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

Home > IL Providers > Internists & Internal Medicine Doctors

Dr. Monica Malec, MD

(Dr. Monica Malec, M.D.)

(179 Ratings)

Specializes in: Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine) and Geriatrics (Elderly Care)

University of Illinois College of Medicine

Professional interests include: palliative care

5758 S. Maryland Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637

1-888-824-0200

Dr. Monica Malec, MD is an internist in Zion, IL specializing in internal medicine (adult medicine) and geriatrics (elderly care). She graduated from University of Illinois College of Medicine. Dr. Monica Malec, MD is affiliated with The University of Chicago Medicine.

Office Locations

2520 Elisha Avenue
Zion, IL 60099

1-800-322-9183

open_in_new

The University of Chicago Medicine

5758 S. Maryland Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637

1-888-824-0200

open_in_new

In The News

“The designated discussant for the study, Monica Malec, MD, a geriatric and palliative care physician at the University of Chicago, said the study is the first to evaluate medical assistance in...”—"Study Sheds Light on Physician-Assisted Suicide in Lung Cancer Patients", MedPage Today, September 2021

“There are many reasons why, but one of them is this, said University of Chicago palliative care specialist Dr. Monica Malec: "There's nearly nothing harder than being faced with a patient who's...”—"When to give up: Treatment or comfort for late-stage cancer?", Associated Press News, June 2016

“"Typically, patients are being actively managed with other therapies, but I think this is an important component, as well," said Dr. Monica Malec, assistant professor of medicine for geriatrics and...”—"Experimental music for palliative care", Chicago Tribune, March 2012

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Monica Malec, MD treated as an internist in Zion, IL during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Monica Malec, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	176
hospital care	177
inpatient care	177

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Monica Malec, MD treated as an internist in Zion, IL during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Monica Malec, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	187
hospital care	82
inpatient care	82

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Monica Malec, MD.

**Gender**
Male	61
Female	86

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	71
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	65
From 75 to 84	43
85 and over	16
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Monica Malec, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	37
Dementia	25
Cancer	46

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Monica Malec, MD treated as an internist in Zion, IL during 2014 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Monica Malec, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	200
hospital care	118
inpatient care	118

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Monica Malec, MD.

**Gender**
Male	68
Female	76

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	83
From 75 to 84	31
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Monica Malec, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	34
Dementia	14
Cancer	53

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Monica Malec, MD treated as an internist in Zion, IL during 2015 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Monica Malec, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	183
hospital care	162
inpatient care	162

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Monica Malec, MD.

**Gender**
Male	148
Female	172

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	146
Black	148
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	136
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	84

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Monica Malec, MD in 2015

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	34
Dementia	16
Cancer	59

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Monica Malec, MD treated as an internist in Zion, IL during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Monica Malec, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	194
hospital care	168
inpatient care	168

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Monica Malec, MD.

**Gender**
Male	83
Female	87

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	96
Black	63
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	84
From 75 to 84	47
85 and over	14
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Monica Malec, MD in 2016

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	23
Dementia	20
Cancer	54

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Monica Malec, MD treated as an internist in Zion, IL during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Monica Malec, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	205
hospital care	204
inpatient care	204

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Monica Malec, MD.

**Gender**
Male	99
Female	85

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	99
Black	62
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	82
From 75 to 84	51
85 and over	11
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Monica Malec, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	32
Dementia	22
Cancer	41

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Monica Malec, MD treated as an internist in Zion, IL during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Monica Malec, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	168
hospital care	170
inpatient care	170

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Monica Malec, MD.

**Gender**
Male	61
Female	94

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	81
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	68
From 75 to 84	48
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Monica Malec, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	30
Dementia	25
Cancer	48

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Monica Malec, MD treated as an internist in Zion, IL during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Monica Malec, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	186
hospital care	135
inpatient care	135

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Monica Malec, MD.

