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Dr. Edgar V. Lerma, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Nephrology

University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Medicine and Surgery (1991)

Professional interests include: kidney problems

314 Ridge Road
Munster, IN 46321

(219) 836-9317

Dr. Edgar V. Lerma, MD is a nephrologist in Munster, IN specializing in adult nephrology. He graduated from University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Medicine and Surgery in 1991 and has 35 years of experience. Dr. Edgar V. Lerma, MD is affiliated with Advocate Health Care, Franciscan Health System, Sinai Chicago, OSF Healthcare, Powers Health and Powers Health Partners.

Office Locations

Powers Health Partners

314 Ridge Road
Munster, IN 46321

(219) 836-9317

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OSF Healthcare

3358 West 95th Street
Evergreen Park, IL 60805

(708) 952-3040

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9730 S. Western Avenue Suite 326
Evergreen Park, IL 60805

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“To put the findings in context, MedPage Today reconvened our expert panel: Moderator Sagar Nigwekar, MD, of Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, is joined by Edgar Lerma, MD, of the University...”—"SPARTAN Trial: Sparsentan Moves Up to First-Line in IgA Nephropathy", MedPage Today, May 2025

“MedPage Today brought together three expert leaders in the field: Moderator Sagar Nigwekar, MD, of Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, is joined by Edgar Lerma, MD, of the University of...”—"Biomarker Points to Anti-Inflammatory Action of Sparsentan", MedPage Today, May 2025

“Moderator Sagar Nigwekar, MD, of Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, is joined by Edgar Lerma, MD, of the University of Illinois Chicago, and Shikha Wadhwani, MD, of the University of Texas...”—"Sparsentan for Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis", MedPage Today, May 2025

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Edgar V. Lerma, MD in 2023

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

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hemodialysis

In 2023, Dr. Edgar V. Lerma, MD performed more hemodialysis procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Indiana.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edgar V. Lerma, MD treated as a nephrologist in Munster, IN during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edgar V. Lerma, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	581
doctor visit	441
hospital care	1759
inpatient care	1759

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edgar V. Lerma, MD treated as a nephrologist in Munster, IN during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edgar V. Lerma, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	504
doctor visit	363
hospital care	1613
inpatient care	1613

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edgar V. Lerma, MD.

**Gender**
Male	247
Female	268

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	83
Black	390
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	175
From 75 to 84	147
85 and over	59
Less than 65	134

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edgar V. Lerma, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	69
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	74
Dementia	24
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edgar V. Lerma, MD treated as a nephrologist in Munster, IN during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edgar V. Lerma, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	449
doctor visit	341
hospital care	1452
inpatient care	1452

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edgar V. Lerma, MD.

**Gender**
Male	229
Female	291

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	73
Black	403
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	172
From 75 to 84	150
85 and over	78
Less than 65	120

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edgar V. Lerma, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	74
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	72
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	73
Dementia	32
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edgar V. Lerma, MD treated as a nephrologist in Munster, IN during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edgar V. Lerma, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	375
doctor visit	306
hospital care	1164
inpatient care	1164

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edgar V. Lerma, MD.

**Gender**
Male	410
Female	524

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	126
Black	716
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	284
From 75 to 84	272
85 and over	112
Less than 65	266

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edgar V. Lerma, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	72
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	72
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	75
Dementia	27
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edgar V. Lerma, MD treated as a nephrologist in Munster, IN during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edgar V. Lerma, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	385
doctor visit	175
hospital care	1279
inpatient care	1279

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edgar V. Lerma, MD.

**Gender**
Male	218
Female	232

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	62
Black	346
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	135
From 75 to 84	112
85 and over	60
Less than 65	143

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edgar V. Lerma, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	72
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	39
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	75
Dementia	35
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edgar V. Lerma, MD treated as a nephrologist in Munster, IN during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edgar V. Lerma, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	354
doctor visit	188
hospital care	1167
inpatient care	1167

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edgar V. Lerma, MD.

**Gender**
Male	197
Female	229

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	62
Black	322
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	121
From 75 to 84	120
85 and over	63
Less than 65	122

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edgar V. Lerma, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	75
Dementia	37
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edgar V. Lerma, MD treated as a nephrologist in Munster, IN during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edgar V. Lerma, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	543
doctor visit	177
hemofiltration	61
hospital care	1520
inpatient care	1520

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edgar V. Lerma, MD.

