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Dr. Gregory Lamar Primus, M.D.

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Specializes in: Sports Medicine and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine (2001)

7543 183rd Street
Tinley Park, IL 60477

(708) 263-2000

Dr. Gregory Lamar Primus, M.D. is a sports medicine doctor in Tinley Park, IL specializing in sports medicine and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine in 2001 and has 24 years of experience. Dr. Gregory Lamar Primus, M.D. is affiliated with PRIMUS ORTHOPEDICS SC.

Office Locations

Address:

7543 183rd Street
Tinley Park, IL 60477

Address:

1301 E 47th Street
Chicago, IL 60653

Unable to locate address.

Address:

18660 Graphics Drive Suite 100
Tinley Park, IL 60477

In The News

“The trio also partnered with former Chicago Bears wide receiver Dr. Gregory Primus, who is the first African American trained in orthopedic surgery at the University of Chicago.”—"First black-owned urgent care opens, strives to prevent youth violence", Chicago Sun-Times, June 2019

aspiration	108
diagnostic evaluation	24
doctor visit	426
hip imaging	17
hospital care	21
injections	108
inpatient care	21
joint surgery	36
lower extremity surgery	39
manual therapy	384
minimally invasive procedures	37
musculoskeletal imaging	51
pelvic imaging	14
reconstructive surgery	12
rehabilitation	846
synovectomy	14
X-rays	65

**Gender**
Male	76
Female	171

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	60
Black	160
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	119
From 75 to 84	54
85 and over	29
Less than 65	45

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	38
Dementia	12
Cancer	8

aspiration	87
doctor visit	377
hip imaging	19
hospital care	12
injections	87
inpatient care	12
manual therapy	448
musculoskeletal imaging	37
pelvic imaging	18
rehabilitation	698
X-rays	55

**Gender**
Male	70
Female	166

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	56
Black	160
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	104
From 75 to 84	56
85 and over	24
Less than 65	52

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	38
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

aspiration	49
doctor visit	261
hospital care	29
injections	49
inpatient care	29
manual therapy	428
musculoskeletal imaging	33
rehabilitation	352
X-rays	32

**Gender**
Male	96
Female	272

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	98
Black	242
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	148
From 75 to 84	100
85 and over	54
Less than 65	66

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	38
Dementia	18
Cancer	9

aspiration	66
diagnostic evaluation	35
doctor visit	307
hospital care	28
injections	66
inpatient care	28
joint surgery	6
lower extremity surgery	9
manual therapy	639
musculoskeletal imaging	46
reconstructive surgery	11
rehabilitation	695
X-rays	45

**Gender**
Male	55
Female	128

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	47
Black	122
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	83
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	23
Less than 65	33

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	35
Dementia	15
Cancer	12

aspiration	18
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	13
decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	299
hospital care	14
injections	18
inpatient care	14
joint surgery	50
lower extremity surgery	11
manual therapy	967
minimally invasive procedures	36
musculoskeletal imaging	38
reconstructive surgery	13
rehabilitation	1273
upper extremity surgery	39
X-rays	37

**Gender**
Male	58
Female	153

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	52
Black	148
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	95
From 75 to 84	53
85 and over	20
Less than 65	43

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	38
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	37
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

aspiration	43
doctor visit	346
hospital care	13
injections	43
inpatient care	13
joint surgery	11
lower extremity surgery	14
manual therapy	275
musculoskeletal imaging	42
reconstructive surgery	16
rehabilitation	1235
X-rays	41

**Gender**
Male	68
Female	163

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	40
Black	180
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	106
From 75 to 84	55
85 and over	26
Less than 65	44

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	40
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

aspiration	33
doctor visit	352
hospital care	29
injections	33
inpatient care	29
manual therapy	363
musculoskeletal imaging	57
rehabilitation	1431
X-rays	56

**Gender**
Male	63
Female	163

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	184
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	115
From 75 to 84	54
85 and over	20
Less than 65	37

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	38
Dementia	13
Cancer	12

aspiration	29
doctor visit	236
hospital care	19
injections	29
inpatient care	19
manual therapy	340
musculoskeletal imaging	17
rehabilitation	1709
X-rays	16

**Gender**
Male	43
Female	115

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	129
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	74
From 75 to 84	37
85 and over	19
Less than 65	28

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	42
Dementia	15
Cancer	8

aspiration	117
doctor visit	602
hospital care	47
injections	117
inpatient care	47
joint surgery	22
lower extremity surgery	25
manual therapy	101
minimally invasive procedures	7
musculoskeletal imaging	74
reconstructive surgery	14
rehabilitation	4837
synovectomy	12
X-rays	73

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gregory Lamar Primus, M.D. for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Gregory Lamar Primus, M.D. treated as a sports medicine doctor in Tinley Park, IL were rehabilitation, manual therapy, aspiration and injections.

aspiration	62
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	13
decompression surgery	13
diagnostic evaluation	29
doctor visit	356
hip imaging	18
hospital care	23
injections	62
inpatient care	23
joint surgery	29
lower extremity surgery	22
manual therapy	438
minimally invasive procedures	30
musculoskeletal imaging	45
pelvic imaging	16
reconstructive surgery	14
rehabilitation	1454
synovectomy	13
upper extremity surgery	39
X-rays	49

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory Lamar Primus, M.D..

**Gender**
Male	52
Female	133

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	132
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	35
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	21
75 to 84	45
Less than 65	34
65 to 74	84

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gregory Lamar Primus, M.D. From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Gregory Lamar Primus, M.D. treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	4
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	30
Atrial Fibrillation	5
Dementia	10
Cancer	8

Education & Training

Dr. Gregory Lamar Primus, M.D. graduated from University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine in 2001. He has a state license in Illinois.

Medical School: University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine (2001)

Licensed In: Illinois

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Gregory Lamar Primus, M.D. is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

PRIMUS ORTHOPEDICS SC

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Gregory Lamar Primus, M.D.. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Arthrex, Inc.	$22,695 ARTHREX PRODUCT LINE SHOULDER & ELBOW ARTHROSCOPY $763	$21,932
Medwest Associates	$4,527 ARTHREX PRODUCT LINE SHOULDER & ELBOW ARTHROSCOPY $1,188	$3,338
Smith & Nephew, Inc.	$2,517 Sports Med Shoulder $2,436	Trauma Plates, Screws, and Nails $69	Sports Med Coblation & Fixation $11
DePuy Orthopaedics Inc.	$1,350 MONOVISC $1,350
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$955 KNEES $289	Persona $253	Product Portfolio $226	AccuFill $68	Biomet Orthopak $36	Other $84
Other	$4,314 KNEES $412	SYNVISC-ONE $262	Ultrasound Bone Healing $181	Zilretta $174	HYMOVIS $166	Other $3,120

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$13,040
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$8,500
Food and Beverage	$8,003
Education	$5,397
Consulting Fee	$1,350
Other	$69

Biography

Dr. Gregory Primus is a Tinley Park, IL physician who specializes in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and sports medicine. He attended medical school at the University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine.