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Dr. Matthew S. Plofsky, MD

(68 Ratings)

Specializes in: Family Medicine

Rush Medical College (1994)

Professional interests include: colon problems

49 S. Waukegan Road Suite 100
Deerfield, IL 60015

(847) 599-8899

Dr. Matthew S. Plofsky, MD is a family medicine practitioner in Gurnee, IL specializing in family medicine. He graduated from Rush Medical College in 1994 and has 32 years of experience. Dr. Matthew S. Plofsky, MD is affiliated with Endeavor Health.

Office Locations

15 Tower Court Suite 300
Gurnee, IL 60031

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Endeavor Health

49 S. Waukegan Road Suite 100
Deerfield, IL 60015

(847) 599-8899

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In The News

“Matt Plofsky, a physician at Highland Park Hospital, said he has definitely seen an increase in the number of people presenting flu-like symptoms and probable influenza.”—"Flu hits Lake County harder, sooner this season; officials insist people should vaccinate", Chicago Tribune, January 2018

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Matthew S. Plofsky, MD in 2023

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

Top 25%

By Affordability:

ear procedures

ear wax removal

impacted ear wax removal

In 2012, Dr. Matthew S. Plofsky, MD had a list price for ear procedures, ear wax removal, and impacted ear wax removal 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. Matthew S. Plofsky, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Gurnee, IL during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew S. Plofsky, MD for Medicare patients.

diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	719
hospital care	92
inpatient care	92

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew S. Plofsky, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	806

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew S. Plofsky, MD.

**Gender**
Male	178
Female	206

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	346
Black	0
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	150
From 75 to 84	127
85 and over	72
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew S. Plofsky, MD in 2013

Hypertension	46
High Cholesterol	33
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	11
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	3
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	25
Dementia	7
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew S. Plofsky, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Gurnee, IL during 2014 were ear procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew S. Plofsky, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	743
ear procedures	12

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew S. Plofsky, MD.

**Gender**
Male	177
Female	171

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	310
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	15
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	127
From 75 to 84	130
85 and over	68
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew S. Plofsky, MD in 2014

Hypertension	48
High Cholesterol	36
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	24
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew S. Plofsky, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	732

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew S. Plofsky, MD.

**Gender**
Male	344
Female	370

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	634
Black	0
Hispanic	22
Asian	24
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	286
From 75 to 84	260
85 and over	116
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew S. Plofsky, MD in 2015

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	35
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	21
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew S. Plofsky, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	643

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew S. Plofsky, MD.

**Gender**
Male	195
Female	208

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	312
Black	30
Hispanic	30
Asian	17
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	156
From 75 to 84	124
85 and over	67
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew S. Plofsky, MD in 2016

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	37
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	24
Dementia	7
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew S. Plofsky, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Gurnee, IL during 2017 were ear procedures and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew S. Plofsky, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	597
ear procedures	13
preventive care	12

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew S. Plofsky, MD.

**Gender**
Male	201
Female	204

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	307
Black	37
Hispanic	33
Asian	15
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	172
From 75 to 84	129
85 and over	61
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew S. Plofsky, MD in 2017

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	31
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	26
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew S. Plofsky, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Gurnee, IL during 2018 were preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew S. Plofsky, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	664
preventive care	13

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew S. Plofsky, MD.

**Gender**
Male	202
Female	215

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	320
Black	37
Hispanic	34
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	186
From 75 to 84	119
85 and over	72
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew S. Plofsky, MD in 2018

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	35
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	3
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	26
Dementia	8
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew S. Plofsky, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Gurnee, IL during 2019 were preventive care and ear procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew S. Plofsky, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	672
ear procedures	14
preventive care	21

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew S. Plofsky, MD.

**Gender**
Male	227
Female	209

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	329
Black	38
Hispanic	43
Asian	12
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	198
From 75 to 84	118
85 and over	75
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew S. Plofsky, MD in 2019

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	37
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	3
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	26
Dementia	6
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew S. Plofsky, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Gurnee, IL during 2020 were ear procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew S. Plofsky, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	411
ear procedures	12

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew S. Plofsky, MD.

**Gender**
Male	188
Female	166

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	278
Black	25
Hispanic	27
Asian	11
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	147
From 75 to 84	106
85 and over	66
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew S. Plofsky, MD in 2020

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	37
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	29
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Matthew S. Plofsky, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Gurnee, IL during 2021 were ear procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew S. Plofsky, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	481
ear procedures	12

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew S. Plofsky, MD.

**Gender**
Male	246
Female	191

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	331
Black	29
Hispanic	33
Asian	18
Other	26
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	182
From 75 to 84	149
85 and over	67
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew S. Plofsky, MD in 2021

Hypertension	44
High Cholesterol	31
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	3
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	25
Dementia	8
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew S. Plofsky, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	487

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew S. Plofsky, MD.

**Gender**
Male	201
Female	147

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	277
Black	23
Hispanic	23
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	157
From 75 to 84	113
85 and over	53
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew S. Plofsky, MD in 2022

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	26
Dementia	7
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Matthew S. Plofsky, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Matthew S. Plofsky, MD treated as a family medicine practitioner in Gurnee, IL were hospital care, inpatient care, preventive care and diagnostic procedures.

diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	632
ear procedures	12
hospital care	92
inpatient care	92
preventive care	15

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Matthew S. Plofsky, MD.

**Gender**
Male	196
Female	189

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	19
Asian / Pacific Islander	10
Non-Hispanic White	313
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	23
Other	6

**Age**
75 to 84	125
85 and over	65
Less than 65	35
65 to 74	160

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

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

Hypertension	48
High Cholesterol	33
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	4
Osteoporosis	3
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	22
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Cancer	8
Dementia	6

Education & Training

Dr. Matthew S. Plofsky, MD graduated from Rush Medical College in 1994. He completed residency at Resurrection Health Care. He is certified by the American Board of Family Medicine and has a state license in Illinois.

Medical School: Rush Medical College (1994)

Residency: Resurrection Health Care (1997)

Board Certification: American Board of Family Medicine (1997)

Licensed In: Illinois

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Matthew S. Plofsky, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Endeavor Health

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Matthew S. Plofsky, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.8 out of 5 stars based on 68 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Matthew S. Plofsky, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Gurnee, IL.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$32 SYMBICORT $32
Pfizer Inc.	$26 PAXLOVID $26
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC	$24 GARDASIL 9 $24
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$23 COMBIVENT RESPIMAT $12	Pradaxa $11
SANOFI PASTEUR INC.	$14 FLUZONE $14
Other	$12 BYSTOLIC $12

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$130

Biography

Dr. Matthew Plofsky's area of specialization is family medicine. He has indicated that his clinical interests include primary care and colon problems. He is affiliated with Endeavor Health. Before completing his residency at Resurrection Health Care, Dr. Plofsky attended medical school at Rush Medical College. He is rated highly by his patients.