**Gender**
Male	232
Female	268

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	73
Black	373
Hispanic	42
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	156
From 75 to 84	128
85 and over	64
Less than 65	152

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edgar V. Lerma, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	75
Dementia	31
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edgar V. Lerma, MD treated as a nephrologist in Munster, IN during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edgar V. Lerma, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	470
doctor visit	155
hemofiltration	55
hospital care	1443
inpatient care	1443

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edgar V. Lerma, MD.

**Gender**
Male	221
Female	253

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	74
Black	350
Hispanic	39
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	147
From 75 to 84	127
85 and over	61
Less than 65	139

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edgar V. Lerma, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	43
Diabetes	75
Dementia	38
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edgar V. Lerma, MD treated as a nephrologist in Munster, IN during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edgar V. Lerma, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	288
doctor visit	46
hospital care	1437
inpatient care	1437

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edgar V. Lerma, MD.

**Gender**
Male	184
Female	189

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	50
Black	277
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	127
From 75 to 84	103
85 and over	51
Less than 65	92

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edgar V. Lerma, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	75
Dementia	36
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edgar V. Lerma, MD treated as a nephrologist in Munster, IN during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edgar V. Lerma, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	325
doctor visit	111
hemofiltration	52
hospital care	1052
inpatient care	1052

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edgar V. Lerma, MD.

**Gender**
Male	151
Female	155

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	55
Black	215
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	86
From 75 to 84	93
85 and over	48
Less than 65	79

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edgar V. Lerma, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	75
Dementia	35
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Edgar V. Lerma, MD treated as a nephrologist in Munster, IN during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care and dialysis.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edgar V. Lerma, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	244
doctor visit	97
hospital care	1102
inpatient care	1102

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edgar V. Lerma, MD.

**Gender**
Male	143
Female	169

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	49
Black	226
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	90
From 75 to 84	96
85 and over	44
Less than 65	82

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edgar V. Lerma, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	25
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	39
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	75
Dementia	29
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Edgar V. Lerma, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Edgar V. Lerma, MD treated as a nephrologist in Munster, IN were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

dialysis	410
doctor visit	218
hemofiltration	56
hospital care	1362
inpatient care	1362

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edgar V. Lerma, MD.

**Gender**
Male	202
Female	234

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	328
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	64
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	7
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	122
85 and over	58
Less than 65	120
65 to 74	135

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Edgar V. Lerma, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	17
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	67
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	67
Atrial Fibrillation	24
Dementia	29
Cancer	12

Education & Training

Dr. Edgar V. Lerma, MD graduated from University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Medicine and Surgery in 1991. He completed residency at Mercy Hospital and Medical Center, Chicago. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, Nephrology and has a state license in Illinois.

Medical School: University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Medicine and Surgery (1991)

Residency: Mercy Hospital and Medical Center, Chicago (1998)

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine, Nephrology

Licensed In: Illinois

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Edgar V. Lerma, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Advocate Health Care

Franciscan Health System

Sinai Chicago

OSF Healthcare

Powers Health

Powers Health Partners

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Edgar V. Lerma, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: CIGNA Choice Fund PPO, United Healthcare Select Plus POS, United Healthcare Select HMO, United Healthcare Select EPO, United Healthcare Options PPO, United Healthcare Indemnity, Aetna POS, Aetna QPOS, TRICARE Prime, Aetna Open Choice PPO, Aetna Open Access HMO, Aetna Medicare HMO, Golden Rule, TRICARE, Coventry, Aetna Open Access Aetna Select, Aetna Select, Aetna EPO, Aetna HMO, Blue Advantage PPO, Aetna Medicare PPO, United Healthcare Select Plus HMO, United Healthcare Choice Plus PPO, AARP, Medicare Advantage, Humana Medicare Choice PPO, United Healthcare Choice Plus HMO, Blue Cross PPO, Blue Advantage HMO, Blue Cross Medicare Advantage PPO, Coventry PPO, United Healthcare, Medicaid, Humana, Cigna, United Healthcare Navigate HMO, First Health, HealthLink PPO, HFN EPO, HFN PPO, HFN Platinum EPO, HFN, PHCS PPO, MultiPlan PPO, SEIU - Local 4 PPO, Union Medical (Local 1546) HMO, Aetna Medicare Prime HMO-POS, Union Medical Care PPO, Aetna Elect Choice HMO (includes Aetna Health Funds), AAH UMR Select - Team Member Plan, Aetna Medicare POS, Aetna State of Illinois Open Access Plus, Aetna Open Choice POS, Health Services and Technology, HST Care Connect PPO, Aetna Open Choice PPO - State of Illinois - SOI, United Surest (previously Bind), Aetna Managed Choice (MC) POS, Union Health Services, Inc., Aetna Open Choice POS II, Aetna State of Illinois PPO, Aetna Health Network Option, Health Services and Technology, HST Care Connect EPO, AAH UMR Preferred - Team Member Plan, Aetna Signature Administrators PPO (ASA or SRC) PPO, Aetna Upfront Advantage, Aetna Signature Administrators PPO, SEIU - Local 4 HMO, Aetna Open Access Elect Choice (includes Aetna Health Funds), Aetna NAP - PPO, Aetna Value Performance Network, Aetna Premier Care Plus Network, Blue Cross Community MMAI, BlueCare Direct HMO, Aetna Health Network Only, Aetna Premier Care Network, Blue Cross Medicare Supplement PPO and SIHO PPO.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Edgar V. Lerma, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

