Highest-Volume Vitrectomy — Pars Plana Surgeons in Illinois (2026 update)
16 Illinois providers billed Medicare for Vitrectomy — Pars Plana (CPT 67036) 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 Blair, M.D. | Des Plaines, IL | 49 |
| 2 | Vikram Setlur, MD | Wheaton, IL | 39 |
| 3 | Saagar Pandit, MD | Chicago, IL | 26 |
| 4 | Omar Ahmad, M.D. | Marion, IL | 25 |
| 5 | Ramanath Bhandari, MD | Springfield, IL | 24 |
| 6 | Saad Ahmad, MD | Elmhurst, IL | 23 |
| 7 | Anand Gopal, MD | Des Plaines, IL | 22 |
| 8 | Jack Cohen, MD | Harvey, IL | 22 |
| 9 | Emily Shepherd, MD | Chicago, IL | 18 |
| 10 | Min-Kyu Han, M.D. | Peoria, IL | 16 |
6 more Illinois surgeons in the full list
Plus: who already pays them (Stryker? Medtronic? Arthrex?), CSV export for your CRM, and every other state and procedure.
Search the full databaseFrequently asked questions
- How many surgeons perform Vitrectomy — Pars Plana in Illinois?
- 16 Illinois providers billed Medicare for Vitrectomy — Pars Plana (CPT 67036) 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.