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Dr. Vipuj A. Shah, MD

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Specializes in: Adult Nephrology

Topiwala National Medical College

17850 Kedzie Avenue Suite 1700
Hazel Crest, IL 60429

(708) 952-3040

Dr. Vipuj A. Shah, MD is a nephrologist in Chicago Heights, IL specializing in adult nephrology. She graduated from Topiwala National Medical College. Dr. Vipuj A. Shah, MD is affiliated with Advocate Health Care and Franciscan Health System.

Office Locations

Advocate Health Care

15 Independence Drive
Chicago Heights, IL 60411

(312) 654-2736

(708) 221-6454

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Advocate Health Care

17225 S Paxton Avenue
South Holland, IL 60473

(708) 474-8700

(708) 474-9730

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Advocate Health Care

17850 Kedzie Avenue Suite 1700
Hazel Crest, IL 60429

(708) 952-3040

1-866-688-4008

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Franciscan Health System

20201 South Crawford Avenue
Olympia Fields, IL 60461

(708) 747-4000

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3700 West 203rd Street Suite 201a
Olympia Fields, IL 60461

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vipuj A. Shah, MD treated as a nephrologist in Chicago Heights, IL during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vipuj A. Shah, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	134
inpatient care	134

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vipuj A. Shah, MD treated as a nephrologist in Chicago Heights, IL during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vipuj A. Shah, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	469
inpatient care	389
outpatient care	57

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vipuj A. Shah, MD.

**Gender**
Male	60
Female	93

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	137
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	48
From 75 to 84	52
85 and over	34
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vipuj A. Shah, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	38
Dementia	25
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vipuj A. Shah, MD treated as a nephrologist in Chicago Heights, IL during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vipuj A. Shah, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	882
inpatient care	783
outpatient care	71

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vipuj A. Shah, MD.

**Gender**
Male	96
Female	179

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	229
Black	0
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	79
From 75 to 84	84
85 and over	71
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vipuj A. Shah, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	43
Dementia	24
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vipuj A. Shah, MD treated as a nephrologist in Chicago Heights, IL during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vipuj A. Shah, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	320
inpatient care	269
outpatient care	33

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vipuj A. Shah, MD.

**Gender**
Male	110
Female	158

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	224
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	76
From 75 to 84	78
85 and over	76
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vipuj A. Shah, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	46
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	55
Dementia	31
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vipuj A. Shah, MD treated as a nephrologist in Chicago Heights, IL during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vipuj A. Shah, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	196
inpatient care	196

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vipuj A. Shah, MD.

**Gender**
Male	19
Female	23

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	12
From 75 to 84	13
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vipuj A. Shah, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	74
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	48
Heart Failure	67
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	60
Dementia	0
Cancer	26

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vipuj A. Shah, MD treated as a nephrologist in Chicago Heights, IL during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vipuj A. Shah, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	100
hospital care	1416
inpatient care	1416

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vipuj A. Shah, MD.

**Gender**
Male	151
Female	151

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	189
Black	81
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	77
From 75 to 84	102
85 and over	54
Less than 65	69

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vipuj A. Shah, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	73
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	37
Heart Failure	72
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	46
Diabetes	65
Dementia	29
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vipuj A. Shah, MD treated as a nephrologist in Chicago Heights, IL during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vipuj A. Shah, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	174
doctor visit	219
hospital care	632
inpatient care	632
lab tests	427

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vipuj A. Shah, MD.

**Gender**
Male	173
Female	181

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	251
Black	57
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	112
From 75 to 84	126
85 and over	74
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vipuj A. Shah, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	58
Dementia	28
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vipuj A. Shah, MD treated as a nephrologist in Chicago Heights, IL during 2020 were lab tests, hospital care, inpatient care and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vipuj A. Shah, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	264
doctor visit	189
hospital care	481
inpatient care	481
lab tests	876

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vipuj A. Shah, MD.

**Gender**
Male	143
Female	159

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	243
Black	32
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	100
From 75 to 84	117
85 and over	57
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vipuj A. Shah, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	58
Dementia	27
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vipuj A. Shah, MD treated as a nephrologist in Chicago Heights, IL during 2021 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, nursing home care and minor procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vipuj A. Shah, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	973
excision	973
hospital care	71
inpatient care	71
minor procedures	88
nursing home care	518

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vipuj A. Shah, MD.

**Gender**
Male	101
Female	150

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	211
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	44
From 75 to 84	89
85 and over	89
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vipuj A. Shah, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	47
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	60
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	54
Dementia	53
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vipuj A. Shah, MD treated as a nephrologist in Chicago Heights, IL during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue) and excision.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vipuj A. Shah, MD for Medicare patients.

debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	185
excision	185
hospital care	256
inpatient care	240
nursing home care	87
outpatient care	16

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vipuj A. Shah, MD.

**Gender**
Male	109
Female	155

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	158
Black	91
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	51
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	85
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vipuj A. Shah, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	25
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	45
Heart Failure	60
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	45
Diabetes	53
Dementia	36
Cancer	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Vipuj A. Shah, MD treated as a nephrologist in Chicago Heights, IL during 2023 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vipuj A. Shah, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	188
inpatient care	188

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vipuj A. Shah, MD.

**Gender**
Male	65
Female	79

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	72
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	36
From 75 to 84	56
85 and over	34
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vipuj A. Shah, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	24
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	39
Heart Failure	61
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	55
Dementia	35
Cancer	26

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Vipuj A. Shah, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Vipuj A. Shah, MD treated as a nephrologist in Chicago Heights, IL were lab tests, debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision and hospital care.

blood draw	219
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	579
doctor visit	169
excision	579
hospital care	458
inpatient care	436
lab tests	651
minor procedures	88
nursing home care	302
outpatient care	44

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vipuj A. Shah, MD.

**Gender**
Male	93
Female	120

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	30
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	152
Hispanic	1
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	73
85 and over	52
Less than 65	29
65 to 74	57

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Vipuj A. Shah, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Vipuj A. Shah, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	49
Atrial Fibrillation	29
Cancer	17
Dementia	26

Education & Training

Dr. Vipuj A. Shah, MD graduated from Topiwala National Medical College. She completed residency at Huron Hospital. She is certified by the Nephrology, American Board of Internal Medicine and has a state license in Illinois.

Medical School: Topiwala National Medical College

Residency: Huron Hospital

Board Certification: Nephrology, American Board of Internal Medicine

Licensed In: Illinois

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Vipuj A. Shah, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Advocate Health Care

Franciscan Health System

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. Vipuj A. Shah, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: CIGNA Choice Fund PPO, United Healthcare Select Plus POS, United Healthcare Select HMO, United Healthcare Select EPO, United Healthcare Options PPO, United Healthcare Indemnity, Aetna POS, TRICARE Prime, Aetna QPOS, Aetna Open Choice PPO, Aetna Open Access HMO, Aetna Medicare HMO, Golden Rule, TRICARE, Coventry, Aetna Open Access Aetna Select, Aetna Select, Aetna EPO, Labor & Industries, Aetna HMO, Blue Advantage PPO, CorVel, Aetna Medicare PPO, United Healthcare Select Plus HMO, United Healthcare Choice Plus PPO, AARP, Medicare Advantage, Humana Medicare Choice PPO, United Healthcare Choice Plus HMO, Blue Cross PPO, Blue Advantage HMO, Blue Cross Medicare Advantage PPO, Coventry PPO, United Healthcare, Railroad Medicare, Medicaid, Humana, Cigna, Molina Healthcare, United Healthcare Navigate HMO, First Health, HealthLink PPO, HFN EPO, HFN PPO, HFN Platinum EPO, HFN, Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois, PHCS PPO, MultiPlan PPO, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), SEIU - Local 4 PPO, Union Medical (Local 1546) HMO, Medicare IL, Aetna Medicare Prime HMO-POS, Union Medical Care PPO, Aetna Elect Choice HMO (includes Aetna Health Funds), AAH UMR Select - Team Member Plan, Aetna Medicare POS, Franciscan PHO Northern Indiana, LLC., Aetna State of Illinois Open Access Plus, Aetna Open Choice POS, Health Services and Technology, HST Care Connect PPO, Aetna Open Choice PPO - State of Illinois - SOI, United Surest (previously Bind), Aetna Managed Choice (MC) POS, Union Health Services, Inc., Aetna Open Choice POS II, Aetna State of Illinois PPO, Aetna Health Network Option, Health Services and Technology, HST Care Connect EPO, AAH UMR Preferred - Team Member Plan, Aetna Signature Administrators PPO (ASA or SRC) PPO, Aetna Upfront Advantage, Aetna Signature Administrators PPO, SEIU - Local 4 HMO, Aetna Open Access Elect Choice (includes Aetna Health Funds), Aetna NAP - PPO, Aetna Value Performance Network, Healthcare Finest Network, Aetna Premier Care Plus Network, Blue Cross Community MMAI, BlueCare Direct HMO, Aetna Health Network Only, Aetna Premier Care Network, Blue Cross Medicare Supplement PPO and SIHO PPO.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Vipuj A. Shah, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