CIGNA Choice Fund PPO

United Healthcare Select Plus POS

United Healthcare Select HMO

United Healthcare Select EPO

United Healthcare Options PPO

United Healthcare Indemnity

Aetna POS

Aetna QPOS

TRICARE Prime

Aetna Open Choice PPO

Aetna Open Access HMO

Aetna Medicare HMO

Golden Rule

TRICARE

Coventry

Aetna Open Access Aetna Select

Aetna Select

Aetna EPO

Aetna HMO

Blue Advantage PPO

Aetna Medicare PPO

United Healthcare Select Plus HMO

United Healthcare Choice Plus PPO

AARP

Medicare Advantage

Humana Medicare Choice PPO

United Healthcare Choice Plus HMO

Blue Cross PPO

Blue Advantage HMO

Blue Cross Medicare Advantage PPO

Coventry PPO

United Healthcare

Medicaid

Humana

Cigna

United Healthcare Navigate HMO

First Health

HealthLink PPO

HFN EPO

HFN PPO

HFN Platinum EPO

HFN

PHCS PPO

MultiPlan PPO

SEIU - Local 4 PPO

Union Medical (Local 1546) HMO

Aetna Medicare Prime HMO-POS

Union Medical Care PPO

Aetna Elect Choice HMO (includes Aetna Health Funds)

AAH UMR Select - Team Member Plan

Aetna Medicare POS

Aetna State of Illinois Open Access Plus

Aetna Open Choice POS

Health Services and Technology, HST Care Connect PPO

Aetna Open Choice PPO - State of Illinois - SOI

United Surest (previously Bind)

Aetna Managed Choice (MC) POS

Union Health Services, Inc.

Aetna Open Choice POS II

Aetna State of Illinois PPO

Aetna Health Network Option

Health Services and Technology, HST Care Connect EPO

AAH UMR Preferred - Team Member Plan

Aetna Signature Administrators PPO (ASA or SRC) PPO

Aetna Upfront Advantage

Aetna Signature Administrators PPO

SEIU - Local 4 HMO

Aetna Open Access Elect Choice (includes Aetna Health Funds)

Aetna NAP - PPO

Aetna Value Performance Network

Aetna Premier Care Plus Network

Blue Cross Community MMAI

BlueCare Direct HMO

Aetna Health Network Only

Aetna Premier Care Network

Blue Cross Medicare Supplement PPO

SIHO PPO

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
GlaxoSmithKline, LLC.	$43,912 BENLYSTA $582	$43,330
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$33,775 Kerendia $17,025	Non-Covered $16,750
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$23,104 FARXIGA $7,530	LOKELMA $2,342	SYMBICORT $13	$13,220
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$15,962 AFINITOR $13	$15,950
CALLIDITAS THERAPEUTICS US INC.	$15,305 TARPEYO $15,305
Other	$61,192 JARDIANCE $7,715	SAMSCA $5,258	JYNARQUE $2,588	FUROSCIX $2,000	NephroCheck Test $1,553	Other $42,078

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$159,210
Honoraria	$15,000
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$13,386
Travel and Lodging	$2,766
Food and Beverage	$2,698
Other	$191

Biography

Dr. Edgar Lerma specializes in adult nephrology. Areas of particular interest for Dr. Lerma include kidney problems. He is in-network for several insurance carriers, including Aetna EPO, Blue California, and Coventry. Dr. Lerma graduated from the University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Medicine and Surgery. For his professional training, Dr. Lerma completed a residency program at Mercy Hospital and Medical Center, Chicago. In addition to English, Dr. Lerma speaks Filipino. His professional affiliations include OSF Healthcare, Advocate Christ Medical Center, and Powers Health. Dr. Lerma welcomes new patients at his office inMunster, IN as reported by Powers Health.