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Dr. William J. Gries, MD

(136 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Cardiology

Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine (1987)

1555 N Barrington Road Suite 4250
Hoffman Estates, IL 60169

(847) 981-3680

Dr. William J. Gries, MD is a cardiologist in Hoffman Estates, IL specializing in adult cardiology. He graduated from Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine in 1987 and has 39 years of experience. Dr. William J. Gries, MD is affiliated with Ascension, Ascension Alexian Brothers, ALEXIAN BROTHERS SPECIALTY GROUP and Ascension Saint Alexius.

Office Locations

1555 N Barrington Road Suite 4250
Hoffman Estates, IL 60169

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800 Biesterfield Road Suite 101
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. William J. Gries, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

ankle brachial index

cardiac procedures

Doppler echocardiography

echocardiogram

transesophageal echocardiography

ultrasound

vascular procedures

By Affordability:

arterial duplex ultrasound

arterial ultrasound

cardioversion

elective cardioversion

elective external cardioversion

external cardioversion

lower extremity arterial duplex

lower extremity arterial ultrasound

stress echo

stress EKG

transthoracic echocardiography

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Illinois, Dr. William J. Gries, MD performed more ankle brachial index (ABI), cardiac procedures, Doppler echocardiography, echocardiogram (echo), transesophageal echocardiography (TEE), ultrasound (sonogram), and vascular procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for arterial duplex ultrasound, arterial ultrasound, cardioversion, elective cardioversion, elective external cardioversion, external cardioversion, lower extremity arterial duplex, lower extremity (leg) arterial ultrasound, stress echo, stress EKG, and transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% 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.

Top 10%

By Volume:

carotid duplex ultrasound

lower extremity arterial duplex

vascular ultrasound

By Affordability:

cardiac stress testing

color Doppler echocardiography

Doppler echocardiography

electrocardiogram

spectral Doppler echocardiography

stress testing

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Illinois, Dr. William J. Gries, MD performed more carotid duplex ultrasound, lower extremity arterial duplex, and vascular ultrasound procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of them and he also had a list price for cardiac (heart) stress testing, color Doppler echocardiography, Doppler echocardiography, electrocardiogram (EKG), spectral Doppler echocardiography, and stress testing that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 90% 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.

Top 25%

By Volume:

abdominal duplex ultrasound

cardiac stress testing

inpatient hospital care

lower extremity venous duplex

pelvic duplex ultrasound

stress EKG

testicular duplex ultrasound

By Affordability:

abdominal duplex ultrasound

carotid duplex ultrasound

carotid ultrasound

duplex ultrasound

lower extremity venous ultrasound

lower extremity venous duplex

pelvic duplex ultrasound

testicular duplex ultrasound

vascular studies

vascular ultrasound

venous duplex ultrasound

venous ultrasound

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Illinois, Dr. William J. Gries, MD performed more abdominal duplex ultrasound, cardiac (heart) stress testing, inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital), lower extremity venous duplex, pelvic duplex ultrasound, stress EKG, and testicular duplex ultrasound procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for abdominal duplex ultrasound, carotid duplex ultrasound, carotid ultrasound, duplex ultrasound, lower extremity (leg) venous ultrasound, lower extremity venous duplex, pelvic duplex ultrasound, testicular duplex ultrasound, vascular studies, vascular ultrasound, venous duplex ultrasound, and venous ultrasound 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

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William J. Gries, MD treated as a cardiologist in Hoffman Estates, IL during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, ultrasound (sonogram) and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William J. Gries, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	15
blood draw	298
cardiac procedures	639
doctor visit	1376
emergency care	13
hospital care	1096
inpatient care	1096
lab tests	654
minimally invasive procedures	36
pelvic imaging	15
stress testing	147
ultrasound (sonogram)	890
vascular procedures	374

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William J. Gries, MD treated as a cardiologist in Hoffman Estates, IL during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, lab tests and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William J. Gries, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	66
blood draw	295
cardiac procedures	523
doctor visit	1493
hospital care	1004
inpatient care	1004
lab tests	962
minimally invasive procedures	36
pelvic imaging	66
stress testing	120
ultrasound (sonogram)	890
vascular procedures	509

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William J. Gries, MD.

**Gender**
Male	907
Female	993

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1710
Black	30
Hispanic	74
Asian	60
Other	26
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	677
From 75 to 84	732
85 and over	382
Less than 65	109

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William J. Gries, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	36
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	40
Dementia	16
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William J. Gries, MD treated as a cardiologist in Hoffman Estates, IL during 2014 were lab tests, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William J. Gries, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	53
blood draw	234
cardiac procedures	797
doctor visit	1393
hospital care	1112
inpatient care	1112
lab tests	1168
minimally invasive procedures	59
nursing home care	188
pelvic imaging	53
stress testing	185
ultrasound (sonogram)	1115
vascular procedures	514

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William J. Gries, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1030
Female	1098

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1928
Black	34
Hispanic	74
Asian	62
Other	30
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	737
From 75 to 84	795
85 and over	465
Less than 65	131

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William J. Gries, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	39
Dementia	18
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William J. Gries, MD treated as a cardiologist in Hoffman Estates, IL during 2015 were ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care, inpatient care and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William J. Gries, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	47
blood draw	215
cardiac procedures	835
doctor visit	1381
hospital care	1017
inpatient care	1017
lab tests	1002
minimally invasive procedures	60
nursing home care	269
pelvic imaging	47
stress testing	170
ultrasound (sonogram)	1147
vascular procedures	521

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William J. Gries, MD.

**Gender**
Male	2038
Female	2248

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	3852
Black	58
Hispanic	150
Asian	158
Other	68
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1506
From 75 to 84	1556
85 and over	958
Less than 65	266

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William J. Gries, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	34
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	39
Dementia	18
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William J. Gries, MD treated as a cardiologist in Hoffman Estates, IL during 2016 were ultrasound (sonogram), lab tests, inpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William J. Gries, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	47
blood draw	232
cardiac procedures	945
cardioversion	12
doctor visit	1465
hospital care	993
inpatient care	993
lab tests	1105
minimally invasive procedures	104
nursing home care	159
pelvic imaging	47
stress testing	197
ultrasound (sonogram)	1142
vascular procedures	401

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William J. Gries, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1035
Female	1147

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1946
Black	32
Hispanic	80
Asian	81
Other	43
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	747
From 75 to 84	845
85 and over	467
Less than 65	123

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William J. Gries, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	26
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	37
Dementia	24
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William J. Gries, MD treated as a cardiologist in Hoffman Estates, IL during 2017 were ultrasound (sonogram), lab tests, cardiac procedures and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William J. Gries, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	54
blood draw	227
cardiac procedures	1181
doctor visit	1690
hospital care	1144
inpatient care	1144
lab tests	1215
minimally invasive procedures	105
nursing home care	192
pelvic imaging	54
stress testing	312
ultrasound (sonogram)	1310
vascular procedures	440

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William J. Gries, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1152
Female	1259

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2166
Black	34
Hispanic	83
Asian	76
Other	52
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	838
From 75 to 84	908
85 and over	546
Less than 65	119

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William J. Gries, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	34
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	38
Dementia	25
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William J. Gries, MD treated as a cardiologist in Hoffman Estates, IL during 2018 were ultrasound (sonogram), lab tests, cardiac procedures and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William J. Gries, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	48
blood draw	206
cardiac procedures	1084
doctor visit	1634
hospital care	1027
inpatient care	1027
lab tests	1227
minimally invasive procedures	103
nursing home care	234
pelvic imaging	48
stress testing	271
ultrasound (sonogram)	1329
vascular procedures	561

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William J. Gries, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1241
Female	1316

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2290
Black	32
Hispanic	94
Asian	90
Other	51
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	883
From 75 to 84	996
85 and over	565
Less than 65	113

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William J. Gries, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	40
Dementia	25
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William J. Gries, MD treated as a cardiologist in Hoffman Estates, IL during 2019 were ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures, inpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William J. Gries, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	62
blood draw	67
cardiac procedures	1177
doctor visit	1708
hospital care	1049
inpatient care	1049
lab tests	916
minimally invasive procedures	109
nursing home care	126
pelvic imaging	62
preventive care	11
stress testing	310
ultrasound (sonogram)	1427
vascular procedures	673

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William J. Gries, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1327
Female	1464

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2446
Black	54
Hispanic	110
Asian	118
Other	63
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	1011
From 75 to 84	1024
85 and over	631
Less than 65	125

