Home > IL Providers > Retina Specialists

Dr. Susan J. Anderson-Nelson, MD

(No ratings)

Specializes in: Vitreoretinal Diseases (Retina and Vitreous)

Rush Medical College (1986)

1969 W Ogden Avenue
Chicago, IL 60612

(312) 864-6000

Dr. Susan J. Anderson-Nelson, MD is a retina specialist in Chicago, IL specializing in vitreoretinal diseases (retina and vitreous). She graduated from Rush Medical College in 1986 and has 39 years of experience. Dr. Susan J. Anderson-Nelson, MD is affiliated with Northwestern Medicine, Cook County Health, COOK COUNTY and WHEATON EYE CLINIC LTD.

Office Locations

Address:

1969 W Ogden Avenue
Chicago, IL 60612

Address:

2015 N Main Street
Wheaton, IL 60187

diagnostic imaging	30
doctor visit	115
eye procedures	5249
injections	1206
photocoagulation	14
phototherapy (light therapy)	14
ultrasound (sonogram)	30

**Gender**
Male	472
Female	853

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1090
Black	104
Hispanic	76
Asian	39
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	465
From 75 to 84	474
85 and over	321
Less than 65	65

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	41
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

diagnostic imaging	26
doctor visit	470
eye procedures	5115
injections	1301
photocoagulation	18
ultrasound (sonogram)	26

**Gender**
Male	467
Female	873

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1106
Black	106
Hispanic	69
Asian	36
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	447
From 75 to 84	482
85 and over	337
Less than 65	74

diagnostic imaging	24
doctor visit	448
eye procedures	4945
injections	1438
ultrasound (sonogram)	24

**Gender**
Male	828
Female	1622

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2048
Black	166
Hispanic	124
Asian	72
Other	40
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	852
From 75 to 84	816
85 and over	644
Less than 65	138

diagnostic imaging	41
doctor visit	13
eye procedures	5446
injections	1493
photocoagulation	15
ultrasound (sonogram)	41

**Gender**
Male	377
Female	769

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	960
Black	64
Hispanic	60
Asian	38
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	396
From 75 to 84	392
85 and over	307
Less than 65	51

diagnostic imaging	44
doctor visit	1912
eye procedures	3681
injections	1486
photocoagulation	12
phototherapy (light therapy)	22
ultrasound (sonogram)	44

**Gender**
Male	375
Female	721

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	925
Black	49
Hispanic	59
Asian	44
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	370
From 75 to 84	367
85 and over	309
Less than 65	50

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	38
Dementia	11
Cancer	12

diagnostic imaging	31
doctor visit	469
eye procedures	5009
injections	1419
photocoagulation	17
phototherapy (light therapy)	12
ultrasound (sonogram)	31

**Gender**
Male	370
Female	709

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	877
Black	75
Hispanic	60
Asian	39
Other	28
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	360
From 75 to 84	392
85 and over	272
Less than 65	55

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	41
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

diagnostic imaging	43
eye procedures	5433
injections	1383
photocoagulation	13
ultrasound (sonogram)	43

**Gender**
Male	369
Female	691

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	900
Black	46
Hispanic	50
Asian	37
Other	27
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	348
From 75 to 84	374
85 and over	294
Less than 65	44

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	37
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

diagnostic imaging	18
doctor visit	29
eye procedures	4410
injections	1121
ultrasound (sonogram)	18

**Gender**
Male	311
Female	632

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	818
Black	28
Hispanic	44
Asian	29
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	315
From 75 to 84	328
85 and over	264
Less than 65	36

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	35
Dementia	12
Cancer	11

diagnostic imaging	34
doctor visit	1421
eye procedures	3857
injections	1212
photocoagulation	12
prophylaxis (preventive treatment)	13
ultrasound (sonogram)	34

**Gender**
Male	398
Female	764

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	990
Black	51
Hispanic	53
Asian	38
Other	30
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	389
From 75 to 84	398
85 and over	331
Less than 65	44

