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Dr. R. Parker Ward, MD, MD 4

(57 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Cardiology

University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine (1994)

Professional interests include: cardiac (heart) stress testing, preventive cardiology, cardiac imaging, and more.

5758 S. Maryland Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637

1-888-824-0200

Dr. R. Parker Ward, MD, MD 4 is a cardiologist in Burr Ridge, IL specializing in adult cardiology. He graduated from University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1994 and has 31 years of experience. Dr. R. Parker Ward, MD, MD 4 is affiliated with The University of Chicago Medicine, UChicago Medicine and UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO.

Office Locations

Address:

180 Harvester Drive Suite 110
Burr Ridge, IL 60527

Address:

5758 S. Maryland Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637

Some issues Dr. R. Parker Ward, MD, MD 4 can help you with:

Heart Problems

The heart is one of the most important organs in the body. This smooth muscle expands and contracts rhythmically an entire lifetime, pumping blood to the lungs and then to every other cell in the body. When heart problems occur, it becomes difficult for the body to get the nutrients and oxygen it needs via the blood. So while there are a variety of illnesses and disorders that affect the heart, most of them cause weakness, exhaustion and shortness of breath. The most common heart conditions include heart disease, angina, arrhythmia, and valve disorders.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States for both men and women. This includes coronary artery disease, heart attacks, congestive heart failure, and congenital heart disease. Some conditions, such as genetics, cannot be controlled. But there are many other things one can do to lower their risk for heart disease. Controlling high blood pressure and cholesterol levels, reducing or stopping smoking, exercising more and losing weight if needed, and eating a diet low in sodium can all protect the heart.

Angina is a squeezing type of chest pain that happens when the muscles around the heart don't get enough oxygen. It can be regular or infrequent. Usually, angina is caused by coronary heart disease. However, not all chest pain is angina. Chest pain can also be caused by a lung infection or panic attack, for example, so it is important to have any sudden pain checked.

Arrhythmia is the word for when the heart beats too fast, too slow, or irregularly with skipped beats. It can feel frightening, and depending on the type it can be dangerous, but in most cases arrhythmia is not serious and can be treated. It is very common, especially in older adults.

Heart valve problems can happen in any one of the the heart's four valves that keep blood flowing where it needs to go. Babies can be born with problems in their heart valves, or valves can be damaged by infections. The valves can stiffen and become less mobile, or they can stop closing properly and 'leak' when the heart beats. Valve problems can usually be repaired surgically.

In The News

“"We all recognized what we needed to do," said Dr. R. Parker Ward, a cardiologist at the University of Chicago, who helped write the guidelines.”—"The Odd Math of Medical Tests: One Scan, Two Prices, Both High (Published 2014)", New York Times, December 2014

“Session moderator R. Parker Ward, MD, of the University of Chicago Medical Center in Chicago, described these as "very real world" results in an understudied but important area.”—"Echocardiogram reading by cardiologists needs to improve", KevinMD, July 2010

cardiac procedures	856
doctor visit	442
hospital care	198
inpatient care	200
minimally invasive procedures	22
nuclear scan	216
stress testing	227
ultrasound (sonogram)	640

**Gender**
Male	668
Female	942

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	466
Black	1054
Hispanic	53
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	573
From 75 to 84	460
85 and over	184
Less than 65	393

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	46
Dementia	15
Cancer	16

cardiac procedures	651
doctor visit	399
hospital care	171
inpatient care	158
minimally invasive procedures	16
nuclear scan	141
outpatient care	14
stress testing	152
ultrasound (sonogram)	510

**Gender**
Male	559
Female	734

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	365
Black	855
Hispanic	49
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	444
From 75 to 84	372
85 and over	148
Less than 65	329

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	45
Dementia	14
Cancer	14

cardiac procedures	745
doctor visit	382
hospital care	135
inpatient care	137
minimally invasive procedures	23
nuclear scan	201
stress testing	212
ultrasound (sonogram)	544

**Gender**
Male	1190
Female	1500

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	774
Black	1756
Hispanic	82
Asian	48
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1004
From 75 to 84	762
85 and over	290
Less than 65	634

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	48
Dementia	16
Cancer	17

cardiac procedures	787
doctor visit	368
hospital care	63
inpatient care	65
minimally invasive procedures	17
nuclear scan	216
pulmonary testing	47
stress testing	227
ultrasound (sonogram)	571

**Gender**
Male	659
Female	817

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	472
Black	895
Hispanic	64
Asian	23
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	579
From 75 to 84	432
85 and over	143
Less than 65	322

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	30
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	44
Dementia	17
Cancer	16

cardiac procedures	815
doctor visit	365
hospital care	124
inpatient care	126
minimally invasive procedures	23
nuclear scan	193
pulmonary testing	158
stress testing	217
ultrasound (sonogram)	622

**Gender**
Male	674
Female	804

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	511
Black	860
Hispanic	60
Asian	0
Other	32
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	540
From 75 to 84	421
85 and over	149
Less than 65	368

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	48
Dementia	19
Cancer	15

cardiac procedures	1214
doctor visit	321
hospital care	150
inpatient care	129
minimally invasive procedures	34
nuclear scan	217
outpatient care	11
stress testing	228
ultrasound (sonogram)	997

