84	137
Less than 65	55
65 to 74	216

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Fred A. Sweet, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Fred A. Sweet, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Dementia	4
Cancer	8

Education & Training

He has a state license in Illinois.

Licensed In: Illinois

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Fred A. Sweet, MD has a high overall rating with an average of 4.23 out of 5 stars based on 13 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Fred A. Sweet, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Rockford, IL.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
NUVASIVE, INC.	$26,940 TLIF $11,465	XLIF $6,782	TLX $6,000	Reline $365	Thoracolumbar $149	Other $2,178
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$15,500 CD HORIZON $13,757	AQUAMANTYS $114	ELEVATE $97	O-ARM-Spine $88	PlasmaBlade $58	Other $1,385
Alphatec Spine, Inc	$1,813 Other - Miscellaneous $1,813
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated	$202 Exparel $202
Medtronic, Inc.	$142 CD HORIZON SPINAL SYSTEM $142
Other	$318 RAIL $131	OR3O Dual Mobility $50	ACTIVAC $33	Reunion $27	PRODISC C $22	Other $56

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$18,886
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$13,200
Consulting Fee	$10,625
Food and Beverage	$2,203

Research Payments

Dr. Fred A. Sweet, MD has received 1 research payments totaling $3,300.

Biography

Dr. Fred Sweet is a spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery specialist in Rockford, IL. Dr. Sweet has obtained a license to practice in Illinois.