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Dr. George Gerhardt Hefner, MD

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(George G. Hefner, MD)

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Specializes in: Anesthesiology and General Practice

Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine (1988)

1000 N Westmoreland Road
Lake Forest, IL 60045

(847) 234-5600

Dr. George Gerhardt Hefner, MD is an anesthesiologist in Lake Forest, IL specializing in anesthesiology and general practice. He graduated from Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine in 1988 and has 38 years of experience. Dr. George Gerhardt Hefner, MD is affiliated with Aurora Medical Group, Northwestern Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern Medical Group (NMG) and Northwestern Medical Group.

Office Locations

1000 N Westmoreland Road
Lake Forest, IL 60045

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10400 Haligus Road 2nd Floor
Huntley, IL 60142

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251 E Huron Nmh/feinberg Room 5-704
Chicago, IL 60611

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. George Gerhardt Hefner, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Affordability:

femoral nerve block injection

peripheral nerve block

In 2023, Dr. George Gerhardt Hefner, MD had a list price for femoral nerve block injection, and peripheral nerve block that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% of providers in related specialties within Illinois. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Gerhardt Hefner, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Lake Forest, IL during 2012 were nerve block, pain management, spinal procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Gerhardt Hefner, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	184
hospital care	13
injections	251
inpatient care	13
nerve block	251
pain management	251
spinal procedures	251

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Gerhardt Hefner, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Lake Forest, IL during 2013 were injections, nerve block, pain management and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Gerhardt Hefner, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	12
doctor visit	161
injections	301
nerve block	289
pain management	289
spinal procedures	289

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Gerhardt Hefner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	145
Female	229

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	347
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	169
From 75 to 84	145
85 and over	33
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Gerhardt Hefner, MD in 2013

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	22
Dementia	7
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Gerhardt Hefner, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Lake Forest, IL during 2014 were injections, nerve block, pain management and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Gerhardt Hefner, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	17
doctor visit	160
injections	328
nerve block	311
pain management	297
spinal procedures	297

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Gerhardt Hefner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	109
Female	186

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	272
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	141
From 75 to 84	99
85 and over	36
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Gerhardt Hefner, MD in 2014

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	21
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Gerhardt Hefner, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Lake Forest, IL during 2015 were nerve block, injections, pain management and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Gerhardt Hefner, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	86
injections	272
nerve block	272
pain management	260
spinal procedures	260

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Gerhardt Hefner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	270
Female	364

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	570
Black	30
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	334
From 75 to 84	182
85 and over	78
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Gerhardt Hefner, MD in 2015

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	25
Dementia	6
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Gerhardt Hefner, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Lake Forest, IL during 2016 were nerve block, injections, pain management and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Gerhardt Hefner, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	61
injections	191
nerve block	191
pain management	179
spinal procedures	179

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Gerhardt Hefner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	133
Female	172

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	267
Black	0
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	156
From 75 to 84	96
85 and over	32
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Gerhardt Hefner, MD in 2016

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	25
Dementia	10
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Gerhardt Hefner, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Lake Forest, IL during 2017 were nerve block, injections, pain management and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Gerhardt Hefner, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	57
injections	44
nerve block	44
pain management	30
spinal procedures	30

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Gerhardt Hefner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	124
Female	183

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	265
Black	14
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	161
From 75 to 84	85
85 and over	40
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Gerhardt Hefner, MD in 2017

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	27
Dementia	10
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Gerhardt Hefner, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Lake Forest, IL during 2018 were nerve block, injections, pain management and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Gerhardt Hefner, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	34
injections	37
nerve block	37
pain management	19
spinal procedures	19

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Gerhardt Hefner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	99
Female	149

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	213
Black	0
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	101
From 75 to 84	98
85 and over	28
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Gerhardt Hefner, MD in 2018

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	22
Dementia	8
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Gerhardt Hefner, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Lake Forest, IL during 2019 were nerve block, injections, pain management and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Gerhardt Hefner, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	31
injections	48
nerve block	48
pain management	22
spinal procedures	22

