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Dr. Darius Bliznikas, MD

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(4 Ratings)

Specializes in: Sleep Medicine and Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose, and Throat)

Professional interests include: endoscopic nasal polypectomy, sinus surgery, ear surgery, and more.

7110 West 127th Street Suite 210
Palos Heights, IL 60463

(708) 586-2212

Dr. Darius Bliznikas, MD is a sleep medicine doctor in Palos Heights, IL specializing in sleep medicine and otolaryngology (ear, nose, and throat). Dr. Darius Bliznikas, MD is affiliated with Advocate Health Care, Advocate South Suburban Hospital and Advocate Christ Medical Center.

Office Locations

Address:

7110 West 127th Street Suite 210
Palos Heights, IL 60463

diagnostic procedures	96
doctor visit	565
ear procedures	241
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	93
minimally invasive procedures	91

**Gender**
Male	189
Female	234

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	309
Black	73
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	166
From 75 to 84	130
85 and over	73
Less than 65	54

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	35
Dementia	10
Cancer	13

doctor visit	532
ear procedures	127
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	63
minimally invasive procedures	61

**Gender**
Male	180
Female	196

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	278
Black	57
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	169
From 75 to 84	101
85 and over	59
Less than 65	47

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	37
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

doctor visit	9

**Gender**
Male	34
Female	40

**Age**
From 65 to 74	22
From 75 to 84	28
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	41
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	30
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

diagnostic procedures	56
doctor visit	132
ear procedures	56
immunotherapy	34
injections	34
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	17
minimally invasive procedures	15

**Gender**
Male	76
Female	94

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	145
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	79
From 75 to 84	40
85 and over	16
Less than 65	35

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	39
Dementia	11
Cancer	8

doctor visit	185
ear procedures	53
hospital care	33
inpatient care	33
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	42
minimally invasive procedures	40

**Gender**
Male	59
Female	80

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	77
Black	49
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	55
From 75 to 84	40
85 and over	24
Less than 65	20

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	40
Dementia	15
Cancer	13

doctor visit	313
ear procedures	86
hospital care	34
inpatient care	34
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	73
minimally invasive procedures	71

**Gender**
Male	94
Female	116

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	139
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	87
From 75 to 84	64
85 and over	36
Less than 65	23

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	42
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

CT scan	15
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	40
diagnostic procedures	38
doctor visit	386
ear procedures	145
excision	40
gynecologic procedures	40
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	48
minimally invasive procedures	87
nose surgery	39
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	40

**Gender**
Male	95
Female	145

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	188
Black	37
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	87
From 75 to 84	73
85 and over	62
Less than 65	18

CT scan	55
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	37
diagnostic procedures	35
doctor visit	364
ear procedures	129
excision	37
gynecologic procedures	37
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	20
minimally invasive procedures	67
nose surgery	47
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	37

**Gender**
Male	88
Female	113

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	165
Black	23
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	74
From 75 to 84	73
85 and over	39
Less than 65	15

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	32
Dementia	6
Cancer	7

CT scan	54
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	37
diagnostic procedures	35
doctor visit	389
ear procedures	148
excision	37
gynecologic procedures	37
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	25
minimally invasive procedures	61
nose surgery	36
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	37

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	167
Black	16
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	67
From 75 to 84	86
85 and over	36
Less than 65	18

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	29
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

CT scan	48
doctor visit	388
ear procedures	160
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	15
minimally invasive procedures	13

**Gender**
Male	105
Female	112

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	176
Black	22
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	84
From 75 to 84	85
85 and over	36
Less than 65	12

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	33
Dementia	0
Cancer	16

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Darius Bliznikas, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Darius Bliznikas, MD treated as a sleep medicine doctor in Palos Heights, IL were ear procedures, minimally invasive procedures, diagnostic procedures and laryngeal (voice box) procedures.

CT scan	43
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	38
diagnostic procedures	53
doctor visit	329
ear procedures	128
excision	38
gynecologic procedures	38
hospital care	33
immunotherapy	34
injections	34
inpatient care	33
laryngeal (voice box) procedures	44
minimally invasive procedures	57
nose surgery	41
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	38

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darius Bliznikas, MD.

**Gender**
Male	102
Female	123

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	27
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	164
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	72
85 and over	38
Less than 65	24
65 to 74	89

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Darius Bliznikas, MD From 2013 - 2022

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

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	35
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Cancer	10
Dementia	7

Education & Training

He is certified by the Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery and has a state license in Illinois.

Board Certification: Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

Licensed In: Illinois

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Darius Bliznikas, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Advocate Health Care

Advocate South Suburban Hospital

Advocate Christ Medical Center

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. Darius Bliznikas, 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, Blue Cross Medicare Supplement PPO, United Surest (previously Bind), 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. Darius Bliznikas, 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

Blue Cross Medicare Supplement PPO

United Surest (previously Bind)

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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Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Darius Bliznikas, MD has a high overall rating with an average of 4.0 out of 5 stars based on 4 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Darius Bliznikas, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Palos Heights, IL.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Intersect ENT, Inc.	$4,202 Propel $3,674	SINUVA $384	VenSure $133	Navigation CUBE $12
Aerin Medical Inc.	$690 RHINAER $500	Vivaer Airway Remodeling Stylus $160	Vivaer RF Stylus $13	$17
Covidien LP	$350 Vessel Sealing $350
Stryker Corporation	$187 Latera $182	XPRESS ENT DILATION SYSTEM $5
Acclarent, Inc	$86 Rhinology $33	ACCLARENT SE Inflation Device $24	ACCLARENT AERA Eustachian Tube Balloon Dilation System $12	$17
Other	$198 Xhance $25	Ryaltris $24	DUPIXENT $23	XprESS Multi-Sinus Dilation System $18	Propel $17	Other $92

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,993
Travel and Lodging	$1,871
Consulting Fee	$500
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$350

Biography

Dr. Darius Bliznikas is a specialist in otolaryngology (ear, nose, and throat). Dr. Bliznikas (or staff) is conversant in Lithuanian and Russian. These areas are among his clinical interests: ear surgery, sinuplasty, and endoscopic nasal polypectomy. His hospital/clinic affiliations include Advocate Christ Medical Center and Advocate South Suburban Hospital. Dr. Bliznikas has a 4.0 out of 5 star average patient rating. He appears to be an in-network provider for Aetna EPO, Blue California, and Coventry, in addition to other insurance carriers. According to DocSpot, he is currently accepting new patients at his office in.