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Dr. Lawrence Atherton, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Cardiology

Dr. Lawrence Atherton, MD is a cardiologist specializing in adult cardiology.

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Lawrence Atherton, MD in 2023

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Top 5%

By Volume:

blood draw

phlebotomy for lab tests

In 2023, Dr. Lawrence Atherton, MD performed more blood draw, and phlebotomy for lab tests procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within .

Top 10%

By Volume:

blood tests

In 2023, Dr. Lawrence Atherton, MD performed more blood tests procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within .

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lawrence Atherton, MD treated as a cardiologist during 2012 were lab tests, cardiac procedures, blood draw and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lawrence Atherton, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	668
cardiac procedures	765
catheterization	26
diagnostic procedures	26
doctor visit	1095
hospital care	358
inpatient care	358
lab tests	943
minimally invasive procedures	26
preventive care	203
stress testing	363
ultrasound (sonogram)	574
vascular procedures	26

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lawrence Atherton, MD treated as a cardiologist during 2013 were lab tests, cardiac procedures, blood draw and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lawrence Atherton, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	24
blood draw	622
cardiac procedures	765
catheterization	65
diagnostic procedures	29
doctor visit	1047
hospital care	287
inpatient care	287
lab tests	811
minimally invasive procedures	65
preventive care	163
stent placement (stenting)	12
stress testing	311
ultrasound (sonogram)	518
vascular procedures	29

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence Atherton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	968
Female	1065

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1817
Black	180
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	772
From 75 to 84	670
85 and over	324
Less than 65	267

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence Atherton, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	38
Dementia	11
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lawrence Atherton, MD treated as a cardiologist during 2014 were cardiac procedures, lab tests, ultrasound (sonogram) and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lawrence Atherton, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	419
cardiac procedures	630
catheterization	21
diagnostic procedures	21
doctor visit	788
hospital care	221
inpatient care	221
lab tests	613
minimally invasive procedures	21
preventive care	132
stress testing	210
ultrasound (sonogram)	485
vascular procedures	21

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence Atherton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	913
Female	1010

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1726
Black	160
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	715
From 75 to 84	641
85 and over	298
Less than 65	269

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence Atherton, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	39
Dementia	13
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lawrence Atherton, MD treated as a cardiologist during 2015 were cardiac procedures, lab tests, ultrasound (sonogram) and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lawrence Atherton, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	28
blood draw	382
cardiac procedures	615
catheterization	72
diagnostic procedures	30
doctor visit	819
hospital care	237
inpatient care	221
lab tests	582
minimally invasive procedures	72
outpatient care	16
preventive care	132
stent placement (stenting)	14
stress testing	157
ultrasound (sonogram)	449
vascular procedures	30

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence Atherton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1806
Female	1846

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	3218
Black	364
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	32
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1510
From 75 to 84	1068
85 and over	590
Less than 65	484

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence Atherton, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	38
Dementia	12
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lawrence Atherton, MD treated as a cardiologist during 2016 were lab tests, cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lawrence Atherton, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	22
blood draw	339
cardiac procedures	539
catheterization	57
diagnostic procedures	24
doctor visit	811
hospital care	198
inpatient care	198
lab tests	549
minimally invasive procedures	57
preventive care	133
stent placement (stenting)	11
stress testing	140
ultrasound (sonogram)	387
vascular procedures	24

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence Atherton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	872
Female	957

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1612
Black	172
Hispanic	17
Asian	12
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	743
From 75 to 84	572
85 and over	260
Less than 65	254

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence Atherton, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	30
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	40
Dementia	13
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lawrence Atherton, MD treated as a cardiologist during 2017 were cardiac procedures, lab tests, ultrasound (sonogram) and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lawrence Atherton, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	327
cardiac procedures	587
catheterization	33
diagnostic procedures	33
doctor visit	859
hospital care	154
inpatient care	154
lab tests	551
minimally invasive procedures	33
preventive care	149
stress testing	138
ultrasound (sonogram)	473
vascular procedures	33

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence Atherton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	863
Female	892

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1536
Black	169
Hispanic	13
Asian	15
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	729
From 75 to 84	512
85 and over	258
Less than 65	256

