Dr. Charles D. Ghee, MD

  • Downers Grove, IL
  • Cardiothoracic surgeon
NPI1851659643PAC ID3870865603
Medicare services, 2024
236
Medicare patients, 2024
189
Hospital affiliations
5
Industry payments
$40,558
Medical groups
7
Practice address
2650 Warrenville Rd, Downers Grove, IL 60515
Practice phone
Call (630) 324-7900
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Primary practice

Cardiac Surgery Associates SC

Downers Grove, Illinois

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Dr. Charles D. Ghee is a cardiothoracic surgeon in Downers Grove, Illinois

Dr. Ghee practices at Cardiac Surgery Associates SC in Downers Grove, Illinois.

Dr. Ghee's NPI, 1851659643, was assigned on April 30, 2012. Dr. Ghee graduated from Morehouse School of Medicine in 2012. Dr. Ghee holds Indiana license 036.143007.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
3870865603
NPI enumeration date
April 30, 2012
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Practice phone
(630) 324-7900
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
40
Medical school graduation
2012

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Practice Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)

Dr. Charles D. Ghee practices at Cardiac Surgery Associates SC in Downers Grove, Illinois

Dr. Ghee's primary practice is Cardiac Surgery Associates SC, at 2650 Warrenville Rd, Downers Grove, IL 60515 in Dupage County. The practice phone is (630) 324-7900.

  • Cardiac Surgery Associates SC
    2650 Warrenville Rd, Downers Grove, IL 60515 · Dupage CountyPhone(630) 324-7900

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); and Dmand AI Practice Data

Dr. Charles D. Ghee is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 7 medical groups

Dr. Ghee's primary practice is Cardiac Surgery Associates SC in Downers Grove, Illinois. Dr. Ghee is also affiliated with Loyola University Medical Center. The medical group on file is Franciscan Physician Network. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ghee to 4 more hospitals and 6 medical groups, each named with a free account.

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Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Practice Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data

Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Charles D. Ghee's practice

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EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Cardiac Surgery Associates SCAvailable with a free account
+5 more sites and 6 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

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Dr. Charles D. Ghee is one of 208 cardiothoracic surgeons in Illinois

Thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) is Dr. Ghee's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208G00000X. Dmand AI has Dr. Ghee's licenses on file in 2 states: Indiana and Virginia.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery), IndianaPrimaryLicense 036.143007 · taxonomy 208G00000X
  • Surgery, VirginiaLicense 0116024932 · taxonomy 208600000X

Cardiothoracic surgeons near Dr. Ghee

Counts of cardiothoracic surgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.

208cardiothoracic surgeons in Illinois
4cardiothoracic surgeons in Downers Grove

Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Charles D. Ghee billed Medicare for 236 services in 2024

CMS data shows 236 Medicare services from Dr. Ghee across 8 procedure codes in 2024, for 189 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $79,557 for them.

Medicare services, 2024236
Medicare patients189
Paid by Medicare$79,557
Procedure codes8

Dr. Ghee's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 1102024: 15642%
Surgery
2023: 1482024: 8046%

Where Dr. Ghee's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office9540%
  • In a facility14160%

Dr. Ghee compared with the Illinois median for cardiothoracic surgeons, 2024

  • Dr. Ghee
  • Illinois median
Medicare services
236vs 16444% above
Medicare patients
189vs 13540% above

Medians across 174 cardiothoracic surgeons in Illinois with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.

Dr. Ghee's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.

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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks

Dr. Charles D. Ghee treated 189 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76

CMS counts 189 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ghee in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 82 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 14% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 2.20, 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. Ghee's median patient age at 71, with 35% women.

Medicare patients, 2024189
Average age76
Average risk score2.20
Also on Medicaid14%

Dr. Ghee's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Dr. Ghee's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women7238%
  • Men11762%

Chronic conditions among Dr. Ghee's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Ischemic heart disease75%
  4. Heart failure61%
  5. Diabetes56%
  6. Arthritis55%
  7. Chronic kidney disease45%
  8. Atrial fibrillation42%

Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.

Dr. Ghee's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 71

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women35%
  • Men63%

Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data

Dr. Charles D. Ghee ranks in the 68th percentile for coronary artery bypass graft (cabg) in Medicare

Dr. Ghee accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 20 procedures of coronary artery bypass graft (cabg) by Dr. Ghee, more than 68% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes

Where Dr. Ghee ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)
68th percentile20 procedures

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

Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)

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Dr. Charles D. Ghee received $40,558 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 92 general payments to Dr. Ghee from 12 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 84% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $36,502.

General payments to Dr. Ghee by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Dr. Ghee by kind, 2016 to 2025

$40.6Kin total
  • Education$34,16184%
  • Travel and lodging$3,6589%
  • Food and beverage$2,7397%

Companies that paid Dr. Ghee the most, 2016 to 2025

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Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026

Dr. Charles D. Ghee graduated from Morehouse School of Medicine

Dr. Ghee graduated from Morehouse School of Medicine in 2012.

  1. Medical schoolMorehouse School of Medicine

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Sources for Dr. Charles D. Ghee's profile data

Sources for the data on this page
Data on this pageSource
NPI, name, sex, specialty and licensesNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Practice locations and phoneNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemNPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Practice DataDmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Medicare services and procedure codesMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
State medians for the same specialtyDmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panelDmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentilesDoctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Charles D. Ghee's NPI number?

Dr. Charles D. Ghee's NPI number is 1851659643. It was assigned on April 30, 2012, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Charles D. Ghee?

Dr. Charles D. Ghee is a cardiothoracic surgeon in Downers Grove, Illinois. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician (taxonomy code 208G00000X).

Where does Dr. Charles D. Ghee practice?

Dr. Ghee practices at 2650 Warrenville Rd, Downers Grove, IL 60515. Dr. Ghee's primary practice is Cardiac Surgery Associates SC in Downers Grove, Illinois. Dmand AI also links Dr. Ghee to 4 hospitals and 6 medical groups.

What is Dr. Charles D. Ghee's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Ghee is (630) 324-7900.

What is Dr. Charles D. Ghee's medical license number?

Dr. Ghee holds Indiana license 036.143007, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Dr. Charles D. Ghee been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Ghee in Indiana and Virginia.

Which hospitals is Dr. Charles D. Ghee affiliated with?

Dr. Ghee is affiliated with Loyola University Medical Center. Dmand AI links Dr. Ghee to 4 more hospitals.

What medical group is Dr. Charles D. Ghee part of?

Dr. Ghee is linked to Franciscan Physician Network. Dmand AI links Dr. Ghee to 6 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Charles D. Ghee accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Ghee billed Medicare for 236 services in 2024, and Dr. Ghee accepts Medicare assignment.

How many Medicare patients does Dr. Charles D. Ghee see?

CMS counts 189 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Ghee in 2024, with an average age of 76.

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What services does Dr. Charles D. Ghee bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Ghee's most billed Medicare services were office visit, new patient (99204), surgery: heart and blood vessels (33361) and office visit, new patient (99205).

Where did Dr. Charles D. Ghee go to medical school?

Dr. Ghee graduated from Morehouse School of Medicine in 2012.

Has Dr. Charles D. Ghee received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $40,558 in general payments to Dr. Ghee from 12 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.

How long has Dr. Charles D. Ghee been practicing?

Dr. Ghee graduated from medical school in 2012, 14 years ago.

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