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Dr. Craig Williams, MD

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Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery and Hand Surgery

Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine (1985)

Professional interests include: fractures (broken bones), elbow arthritis, second opinions, and more.

1919 Skokie Valley Road
Highland Park, IL 60035

(847) 375-3000

Dr. Craig Williams, MD is an orthopedist in Highland Park, IL specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and hand surgery. He graduated from Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine in 1985 and has 39 years of experience. Dr. Craig Williams, MD is affiliated with Private Practice, Advocate Health Care, Northwestern Medicine, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, NorthShore and ILLINOIS BONE AND JOINT INSTITUTE LLC.

Office Locations

Address:

1919 Skokie Valley Road
Highland Park, IL 60035

Address:

900 Rand Road Suite 200
Des Plaines, IL 60016

Address:

9000 Waukegan Road Suite 200
Morton Grove, IL 60053

aspiration	47
decompression surgery	41
diagnostic evaluation	14
doctor visit	643
injections	170
manual therapy	159
musculoskeletal imaging	260
nerve procedures	41
open surgery	41
rehabilitation	384
tendon surgery	14
upper extremity surgery	54
X-rays	261

**Gender**
Male	179
Female	323

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	460
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	16
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	249
From 75 to 84	164
85 and over	56
Less than 65	33

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	26
Dementia	4
Cancer	12

aspiration	52
decompression surgery	50
diagnostic evaluation	13
doctor visit	772
immobilization	9
injections	210
joint surgery	10
manual therapy	57
musculoskeletal imaging	326
nerve procedures	50
open surgery	50
reconstructive surgery	10
rehabilitation	217
tendon surgery	29
upper extremity surgery	89
X-rays	327

**Gender**
Male	229
Female	338

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	522
Black	0
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	262
From 75 to 84	193
85 and over	68
Less than 65	44

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	23
Dementia	5
Cancer	13

aspiration	97
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	12
decompression surgery	54
diagnostic evaluation	20
doctor visit	817
immobilization	12
injections	259
manual therapy	81
musculoskeletal imaging	389
nerve procedures	54
open surgery	54
rehabilitation	405
tendon surgery	33
upper extremity surgery	86
X-rays	390

**Gender**
Male	466
Female	778

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1146
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	34
Other	28
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	602
From 75 to 84	396
85 and over	166
Less than 65	80

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	24
Dementia	5
Cancer	13

aspiration	88
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	12
decompression surgery	40
diagnostic evaluation	11
doctor visit	930
injections	297
manual therapy	42
musculoskeletal imaging	393
nerve procedures	40
open surgery	40
rehabilitation	411
tendon surgery	20
upper extremity surgery	59
X-rays	394

**Gender**
Male	257
Female	408

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	603
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	19
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	342
From 75 to 84	205
85 and over	78
Less than 65	40

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	47
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	22
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

aspiration	88
decompression surgery	56
doctor visit	936
injections	289
manual therapy	74
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	13
musculoskeletal imaging	353
nerve procedures	56
open surgery	56
rehabilitation	643
tendon surgery	34
upper extremity surgery	89
X-rays	340

**Gender**
Male	264
Female	413

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	610
Black	0
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	320
From 75 to 84	242
85 and over	77
Less than 65	38

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	22
Dementia	6
Cancer	13

aspiration	90
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	15
decompression surgery	72
doctor visit	976
injections	321
manual therapy	20
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	15
musculoskeletal imaging	380
nerve procedures	72
open surgery	72
rehabilitation	252
tendon surgery	37
upper extremity surgery	108
X-rays	365

**Gender**
Male	284
Female	380

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	595
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	22
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	314
From 75 to 84	233
85 and over	86
Less than 65	31

Hypertension	55
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	23
Dementia	5
Cancer	13

aspiration	106
decompression surgery	72
doctor visit	940
injections	352
manual therapy	23
musculoskeletal imaging	339
nerve procedures	72
open surgery	72
rehabilitation	235
tendon surgery	64
upper extremity surgery	135
X-rays	340

**Gender**
Male	270
Female	401

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	605
Black	0
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	339
From 75 to 84	233
85 and over	73
Less than 65	26

Hypertension	56
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	21
Dementia	4
Cancer	10

aspiration	103
decompression surgery	37
doctor visit	821
injections	323
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	15
musculoskeletal imaging	285
nerve procedures	37
open surgery	37
rehabilitation	38
tendon surgery	25
upper extremity surgery	61
X-rays	270

**Gender**
Male	234
Female	304

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	479
Black	0
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	272
From 75 to 84	183
85 and over	58
Less than 65	25

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	21
Dementia	5
Cancer	12

aspiration	297
decompression surgery	98
doctor visit	1930
injections	789
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	18
musculoskeletal imaging	514
nerve procedures	98
open surgery	98
tendon surgery	97
upper extremity surgery	194
X-rays	496

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Craig Williams, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Craig Williams, MD treated as an orthopedist in Highland Park, IL were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, injections and rehabilitation.

aspiration	107
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	13
decompression surgery	57
diagnostic evaluation	14
doctor visit	974
immobilization	11
injections	334
joint surgery	10
manual therapy	65
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	15
musculoskeletal imaging	360
nerve procedures	57
open surgery	57
reconstructive surgery	10
rehabilitation	323
tendon surgery	39
upper extremity surgery	98
X-rays	353

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Craig Williams, MD.

