Dr. Rami E. Lutfi, MD

Dr. Lutfi practices at ENT Surgery Care Center LLC in Chicago, Illinois.

Dr. Lutfi's NPI, 1447237425, was assigned on December 29, 2005. Dr. Lutfi holds Illinois license 036104825.

Dr. Lutfi's primary practice is ENT Surgery Care Center LLC, at 3000 N Halsted St, Chicago, IL 60657 in Cook County. The practice phone is (312) 236-3642.

Dr. Lutfi's primary practice is ENT Surgery Care Center LLC in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Lutfi is also affiliated with Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center. The medical group on file is Dreyer Medical Clinic (Advocate Medical Group). Dmand AI also links Dr. Lutfi to 4 more hospitals, 5 group practices and clinics and 4 medical groups, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Lutfi practices, 10 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Surgery is Dr. Lutfi's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Lutfi is licensed in Illinois.

CMS data shows 92 Medicare services from Dr. Lutfi across 2 procedure codes in 2024, all of them office visits, for 82 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $5,158 for them. Every service was in an office.

CMS counts 82 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Lutfi in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 31 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 41% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.59, 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. Lutfi's median patient age at 54, with 70% women.

In 2017, Dr. Lutfi wrote 11 Medicare Part D claims. Every claim was for a generic drug. They cover 1 drug, with $1,691 in total drug cost. In 2016, CMS named 43 claims across 3 drugs.

Dr. Lutfi accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Lutfi as offering telehealth.

Hernia repair (minimally invasive): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

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

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux: 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 33 papers to Dr. Lutfi, published from 2010 to 2025. 2017 was the busiest year, with 3. The most frequent topics are Obesity, Morbid, Laparoscopy and Bariatric Surgery. Dr. Lutfi has published most often in Surg Obes Relat Dis. Dr. Lutfi's most frequent co-authors are Benjamin Lee Clapp, MD, Ameer Gomberawalla, MD and Eric Veilleux, MD.

CMS Open Payments shows 1,157 general payments to Dr. Lutfi from 30 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Speaker and faculty fees make up the largest share, 26% of the total. Medtronic, Inc. paid the most, $235,306.