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William J. Gries, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	41
Dementia	23
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William J. Gries, MD treated as a cardiologist in Hoffman Estates, IL during 2020 were ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William J. Gries, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	45
cardiac procedures	1265
doctor visit	985
hospital care	949
inpatient care	949
lab tests	649
minimally invasive procedures	132
nursing home care	21
pelvic imaging	45
stress testing	231
ultrasound (sonogram)	1460
vascular procedures	507

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William J. Gries, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1142
Female	1169

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1995
Black	57
Hispanic	102
Asian	99
Other	58
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	822
From 75 to 84	880
85 and over	505
Less than 65	104

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William J. Gries, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	31
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	39
Dementia	22
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William J. Gries, MD treated as a cardiologist in Hoffman Estates, IL during 2021 were ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William J. Gries, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	96
cardiac procedures	1589
doctor visit	988
hospital care	975
inpatient care	975
lab tests	452
minimally invasive procedures	224
nursing home care	58
pelvic imaging	96
stress testing	269
ultrasound (sonogram)	2041
vascular procedures	850

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William J. Gries, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1293
Female	1323

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2271
Black	51
Hispanic	107
Asian	105
Other	82
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	909
From 75 to 84	1004
85 and over	582
Less than 65	121

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William J. Gries, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	38
Dementia	22
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. William J. Gries, MD treated as a cardiologist in Hoffman Estates, IL during 2022 were ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William J. Gries, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	92
cardiac procedures	1601
cardioversion	11
doctor visit	869
hospital care	954
inpatient care	954
lab tests	157
minimally invasive procedures	223
nursing home care	81
pelvic imaging	92
stress testing	257
ultrasound (sonogram)	1967
vascular procedures	746

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William J. Gries, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1232
Female	1256

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2140
Black	0
Hispanic	110
Asian	110
Other	76
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	827
From 75 to 84	1042
85 and over	530
Less than 65	89

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William J. Gries, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	41
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	39
Dementia	15
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. William J. Gries, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. William J. Gries, MD treated as a cardiologist in Hoffman Estates, IL were ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures, inpatient care and hospital care.

abdominal imaging	56
blood draw	221
cardiac procedures	1057
cardioversion	11
doctor visit	1362
emergency care	13
hospital care	1029
inpatient care	1029
lab tests	864
minimally invasive procedures	108
nursing home care	147
pelvic imaging	56
preventive care	11
stress testing	224
ultrasound (sonogram)	1338
vascular procedures	554

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. William J. Gries, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1127
Female	1206

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	34
Asian / Pacific Islander	87
Non-Hispanic White	2067
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	89
Other	49

**Age**
75 to 84	889
85 and over	511
Less than 65	118
65 to 74	814

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. William J. Gries, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	35
Atrial Fibrillation	30
Dementia	18
Cancer	13

Education & Training

Dr. William J. Gries, MD graduated from Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine in 1987. He completed residency at Loyola University Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography - Registered Physician in Vascular Interpretation Certification (RPVI) The American Board of Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease and has a state license in Illinois.

Medical School: Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine (1987)

Residency: Loyola University Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography - Registered Physician in Vascular Interpretation Certification (RPVI) The American Board of Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease

Licensed In: Illinois

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. William J. Gries, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Ascension

Ascension Alexian Brothers

ALEXIAN BROTHERS SPECIALTY GROUP

Ascension Saint Alexius

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. William J. Gries, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 136 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. William J. Gries, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Hoffman Estates, IL.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Boston Scientific Corporation	$4,939 WATCHMAN Access System $157	Structural Heart $117	WATCHMAN FLX $102	Watchman Device $71	$4,492
Abbott Laboratories	$2,814 Mitra Clip system $2,007	MitraClip $438	MitraClip System $170	HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist Device $167	CardioMEMS $25	Other $8
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$2,274 Transcatheter Heart Valves $1,747	Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve $444	Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve $83
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$2,129 CoreValve Evolut $2,116	HeartWare HVAD $13
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$20 PRALUENT $20

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$8,333
Food and Beverage	$3,843

Biography

Dr. William Gries is an adult cardiology specialist. He is rated 5.0 stars (out of 5) by his patients. He graduated from Loyola University Chicago, Stritch School of Medicine and then he performed his residency at a hospital affiliated with Loyola University. Dr. Gries is affiliated with Ascension.