Dr. Christopher W. Seder, MD

  • Chicago, IL
  • Cardiothoracic surgeon
NPI1467667360PAC ID3274720370
Medicare services, 2024
264
Medicare patients, 2024
226
Publications
118
Hospital affiliations
3
Industry payments
$57,133
Practice address
1653 West Congress Parkway, Chicago, IL 60612
Practice phone
Call (312) 942-5000
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Primary practice

Rush University Medical Center

Hospital · Chicago, Illinois

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Dr. Christopher W. Seder is a cardiothoracic surgeon in Chicago, Illinois

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

Dr. Seder's NPI, 1467667360, was assigned on May 14, 2007. Dr. Seder graduated from College of Human Medicine - Grand Rapids in 2004. Dr. Seder holds Illinois license 036-133174.

NPI and contact details
Medicare PAC ID
3274720370
NPI enumeration date
May 14, 2007
NPI status
Active
Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes
Practice phone
(312) 942-5000
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
48
Medical school graduation
2004

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

Dr. Christopher W. Seder practices at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois

Dr. Seder'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.

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Dr. Christopher W. Seder is affiliated with 8 sites of care and 5 medical groups

Dr. Seder's primary practice is Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois, part of Rush System for Health. Dr. Seder is also affiliated with Silver Cross Hospital. The medical group on file is Rush University Internists. Dmand AI also links Dr. Seder to 1 more hospital, 4 medical groups, 3 group practices and clinics, 1 home health agency and 1 ambulatory surgery center, each named with a free account.

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Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Christopher W. Seder's practice

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Seder practices, 8 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
Rush University Medical CenterAvailable with a free account
+7 more sites and 4 medical groupsAvailable with a free account

Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data

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Dr. Christopher W. Seder is one of 208 cardiothoracic surgeons in Illinois

Thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) is Dr. Seder's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208G00000X. Dr. Seder is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Seder's licenses on file in 4 states: Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota and Michigan.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery), IllinoisPrimaryLicense 036-133174 · 2013 to 2026 · taxonomy 208G00000X
  • Indiana license2021 to 2025
  • Minnesota licenseLicense 53459 · 2010 to 2014
  • Surgery, MichiganLicense 4301083696 · 2004 to 2011 · taxonomy 208600000X

Clinical focus

Dmand AI lists esophagus, stomach, or upper small intestine surgery and lung resection among the conditions Dr. Seder treats.

Cardiothoracic surgeons near Dr. Seder

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

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Dr. Christopher W. Seder billed Medicare for 264 services in 2024

CMS data shows 264 Medicare services from Dr. Seder across 5 procedure codes in 2024, for 226 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $22,344 for them.

Medicare services, 2024264
Medicare patients226
Paid by Medicare$22,344
Procedure codes5

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

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 2672024: 2487%
Imaging
2023: 252024: 1636%
Surgery
2023: 872024: 0100%

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

  • In an office11142%
  • In a facility15358%

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

  • Dr. Seder
  • Illinois median
Medicare services
264vs 16461% above
Medicare patients
226vs 13567% above

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

Dr. Seder'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. Christopher W. Seder treated 226 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 74

CMS counts 226 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Seder in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 98 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 21% are also on Medicaid. Their average risk score is 1.89, 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. Seder's median patient age at 69, with 62% women.

Medicare patients, 2024226
Average age74
Average risk score1.89
Also on Medicaid21%

Dr. Seder's Medicare patients by age, 2024

Dr. Seder's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women13660%
  • Men9040%

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

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Cancer57%
  4. Ischemic heart disease57%
  5. Arthritis49%
  6. COPD39%
  7. Diabetes30%
  8. Mood disorders25%

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

Dr. Seder's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 69

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women62%
  • Men37%

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

Dr. Christopher W. Seder ranks in the 52nd percentile for upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux in Medicare

Dr. Seder accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS lists Dr. Seder as offering telehealth. CMS counts 24 procedures of upper gastrointestinal (gi) endoscopy for acid reflux by Dr. Seder, more than 52% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Accepts Medicare assignment
Yes
Offers telehealth
Yes

Where Dr. Seder ranks in Medicare procedure volume

Upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy for acid reflux
52nd percentile24 procedures

CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.

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

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Dr. Christopher W. Seder has 118 publications on record

Dmand AI links 118 papers to Dr. Seder, published from 2010 to 2025. 2024 was the busiest year, with 13. The most frequent topics are Lung Neoplasms, Pneumonectomy and Thoracic Surgery. Dr. Seder has published most often in Ann Thorac Surg. Dr. Seder's most frequent co-authors are Michael L. Liptay, MD, Nicole Marie Geissen, DO and Gillian Alex, MD.

