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Dr. Ellis Nam, MD

(4 Ratings)

Specializes in: Sports Medicine and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine (1997)

Professional interests include: shoulder instability, ankle problems, SLAP tear, and more.

3000 North Halsted Street Suite 525
Chicago, IL 60657

(773) 777-9900

Dr. Ellis Nam, MD is a sports medicine doctor in Chicago, IL specializing in sports medicine and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine in 1997 and has 28 years of experience. Dr. Ellis Nam, MD is affiliated with Advocate Health Care, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Illinois Bone & Joint institute, Ascension, ILLINOIS BONE AND JOINT INSTITUTE LLC and Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago.

Office Locations

Address:

3000 North Halsted Street Suite 525
Chicago, IL 60657

Address:

331 West Surf Street Suite 6400
Chicago, IL 60657

aspiration	215
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	17
decompression surgery	15
doctor visit	696
hip imaging	15
injections	215
joint surgery	42
lower extremity surgery	12
minimally invasive procedures	30
musculoskeletal imaging	301
reconstructive surgery	12
upper extremity surgery	30
X-rays	301

**Gender**
Male	133
Female	245

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	174
Black	42
Hispanic	140
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	163
From 75 to 84	91
85 and over	31
Less than 65	93

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	39
Dementia	8
Cancer	6

aspiration	244
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	10
decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	643
injections	244
joint surgery	34
lower extremity surgery	13
minimally invasive procedures	21
musculoskeletal imaging	257
reconstructive surgery	13
upper extremity surgery	21
X-rays	257

**Gender**
Male	116
Female	235

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	166
Black	48
Hispanic	114
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	143
From 75 to 84	92
85 and over	24
Less than 65	92

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	33
Dementia	7
Cancer	7

aspiration	238
doctor visit	551
injections	238
joint surgery	23
lower extremity surgery	27
musculoskeletal imaging	294
reconstructive surgery	27
X-rays	294

**Gender**
Male	242
Female	418

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	280
Black	78
Hispanic	240
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	290
From 75 to 84	164
85 and over	46
Less than 65	160

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	36
Dementia	9
Cancer	6

aspiration	252
doctor visit	488
injections	252
musculoskeletal imaging	152
X-rays	152

**Gender**
Male	112
Female	182

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	115
Black	39
Hispanic	117
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	130
From 75 to 84	89
85 and over	27
Less than 65	48

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	39
Dementia	9
Cancer	7

aspiration	248
decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	520
injections	248
joint surgery	42
lower extremity surgery	21
minimally invasive procedures	21
musculoskeletal imaging	158
reconstructive surgery	21
upper extremity surgery	21
X-rays	158

**Gender**
Male	121
Female	221

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	140
Black	56
Hispanic	121
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	156
From 75 to 84	87
85 and over	31
Less than 65	68

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	38
Dementia	6
Cancer	7

aspiration	232
decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	524
injections	232
joint surgery	45
lower extremity surgery	15
minimally invasive procedures	30
musculoskeletal imaging	156
reconstructive surgery	15
tendon surgery	10
upper extremity surgery	30
X-rays	156

**Gender**
Male	117
Female	198

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	141
Black	39
Hispanic	105
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	154
From 75 to 84	81
85 and over	29
Less than 65	51

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	37
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

aspiration	215
doctor visit	386
injections	215
joint surgery	6
lower extremity surgery	10
musculoskeletal imaging	71
reconstructive surgery	10
X-rays	71

**Gender**
Male	86
Female	162

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	128
Black	29
Hispanic	67
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	125
From 75 to 84	63
85 and over	29
Less than 65	31

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	31
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

aspiration	161
doctor visit	334
injections	161
musculoskeletal imaging	54
X-rays	54

**Gender**
Male	81
Female	138

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	125
Black	23
Hispanic	59
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	100
From 75 to 84	59
85 and over	22
Less than 65	38

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	31
Dementia	0
Cancer	10

aspiration	577
decompression surgery	10
doctor visit	935
injections	577
joint surgery	19
lower extremity surgery	12
minimally invasive procedures	7
musculoskeletal imaging	106
reconstructive surgery	12
upper extremity surgery	7
X-rays	106

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ellis Nam, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ellis Nam, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Chicago, IL were aspiration, injections, musculoskeletal imaging and X-rays.

aspiration	264
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	13
decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	565
hip imaging	15
injections	264
joint surgery	32
lower extremity surgery	15
minimally invasive procedures	23
musculoskeletal imaging	174
reconstructive surgery	15
tendon surgery	10
upper extremity surgery	23
X-rays	174

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ellis Nam, MD.

**Gender**
Female	179
Male	100

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	35
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	126
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	96
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	23
75 to 84	72
Less than 65	58
65 to 74	126

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

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

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	28
Atrial Fibrillation	5
Cancer	6
Dementia	5

Education & Training

Dr. Ellis Nam, MD graduated from Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine in 1997. He completed residency at Northwestern University Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Board Certification: Orthopedic Surgery and has a state license in Illinois.

Medical School: Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine (1997)

Residency: Northwestern University Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: Board Certification: Orthopedic Surgery

Licensed In: Illinois

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Ellis Nam, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Advocate Health Care

Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center

Illinois Bone & Joint institute

Ascension

ILLINOIS BONE AND JOINT INSTITUTE LLC

Ascension Saint Joseph - Chicago

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. Ellis Nam, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: HFN, Blue Advantage PPO, Humana PPO, Aetna Medicare PPO, United Healthcare Choice Plus PPO, PHCS PPO, Aetna Choice POS II, Medicare Advantage, MultiPlan PPO, Blue Cross PPO, AARP, Blue Advantage HMO, CIGNA Choice Fund PPO, 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, Aetna Open Choice PPO, United Healthcare, 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. Ellis Nam, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

HFN

Blue Advantage PPO

Humana PPO

Aetna Medicare PPO

United Healthcare Choice Plus PPO

PHCS PPO

Aetna Choice POS II

Medicare Advantage

MultiPlan PPO

Blue Cross PPO

AARP

Blue Advantage HMO

CIGNA Choice Fund PPO

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

Aetna Open Choice PPO

United Healthcare

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. Ellis Nam, MD has an average of 2.0 out of 5 stars based on 4 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Ellis Nam, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Chicago, IL.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Medwest Associates	$3,211 $3,211
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$274 VAPR $192	Early Intervention $82
Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc.	$266 EUFLEXXA $266
Wright Medical Technology, Inc.	$130 Ascend Flex $130
Tornier, Inc.	$124 UE - Aequalis Ascend Flex $124
Other	$528 CARTICEL $122	Reverse Shoulder $101	PENNSAID $81	EBI Bone Healing System $25	CMF OL1000 $24	Other $175

**Types of Payments**
Education	$3,184
Food and Beverage	$1,320
Travel and Lodging	$29

Biography

Dr. Ellis Nam works as an orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and sports medicine. He is rated 2.0 stars (out of 5) by his patients. Dr. Nam's areas of clinical interest consist of knee problems, sports health, and shoulder problems. He seems to be an in-network provider for Aetna EPO, Blue California, and Coventry, as well as other insurance carriers. He attended medical school at Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine. Dr. Nam (or staff) speaks the following foreign languages: Spanish and Korean. Dr. Nam is professionally affiliated with Ascension and Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center.