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Dr. Mahesh Namburu Raju, MD

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Specializes in: Interventional Cardiology and Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine)

Professional interests include: familial hypercholesterolemia, coronary artery disease, heart valve disease, and more.

3825 South Highland Avenue Tower 2 - 4th Floor
Downers Grove, IL 60515

(630) 719-4799

Dr. Mahesh Namburu Raju, MD is an interventional cardiologist in Downers Grove, IL specializing in interventional cardiology and internal medicine (adult medicine). Dr. Mahesh Namburu Raju, MD is affiliated with Advocate Health Care and Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital.

Office Locations

Address:

3825 South Highland Avenue Tower 2 - 4th Floor
Downers Grove, IL 60515

Some issues Dr. Mahesh Namburu Raju, MD can help you with:

Coronary Artery Disease

Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most common type of heart disease. It happens when the blood vessels carrying blood to the heart, called coronary arteries, narrow and harden. This occurs when cholesterol, a type of fat found in the blood, builds up to form plaque, which sticks to the inner walls of the arteries. As plaque accumulates, less blood can flow through the arteries, which may lead to the following:

Angina, which is chest pain that occurs when the heart does not receive enough blood flow.
Heart attack, which happens if the arteries leading to the heart are completely blocked.
Arrhythmia, or irregular heartbeat, which can develop if the heart does not have enough blood supply.
Heart failure, which may occur if a heart attack damages the heart and it becomes too weak to pump enough blood to the rest of the body.

Certain factors may increase risk for the disease, like smoking, lack of exercise, being overweight, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, and diabetes. CAD tends to develop over decades, so it can go undetected until it has become quite severe. A diagnosis may be established using such tests as:

Electrocardiogram (ECG), which records the heart's electrical activity over a period of time. ECGs can detect whether there is enough blood flow to the heart or if a heart attack has occurred.
Echocardiogram (echo), which creates images of the heart using sound waves. Echos can show whether the heart is able to pump blood normally.
Stress tests, where an ECG or echo is combined with exercise, like riding a stationary bike or walking on a treadmill. This test is done to find out if the heart can function properly while performing a strenuous activity.

Treatments for the disease include medications such as vasodilators, like nitroglycerin, which dilates (widens) the coronary arteries. CAD may also be treated by a procedure called angioplasty with stent placement, where a balloon is inflated inside a diseased artery to flatten the plaque deposits against the artery walls, creating more room for blood to flow.

In some severe cases of the disease, multiple arteries may be blocked, and an open heart surgery called coronary artery bypass surgery may be necessary. This operation transplants a vessel from another part of the body to form a graft that goes past the narrowed arteries, thus enabling blood to flow around those arteries.

In The News

“His daughter reached out to a physician who is a family friend and he recommended Dr. Mahesh Raju and his team at Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital in Downers Grove.”—"Advocate Good Samaritan patient recognized at Bulls game during Heart Health Month", Daily Herald, March 2024

“"Anything we can do to raise awareness of heart disease and cardiovascular health is a good thing," Dr. Mahesh Raju, a cardiologist at Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital, said in the statement.”—"Advocate hospital newborns get knitted red hats to raise awareness for heart disease", Chicago Sun-Times, February 2015

doctor visit	44
hospital care	127
inpatient care	128

**Gender**
Male	72
Female	87

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	146
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	63
From 75 to 84	54
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	40
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	48
Dementia	19
Cancer	14

angioplasty	38
cardiac procedures	137
catheterization	106
diagnostic procedures	46
doctor visit	353
hospital care	655
inpatient care	641
minimally invasive procedures	101
outpatient care	14
stent placement (stenting)	20
stress testing	7
ultrasound (sonogram)	26
vascular procedures	49

**Gender**
Male	516
Female	496

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	900
Black	22
Hispanic	38
Asian	30
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	342
From 75 to 84	366
85 and over	254
Less than 65	50

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	43
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	45
Dementia	26
Cancer	16

angioplasty	42
cardiac procedures	181
catheterization	116
diagnostic procedures	50
doctor visit	574
hospital care	702
inpatient care	674
minimally invasive procedures	123
outpatient care	28
stent placement (stenting)	22
stress testing	56
ultrasound (sonogram)	11
vascular procedures	117

**Gender**
Male	379
Female	329

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	609
Black	21
Hispanic	22
Asian	28
Other	28
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	244
From 75 to 84	263
85 and over	158
Less than 65	43

