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Dr. Ibrahim S. Alghafeer, MD

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(Ibrahim Alghafeer, MD)

(100 Ratings)

Specializes in: General Practice and Rheumatology (Arthritis & Autoimmune Diseases)

University of Damascus Faculty of Medicine (1994)

Professional interests include: psoriatic arthritis, vasculitis, rheumatoid arthritis, and more.

1952 Aberdeen Court
Sycamore, IL 60178

(815) 758-0000

Dr. Ibrahim S. Alghafeer, MD is a general practitioner in Sycamore, IL specializing in general practice and rheumatology (arthritis & autoimmune diseases). He graduated from University of Damascus Faculty of Medicine in 1994 and has 32 years of experience. Dr. Ibrahim S. Alghafeer, MD is affiliated with Northwestern Medicine and Northwestern Medicine Regional Medical Group.

Office Locations

1952 Aberdeen Court
Sycamore, IL 60178

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1310 N Main Street Suite 100
Sandwich, IL 60548

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Ibrahim S. Alghafeer, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Affordability:

neck X-ray

spine imaging

In 2023, Dr. Ibrahim S. Alghafeer, MD had a list price for neck X-ray, and spine imaging 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

By Affordability:

hospital care

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Illinois, Dr. Ibrahim S. Alghafeer, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) 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. Ibrahim S. Alghafeer, MD treated as a general practitioner in Sycamore, IL during 2012 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ibrahim S. Alghafeer, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	20
doctor visit	594
injections	20
musculoskeletal imaging	214
spinal procedures	16
X-rays	269

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ibrahim S. Alghafeer, MD treated as a general practitioner in Sycamore, IL during 2013 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ibrahim S. Alghafeer, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	49
doctor visit	1030
injections	49
musculoskeletal imaging	329
spinal procedures	44
X-rays	398

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ibrahim S. Alghafeer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	115
Female	307

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	390
Black	12
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	173
From 75 to 84	113
85 and over	39
Less than 65	97

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ibrahim S. Alghafeer, MD in 2013

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	28
Dementia	6
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ibrahim S. Alghafeer, MD treated as a general practitioner in Sycamore, IL during 2014 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ibrahim S. Alghafeer, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	56
doctor visit	1194
injections	56
musculoskeletal imaging	99
skin testing	16
spinal procedures	13
thoracic (chest) imaging	24
tuberculosis (TB) testing	16
X-rays	136

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ibrahim S. Alghafeer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	126
Female	335

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	422
Black	15
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	197
From 75 to 84	124
85 and over	41
Less than 65	99

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ibrahim S. Alghafeer, MD in 2014

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	27
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	26
Dementia	6
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ibrahim S. Alghafeer, MD treated as a general practitioner in Sycamore, IL during 2015 were X-rays, injections, spinal procedures and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ibrahim S. Alghafeer, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	66
doctor visit	1298
hip imaging	16
injections	104
musculoskeletal imaging	50
pain management	38
skin testing	22
spinal procedures	69
thoracic (chest) imaging	27
tuberculosis (TB) testing	22
X-rays	146

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ibrahim S. Alghafeer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	240
Female	622

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	802
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	378
From 75 to 84	234
85 and over	72
Less than 65	178

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ibrahim S. Alghafeer, MD in 2015

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	34
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	27
Dementia	4
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ibrahim S. Alghafeer, MD treated as a general practitioner in Sycamore, IL during 2016 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ibrahim S. Alghafeer, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	99
doctor visit	1334
injections	142
pain management	43
spinal procedures	42
thoracic (chest) imaging	26
X-rays	68

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ibrahim S. Alghafeer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	161
Female	357

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	482
Black	0
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	229
From 75 to 84	140
85 and over	51
Less than 65	98

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ibrahim S. Alghafeer, MD in 2016

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	25
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	31
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ibrahim S. Alghafeer, MD treated as a general practitioner in Sycamore, IL during 2017 were injections, aspiration, pain management and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ibrahim S. Alghafeer, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	84
doctor visit	1319
injections	128
pain management	44
thoracic (chest) imaging	27
X-rays	27

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ibrahim S. Alghafeer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	142
Female	378

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	479
Black	0
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	239
From 75 to 84	148
85 and over	49
Less than 65	84

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ibrahim S. Alghafeer, MD in 2017

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	26
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	31
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ibrahim S. Alghafeer, MD treated as a general practitioner in Sycamore, IL during 2018 were injections, aspiration, pain management and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ibrahim S. Alghafeer, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	48
doctor visit	1369
hospital care	14
injections	86
inpatient care	14
pain management	38

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ibrahim S. Alghafeer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	173
Female	433

