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Dr. Seth J. Alper, MD

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Specializes in: Interventional Radiology/Diagnostic Radiology (IR/DR) and Diagnostic Radiology

Rush Medical College (2010)

1 Kish Hospital Drive
Dekalb, IL 60115

(815) 756-1521

Dr. Seth J. Alper, MD is a radiologist in Dekalb, IL specializing in interventional radiology/diagnostic radiology (ir/dr) and diagnostic radiology. He graduated from Rush Medical College in 2010 and has 16 years of experience. Dr. Seth J. Alper, MD is affiliated with Northwestern Medicine and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

Office Locations

Northwestern Medicine

1 Kish Hospital Drive
Dekalb, IL 60115

(815) 756-1521

(815) 981-7375

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1221 N Highland Avenue
Aurora, IL 60506

(630) 859-8700

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676 N Saint Clair Suite 800
Chicago, IL 60611

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Seth J. Alper, MD in 2023

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

Top 10%

By Affordability:

screening mammogram

In 2023, Dr. Seth J. Alper, MD had a list price for screening mammogram that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% 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.

Top 25%

By Volume:

aspiration procedures

By Affordability:

2-D diagnostic mammogram

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Illinois, Dr. Seth J. Alper, MD performed more aspiration procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for 2-D diagnostic mammogram, 2-D mammogram, breast imaging, breast ultrasound, diagnostic imaging, diagnostic mammogram, mammogram (breast X-ray), pleural drainage, spine MRI, and thoracentesis that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. 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

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Seth J. Alper, MD treated as a radiologist in Dekalb, IL during 2016 were thoracic (chest) imaging, X-rays, CT scan and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Seth J. Alper, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	139
aspiration	41
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	47
breast procedures	55
catheterization	32
CT scan	229
neck imaging	16
pelvic imaging	90
pleural drainage	19
preventive care	55
spinal procedures	13
thoracic (chest) imaging	431
ultrasound (sonogram)	143
vascular procedures	78
women's imaging	55
X-rays	407

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Seth J. Alper, MD.

**Gender**
Male	414
Female	621

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	872
Black	61
Hispanic	79
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	394
From 75 to 84	304
85 and over	160
Less than 65	177

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Seth J. Alper, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	29
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	41
Dementia	16
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Seth J. Alper, MD treated as a radiologist in Dekalb, IL during 2017 were X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging, CT scan and abdominal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Seth J. Alper, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	451
aspiration	118
bone marrow tests	26
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	138
breast procedures	265
catheterization	83
CT scan	637
diagnostic imaging	47
diagnostic procedures	67
image guided procedures	21
minimally invasive procedures	41
minor procedures	41
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	82
musculoskeletal imaging	45
neck imaging	33
pelvic imaging	289
pleural drainage	38
preventive care	218
spinal procedures	98
thoracic (chest) imaging	961
ultrasound (sonogram)	249
vascular procedures	151
women's imaging	265
X-rays	1169

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Seth J. Alper, MD.

**Gender**
Male	986
Female	1474

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2148
Black	110
Hispanic	149
Asian	0
Other	31
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1008
From 75 to 84	744
85 and over	339
Less than 65	369

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Seth J. Alper, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	36
Dementia	15
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Seth J. Alper, MD treated as a radiologist in Dekalb, IL during 2018 were CT scan, abdominal imaging, pelvic imaging and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Seth J. Alper, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	426
aspiration	67
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	155
breast procedures	215
catheterization	86
CT scan	707
device removal	13
diagnostic imaging	29
doctor visit	16
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	121
musculoskeletal imaging	16
neck imaging	58
pelvic imaging	354
pleural drainage	40
preventive care	186
spinal procedures	120
thoracic (chest) imaging	256
ultrasound (sonogram)	307
vascular procedures	164
women's imaging	231
X-rays	317

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Seth J. Alper, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1014
Female	1438

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2132
Black	117
Hispanic	146
Asian	0
Other	33
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	981
From 75 to 84	765
85 and over	361
Less than 65	345

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Seth J. Alper, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	38
Dementia	16
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Seth J. Alper, MD treated as a radiologist in Dekalb, IL during 2019 were CT scan, abdominal imaging, pelvic imaging and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Seth J. Alper, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	412
aspiration	67
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	75
breast procedures	199
catheterization	39
CT scan	701
device removal	19
diagnostic imaging	34
diagnostic procedures	15
image guided procedures	27
injections	27
minimally invasive procedures	42
minor procedures	15
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	55
neck imaging	41
pain management	27
pelvic imaging	332
pleural drainage	35
preventive care	165
spinal procedures	124
thoracic (chest) imaging	251
ultrasound (sonogram)	242
vascular procedures	129
women's imaging	199
X-rays	199

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Seth J. Alper, MD.