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Gerhardt Hefner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	129
Female	166

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	257
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	143
From 75 to 84	102
85 and over	30
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Gerhardt Hefner, MD in 2019

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	26
Dementia	8
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Gerhardt Hefner, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Lake Forest, IL during 2020 were nerve block, pain management, spinal procedures and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Gerhardt Hefner, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	25
injections	18
nerve block	18
pain management	18
spinal procedures	18

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Gerhardt Hefner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	112
Female	150

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	220
Black	14
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	134
From 75 to 84	76
85 and over	26
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Gerhardt Hefner, MD in 2020

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	27
Dementia	10
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. George Gerhardt Hefner, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Lake Forest, IL during 2021 were nerve block.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Gerhardt Hefner, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	11
nerve block	13

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Gerhardt Hefner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	151
Female	162

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	257
Black	0
Hispanic	20
Asian	14
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	147
From 75 to 84	126
85 and over	21
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Gerhardt Hefner, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	28
Dementia	10
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Gerhardt Hefner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	141
Female	124

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	226
Black	11
Hispanic	11
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	134
From 75 to 84	95
85 and over	20
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Gerhardt Hefner, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	35
Dementia	6
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. George Gerhardt Hefner, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. George Gerhardt Hefner, MD treated as an anesthesiologist in Lake Forest, IL were injections, pain management, spinal procedures and nerve block.

aspiration	14
doctor visit	81
hospital care	13
injections	165
inpatient care	13
nerve block	147
pain management	151
spinal procedures	151

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Gerhardt Hefner, MD.

**Gender**
Male	128
Female	171

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	6
Asian / Pacific Islander	1
Non-Hispanic White	263
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	7
Other	2

**Age**
75 to 84	100
85 and over	31
Less than 65	20
65 to 74	147

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Gerhardt Hefner, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. George Gerhardt Hefner, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	23
Atrial Fibrillation	14
Dementia	7
Cancer	15

Education & Training

Dr. George Gerhardt Hefner, MD graduated from Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine in 1988. He completed residency at McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University. He is certified by the Pain Medicine, American Board of Anesthesiology and has a state license in Illinois.

Medical School: Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine (1988)

Residency: McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University (1992)

Board Certification: Pain Medicine, American Board of Anesthesiology

Licensed In: Illinois

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. George Gerhardt Hefner, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Aurora Medical Group

Northwestern Medicine

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Northwestern Medical Group (NMG)

Northwestern Medical Group

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. George Gerhardt Hefner, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Baxter Healthcare	$1,259 Fluid Systems - Research Devel $1,200	Specialty Pharmaceuticals - TRANS DERM SCOP $30	Non Franchise - Non Prod Related $16	Specialty Pharmaceuticals - ANESTHESIA SUPRANE $13
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corporation	$116 BRIDION $116
AbbVie, Inc.	$40 Humira $40
St. Jude Medical, Inc.	$19 NT1100 $19
Mylan Specialty L.P.	$13 Ultiva $13

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$1,200
Food and Beverage	$247

Biography

Dr. George Hefner's areas of specialization are general practice and anesthesiology. He studied medicine at Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine. His medical residency was performed at McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University. Dr. Hefner is professionally affiliated with Northwestern Medical Group (NMG), Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital, and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Dr. Hefner's practice in Lake Forest, IL is open to new patients as reported by Yext.

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Gerhardt Hefner, MD in 2014

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Gerhardt Hefner, MD in 2015

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2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Gerhardt Hefner, MD in 2016

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2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Gerhardt Hefner, MD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Gerhardt Hefner, MD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Gerhardt Hefner, MD in 2019

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2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Gerhardt Hefner, MD in 2020

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2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

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Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Gerhardt Hefner, MD in 2021

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2022 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Gerhardt Hefner, MD in 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. George Gerhardt Hefner, MD From 2012 - 2022

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