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Dr. Tom A. Karnezis, MD

(5 Ratings)

Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

8901 Golf Road Suite 203
Des Plaines, IL 60016

(847) 439-1200

Dr. Tom A. Karnezis, MD is an orthopedist in Des Plaines, IL specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery.

Office Locations

8901 Golf Road Suite 203
Des Plaines, IL 60016

(847) 439-1200

(847) 439-1212

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tom A. Karnezis, MD treated as an orthopedist in Des Plaines, IL during 2012 were injections, aspiration, immobilization and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tom A. Karnezis, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	2657
capsulotomy	27
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	169
decompression surgery	68
doctor visit	1709
emergency care	17
excision	175
fracture surgery	13
hip imaging	55
hospital care	113
immobilization	1183
implant removal	106
injections	2941
inpatient care	113
joint surgery	100
lower extremity surgery	63
minimally invasive procedures	55
musculoskeletal imaging	955
nerve block	69
nerve procedures	55
open surgery	74
pain management	284
plastic surgery procedures	66
reconstructive surgery	84
removal of internal scar tissue	323
spinal procedures	36
tendon surgery	323
tissue transfer	66
upper extremity surgery	483
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	23
X-rays	1054

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tom A. Karnezis, MD treated as an orthopedist in Des Plaines, IL during 2013 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tom A. Karnezis, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	3258
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	151
decompression surgery	16
doctor visit	1905
excision	158
hip imaging	77
hospital care	101
immobilization	1091
implant removal	53
injections	3611
inpatient care	101
joint surgery	106
lower extremity surgery	39
minimally invasive procedures	90
musculoskeletal imaging	1626
nerve block	66
open surgery	37
pain management	353
plastic surgery procedures	41
reconstructive surgery	65
removal of internal scar tissue	180
spinal procedures	34
tendon surgery	165
tissue transfer	41
upper extremity surgery	277
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	14
X-rays	1964

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tom A. Karnezis, MD.

**Gender**
Male	143
Female	300

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	380
Black	0
Hispanic	31
Asian	14
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	160
From 75 to 84	135
85 and over	74
Less than 65	74

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tom A. Karnezis, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	33
Dementia	17
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tom A. Karnezis, MD treated as an orthopedist in Des Plaines, IL during 2014 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tom A. Karnezis, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	3233
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	111
doctor visit	1785
emergency care	12
excision	127
hip imaging	69
hospital care	107
immobilization	798
implant removal	77
injections	3472
inpatient care	107
musculoskeletal imaging	942
nerve block	31
open surgery	16
pain management	239
plastic surgery procedures	19
reconstructive surgery	39
removal of internal scar tissue	92
spinal procedures	14
tendon surgery	92
tissue transfer	19
upper extremity surgery	128
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	19
X-rays	1077

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tom A. Karnezis, MD.

**Gender**
Male	156
Female	282

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	373
Black	0
Hispanic	36
Asian	14
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	167
From 75 to 84	125
85 and over	77
Less than 65	69

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tom A. Karnezis, MD in 2014

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	17
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	33
Dementia	16
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tom A. Karnezis, MD treated as an orthopedist in Des Plaines, IL during 2015 were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tom A. Karnezis, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	1651
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	57
doctor visit	1170
excision	57
hip imaging	62
hospital care	120
immobilization	258
injections	1769
inpatient care	120
joint surgery	13
lower extremity surgery	13
musculoskeletal imaging	628
open surgery	13
pain management	118
X-rays	643

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tom A. Karnezis, MD.

**Gender**
Male	266
Female	462

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	618
Black	0
Hispanic	50
Asian	26
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	268
From 75 to 84	232
85 and over	112
Less than 65	116

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tom A. Karnezis, MD in 2015

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	37
Dementia	15
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tom A. Karnezis, MD treated as an orthopedist in Des Plaines, IL during 2016 were aspiration, injections, immobilization and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tom A. Karnezis, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	509
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	23
doctor visit	421
excision	23
immobilization	83
injections	509
joint surgery	24
lower extremity surgery	24
minimally invasive procedures	24
musculoskeletal imaging	58
reconstructive surgery	13
X-rays	58

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tom A. Karnezis, MD.

**Gender**
Male	103
Female	155

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	216
Black	0
Hispanic	23
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	102
From 75 to 84	86
85 and over	36
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tom A. Karnezis, MD in 2016

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	33
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tom A. Karnezis, MD treated as an orthopedist in Des Plaines, IL during 2017 were aspiration, injections and immobilization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tom A. Karnezis, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	336
doctor visit	331
immobilization	40
injections	336

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tom A. Karnezis, MD.

**Gender**
Male	84
Female	130

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	176
Black	0
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	72
From 75 to 84	77
85 and over	37
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tom A. Karnezis, MD in 2017

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	35
Dementia	15
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tom A. Karnezis, MD treated as an orthopedist in Des Plaines, IL during 2018 were aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tom A. Karnezis, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	43
doctor visit	70
injections	43

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tom A. Karnezis, MD.

**Gender**
Male	20
Female	43

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	27
From 75 to 84	20
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tom A. Karnezis, MD in 2018

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	38
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2018

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tom A. Karnezis, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Tom A. Karnezis, MD treated as an orthopedist in Des Plaines, IL were injections, aspiration, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

aspiration	1669
capsulotomy	27
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	102
decompression surgery	42
doctor visit	1055
emergency care	14
excision	108
fracture surgery	13
hip imaging	65
hospital care	110
immobilization	575
implant removal	78
injections	1811
inpatient care	110
joint surgery	60
lower extremity surgery	34
minimally invasive procedures	56
musculoskeletal imaging	841
nerve block	55
nerve procedures	55
open surgery	35
pain management	248
plastic surgery procedures	42
reconstructive surgery	50
removal of internal scar tissue	198
spinal procedures	28
tendon surgery	193
tissue transfer	42
upper extremity surgery	296
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	18
X-rays	959

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2018

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tom A. Karnezis, MD.

**Gender**
Male	110
Female	196

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	7
Non-Hispanic White	259
Hispanic	22
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	48
75 to 84	96
Less than 65	45
65 to 74	113

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tom A. Karnezis, MD From 2012 - 2018

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

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	7
Osteoporosis	13
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	29
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Cancer	7
Dementia	10

Education & Training

He has a state license in Illinois.

Licensed In: Illinois

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Tom A. Karnezis, MD has a good overall rating with an average of 3.2 out of 5 stars based on 5 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Tom A. Karnezis, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Des Plaines, IL.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Horizon Pharma plc	$284 Duexis $135	RAYOS $80	PENNSAID $69
Horizon Pharma USA, Inc.	$168 Duexis $120	VIMOVO $33	RAYOS $15
Vertical Pharmaceuticals, LLC	$124 Lorzone 750mg $124
Lilly USA, LLC	$109 FORTEO $109
Biocomposites Inc	$80 Stimulan $80
Other	$517 Naprelan $71	DeNovo NT $67	OXYCONTIN $54	BioSurgery - ACTIFUSE $35	Santyl $35	Other $255