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General surgeons who accept Medicare in DeKalb, IL
CMS lists 4 clinicians in this specialty with a practice address in DeKalb. Accept Medicare assignment (the Medicare-approved amount as full payment): 4. Offer telehealth: 0.
Typical amounts Medicare approves in ZIP 60115 (2024 Medicare rates, the latest CMS has published): a new-patient visit $86, of which you pay about $21; a follow-up visit $69, of which you pay about $17 — the 20% coinsurance after the yearly Part B deductible. Clinicians who don't accept assignment can charge up to 15% more; with a Medicare Advantage plan, your plan's copay applies instead.
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Order: clinicians who accept assignment first, then by MIPS score (highest first), then by last name.
Stephen R. Goldman, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 95.6/100Graduated 2001 · University of Illinois College of Med (chi/peor/rock/chm-Urb)MaleOther offices in DeKalb: 1Thomas W. Tomasik, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 95.6/100Graduated 1985 · Loyola University of Chicago, Stritch School of MedicineMaleNitzet M. Velez, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 95.6/100Graduated 1996 · University of Wisconsin School of MedicineFemaleOther offices in DeKalb: 1Jack A. Wagoner, MD
✓ Accepts Medicare assignmentMIPS score (2024): 95.6/100Graduated 1993 · Southern Illinois University School of MedicineMaleOther offices in DeKalb: 1
Before you book
This list comes from Medicare's enrollment records, not from reviews. Call the office to confirm the clinician is taking new Medicare patients. With Original Medicare, a clinician who accepts assignment can only charge you the Medicare deductible and coinsurance; one who doesn't may charge up to 15% more than the Medicare-approved amount. If you have a Medicare Advantage plan, check that the clinician is in the plan's network.
The MIPS final score (0–100) comes from Medicare's Merit-based Incentive Payment System for 2024. It combines quality measures, cost, improvement activities and use of certified health records, and it sets a payment adjustment. Clinicians who report as a group share the group's score. It is not a patient rating, and many clinicians have no published score.
Payments from drug and medical device companies come from CMS Open Payments (2025 general payments: meals, travel, consulting and speaking fees, gifts and similar), summed for each clinician. Receiving payments is legal and common and does not mean a clinician did anything wrong.
Other specialists in DeKalb
- Primary care doctors12
- Nurse practitioners27
- Cardiologists9
- Orthopedic surgeons8
- Neurologists3
- Gastroenterologists3
- Optometrists9
- Podiatrists3
- Pulmonologists3
- Oncologists5
- Therapists and counselors24
- Physical therapists20
- Speech therapists8
- Audiologists4
- Chiropractors4
- Gynecologists7
- Dietitians4
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Enrollment, addresses and scores are as reported to CMS and can change. This is not a list of in-network providers for any Medicare Advantage plan, and it is not medical advice. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog — Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File, Clinician MIPS Performance 2024 and Facility Affiliation Data (released Oct 2, 2026).