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence Atherton, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	38
Dementia	13
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lawrence Atherton, MD treated as a cardiologist during 2018 were cardiac procedures, lab tests, ultrasound (sonogram) and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lawrence Atherton, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	308
cardiac procedures	650
catheterization	28
diagnostic procedures	28
doctor visit	930
hospital care	104
inpatient care	104
lab tests	498
minimally invasive procedures	28
preventive care	135
stress testing	199
ultrasound (sonogram)	480
vascular procedures	28

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence Atherton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	887
Female	955

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1606
Black	172
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	26
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	770
From 75 to 84	563
85 and over	255
Less than 65	254

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence Atherton, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	38
Dementia	12
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lawrence Atherton, MD treated as a cardiologist during 2019 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), lab tests and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lawrence Atherton, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	51
blood draw	354
cardiac procedures	1172
doctor visit	1081
hospital care	78
inpatient care	78
lab tests	500
preventive care	119
stress testing	269
ultrasound (sonogram)	881

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence Atherton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1163
Female	1171

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2071
Black	190
Hispanic	12
Asian	24
Other	37
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1054
From 75 to 84	703
85 and over	326
Less than 65	251

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence Atherton, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	37
Dementia	11
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lawrence Atherton, MD treated as a cardiologist during 2020 were lab tests, cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram) and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lawrence Atherton, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	12
blood draw	381
cardiac procedures	448
doctor visit	952
lab tests	535
preventive care	112
stress testing	47
thyroid function tests	11
ultrasound (sonogram)	420

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence Atherton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	789
Female	760

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1401
Black	96
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	25
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	756
From 75 to 84	477
85 and over	202
Less than 65	114

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence Atherton, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	34
Dementia	7
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lawrence Atherton, MD treated as a cardiologist during 2021 were lab tests, blood draw, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lawrence Atherton, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	429
cardiac procedures	260
doctor visit	859
lab tests	588
preventive care	114
stress testing	23
ultrasound (sonogram)	237

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence Atherton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	642
Female	634

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1168
Black	63
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	29
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	612
From 75 to 84	420
85 and over	163
Less than 65	81

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence Atherton, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	37
Dementia	7
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Lawrence Atherton, MD treated as a cardiologist during 2022 were lab tests, blood draw, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lawrence Atherton, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	405
cardiac procedures	301
doctor visit	838
lab tests	558
preventive care	98
stress testing	16
ultrasound (sonogram)	285

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence Atherton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	547
Female	545

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1002
Black	55
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	515
From 75 to 84	380
85 and over	139
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence Atherton, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	38
Dementia	4
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Lawrence Atherton, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Lawrence Atherton, MD treated as a cardiologist were cardiac procedures, lab tests, ultrasound (sonogram) and blood draw.

ambulatory monitoring	31
angioplasty	24
blood draw	421
cardiac procedures	612
catheterization	43
diagnostic procedures	27
doctor visit	916
hospital care	204
inpatient care	202
lab tests	611
minimally invasive procedures	43
outpatient care	16
preventive care	135
stent placement (stenting)	12
stress testing	170
thyroid function tests	11
ultrasound (sonogram)	471
vascular procedures	27

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence Atherton, MD.

**Gender**
Male	859
Female	894

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	147
Asian / Pacific Islander	4
Non-Hispanic White	1559
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	7
Other	20

**Age**
75 to 84	546
85 and over	255
Less than 65	208
65 to 74	743

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Lawrence Atherton, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	34
Atrial Fibrillation	17
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

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. Lawrence Atherton, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$3,004 XARELTO $2,957	INVOKANA $45	$2
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$1,392 ENTRESTO $1,020	LEQVIO $322	NON BRAND $50
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$1,046 JARDIANCE $526	Pradaxa $299	Praxbind $221
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)	$880 LifeVest $880
Amgen Inc.	$757 Repatha $679	Corlanor $32	$46
Other	$4,630 ELIQUIS $734	NORTHERA $377	BRILINTA $263	WATCHMAN Access System $251	PRALUENT $213	Other $2,792