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Dr. Robert D. Vacek, MD

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(Robert D. Vacek, MD)

(3 Ratings)

Specializes in: Hospital Medicine (Hospitalist) and General Practice

Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine (1979)

26w171 Roosevelt Road
Wheaton, IL 60187

(630) 933-4700

Dr. Robert D. Vacek, MD is a hospitalist in Wheaton, IL specializing in hospital medicine (hospitalist) and general practice. He graduated from Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine in 1979 and has 47 years of experience. Dr. Robert D. Vacek, MD is affiliated with Northwestern Medicine and Northwestern Medicine Regional Medical Group.

Office Locations

26w171 Roosevelt Road
Wheaton, IL 60187

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Robert D. Vacek, MD in 2023

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

Top 10%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

In 2023, Dr. Robert D. Vacek, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Illinois.

Top 25%

By Affordability:

inpatient care

inpatient hospital care

In 2012, Dr. Robert D. Vacek, MD had a list price for inpatient care, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) 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. Robert D. Vacek, MD treated as a hospitalist in Wheaton, IL during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert D. Vacek, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	27
blood draw	157
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	49
doctor visit	632
excision	49
hospital care	366
injections	27
inpatient care	366
nursing home care	44
preventive care	67
vaccines	67

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert D. Vacek, MD treated as a hospitalist in Wheaton, IL during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and preventive care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert D. Vacek, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	167
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	46
doctor visit	614
excision	46
hospital care	233
inpatient care	233
nursing home care	44
preventive care	53
vaccines	53

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert D. Vacek, MD.

**Gender**
Male	129
Female	204

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	242
Black	68
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	107
From 75 to 84	85
85 and over	91
Less than 65	50

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert D. Vacek, MD in 2013

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	37
Dementia	20
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert D. Vacek, MD treated as a hospitalist in Wheaton, IL during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert D. Vacek, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	117
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	71
doctor visit	590
excision	71
hospital care	227
inpatient care	227
nursing home care	126
preventive care	31
vaccines	31

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert D. Vacek, MD.

**Gender**
Male	156
Female	199

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	222
Black	107
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	108
From 75 to 84	94
85 and over	105
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert D. Vacek, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	40
Dementia	25
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert D. Vacek, MD treated as a hospitalist in Wheaton, IL during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert D. Vacek, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	132
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	76
doctor visit	608
excision	76
hospital care	217
inpatient care	217
nursing home care	161
preventive care	106
vaccines	106

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert D. Vacek, MD.

**Gender**
Male	308
Female	384

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	442
Black	196
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	226
From 75 to 84	198
85 and over	198
Less than 65	70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert D. Vacek, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	37
Dementia	25
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert D. Vacek, MD treated as a hospitalist in Wheaton, IL during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert D. Vacek, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	184
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	92
doctor visit	648
excision	92
hospital care	206
inpatient care	206
lab tests	11
nursing home care	108
preventive care	99
vaccines	99

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert D. Vacek, MD.

**Gender**
Male	174
Female	226

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	262
Black	100
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	129
From 75 to 84	120
85 and over	105
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert D. Vacek, MD in 2016

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	37
Dementia	25
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert D. Vacek, MD treated as a hospitalist in Wheaton, IL during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert D. Vacek, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	233
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	171
doctor visit	658
excision	171
hospital care	255
inpatient care	240
lab tests	19
nursing home care	87
outpatient care	15
preventive care	118
vaccines	118

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert D. Vacek, MD.

**Gender**
Male	197
Female	192

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	254
Black	105
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	122
From 75 to 84	123
85 and over	96
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert D. Vacek, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	38
Dementia	21
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert D. Vacek, MD treated as a hospitalist in Wheaton, IL during 2018 were blood draw, hospital care, inpatient care and debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert D. Vacek, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	255
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	158
doctor visit	701
excision	158
hospital care	174
inpatient care	163
lab tests	15
nursing home care	84
outpatient care	11
preventive care	88
vaccines	88

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert D. Vacek, MD.