**Gender**
Male	790
Female	1011

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	584
Black	1100
Hispanic	70
Asian	25
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	687
From 75 to 84	491
85 and over	193
Less than 65	430

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	56
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	48
Dementia	19
Cancer	18

cardiac procedures	1236
doctor visit	302
hospital care	88
inpatient care	90
minimally invasive procedures	39
nuclear scan	218
stress testing	251
ultrasound (sonogram)	1018

**Gender**
Male	800
Female	943

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	588
Black	1035
Hispanic	61
Asian	27
Other	32
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	661
From 75 to 84	477
85 and over	199
Less than 65	406

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	47
Dementia	18
Cancer	17

cardiac procedures	744
doctor visit	213
hospital care	70
inpatient care	72
minimally invasive procedures	31
nuclear scan	153
stress testing	152
ultrasound (sonogram)	591

**Gender**
Male	552
Female	652

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	411
Black	704
Hispanic	46
Asian	23
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	471
From 75 to 84	325
85 and over	139
Less than 65	269

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	60
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	47
Dementia	19
Cancer	16

cardiac procedures	2238
doctor visit	507
hospital care	91
inpatient care	93
minimally invasive procedures	49
nuclear scan	485
stress testing	514
ultrasound (sonogram)	1753

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. R. Parker Ward, MD, MD 4 for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. R. Parker Ward, MD, MD 4 treated as a cardiologist in Burr Ridge, IL were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and nuclear scan.

cardiac procedures	1032
doctor visit	368
hospital care	122
inpatient care	118
minimally invasive procedures	28
nuclear scan	227
outpatient care	12
pulmonary testing	102
stress testing	243
ultrasound (sonogram)	805

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. R. Parker Ward, MD, MD 4.

**Gender**
Male	589
Female	740

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	825
Asian / Pacific Islander	14
Non-Hispanic White	417
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	48
Other	10

**Age**
85 and over	144
75 to 84	374
Less than 65	315
65 to 74	495

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. R. Parker Ward, MD, MD 4 From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. R. Parker Ward, MD, MD 4 treated were hypertension, ischemic heart disease, high cholesterol and heart failure.

Hypertension	60
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	14
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	37
Atrial Fibrillation	17
Dementia	13
Cancer	12

Education & Training

Dr. R. Parker Ward, MD, MD 4 graduated from University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in 1994. He completed residency at Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. He is certified by the Board Certification: Cardiovascular Disease and has a state license in Illinois.

Medical School: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine (1994)

Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Board Certification: Board Certification: Cardiovascular Disease

Licensed In: Illinois

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. R. Parker Ward, MD, MD 4 is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

The University of Chicago Medicine

UChicago Medicine

UNIVERSITY OF 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. R. Parker Ward, MD, MD 4 appears to accept the following insurance providers: Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO, Aetna PPO, CIGNA PPO, CIGNA POS, CIGNA HMO, MultiPlan PPO, Aetna POS, Medicare Advantage, Medicare, Humana, PHCS PPO, Aetna Medicare PPO, United W500 Emergent Wrap, Aetna Better Health *see insurance page, United Options (PPO), CountyCare *see insurance page, BCBS HMO (HMOI) (specialists only), United Select (HMO & EPO) (specialists only), University of Chicago Health Plan (UCHP), United Choice HMO (specialists only), BCBS Blue Precision HMO (specialists only), Aetna HMO (specialists only) and United Choice Plus POS/PPO.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. R. Parker Ward, MD, MD 4 accepts the following insurance providers:

Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO

Aetna PPO

CIGNA PPO

CIGNA POS

CIGNA HMO

MultiPlan PPO

Aetna POS

Medicare Advantage

Medicare

Humana

PHCS PPO

Aetna Medicare PPO

United W500 Emergent Wrap

Aetna Better Health *see insurance page

United Options (PPO)

CountyCare *see insurance page

BCBS HMO (HMOI) (specialists only)

United Select (HMO & EPO) (specialists only)

University of Chicago Health Plan (UCHP)

United Choice HMO (specialists only)

BCBS Blue Precision HMO (specialists only)

Aetna HMO (specialists only)

United Choice Plus POS/PPO

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Ratings & Reviews

Dr. R. Parker Ward, MD, MD 4 has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.99 out of 5 stars based on 57 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. R. Parker Ward, MD, MD 4 from all over the web to help you find the right in Burr Ridge, IL.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. R. Parker Ward, MD, MD 4. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$78 Pradaxa $78
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP	$62 BRILINTA $62
Pfizer Inc.	$61 VYNDAQEL $32	ELIQUIS $30
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.	$33 PRALUENT (alirocumab) Injection $33
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$15 MULTAQ $15
Other	$27 LifeVest $15	$12

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$277

Biography

Dr. R. Ward is a specialist in adult cardiology. Patients rated him highly, giving him an average of 5.0 stars (out of 5). These areas are among his clinical interests: heart problems, preventive cardiology, and cardiac (heart) stress testing. Dr. Ward seems to honor Blue California, Aetna, CIGNA Plans, and more. Dr. Ward attended medical school at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. His residency was performed at Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. He is professionally affiliated with The University of Chicago Medicine.