**Gender**
Male	828
Female	1165

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1740
Black	93
Hispanic	109
Asian	19
Other	32
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	821
From 75 to 84	612
85 and over	299
Less than 65	261

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Seth J. Alper, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	38
Dementia	16
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Seth J. Alper, MD treated as a radiologist in Dekalb, IL during 2020 were CT scan, abdominal imaging, pelvic imaging and thoracic (chest) imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Seth J. Alper, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	264
aspiration	70
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	50
breast procedures	178
catheterization	21
CT scan	466
diagnostic imaging	43
diagnostic procedures	15
minimally invasive procedures	15
minor procedures	15
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	13
neck imaging	26
pelvic imaging	218
pleural drainage	37
preventive care	121
spinal procedures	32
thoracic (chest) imaging	179
ultrasound (sonogram)	166
vascular procedures	82
women's imaging	178
X-rays	151

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Seth J. Alper, MD.

**Gender**
Male	622
Female	864

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1274
Black	92
Hispanic	71
Asian	0
Other	34
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	616
From 75 to 84	500
85 and over	195
Less than 65	175

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Seth J. Alper, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	36
Dementia	17
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Seth J. Alper, MD treated as a radiologist in Dekalb, IL during 2021 were CT scan, women's imaging, breast procedures and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Seth J. Alper, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	265
aspiration	72
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	53
breast procedures	330
catheterization	36
CT scan	440
diagnostic imaging	43
lab tests	14
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	31
neck imaging	21
pelvic imaging	201
pleural drainage	29
preventive care	229
spinal procedures	35
thoracic (chest) imaging	173
ultrasound (sonogram)	193
vascular procedures	70
women's imaging	330
X-rays	272

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Seth J. Alper, MD.

**Gender**
Male	567
Female	983

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1321
Black	70
Hispanic	112
Asian	17
Other	30
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	698
From 75 to 84	484
85 and over	189
Less than 65	179

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Seth J. Alper, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	34
Dementia	13
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Seth J. Alper, MD treated as a radiologist in Dekalb, IL during 2022 were CT scan, women's imaging, breast procedures and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Seth J. Alper, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	243
aspiration	82
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	33
breast procedures	344
catheterization	22
CT scan	388
diagnostic imaging	48
image guided procedures	13
injections	13
minimally invasive procedures	13
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	65
neck imaging	32
pain management	13
pelvic imaging	157
pleural drainage	37
preventive care	241
spinal procedures	54
thoracic (chest) imaging	182
ultrasound (sonogram)	152
vascular procedures	31
women's imaging	344
X-rays	301

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Seth J. Alper, MD.

**Gender**
Male	518
Female	930

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1241
Black	56
Hispanic	100
Asian	18
Other	33
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	658
From 75 to 84	480
85 and over	184
Less than 65	126

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Seth J. Alper, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	22
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	33
Dementia	9
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2016 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Seth J. Alper, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Seth J. Alper, MD treated as a radiologist in Dekalb, IL were CT scan, X-rays, thoracic (chest) imaging and abdominal imaging.

abdominal imaging	314
aspiration	73
bone marrow tests	26
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	78
breast procedures	226
catheterization	45
CT scan	509
device removal	16
diagnostic imaging	40
diagnostic procedures	32
doctor visit	16
image guided procedures	20
injections	20
lab tests	14
minimally invasive procedures	27
minor procedures	23
MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)	61
musculoskeletal imaging	30
neck imaging	32
pain management	20
pelvic imaging	234
pleural drainage	33
preventive care	173
spinal procedures	68
thoracic (chest) imaging	347
ultrasound (sonogram)	207
vascular procedures	100
women's imaging	228
X-rays	402

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2016 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Seth J. Alper, MD.

**Gender**
Male	707
Female	1067

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	85
Asian / Pacific Islander	7
Non-Hispanic White	1532
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	109
Other	27

**Age**
75 to 84	555
85 and over	246
Less than 65	233
65 to 74	739

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Seth J. Alper, MD From 2016 - 2022

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

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	14
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	36
Atrial Fibrillation	19
Dementia	14
Cancer	18

Education & Training

Dr. Seth J. Alper, MD graduated from Rush Medical College in 2010. He completed residency at AMITA Health/St Francis Hospital. He is certified by the Diagnostic Radiology, American Board of Radiology and has a state license in Illinois.

Medical School: Rush Medical College (2010)

Residency: AMITA Health/St Francis Hospital (2015)

Board Certification: Diagnostic Radiology, American Board of Radiology

Licensed In: Illinois

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Seth J. Alper, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Northwestern Medicine

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Biocompatibles, Inc.	$348 THERASPHERE - BIO $348
Boston Scientific Corporation	$216 EKOSONIC $114	Vascular Intervention $102
Penumbra, Inc.	$173 Indigo System $173
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$134 KYPHON Balloon Kyphoplasty $134
Inari Medical, Inc.	$106 CT THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM KIT $106
Other	$115 Aortic Stent Grafts $89	Gadavist $26

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$952
Travel and Lodging	$140

Biography

Dr. Seth Alper is an interventional radiology/diagnostic radiology (IR/DR) and diagnostic radiology specialist in Aurora, IL, Chicago, IL, and Dekalb, IL. Dr. Alper is a graduate of Rush Medical College. His hospital/clinic affiliations include Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, and Advocate Health Care.