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	73
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	30
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	38
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	47
Dementia	20
Cancer	12

cardiac procedures	51
catheterization	24
diagnostic procedures	27
doctor visit	641
hospital care	790
inpatient care	791
minimally invasive procedures	50
stress testing	20
thrombolysis	11
vascular procedures	178

**Gender**
Male	393
Female	372

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	633
Black	33
Hispanic	26
Asian	48
Other	25
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	252
From 75 to 84	300
85 and over	176
Less than 65	37

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	46
Dementia	20
Cancer	15

angioplasty	61
cardiac procedures	260
catheterization	111
diagnostic procedures	66
doctor visit	695
hospital care	734
inpatient care	735
minimally invasive procedures	151
stent placement (stenting)	15
stress testing	96
ultrasound (sonogram)	56
vascular procedures	222

**Gender**
Male	438
Female	377

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	683
Black	31
Hispanic	22
Asian	46
Other	33
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	286
From 75 to 84	301
85 and over	178
Less than 65	50

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	45
Dementia	19
Cancer	15

angioplasty	26
cardiac procedures	189
catheterization	91
diagnostic procedures	49
doctor visit	638
hospital care	494
inpatient care	495
minimally invasive procedures	117
nuclear scan	16
stent placement (stenting)	14
stress testing	51
thrombolysis	11
ultrasound (sonogram)	38
vascular procedures	116

**Gender**
Male	347
Female	294

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	542
Black	25
Hispanic	21
Asian	26
Other	27
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	229
From 75 to 84	238
85 and over	127
Less than 65	47

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	44
Dementia	18
Cancer	15

cardiac procedures	142
catheterization	25
diagnostic procedures	28
doctor visit	476
hospital care	385
inpatient care	386
minimally invasive procedures	31
nuclear scan	15
stress testing	42
ultrasound (sonogram)	55
vascular procedures	65

**Gender**
Male	328
Female	283

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	512
Black	22
Hispanic	21
Asian	26
Other	30
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	224
From 75 to 84	240
85 and over	109
Less than 65	38

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	74
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	43
Dementia	16
Cancer	16

angioplasty	24
blood draw	13
cardiac procedures	102
catheterization	83
diagnostic procedures	86
doctor visit	1081
hospital care	628
inpatient care	629
minimally invasive procedures	106
ultrasound (sonogram)	25
vascular procedures	178

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2014 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mahesh Namburu Raju, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Mahesh Namburu Raju, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Downers Grove, IL were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and vascular procedures.

angioplasty	39
blood draw	13
cardiac procedures	158
catheterization	82
diagnostic procedures	51
doctor visit	563
hospital care	565
inpatient care	559
minimally invasive procedures	103
nuclear scan	15
outpatient care	21
stent placement (stenting)	17
stress testing	47
thrombolysis	11
ultrasound (sonogram)	36
vascular procedures	139

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2014 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mahesh Namburu Raju, MD.

**Gender**
Female	223
Male	247

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	15
Asian / Pacific Islander	20
Non-Hispanic White	402
Hispanic	15
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	16

**Age**
85 and over	100
75 to 84	176
Less than 65	26
65 to 74	164

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mahesh Namburu Raju, MD From 2014 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Mahesh Namburu Raju, MD treated were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	31
Atrial Fibrillation	25
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

Education & Training

He is certified by the Cardiology Interventional Cardiology and has a state license in Illinois.

Board Certification: Cardiology Interventional Cardiology

Licensed In: Illinois

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Mahesh Namburu Raju, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Advocate Health Care

Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital

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. Mahesh Namburu Raju, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: CIGNA Choice Fund PPO, United Healthcare Select Plus POS, Magellan Health Services, United Healthcare Options PPO, Humana HMO Premier, United Healthcare Indemnity, Humana POS, Humana National POS - Open Access, Humana HMO, Unicare PPO, Blue Choice, Aetna POS, TRICARE Prime, Aetna QPOS, Aetna Open Choice PPO, Aetna Open Access HMO, Aetna Medicare HMO, Golden Rule, Great-West Healthcare, TRICARE, Community Care Network (CCN), Aetna Open Access Aetna Select, Aetna Select, Aetna EPO, Humana National HMO, Humana National EPO, Aetna HMO, CIGNA Open Access POS, Humana ChoiceCare PPO, CIGNA PPO, Aetna Medicare PPO, United Healthcare Choice Plus PPO, WellCare, AARP, Medicare Advantage, Humana Medicare Choice PPO, Blue Advantage HMO, Blue Cross Medicare Advantage PPO, United Healthcare, Medicare, Humana, Cigna, United Healthcare Navigate HMO, First Health, HealthLink PPO, Beech Street, HealthSmart, Humana PPO, Aetna, CIGNA Open Access Plus POS, PHCS PPO, CHAMPVA, MultiPlan PPO, SEIU - Local 4 PPO, Union Medical Care PPO, AAH UMR Select - Team Member Plan, HST Care Connect EPO, United Surest (previously Bind), Blue Cross HMO Illinois, Union Health Services, Inc., Blue Cross Med Select PPO, Benefits Services and Systems, Inc, FirstHealth, BCBS Commercial PPO, Blue Precision HMO, Provider Network of America (PNOA), AAH UMR Preferred - Team Member Plan, UFCW Local 1546 Health and Welfare Fund (UMC), Blue Cross Community FHP, SEIU - Local 4 HMO, Meridian MMAI, Meridian, HST Care Connect PPO, Zing Health, Blue Cross Community MMAI, BlueCare Direct HMO, Benefit Plan Administrators (BPA), Blue Cross Medicare Supplement PPO and SIHO PPO.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Mahesh Namburu Raju, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

CIGNA Choice Fund PPO

United Healthcare Select Plus POS

Magellan Health Services

United Healthcare Options PPO

Humana HMO Premier

United Healthcare Indemnity

Humana POS

Humana National POS - Open Access

Humana HMO

Unicare PPO

Blue Choice

Aetna POS

TRICARE Prime

Aetna QPOS

Aetna Open Choice PPO

Aetna Open Access HMO

Aetna Medicare HMO

Golden Rule

Great-West Healthcare

TRICARE

Community Care Network (CCN)

Aetna Open Access Aetna Select

Aetna Select

Aetna EPO

Humana National HMO

Humana National EPO

Aetna HMO

CIGNA Open Access POS

Humana ChoiceCare PPO

CIGNA PPO

Aetna Medicare PPO

United Healthcare Choice Plus PPO

WellCare

AARP

Medicare Advantage

Humana Medicare Choice PPO

Blue Advantage HMO

Blue Cross Medicare Advantage PPO

United Healthcare

Medicare

Humana

Cigna

United Healthcare Navigate HMO

First Health

HealthLink PPO

Beech Street

HealthSmart

Humana PPO

Aetna

CIGNA Open Access Plus POS

PHCS PPO

CHAMPVA

MultiPlan PPO

SEIU - Local 4 PPO

Union Medical Care PPO

AAH UMR Select - Team Member Plan

HST Care Connect EPO

United Surest (previously Bind)

Blue Cross HMO Illinois

Union Health Services, Inc.

Blue Cross Med Select PPO

Benefits Services and Systems, Inc

FirstHealth

BCBS Commercial PPO

Blue Precision HMO

Provider Network of America (PNOA)

AAH UMR Preferred - Team Member Plan

UFCW Local 1546 Health and Welfare Fund (UMC)

Blue Cross Community FHP

SEIU - Local 4 HMO

Meridian MMAI

Meridian

HST Care Connect PPO

Zing Health

Blue Cross Community MMAI

BlueCare Direct HMO

Benefit Plan Administrators (BPA)

Blue Cross Medicare Supplement PPO

SIHO PPO

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$88,011 XARELTO $88,011
ShockWave Medical, Inc	$31,871 SHOCKWAVE IVL SYSTEM WITH THE SHOCKWAVE C2 CORONARY IVL CATHETER $20,678	Vascular Lithotripsy $11,193
Boston Scientific Corporation	$15,773 GENERAL - VASCULAR INTERVENTION $3,746	EKOSONIC $1,850	Angiojet $908	ATHERECTOMY $899	GENERAL - ATHERECTOMY $364	Other $8,006
Medtronic, Inc.	$11,137 COREVALVE EVOLUT R $10,429	HawkOne $198	CoreValve Evolut $175	IN.PACT Admiral $86	Abre $75	Other $175
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$5,374 CoreValve Evolut $1,881	Resolute $1,518	3F $1,123	IN.PACT Admiral $317	STENTS $203	Other $331
Other	$24,754 CardioMEMS HF System $4,438	Accucinch $1,913	Impella $1,529	PASCAL $1,455	Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve $1,424	Other $13,995

**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	$85,024
Food and Beverage	$27,369
Travel and Lodging	$24,244
Consulting Fee	$20,125
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program	$18,400
Other	$1,759