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Dr. Gerald Luger, MD

(Dr. Gerald Luger, MD)

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Specializes in: Adult Pulmonology and Adult Critical Care

675 W North Avenue
Melrose Park, IL 60160

(708) 450-4557

Dr. Gerald Luger, MD is a pulmonologist in Melrose Park, IL specializing in adult pulmonology and adult critical care.

Office Locations

675 W North Avenue
Melrose Park, IL 60160

(708) 450-4557

(708) 338-2000

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Gerald Luger, MD in 2023

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

Top 25%

By Affordability:

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

In 2012, Dr. Gerald Luger, 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 75% 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.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gerald Luger, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Melrose Park, IL during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and tracheal (windpipe) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gerald Luger, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	59
hospital care	721
inpatient care	721
pulmonary testing	19
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gerald Luger, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Melrose Park, IL during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and tracheal (windpipe) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gerald Luger, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	15
doctor visit	74
hospital care	612
inpatient care	612
pulmonary testing	70
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	18

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald Luger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	364
Female	368

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	542
Black	94
Hispanic	63
Asian	22
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	218
From 75 to 84	249
85 and over	168
Less than 65	97

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald Luger, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	73
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	61
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	58
Diabetes	51
Dementia	28
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gerald Luger, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Melrose Park, IL during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and tracheal (windpipe) procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gerald Luger, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	11
doctor visit	57
hospital care	624
inpatient care	624
pulmonary testing	36
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	16

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald Luger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	284
Female	318

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	431
Black	79
Hispanic	59
Asian	22
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	193
From 75 to 84	184
85 and over	142
Less than 65	83

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald Luger, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	71
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	54
Diabetes	55
Dementia	32
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gerald Luger, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Melrose Park, IL during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gerald Luger, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	29
hospital care	421
inpatient care	421
pulmonary testing	29

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald Luger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	382
Female	398

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	538
Black	134
Hispanic	74
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	262
From 75 to 84	264
85 and over	144
Less than 65	110

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald Luger, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	64
Asthma	38
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	65
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	55
Diabetes	58
Dementia	32
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gerald Luger, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Melrose Park, IL during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gerald Luger, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	286
inpatient care	286
pulmonary testing	44

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald Luger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	149
Female	158

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	207
Black	52
Hispanic	35
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	105
From 75 to 84	116
85 and over	48
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald Luger, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	69
Asthma	58
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	67
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	55
Diabetes	55
Dementia	40
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gerald Luger, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Melrose Park, IL during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gerald Luger, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	393
inpatient care	393
pulmonary testing	30

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald Luger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	196
Female	188

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	256
Black	55
Hispanic	45
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	129
From 75 to 84	121
85 and over	80
Less than 65	54

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald Luger, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	74
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	66
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	61
Diabetes	55
Dementia	35
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gerald Luger, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Melrose Park, IL during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gerald Luger, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	14
doctor visit	12
hospital care	542
inpatient care	542
pulmonary testing	78

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald Luger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	223
Female	283

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	338
Black	78
Hispanic	61
Asian	17
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	169
From 75 to 84	165
85 and over	104
Less than 65	68

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald Luger, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	73
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	67
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	69
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	60
Diabetes	52
Dementia	36
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gerald Luger, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Melrose Park, IL during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gerald Luger, MD for Medicare patients.

catheterization	12
hospital care	339
inpatient care	339
pulmonary testing	31

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald Luger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	162
Female	172

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	223
Black	56
Hispanic	36
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	105
From 75 to 84	117
85 and over	66
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald Luger, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	74
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	73
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	71
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	58
Diabetes	57
Dementia	39
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gerald Luger, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Melrose Park, IL during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gerald Luger, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	160
inpatient care	160

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald Luger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	98
Female	111

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	136
Black	0
Hispanic	35
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	60
From 75 to 84	80
85 and over	38
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald Luger, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	69
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	51
Diabetes	57
Dementia	44
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gerald Luger, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Melrose Park, IL during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gerald Luger, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	164
inpatient care	164
pulmonary testing	42

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald Luger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	85
Female	96

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	102
Black	35
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	45
From 75 to 84	77
85 and over	28
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald Luger, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	36
Heart Failure	70
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	46
Diabetes	56
Dementia	35
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gerald Luger, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Melrose Park, IL during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care and pulmonary testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gerald Luger, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	61
inpatient care	61
pulmonary testing	22

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald Luger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	50
Female	53

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	62
Black	0
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	31
From 75 to 84	34
85 and over	20
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald Luger, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	55
Heart Failure	61
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	52
Diabetes	54
Dementia	24
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gerald Luger, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Melrose Park, IL during 2023 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gerald Luger, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	53
inpatient care	53

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald Luger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	58
Female	50

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	66
Black	19
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	24
From 75 to 84	42
85 and over	28
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald Luger, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	66
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	51
Heart Failure	70
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	53
Diabetes	60
Dementia	25
Cancer	31

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gerald Luger, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Gerald Luger, MD treated as a pulmonologist in Melrose Park, IL were hospital care, inpatient care, pulmonary testing and tracheal (windpipe) procedures.

catheterization	13
doctor visit	46
hospital care	364
inpatient care	364
pulmonary testing	40
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	16

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald Luger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	170
Female	182

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	50
Asian / Pacific Islander	5
Non-Hispanic White	241
Hispanic	35
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	2

**Age**
75 to 84	120
85 and over	72
Less than 65	49
65 to 74	111

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gerald Luger, MD From 2012 - 2023

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	20
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	60
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	50
Diabetes	50
Atrial Fibrillation	32
Cancer	17
Dementia	30

Education & Training

He has a state license in Illinois.

Licensed In: Illinois

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$30 INVOKANA $30
Grifols USA, LLC	$29 Prolastin-C $29
Vapotherm Inc	$25 VAPOTHERM $25
Baxter Healthcare	$17 STARLING SYSTEM $17
Pfizer Inc.	$11 ELIQUIS $11