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	33
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

diagnostic imaging	45
doctor visit	1498
eye procedures	3653
injections	1142
photocoagulation	14
ultrasound (sonogram)	45

**Gender**
Male	371
Female	729

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	954
Black	41
Hispanic	41
Asian	0
Other	33
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	357
From 75 to 84	421
85 and over	288
Less than 65	34

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	31
Dementia	8
Cancer	15

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Susan J. Anderson-Nelson, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Susan J. Anderson-Nelson, MD treated as a retina specialist in Chicago, IL were eye procedures, injections, diagnostic imaging and ultrasound (sonogram).

diagnostic imaging	33
doctor visit	710
eye procedures	4682
injections	1320
photocoagulation	15
phototherapy (light therapy)	16
prophylaxis (preventive treatment)	13
ultrasound (sonogram)	33

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Susan J. Anderson-Nelson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	433
Female	836

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	73
Asian / Pacific Islander	37
Non-Hispanic White	1066
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	63
Other	26

**Age**
85 and over	336
75 to 84	444
Less than 65	59
65 to 74	429

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Susan J. Anderson-Nelson, MD From 2013 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Susan J. Anderson-Nelson, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	37
Atrial Fibrillation	14
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Education & Training

Dr. Susan J. Anderson-Nelson, MD graduated from Rush Medical College in 1986. She completed residency at McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University. She is certified by the American Board of Ophthalmology - Ophthalmology (Certified) and has a state license in Illinois.

Medical School: Rush Medical College (1986)

Residency: McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University (1990)

Board Certification: American Board of Ophthalmology - Ophthalmology (Certified)

Licensed In: Illinois

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Susan J. Anderson-Nelson, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Northwestern Medicine

Cook County Health

COOK COUNTY

WHEATON EYE CLINIC LTD

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Susan J. Anderson-Nelson, MD does not have any reviews yet, be the first to leave a review of Dr. Susan J. Anderson-Nelson, MD here: Leave a Review

(No ratings)

Leave a Review

General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Susan J. Anderson-Nelson, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Valeant Pharmaceuticals North America LLC	$351 TRULIGN TORIC $228	AKREOS AO $123
Alcon Vision LLC	$294 Hydrus Microstent $294
Alcon Laboratories Inc	$123 Durezol $123
GLAUKOS CORPORATION	$120 ISTENT TRABECULAR MICRO-BYPASS STENT SYSTEM $120
Horizon Therapeutics plc	$117 TEPEZZA $117
Other	$497 VUITY $102	Tecnis Multifocal family of 1-piece IOLs $86	LUCENTIS $84	Optics $55	ILUVIEN $46	Other $124

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,441
Education	$60

Biography

Dr. Susan Anderson-Nelson, who practices in Wheaton, IL and Chicago, IL, is a medical specialist in vitreoretinal diseases (retina and vitreous). After attending Rush Medical College for medical school, she completed her residency training at McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University. Her hospital/clinic affiliations include Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital and Cook County Health.

Select Year:

Dr. Susan J. Anderson-Nelson, MD

Office Locations

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Susan J. Anderson-Nelson, MD in 2013

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Susan J. Anderson-Nelson, MD in 2014

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Susan J. Anderson-Nelson, MD in 2015

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Susan J. Anderson-Nelson, MD in 2016

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Susan J. Anderson-Nelson, MD in 2017

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Susan J. Anderson-Nelson, MD in 2018

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Susan J. Anderson-Nelson, MD in 2019

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Susan J. Anderson-Nelson, MD in 2020

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Susan J. Anderson-Nelson, MD in 2021

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Susan J. Anderson-Nelson, MD in 2022

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2022

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Susan J. Anderson-Nelson, MD From 2013 - 2022

Education & Training

Affiliations & Hospitals

Ratings & Reviews

General Payments

Biography

Retina Specialists in Nearby Locations

Other Providers in Chicago, IL