Procedure Volume Patient Data Patient Conditions Reviews General Payments Back to Top

Home > IL Providers > Radiation Oncologists

Dr. John A. Kalapurakal, MD

Accepting New Patients

(John A. Kalapurakal, MD)

(98 Ratings)

Specializes in: Radiation Oncology and General Practice

Government Medical College, Kottayam (1988)

Professional interests include: genitourinary cancer, Gamma Knife radiosurgery

251 E Huron Street Galter Pavilion, Ste Lc-178
Chicago, IL 60611

(312) 926-2520

Dr. John A. Kalapurakal, MD is a radiation oncologist in Chicago, IL specializing in radiation oncology and general practice. He graduated from Government Medical College, Kottayam in 1988 and has 38 years of experience. Dr. John A. Kalapurakal, MD is affiliated with Northwestern Medicine, Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (NUCATS), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Simpson Querrey Institute, Northwestern Medical Group and Chemistry of Life Processes Institute.

Office Locations

251 E Huron Street Galter Pavilion, Ste Lc-178
Chicago, IL 60611

open_in_new

250 E Superior Street Prentice Women's Hospital, Ste Lc-2101
Chicago, IL 60611

open_in_new

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. John A. Kalapurakal, MD in 2023

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

Top 25%

By Affordability:

blood draw

blood draw for lab tests

phlebotomy for lab tests

venipuncture

In 2012, Dr. John A. Kalapurakal, MD had a list price for blood draw, blood draw for lab tests, phlebotomy for lab tests, and venipuncture (phlebotomy) 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. John A. Kalapurakal, MD treated as a radiation oncologist in Chicago, IL during 2012 were radiation therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John A. Kalapurakal, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1092
radiation therapy	57

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John A. Kalapurakal, MD treated as a radiation oncologist in Chicago, IL during 2013 were radiation therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John A. Kalapurakal, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	986
radiation therapy	46

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John A. Kalapurakal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	494
Female	13

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	358
Black	100
Hispanic	25
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	201
From 75 to 84	246
85 and over	49
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John A. Kalapurakal, MD in 2013

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	8
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	26
Dementia	6
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John A. Kalapurakal, MD treated as a radiation oncologist in Chicago, IL during 2014 were radiation therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John A. Kalapurakal, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1157
radiation therapy	60

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John A. Kalapurakal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	501
Female	14

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	365
Black	93
Hispanic	29
Asian	13
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	208
From 75 to 84	252
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John A. Kalapurakal, MD in 2014

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	9
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	3
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	25
Dementia	5
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John A. Kalapurakal, MD treated as a radiation oncologist in Chicago, IL during 2015 were radiation therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John A. Kalapurakal, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1157
radiation therapy	49

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John A. Kalapurakal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1028
Female	52

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	734
Black	234
Hispanic	48
Asian	28
Other	36
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	470
From 75 to 84	462
85 and over	112
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John A. Kalapurakal, MD in 2015

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	9
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	3
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	25
Dementia	5
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John A. Kalapurakal, MD treated as a radiation oncologist in Chicago, IL during 2016 were radiation therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John A. Kalapurakal, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1261
radiation therapy	55

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John A. Kalapurakal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	543
Female	17

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	387
Black	110
Hispanic	29
Asian	15
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	251
From 75 to 84	231
85 and over	62
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John A. Kalapurakal, MD in 2016

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	9
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	3
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	25
Dementia	5
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John A. Kalapurakal, MD treated as a radiation oncologist in Chicago, IL during 2017 were radiation therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John A. Kalapurakal, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1287
radiation therapy	58

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John A. Kalapurakal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	509
Female	28

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	373
Black	101
Hispanic	31
Asian	15
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	227
From 75 to 84	235
85 and over	62
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John A. Kalapurakal, MD in 2017

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	37
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	10
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	27
Dementia	6
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John A. Kalapurakal, MD treated as a radiation oncologist in Chicago, IL during 2018 were marker placement for prostate radiation therapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John A. Kalapurakal, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1216
marker placement for prostate radiation therapy	16

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John A. Kalapurakal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	518
Female	25

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	365
Black	111
Hispanic	30
Asian	14
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	234
From 75 to 84	222
85 and over	65
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John A. Kalapurakal, MD in 2018

