Dr. John E. O'Toole, MD

Dr. O'Toole practices at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois, part of Rush System for Health.

Dr. O'Toole's NPI, 1619926672, was assigned on May 8, 2006. Dr. O'Toole graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1999.

Dr. O'Toole's primary practice is Rush University Medical Center, at 1653 West Congress Parkway, Chicago, IL 60612 in Cook County. The practice phone is (312) 942-5000.

Dr. O'Toole's primary practice is Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois, part of Rush System for Health. Dr. O'Toole is also affiliated with Evanston Hospital. The medical group on file is Rush University Internists. Dmand AI also links Dr. O'Toole to 2 more group practices and clinics and 1 medical group, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. O'Toole practices, 4 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Neurological surgery is Dr. O'Toole's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 207T00000X. Dr. O'Toole is board certified in neurological surgery by the American Board of Neurological Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. O'Toole's licenses on file in 3 states: Illinois, Florida and New York.

Dmand AI lists back and neck pain treatment without fusion, lower back pain, muscle pain, fibromyalgia, and limb pain, neck pain and spine problems, spinal fusion and thoracic spine disorders among the conditions Dr. O'Toole treats.

CMS data shows 492 Medicare services from Dr. O'Toole across 17 procedure codes in 2024, for 259 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $144,637 for them.

CMS counts 259 Medicare patients who saw Dr. O'Toole in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 139 patients. 75% of them have arthritis, and 75% have high blood pressure. 13% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.57, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. O'Toole's median patient age at 71, with 52% women.

In 2024, Dr. O'Toole wrote 89 Medicare Part D claims for 36 patients. 100% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 63 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $934 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 26 claims across 1 drug.

Dr. O'Toole accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. O'Toole as offering telehealth. CMS counts 64 procedures of laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones) by Dr. O'Toole, more than 84% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Removal of tissue: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 88 papers to Dr. O'Toole, published from 2007 to 2021. 2014 was the busiest year, with 10. The most frequent topics are Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures, Lumbar Vertebrae and Thoracic Vertebrae. Dr. O'Toole has published most often in Neurosurgery. Dr. O'Toole's most frequent co-authors are Richard Glenn Fessler, MD, Kurt M. Eichholz, MD and Michael Guenther Kaiser, MD.

Dmand AI links Dr. O'Toole to 3 clinical trials. 3 are still active or recruiting. Conditions studied include Intervertebral Disc Degeneration, Neoplasm Metastasis and Synovial Cyst.

CMS Open Payments shows 204 general payments to Dr. O'Toole from 10 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Royalties and licenses make up the largest share, 83% of the total. Globus Medical, Inc. paid the most, $559,478.

Dmand AI lists 5 awards for Dr. O'Toole, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013. Dr. O'Toole serves on Committee on Appropriateness Criteria Expert Panel on Neurologic Imaging American College of Radiology.

Dr. O'Toole graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1999. Dr. O'Toole is a member of AANS/CNS Joint Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves, AANS, CNS and North American Spine Society.

Dr. O'Toole is in network with 17 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.