CIGNA Choice Fund PPO

United Healthcare Select Plus POS

United Healthcare Select HMO

United Healthcare Select EPO

United Healthcare Options PPO

United Healthcare Indemnity

Aetna POS

TRICARE Prime

Aetna QPOS

Aetna Open Choice PPO

Aetna Open Access HMO

Aetna Medicare HMO

Golden Rule

TRICARE

Coventry

Aetna Open Access Aetna Select

Aetna Select

Aetna EPO

Labor & Industries

Aetna HMO

Blue Advantage PPO

CorVel

Aetna Medicare PPO

United Healthcare Select Plus HMO

United Healthcare Choice Plus PPO

AARP

Medicare Advantage

Humana Medicare Choice PPO

United Healthcare Choice Plus HMO

Blue Cross PPO

Blue Advantage HMO

Blue Cross Medicare Advantage PPO

Coventry PPO

United Healthcare

Railroad Medicare

Medicaid

Humana

Cigna

Molina Healthcare

United Healthcare Navigate HMO

First Health

HealthLink PPO

HFN EPO

HFN PPO

HFN Platinum EPO

HFN

Aetna

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois

PHCS PPO

MultiPlan PPO

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)

SEIU - Local 4 PPO

Union Medical (Local 1546) HMO

Medicare IL

Aetna Medicare Prime HMO-POS

Union Medical Care PPO

Aetna Elect Choice HMO (includes Aetna Health Funds)

AAH UMR Select - Team Member Plan

Aetna Medicare POS

Franciscan PHO Northern Indiana, LLC.

Aetna State of Illinois Open Access Plus

Aetna Open Choice POS

Health Services and Technology, HST Care Connect PPO

Aetna Open Choice PPO - State of Illinois - SOI

United Surest (previously Bind)

Aetna Managed Choice (MC) POS

Union Health Services, Inc.

Aetna Open Choice POS II

Aetna State of Illinois PPO

Aetna Health Network Option

Health Services and Technology, HST Care Connect EPO

AAH UMR Preferred - Team Member Plan

Aetna Signature Administrators PPO (ASA or SRC) PPO

Aetna Upfront Advantage

Aetna Signature Administrators PPO

SEIU - Local 4 HMO

Aetna Open Access Elect Choice (includes Aetna Health Funds)

Aetna NAP - PPO

Aetna Value Performance Network

Healthcare Finest Network

Aetna Premier Care Plus Network

Blue Cross Community MMAI

BlueCare Direct HMO

Aetna Health Network Only

Aetna Premier Care Network

Blue Cross Medicare Supplement PPO

SIHO PPO

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$449 SOLIRIS $449
Mallinckrodt LLC	$174 ACTHAR $174
Relypsa, Inc.	$124 VELTASSA $124
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$78 SAMSCA $49	JYNARQUE $29
Baxter Healthcare	$64 Renal - PD $64
Other	$182 Sensipar $21	System One $21	Horizant $17	KENGREAL $16	RYBELSUS $14	Other $93

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,054
Education	$17

Biography

Dr. Vipuj Shah practices adult nephrology. After attending Topiwala National Medical College for medical school, she completed her residency training at Huron Hospital. She usually honors Aetna EPO, Blue California, and Coventry, in addition to other insurance carriers. Dr. Shah (or staff) speaks the following languages: Marathi, Gujarati, and Hindi. She is professionally affiliated with Specialty Physicians of Illinois, Advocate South Suburban Hospital, and Franciscan Health System.