**Gender**
Male	175
Female	196

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	231
Black	104
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	112
From 75 to 84	128
85 and over	80
Less than 65	51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert D. Vacek, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	37
Dementia	22
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert D. Vacek, MD treated as a hospitalist in Wheaton, IL during 2019 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, nursing home care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert D. Vacek, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	73
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	108
doctor visit	361
excision	108
hospital care	71
inpatient care	71
nursing home care	97

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert D. Vacek, MD.

**Gender**
Male	167
Female	152

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	219
Black	70
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	103
From 75 to 84	98
85 and over	84
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert D. Vacek, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	40
Dementia	30
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert D. Vacek, MD treated as a hospitalist in Wheaton, IL during 2020 were nursing home care, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision and minor procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert D. Vacek, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	1173
excision	1173
minor procedures	87
nursing home care	1382

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert D. Vacek, MD.

**Gender**
Male	151
Female	226

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	286
Black	61
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	75
From 75 to 84	118
85 and over	126
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert D. Vacek, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	62
Chronic Kidney Disease	73
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	60
Dementia	68
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert D. Vacek, MD treated as a hospitalist in Wheaton, IL during 2021 were nursing home care, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert D. Vacek, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	733
excision	733
hospital care	467
inpatient care	467
nursing home care	949

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert D. Vacek, MD.

**Gender**
Male	186
Female	211

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	331
Black	49
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	98
From 75 to 84	131
85 and over	134
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert D. Vacek, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	25
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	63
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	56
Dementia	59
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Robert D. Vacek, MD treated as a hospitalist in Wheaton, IL during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert D. Vacek, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	908
inpatient care	908

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert D. Vacek, MD.

**Gender**
Male	107
Female	108

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	180
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	11
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	74
From 75 to 84	81
85 and over	44
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert D. Vacek, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	44
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	55
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	25
Atrial Fibrilation	44
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	65
Dementia	21
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Robert D. Vacek, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Robert D. Vacek, MD treated as a hospitalist in Wheaton, IL were hospital care, inpatient care, nursing home care and debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue).

aspiration	27
blood draw	164
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	267
doctor visit	601
excision	267
hospital care	312
injections	27
inpatient care	309
lab tests	15
minor procedures	87
nursing home care	308
outpatient care	13
preventive care	80
vaccines	80

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert D. Vacek, MD.

**Gender**
Male	159
Female	190

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	78
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	242
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	106
85 and over	96
Less than 65	41
65 to 74	104

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Robert D. Vacek, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	40
Atrial Fibrillation	20
Dementia	28
Cancer	12

Education & Training

Dr. Robert D. Vacek, MD graduated from Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine in 1979. He completed residency at Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine (Certified) and has a state license in Illinois.

Medical School: Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine (1979)

Residency: Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital (1982)

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine (Certified)

Licensed In: Illinois

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Robert D. Vacek, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Northwestern Medicine

Northwestern Medicine Regional Medical Group

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Robert D. Vacek, MD has a high overall rating with an average of 3.67 out of 5 stars based on 3 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Robert D. Vacek, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Wheaton, IL.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$1,200 FARXIGA $314	SYMBICORT $210	CRESTOR $168	BEVESPI AEROSPHERE $142	BYDUREON WEEKLY $103	Other $262
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$856 JARDIANCE $257	Pradaxa $130	Spiriva $89	STIOLTO $80	TRADJENTA $67	Other $233
Novo Nordisk Inc	$682 Tresiba $282	Victoza $271	NovoLog $107	$23
Lilly USA, LLC	$640 GLYXAMBI $163	TRULICITY $117	BASAGLAR $70	FORTEO $67	AXIRON $65	Other $159
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation	$484 JANUMET XR $186	BELSOMRA $175	NON-PRODUCT $39	PNEUMOVAX 23 $33	JANUMET $19	Other $32
Other	$3,809 ELIQUIS $491	NAMENDA XR $203	Vesicare $190	EXELON PATCH $181	Brintellix $152	Other $2,591

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$7,648
Education	$22

Biography

Dr. Robert Vacek is a specialist in general practice and hospital medicine (hospitalist) in Wheaton, IL. The average patient rating for Dr. Vacek is 3.5 stars (out of 5). Dr. Vacek is professionally affiliated with Northwestern Medicine Regional Medical Group. Yext reports that he is accepting new patients at his office in Wheaton, IL. He graduated from Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine. Dr. Vacek's medical residency was performed at Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital.