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Dr. George Charuk, DO

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Specializes in: Physiatry (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation)

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (1989)

Professional interests include: spinal injection, joint injections

1 Ingalls Drive
Harvey, IL 60426

1-855-826-3878

Dr. George Charuk, DO is a physiatrist in Harvey, IL specializing in physiatry (physical medicine & rehabilitation). He graduated from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1989 and has 36 years of experience. Dr. George Charuk, DO is affiliated with Advocate Health Care, Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital, The University of Chicago Medicine and ORTHOPAEDIC SPECIALISTS OF NORTHWEST INDIANA PC.

Office Locations

Address:

1 Ingalls Drive
Harvey, IL 60426

Address:

19065 Hickory Creek Drive Suite 210
Mokena, IL 60448

Address:

2940 W 95th Street
Evergreen Park, IL 60805

Address:

3825 Highland Avenue Tower 1 - Suite 2a
Downers Grove, IL 60515

Address:

5758 S. Maryland Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637

Some issues Dr. George Charuk, DO can help you with:

Joint Injections

A joint is any area of the body where two bones connect. Due to injury or disease, the space between the two bones can sometimes become swollen and inflamed, which leads to pain and a loss of mobility. Injection and aspiration are two tools that physicians use to treat joint pain locally without needing to perform surgery.

Both injection and aspiration are techniques that involve inserting a needle connected to a syringe directly into the joint. Aspiration involves the removal of excess fluid, and injection is the placement of medication directly into the joint space via the needle. Both procedures may be performed at the same time. In both cases a local anesthetic may be used, the skin will be cleaned and disinfected, and then the needle will be inserted. In some cases, especially if the injection or aspiration is in a large and deep joint such as the hip or spine, ultrasound may be used to guide the needle to the exact location desired.

In some cases, irritation to the joint can cause fluid to build up so significantly that the joint hurts and can no longer move well. Aspiration removes some of the excess fluid and relieves the pressure. In addition, aspiration can be used to provide a sample of joint fluid if it needs to be examined microscopically for the presence of white blood cells, bacteria, or crystal formations.

Certain injuries and diseases that affect joints are inflammatory in nature, such as rheumatoid arthritis, tendonitis or gout. These diseases may be helped by the local injection of anti-inflammatory medications directly into the affected joint. In this case, corticosteroids such as methylprednisone are usually used. Relief from the pain may be felt right away and may last for weeks or even months.

In some cases, such as with osteoarthritis, the cartilage buffer between the two bones wears down and pain comes from bones rubbing against each other. In this case, injection of a lubricating agent such as hyaluronic acid may be beneficial. It provides a slippery cushion between the bones to relieve pain that can last for months.

aspiration	28
diagnostic procedures	43
doctor visit	1133
injections	397
nerve block	369
pain management	368
spinal procedures	366

**Gender**
Male	156
Female	312

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	308
Black	145
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	207
From 75 to 84	157
85 and over	42
Less than 65	62

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	31
Dementia	6
Cancer	12

aspiration	53
diagnostic procedures	9
doctor visit	1181
injections	424
nerve block	371
pain management	370
spinal procedures	368

**Gender**
Male	155
Female	300

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	324
Black	114
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	208
From 75 to 84	143
85 and over	54
Less than 65	50

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	31
Dementia	7
Cancer	14

aspiration	28
doctor visit	1126
hip imaging	15
injections	392
musculoskeletal imaging	15
nerve block	364
pain management	363
pelvic imaging	11
spinal procedures	361
X-rays	25

**Gender**
Male	292
Female	614

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	582
Black	294
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	410
From 75 to 84	296
85 and over	74
Less than 65	126

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	31
Dementia	5
Cancer	9

aspiration	11
diagnostic evaluation	22
diagnostic procedures	73
doctor visit	666
injections	186
manual therapy	52
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	10
nerve block	175
pain management	174
rehabilitation	189
spinal procedures	184

**Gender**
Male	127
Female	232

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	259
Black	81
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	175
From 75 to 84	116
85 and over	29
Less than 65	39

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	31
Dementia	7
Cancer	13

diagnostic procedures	87
doctor visit	533
injections	86
manual therapy	36
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	17
nerve block	87
pain management	86
rehabilitation	381
spinal procedures	103

**Gender**
Male	99
Female	167

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	204
Black	46
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	141
From 75 to 84	74
85 and over	21
Less than 65	30

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	36
Dementia	5
Cancer	14

diagnostic procedures	13
doctor visit	355
injections	26
manual therapy	38
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	13
nerve block	27
pain management	26
rehabilitation	206
spinal procedures	39

**Gender**
Male	81
Female	140

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	168
Black	32
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	115
From 75 to 84	66
85 and over	16
Less than 65	24

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	36
Dementia	8
Cancer	9

doctor visit	310
hospital care	37
injections	44
inpatient care	37
nerve block	45
pain management	44
spinal procedures	42

**Gender**
Male	59
Female	100

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	142
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	73
From 75 to 84	43
85 and over	16
Less than 65	27

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	37
Dementia	14
Cancer	19

doctor visit	22

**Gender**
Male	15
Female	20

**Age**
From 65 to 74	18
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

doctor visit	1059
injections	217
minimally invasive procedures	14
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	23
nerve block	218
nerve procedures	14
pain management	232
spinal procedures	252
X-rays	9

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Charuk, DO for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. George Charuk, DO treated as a physiatrist in Harvey, IL were rehabilitation, injections, spinal procedures and pain management.

aspiration	30
diagnostic evaluation	22
diagnostic procedures	47
doctor visit	711
hip imaging	15
hospital care	37
injections	223
inpatient care	37
manual therapy	42
minimally invasive procedures	14
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	16
musculoskeletal imaging	15
nerve block	208
nerve procedures	14
pain management	209
pelvic imaging	11
rehabilitation	258
spinal procedures	217
X-rays	18

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Charuk, DO.

**Gender**
Female	188
Male	98

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	71
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	198
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	25
75 to 84	89
Less than 65	35
65 to 74	134

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Charuk, DO From 2013 - 2021

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

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	23
Atrial Fibrillation	7
Cancer	9
Dementia	5

Education & Training

Dr. George Charuk, DO graduated from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1989. He completed residency at Loyola University Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and has a state license in Illinois.

Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (1989)

Residency: Loyola University Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: American Board Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Licensed In: Illinois

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. George Charuk, DO is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Advocate Health Care

Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital

The University of Chicago Medicine

ORTHOPAEDIC SPECIALISTS OF NORTHWEST INDIANA PC

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. George Charuk, DO appears to accept the following insurance providers: CIGNA Choice Fund PPO, United Healthcare Select Plus POS, Humana HMO Premier, United Healthcare Options PPO, United Healthcare Indemnity, United Healthcare Choice Plus POS, Humana National POS - Open Access, Humana HMO, Humana Platinum HMO, Unicare PPO, Aetna POS, Aetna QPOS, TRICARE Prime, Aetna Open Choice PPO, Aetna Open Access HMO, Golden Rule, Community Care Network (CCN), TRICARE, Coventry, Aetna Open Access Aetna Select, Aetna Select, Aetna Choice POS, Aetna EPO, Humana National HMO, Humana National EPO, Aetna PPO, Aetna HMO, Humana ChoiceCare PPO, Blue Advantage PPO, CIGNA PPO, CIGNA POS, CIGNA HMO, Aetna Medicare PPO, Aetna Choice POS II, United Healthcare Choice Plus PPO, AARP, Medicare Advantage, Blue Cross PPO, Blue Advantage HMO, Blue Cross Medicare Advantage PPO, Coventry PPO, United Healthcare, Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO, Medicare, Humana, Cigna, United Healthcare Navigate HMO, First Health, HealthLink PPO, HFN EPO, HFN PPO, HFN Platinum EPO, Humana PPO, HFN, Aetna, PHCS PPO, MultiPlan PPO, SEIU - Local 4 PPO, Union Medical (Local 1546) HMO, United Choice HMO (specialists only), Union Medical Care PPO, AAH UMR Select - Team Member Plan, University of Chicago Health Plan (UCHP), HST Care Connect EPO, BCBS Blue Precision HMO (specialists only), United Surest (previously Bind), CountyCare *see insurance page, Blue Cross HMO Illinois, Union Health Services, Inc., BCBS HMO (HMOI) (specialists only), Blue Precision HMO, United Select (HMO & EPO) (specialists only), Health Alliance Employee EPO, AAH UMR Preferred - Team Member Plan, SEIU - Local 4 HMO, United W500 Emergent Wrap, Meridian, HST Care Connect PPO, Blue Cross Community MMAI, BlueCare Direct HMO, United Choice Plus POS/PPO, United Options (PPO) and Blue Cross Medicare Supplement PPO.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. George Charuk, DO accepts the following insurance providers:

CIGNA Choice Fund PPO

United Healthcare Select Plus POS

Humana HMO Premier

United Healthcare Options PPO

United Healthcare Indemnity

United Healthcare Choice Plus POS

Humana National POS - Open Access

Humana HMO

Humana Platinum HMO

Unicare PPO

Aetna POS

Aetna QPOS

TRICARE Prime

Aetna Open Choice PPO

Aetna Open Access HMO

Golden Rule

Community Care Network (CCN)

TRICARE

Coventry

Aetna Open Access Aetna Select

Aetna Select

Aetna Choice POS

Aetna EPO

Humana National HMO

Humana National EPO

Aetna PPO

Aetna HMO

Humana ChoiceCare PPO

Blue Advantage PPO

CIGNA PPO

CIGNA POS

CIGNA HMO

Aetna Medicare PPO

Aetna Choice POS II

United Healthcare Choice Plus PPO

AARP

Medicare Advantage

Blue Cross PPO

Blue Advantage HMO

Blue Cross Medicare Advantage PPO

Coventry PPO

United Healthcare

Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO

Medicare

Humana

Cigna

United Healthcare Navigate HMO

First Health

HealthLink PPO

HFN EPO

HFN PPO

HFN Platinum EPO

Humana PPO

HFN

Aetna

PHCS PPO

MultiPlan PPO

SEIU - Local 4 PPO

Union Medical (Local 1546) HMO

United Choice HMO (specialists only)

Union Medical Care PPO

AAH UMR Select - Team Member Plan

University of Chicago Health Plan (UCHP)

HST Care Connect EPO

BCBS Blue Precision HMO (specialists only)

United Surest (previously Bind)

CountyCare *see insurance page

Blue Cross HMO Illinois

Union Health Services, Inc.

BCBS HMO (HMOI) (specialists only)

Blue Precision HMO

United Select (HMO & EPO) (specialists only)

Health Alliance Employee EPO

AAH UMR Preferred - Team Member Plan

SEIU - Local 4 HMO

United W500 Emergent Wrap

Meridian

HST Care Connect PPO

Blue Cross Community MMAI

BlueCare Direct HMO

United Choice Plus POS/PPO

United Options (PPO)

Blue Cross Medicare Supplement PPO

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Horizon Pharma plc	$5,170 Duexis $4,643	VIMOVO $364	PENNSAID $163
Pfizer Inc.	$167 LYRICA $116	FLECTOR PATCH $38	EMBEDA $13
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$158 RESTORE $127	ADAPTIVESTIM $31
Horizon Pharma USA, Inc.	$141 Duexis $89	VIMOVO $52
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$125 ELIQUIS $125
Other	$493 Archer R1 Reverse Shoulder System $83	XTAMPZA $80	DONJOY $54	Durolane $38	SURGIFLO Hemostatic Matrix $25	Other $213

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$4,000
Food and Beverage	$2,204
Education	$51

Biography

Dr. George Charuk is a physiatry (physical medicine & rehabilitation) specialist in Evergreen Park, IL, Mokena, IL, and Downers Grove, IL. Dr. Charuk's areas of expertise include spinal injection and joint injections. His hospital/clinic affiliations include Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital and The University of Chicago Medicine. Before completing his residency at a hospital affiliated with Loyola University, Dr. Charuk attended medical school at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine. He appears to be an in-network provider for Aetna EPO, Blue California, Coventry, and more.

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