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	8
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	24
Dementia	6
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John A. Kalapurakal, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	1281

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John A. Kalapurakal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	524
Female	28

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	376
Black	110
Hispanic	29
Asian	14
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	244
From 75 to 84	229
85 and over	57
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John A. Kalapurakal, MD in 2019

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	10
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	26
Dementia	5
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John A. Kalapurakal, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	761

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John A. Kalapurakal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	450
Female	25

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	317
Black	106
Hispanic	21
Asian	15
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	209
From 75 to 84	192
85 and over	57
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John A. Kalapurakal, MD in 2020

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	28
Dementia	6
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John A. Kalapurakal, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	683

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John A. Kalapurakal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	468
Female	27

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	352
Black	89
Hispanic	24
Asian	16
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	216
From 75 to 84	208
85 and over	57
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John A. Kalapurakal, MD in 2021

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	24
Dementia	6
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John A. Kalapurakal, MD treated as a radiation oncologist in Chicago, IL during 2022 were blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John A. Kalapurakal, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	19
doctor visit	463

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John A. Kalapurakal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	425
Female	19

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	323
Black	76
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	181
From 75 to 84	197
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John A. Kalapurakal, MD in 2022

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	9
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	23
Dementia	7
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John A. Kalapurakal, MD treated as a radiation oncologist in Chicago, IL during 2023 were blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John A. Kalapurakal, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	14
doctor visit	593

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John A. Kalapurakal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	425
Female	22

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	323
Black	81
Hispanic	18
Asian	11
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	178
From 75 to 84	193
85 and over	59
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John A. Kalapurakal, MD in 2023

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	27
Dementia	6
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John A. Kalapurakal, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. John A. Kalapurakal, MD treated as a radiation oncologist in Chicago, IL were radiation therapy and blood draw.

blood draw	16
doctor visit	994
radiation therapy	54

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John A. Kalapurakal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	490
Female	22

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	100
Asian / Pacific Islander	11
Non-Hispanic White	356
Hispanic	25
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	14

**Age**
75 to 84	222
85 and over	48
Less than 65	14
65 to 74	218

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John A. Kalapurakal, MD From 2012 - 2023

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

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	8
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	4
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	23
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Cancer	68
Dementia	5

Education & Training

Dr. John A. Kalapurakal, MD graduated from Government Medical College, Kottayam in 1988. He completed residency at Erlanger Health System. He is certified by the Radiation Oncology, American Board of Radiology and has a state license in Illinois.

Medical School: Government Medical College, Kottayam (1988)

Residency: Erlanger Health System (1993)

Board Certification: Radiation Oncology, American Board of Radiology

Licensed In: Illinois

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. John A. Kalapurakal, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Northwestern Medicine

Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (NUCATS)

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center

Simpson Querrey Institute

Northwestern Medical Group

Chemistry of Life Processes Institute

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. John A. Kalapurakal, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 98 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. John A. Kalapurakal, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Chicago, IL.

Overall Rating

(98 Ratings)

Leave a Review

General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Elekta, Inc.	$91 Elekta Neuromag $73	ELEKTA TREATMENT PLANNING SYSTEM $18
Brainlab, Inc.	$42 Surgical planning and navigation radiation treatment planning and positioning $42
Boston Scientific Corporation	$29 WATCHMAN FLX $29
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$13 O-ARM-ST $13

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$175

Biography

Dr. John Kalapurakal is a specialist in general practice and radiation oncology. Dr. Kalapurakal's areas of clinical interest consist of genitourinary cancer and gamma knife radiosurgery. The average patient rating for Dr. Kalapurakal is 5.0 stars (out of 5). He obtained his medical school training at Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram and Government Medical College, Kottayam and performed his residency at Temple University Hospital and Erlanger Health System. He has received the following distinctions: Chair, Radiation Oncology, Children's Oncology Group; Fellow of American Society for Radiation Oncology FASTRO, American Society for Radiation Oncology; and Fellow of American College of Radiology FACR, American College of Radiology. Dr. Kalapurakal (or staff) speaks the following foreign languages: Tamil, Hindi, and Malayalam. He is affiliated with Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (NUCATS), and Northwestern Medical Group (NMG). Yext reports that he is accepting new patients at his office in Chicago, IL.