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Dr. Serafin Chua, MD

(Dr. Serafin Chua, M.D.)

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Specializes in: Adult Rheumatology

1500 SOUTH FAIRFIELD AVENUE
CHICAGO, IL 60608

(773) 542-2000

Dr. Serafin Chua, MD is a rheumatologist in CHICAGO, IL specializing in adult rheumatology. Dr. Serafin Chua, MD is affiliated with Sinai Chicago.

Office Locations

1500 SOUTH FAIRFIELD AVENUE
CHICAGO, IL 60608

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Serafin Chua, MD treated as a rheumatologist in CHICAGO, IL during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, blood draw and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Serafin Chua, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	31
blood draw	46
doctor visit	108
hospital care	153
injections	31
inpatient care	153

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Serafin Chua, MD treated as a rheumatologist in CHICAGO, IL during 2013 were aspiration, injections, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Serafin Chua, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	153
blood draw	119
doctor visit	644
hospital care	132
injections	153
inpatient care	132

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Serafin Chua, MD.

**Gender**
Male	79
Female	243

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	187
Hispanic	100
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	132
From 75 to 84	55
85 and over	19
Less than 65	116

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Serafin Chua, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	25
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	50
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Serafin Chua, MD treated as a rheumatologist in CHICAGO, IL during 2014 were aspiration, injections, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Serafin Chua, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	132
blood draw	87
doctor visit	613
hospital care	119
injections	132
inpatient care	119

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Serafin Chua, MD.

**Gender**
Male	66
Female	225

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	174
Hispanic	84
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	119
From 75 to 84	53
85 and over	19
Less than 65	100

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Serafin Chua, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	50
Dementia	10
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Serafin Chua, MD treated as a rheumatologist in CHICAGO, IL during 2015 were aspiration, injections, blood draw and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Serafin Chua, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	146
blood draw	112
doctor visit	572
hospital care	86
injections	146
inpatient care	86

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Serafin Chua, MD.

**Gender**
Male	114
Female	396

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	306
Hispanic	152
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	186
From 75 to 84	84
85 and over	36
Less than 65	204

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Serafin Chua, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	52
Dementia	10
Cancer	5

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Serafin Chua, MD treated as a rheumatologist in CHICAGO, IL during 2016 were aspiration, injections, blood draw and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Serafin Chua, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	188
blood draw	103
doctor visit	607
hospital care	90
injections	188
inpatient care	90

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Serafin Chua, MD.

**Gender**
Male	54
Female	204

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	146
Hispanic	88
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	111
From 75 to 84	41
85 and over	15
Less than 65	91

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Serafin Chua, MD in 2016

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	50
Dementia	9
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Serafin Chua, MD treated as a rheumatologist in CHICAGO, IL during 2017 were aspiration, injections, blood draw and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Serafin Chua, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	181
blood draw	158
doctor visit	650
hospital care	52
injections	181
inpatient care	52

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Serafin Chua, MD.

**Gender**
Male	59
Female	194

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	135
Hispanic	92
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	109
From 75 to 84	45
85 and over	13
Less than 65	86

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Serafin Chua, MD in 2017

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	44
Dementia	9
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Serafin Chua, MD treated as a rheumatologist in CHICAGO, IL during 2018 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Serafin Chua, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	172
doctor visit	666
injections	172

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Serafin Chua, MD.

**Gender**
Male	50
Female	199

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	126
Hispanic	102
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	102
From 75 to 84	40
85 and over	13
Less than 65	94

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Serafin Chua, MD in 2018

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	44
Dementia	7
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Serafin Chua, MD treated as a rheumatologist in CHICAGO, IL during 2019 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Serafin Chua, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	209
doctor visit	582
injections	209

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Serafin Chua, MD.

**Gender**
Male	35
Female	179

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	105
Hispanic	90
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	93
From 75 to 84	38
85 and over	13
Less than 65	70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Serafin Chua, MD in 2019

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	25
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	43
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Serafin Chua, MD treated as a rheumatologist in CHICAGO, IL during 2020 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Serafin Chua, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	147
doctor visit	395
injections	147

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Serafin Chua, MD.

**Gender**
Male	29
Female	147

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	86
Hispanic	73
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	81
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Serafin Chua, MD in 2020

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	42
Dementia	8
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Serafin Chua, MD treated as a rheumatologist in CHICAGO, IL during 2021 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Serafin Chua, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	91
doctor visit	407
injections	91

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Serafin Chua, MD.

**Gender**
Male	24
Female	121

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	68
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Serafin Chua, MD in 2021

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	43
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Serafin Chua, MD treated as a rheumatologist in CHICAGO, IL during 2022 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Serafin Chua, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	26
doctor visit	309
injections	26

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Serafin Chua, MD.

**Gender**
Male	15
Female	109

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	66
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	57
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Serafin Chua, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	33
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	44
Dementia	0
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Serafin Chua, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Serafin Chua, MD treated as a rheumatologist in CHICAGO, IL were aspiration, injections, hospital care and inpatient care.

aspiration	134
blood draw	104
doctor visit	504
hospital care	105
injections	134
inpatient care	105

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Serafin Chua, MD.

**Gender**
Female	183
Male	47

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	127
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	71
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	11
75 to 84	32
Less than 65	81
65 to 74	96

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

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

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	16
Osteoporosis	20
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	42
Atrial Fibrillation	2
Dementia	7
Cancer	6

Education & Training

He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine: Rheumatology and has a state license in Illinois.

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine: Rheumatology

Licensed In: Illinois

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Serafin Chua, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Sinai Chicago

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
AbbVie Inc.	$593 Rinvoq $360	Skyrizi $127	Humira $106
AbbVie, Inc.	$393 Humira $252	Rinvoq $17	$124
Celgene Corporation	$344 Otezla $101	$243
Amgen Inc.	$274 EVENITY $121	AMJEVITA $77	Prolia $36	Vectibix $25	NEUPOGEN $14
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$213 COSENTYX $122	$92
Other	$1,022 KRYSTEXXA $173	Cimzia $123	SAPHNELO $120	UPTRAVI $100	OFEV $77	Other $429

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,536
Education	$228
Consulting Fee	$75

Biography

Dr. Serafin Chua's medical specialty is emergency medicine and adult rheumatology. He is affiliated with Sinai Chicago. According to Doctor.com, he is not acceping new patients at this time.