**Gender**
Male	218
Female	334

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	9
Non-Hispanic White	502
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	7
Other	13

**Age**
75 to 84	184
85 and over	66
Less than 65	31
65 to 74	270

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Craig Williams, MD From 2013 - 2021

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

Hypertension	44
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	5
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	18
Atrial Fibrillation	7
Cancer	9
Dementia	4

Education & Training

Dr. Craig Williams, MD graduated from Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine in 1985. He completed residency at McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University. He is certified by the Board Certification: Hand Surgery and has a state license in Illinois.

Medical School: Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine (1985)

Residency: McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University (1991)

Board Certification: Board Certification: Hand Surgery

Licensed In: Illinois

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Craig Williams, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Private Practice

Advocate Health Care

Northwestern Medicine

Advocate Lutheran General Hospital

NorthShore

ILLINOIS BONE AND JOINT INSTITUTE LLC

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. Craig Williams, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: HFN, Blue Advantage PPO, Humana PPO, Aetna Medicare PPO, PHCS PPO, United Healthcare Choice Plus PPO, Aetna Choice POS II, Medicare Advantage, MultiPlan PPO, Blue Cross PPO, AARP, CIGNA Choice Fund PPO, Blue Advantage HMO, Blue Cross Medicare Advantage PPO, United Healthcare Select Plus POS, Coventry PPO, United Healthcare Options PPO, United Healthcare Indemnity, Humana National POS - Open Access, United Healthcare Choice Plus POS, Humana HMO, Aetna, Humana HMO Premier, Unicare PPO, Golden Rule, Humana Platinum HMO, TRICARE Prime, Aetna POS, Aetna QPOS, United Healthcare, Aetna Open Choice PPO, Aetna Open Access HMO, Humana, Cigna, Community Care Network (CCN), TRICARE, Coventry, Aetna Open Access Aetna Select, Aetna Select, Humana National HMO, Humana National EPO, HealthLink PPO, Aetna Choice POS, United Healthcare Navigate HMO, Aetna EPO, First Health, Humana ChoiceCare PPO, Aetna PPO, HFN EPO, Aetna HMO, HFN PPO, HFN Platinum EPO, Union Health Services, Inc., HST Care Connect PPO, United Surest (previously Bind), Blue Cross Medicare Supplement PPO, Blue Cross Community MMAI, Health Alliance Employee EPO, AAH UMR Select - Team Member Plan, HST Care Connect EPO, SEIU - Local 4 HMO, Meridian, SEIU - Local 4 PPO, Union Medical Care PPO, Blue Precision HMO, Union Medical (Local 1546) HMO, BlueCare Direct HMO, Blue Cross HMO Illinois and AAH UMR Preferred - Team Member Plan.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Craig Williams, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

HFN

Blue Advantage PPO

Humana PPO

Aetna Medicare PPO

PHCS PPO

United Healthcare Choice Plus PPO

Aetna Choice POS II

Medicare Advantage

MultiPlan PPO

Blue Cross PPO

AARP

CIGNA Choice Fund PPO

Blue Advantage HMO

Blue Cross Medicare Advantage PPO

United Healthcare Select Plus POS

Coventry PPO

United Healthcare Options PPO

United Healthcare Indemnity

Humana National POS - Open Access

United Healthcare Choice Plus POS

Humana HMO

Aetna

Humana HMO Premier

Unicare PPO

Golden Rule

Humana Platinum HMO

TRICARE Prime

Aetna POS

Aetna QPOS

United Healthcare

Aetna Open Choice PPO

Aetna Open Access HMO

Humana

Cigna

Community Care Network (CCN)

TRICARE

Coventry

Aetna Open Access Aetna Select

Aetna Select

Humana National HMO

Humana National EPO

HealthLink PPO

Aetna Choice POS

United Healthcare Navigate HMO

Aetna EPO

First Health

Humana ChoiceCare PPO

Aetna PPO

HFN EPO

Aetna HMO

HFN PPO

HFN Platinum EPO

Union Health Services, Inc.

HST Care Connect PPO

United Surest (previously Bind)

Blue Cross Medicare Supplement PPO

Blue Cross Community MMAI

Health Alliance Employee EPO

AAH UMR Select - Team Member Plan

HST Care Connect EPO

SEIU - Local 4 HMO

Meridian

SEIU - Local 4 PPO

Union Medical Care PPO

Blue Precision HMO

Union Medical (Local 1546) HMO

BlueCare Direct HMO

Blue Cross HMO Illinois

AAH UMR Preferred - Team Member Plan

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$5,007 XIAFLEX $5,007
AXOGEN	$2,219 AxoGuard Nerve Protector $1,707	AxoGuard Nerve Connector $266	AVANCE NERVE GRAFT $126	AxoTouch $99	NERVE CUFF $21
Medwest Associates	$997 $997
Horizon Pharma plc	$213 NO_PRODUCT $213
Auxilium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$201 XIAFLEX $201
Other	$471 TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES $146	IO FiX $85	Exogen $84	Tymlos $21	LITHOVUE $18	Other $117

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$3,400
Food and Beverage	$2,303
Travel and Lodging	$2,222
Education	$1,085
Gift	$99

Biography

Dr. Craig Williams, who practices in Morton Grove, IL, Highland Park, IL, and Des Plaines, IL, is a medical specialist in hand surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. His clinical interests include second opinions, wrist surgery, and hand surgery procedures. Aetna EPO, Blue California, and Coventry are among the insurance carriers that Dr. Williams honors. He attended Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine and then went on to complete his residency at McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University. In addition to English, he speaks Spanish. Dr. Williams's hospital/clinic affiliations include Northwestern Medicine and Advocate Health Care.