Kevin Hodges
What this data tells you about Hodges
Kevin Hodges is a thoracic surgery specialist in Chicago, IL, with 11 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Hodges performed 162 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.
Between the years covered by Open Payments, Hodges received a total of $15,552 from 11 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 81 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly reported through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their effect on care. A reliable breakdown by payment category is not available in this snapshot. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.
The Data Coverage level for Hodges is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.
Medicare Practice Summary — 2023
Medicare Utilization ↗Top procedures by volume
Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.
| Procedure | Volume | Avg. paid | Avg. submitted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aortic valve replacement surgery Surgical replacement of the aortic valve using a heart-lung machine to maintain blood circulation during the procedure. |
22 | $1,330 | $17,382 |
| Endoscopic vein harvest A surgical procedure to remove a vein using an endoscope, which is a thin, lighted tube inserted through small incisions. |
22 | $14 | $318 |
| Extensive heart surgery on heart-lung machine Major surgical procedure to repair or reconstruct the right upper chamber of the heart while the patient is connected to a heart-lung machine. |
18 | $682 | $5,070 |
| Tricuspid valve repair with ring insertion A surgical procedure to repair the tricuspid valve in the heart by inserting a supportive ring. This helps restore proper valve function and blood flow. |
18 | $1,490 | $17,110 |
| New patient office visit, complex (60-74 min) | 18 | $142 | $833 |
| Coronary artery bypass or valve reoperation A surgical procedure to repair or replace a coronary artery or heart valve during a reoperation performed more than one month after the original surgery. |
15 | $414 | $3,674 |
| Coronary artery bypass graft, 1 artery Surgical procedure to bypass a blocked coronary artery using a graft from another artery. This restores blood flow to the heart muscle. |
14 | $1,175 | $14,466 |
| Radical mitral valve reconstruction on heart-lung machine Surgical repair of the mitral valve using a heart-lung machine to maintain circulation during the procedure. |
13 | $1,682 | $16,164 |
| New patient office visit (30-44 min) An initial office visit for a new patient lasting between 30 and 44 minutes. This code is used when the total time spent on the date of the encounter falls within this range. |
11 | $65 | $351 |
| Office visit, established patient (30-39 min) A follow-up office visit for an existing patient lasting between 30 and 39 minutes. The visit involves medical evaluation and management of the patient's condition. |
11 | $109 | $323 |
Industry Payment Transparency
Open Payments through 2024 ↗Payment categories are unavailable while the source breakdown is being rebuilt. Company and year totals do not identify how much belongs to each category.
Payment trend by year
Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
Payments by company (2024)
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
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Geographic Context
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Data Sources
| Provider Registry | ✓ NPPES | NPPES snapshot; verify current record |
| Medicare Enrollment | ✓ PECOS | PECOS snapshot |
| Practice Data | ✓ Medicare Util. | Annual (CY lag) |
| Industry Payments | ✓ Open Payments | CY 2024 |
| Disciplinary History | — Not included | N/A |
This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →
Summary
Hodges is a cardiac surgery specialist, with moderate Medicare volume.
This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →
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This page combines public CMS records with calculated summaries and explanatory procedure labels. These transformations are not verbatim federal records. Sources: NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.
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