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	556
Black	15
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	277
From 75 to 84	166
85 and over	48
Less than 65	115

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ibrahim S. Alghafeer, MD in 2018

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	29
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ibrahim S. Alghafeer, MD treated as a general practitioner in Sycamore, IL during 2019 were injections, aspiration and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ibrahim S. Alghafeer, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	112
doctor visit	1717
injections	141
pain management	29

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ibrahim S. Alghafeer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	215
Female	495

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	654
Black	16
Hispanic	26
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	323
From 75 to 84	204
85 and over	65
Less than 65	118

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ibrahim S. Alghafeer, MD in 2019

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	24
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	31
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ibrahim S. Alghafeer, MD treated as a general practitioner in Sycamore, IL during 2020 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ibrahim S. Alghafeer, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	54
doctor visit	1400
injections	54

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ibrahim S. Alghafeer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	198
Female	451

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	594
Black	21
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	312
From 75 to 84	181
85 and over	64
Less than 65	92

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ibrahim S. Alghafeer, MD in 2020

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	29
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ibrahim S. Alghafeer, MD treated as a general practitioner in Sycamore, IL during 2021 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ibrahim S. Alghafeer, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	69
doctor visit	1325
injections	69

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ibrahim S. Alghafeer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	188
Female	422

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	553
Black	18
Hispanic	25
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	275
From 75 to 84	194
85 and over	54
Less than 65	87

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ibrahim S. Alghafeer, MD in 2021

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	25
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	30
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ibrahim S. Alghafeer, MD treated as a general practitioner in Sycamore, IL during 2022 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ibrahim S. Alghafeer, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	70
doctor visit	1202
injections	70
musculoskeletal imaging	49
X-rays	49

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ibrahim S. Alghafeer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	186
Female	386

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	518
Black	19
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	270
From 75 to 84	189
85 and over	49
Less than 65	64

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ibrahim S. Alghafeer, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	29
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	31
Dementia	3
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ibrahim S. Alghafeer, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ibrahim S. Alghafeer, MD treated as a general practitioner in Sycamore, IL were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, injections and aspiration.

aspiration	66
doctor visit	1252
hip imaging	16
hospital care	14
injections	83
inpatient care	14
musculoskeletal imaging	148
pain management	38
skin testing	19
spinal procedures	36
thoracic (chest) imaging	26
tuberculosis (TB) testing	19
X-rays	156

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ibrahim S. Alghafeer, MD.

**Gender**
Female	380
Male	158

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	10
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	495
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	12
Other	1

**Age**
85 and over	48
75 to 84	153
Less than 65	93
65 to 74	243

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ibrahim S. Alghafeer, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ibrahim S. Alghafeer, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	23
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	26
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Dementia	5
Cancer	7

Education & Training

Dr. Ibrahim S. Alghafeer, MD graduated from University of Damascus Faculty of Medicine in 1994. He completed residency at Rochester Regional Health/Unity Hospital (Rochester). He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine - Rheumatology (Certified) and has a state license in Illinois.

Medical School: University of Damascus Faculty of Medicine (1994)

Residency: Rochester Regional Health/Unity Hospital (Rochester) (2001)

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

Licensed In: Illinois

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Ibrahim S. Alghafeer, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Northwestern Medicine

Northwestern Medicine Regional Medical Group

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Ibrahim S. Alghafeer, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.94 out of 5 stars based on 100 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Ibrahim S. Alghafeer, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Sycamore, IL.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.	$15,929 Colcrys $15,700	Uloric $229
Pfizer Inc.	$4,324 XELJANZ $3,791	LYRICA $289	EUCRISA $101	CELEBREX $29	INFLECTRA $28	Other $86
Celgene Corporation	$2,112 Otezla $1,163	$949
Cardinal Health 108, LLC	$1,754 $1,754
AbbVie, Inc.	$1,533 Humira $1,382	Lupron $104	Rinvoq $15	$31
Other	$7,151 ORENCIA $681	ACTHAR $613	Cimzia $519	Enbrel $415	Rituxan $379	Other $4,543

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$16,482
Food and Beverage	$11,718
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$3,500
Travel and Lodging	$462
Honoraria	$325
Other	$316

Biography

Dr. Ibrahim Alghafeer's specialties are general practice and rheumatology (arthritis & autoimmune diseases). On average, patients gave him a rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5). Dr. Alghafeer's areas of expertise include the following: psoriatic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, and vasculitis. He is professionally affiliated with Northwestern Medicine. He has an open panel in Sycamore, IL according to Yext. He studied medicine at the University of Damascus Faculty of Medicine.