**Gender**
Male	80
Female	85

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	85
Black	62
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	73
From 75 to 84	40
85 and over	19
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Monica Malec, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	30
Dementia	15
Cancer	49

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Monica Malec, MD treated as an internist in Zion, IL during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Monica Malec, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	158
hospital care	197
inpatient care	197

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Monica Malec, MD.

**Gender**
Male	86
Female	84

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	106
Black	48
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	81
From 75 to 84	54
85 and over	13
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Monica Malec, MD in 2020

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	31
Dementia	22
Cancer	41

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Monica Malec, MD treated as an internist in Zion, IL during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Monica Malec, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	163
hospital care	113
inpatient care	113

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Monica Malec, MD.

**Gender**
Male	66
Female	74

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	68
Black	50
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	81
From 75 to 84	28
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Monica Malec, MD in 2021

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	30
Dementia	26
Cancer	39

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Monica Malec, MD treated as an internist in Zion, IL during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Monica Malec, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	113
hospital care	169
inpatient care	169

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Monica Malec, MD.

**Gender**
Male	68
Female	80

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	76
Black	52
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	67
From 75 to 84	37
85 and over	21
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Monica Malec, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	39
Dementia	19
Cancer	43

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Monica Malec, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Monica Malec, MD treated as an internist in Zion, IL were hospital care and inpatient care.

doctor visit	175
hospital care	154
inpatient care	154

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Monica Malec, MD.

**Gender**
Female	83
Male	74

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	56
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	74
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	1
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	8
75 to 84	34
Less than 65	22
65 to 74	74

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

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Monica Malec, MD treated were hypertension, chronic kidney disease, high cholesterol and cancer.

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	4
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	29
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Dementia	18
Cancer	43

Education & Training

Dr. Monica Malec, MD graduated from University of Illinois College of Medicine. She completed residency at Rush University Medical Center. She has a state license in Illinois.

Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine

Residency: Rush University Medical Center

Licensed In: Illinois

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Monica Malec, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

The University of Chicago Medicine

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. Monica Malec, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO, Aetna PPO, CIGNA PPO, CIGNA POS, CIGNA HMO, MultiPlan PPO, Medicare Advantage, Aetna POS, Medicare, Humana, PHCS PPO, Aetna Medicare PPO, United W500 Emergent Wrap, Aetna Better Health *see insurance page, United Options (PPO), CountyCare *see insurance page, BCBS HMO (HMOI) (specialists only), United Select (HMO & EPO) (specialists only), University of Chicago Health Plan (UCHP), United Choice HMO (specialists only), BCBS Blue Precision HMO (specialists only), Aetna HMO (specialists only) and United Choice Plus POS/PPO.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Monica Malec, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO

Aetna PPO

CIGNA PPO

CIGNA POS

CIGNA HMO

MultiPlan PPO

Medicare Advantage

Aetna POS

Medicare

Humana

PHCS PPO

Aetna Medicare PPO

United W500 Emergent Wrap

Aetna Better Health *see insurance page

United Options (PPO)

CountyCare *see insurance page

BCBS HMO (HMOI) (specialists only)

United Select (HMO & EPO) (specialists only)

University of Chicago Health Plan (UCHP)

United Choice HMO (specialists only)

BCBS Blue Precision HMO (specialists only)

Aetna HMO (specialists only)

United Choice Plus POS/PPO

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Monica Malec, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 179 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Monica Malec, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Zion, IL.

4.9

Overall Rating

(179 Ratings)

Leave a Review

General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
AbbVie, Inc.	$1,498 $1,498

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$1,350
Food and Beverage	$119
Travel and Lodging	$28

Biography

Dr. Monica Malec is a physician who specializes in geriatrics (elderly care). Areas of expertise for Dr. Malec include palliative care. She is rated 5.0 stars (out of 5) by her patients. She is an in-network provider for several insurance carriers, including Blue California, Aetna, and CIGNA Plans. Before performing her residency at Rush University Medical Center, Dr. Malec attended the University of Illinois College of Medicine for medical school. She is professionally affiliated with The University of Chicago Medicine.