Highest-Volume Balloon Sinuplasty — Maxillary Surgeons in Illinois (2026 update)
12 Illinois providers billed Medicare for Balloon Sinuplasty — Maxillary (CPT 31295) in 2024. The top 10 by case volume are below — the full ranked list, CSV export and competitor-payment intel are available with a DocVol subscription ($199/mo, cancel anytime).
Database refreshed July 2026Live NPPES registryⓘ sources
| # | Surgeon | Location | Medicare cases (2024) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Friedman, M.D. | Chicago, IL | 135 |
| 2 | Justin Wittkopf, M.D. | Vernon Hills, IL | 83 |
| 3 | Salil Doshi, MD | Naperville, IL | 67 |
| 4 | Mohammad Shaker, M.D. | Joliet, IL | 62 |
| 5 | Pratik Patel, MD | Chicago, IL | 37 |
| 6 | Ryan Vaughn, M.D. | Schaumburg, IL | 26 |
| 7 | Robert Thomas, M.D. | Chicago Hts, IL | 22 |
| 8 | T Venkatesan, M.D. | Chicago, IL | 22 |
| 9 | Aijaz Alvi, MD | Elgin, IL | 17 |
| 10 | Brandon Musgrave, M.D. | Schaumburg, IL | 14 |
2 more Illinois surgeons in the full list
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Search the full databaseFrequently asked questions
- How many surgeons perform Balloon Sinuplasty — Maxillary in Illinois?
- 12 Illinois providers billed Medicare for Balloon Sinuplasty — Maxillary (CPT 31295) in CY2024. CMS suppresses providers with 10 or fewer Medicare patients, so the true count is somewhat higher.
- Where does this data come from?
- CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (fee-for-service Part B claims, CY2024, released May 2026) and CMS Open Payments. Both are official U.S. federal datasets.
- Does this include all of a surgeon's cases?
- No — it covers traditional Medicare only (no Medicare Advantage, commercial, or Medicaid claims). Absolute volumes undercount total practice, but the ranking of high- vs low-volume surgeons is a strong targeting signal.