Papers118
Years published2010 to 2025

Dr. Seder's papers by year, 2016 to 2025

Topics Dr. Seder writes about most

  • Lung Neoplasms
  • Pneumonectomy
  • Thoracic Surgery
  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
  • Societies, Medical
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Esophageal Neoplasms
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Dr. Seder's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Dr. Seder

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Sources: PubMed (National Library of Medicine); and Dmand AI Research Linkage

Dr. Christopher W. Seder received $57,133 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 102 general payments to Dr. Seder from 13 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Education make up the largest share, 42% of the total. Intuitive Surgical, Inc. paid the most, $27,172.

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

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

$57.1Kin total
  • Education$23,71742%
  • Speaker and faculty fees$19,10033%
  • Consulting fees$9,06516%
  • Food and beverage$3,1165%
  • Travel and lodging$2,1364%

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

Share is of all general payments to this clinician.

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

Dr. Christopher W. Seder has 2 awards and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 2 awards for Dr. Seder, most recently CMS Stage 1 EHR in 2013.

Awards and honors for Dr. Seder

  1. 2013
    • CMS Stage 1 EHR
  2. Undated
    • ACS Fellow

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Dr. Christopher W. Seder graduated from College of Human Medicine - Grand Rapids

Dr. Seder graduated from College of Human Medicine - Grand Rapids in 2004. Dr. Seder is a member of ACS and STS.

  1. Medical schoolCollege of Human Medicine - Grand Rapids
  2. Board certified in surgeryAmerican Board of Surgery
  3. Board certified in thoracic and cardiac surgeryAmerican Board of Thoracic Surgery

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Dr. Christopher W. Seder accepts plans from 18 insurance carriers

Dr. Seder is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and HCSC. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

Plan types Dr. Seder accepts, by number of carriers

  1. PPO12
  2. Medicare10
  3. HMO9
  4. POS7
  5. EPO4
  6. Medicaid2

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Dr. Christopher W. Seder'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 phoneDmand AI Affiliation Data
Primary practice, affiliations and health systemDmand 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)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Industry paymentsOpen Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Awards and committee rolesDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Training, board certification and membershipsDmand AI Professional Profile Data
Insurance carriers and plan typesDmand AI Insurance Network Data
EHR at each practice siteDmand AI Technology Install Data
Similar physiciansDmand AI Affiliation Data

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What is Dr. Christopher W. Seder's NPI number?

Dr. Christopher W. Seder's NPI number is 1467667360. It was assigned on May 14, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What kind of doctor is Dr. Christopher W. Seder?

Dr. Christopher W. Seder is a cardiothoracic surgeon in Chicago, Illinois. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician (taxonomy code 208G00000X).

Where does Dr. Christopher W. Seder practice?

Dr. Seder practices at 1653 West Congress Parkway, Chicago, IL 60612. Dr. Seder's primary practice is Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois, part of Rush System for Health. Dmand AI also links Dr. Seder to 1 hospital, 4 medical groups, 3 group practices and clinics, 1 home health agency and 1 ambulatory surgery center.

What is Dr. Christopher W. Seder's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Dr. Seder is (312) 942-5000.

What is Dr. Christopher W. Seder's medical license number?

Dr. Seder holds Illinois license 036-133174, one of the licenses on file in 4 states.

Which states has Dr. Christopher W. Seder been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Dr. Seder in Illinois (2013 to 2026), Indiana (2021 to 2025), Minnesota (2010 to 2014) and Michigan (2004 to 2011).

Which hospitals is Dr. Christopher W. Seder affiliated with?

Dr. Seder practices at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Seder is also affiliated with Silver Cross Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Seder to 1 more hospital.

What medical group is Dr. Christopher W. Seder part of?

Dr. Seder is linked to Rush University Internists. Dmand AI links Dr. Seder to 4 more medical groups.

Does Dr. Christopher W. Seder accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Seder billed Medicare for 264 services in 2024, and Dr. Seder accepts Medicare assignment.

Does Dr. Christopher W. Seder offer telehealth?

Yes. The CMS Doctors and Clinicians file lists Dr. Seder as offering telehealth services.

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How many Medicare patients does Dr. Christopher W. Seder see?

CMS counts 226 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Seder in 2024, with an average age of 74.

Is Dr. Christopher W. Seder board certified?

Yes. Dr. Seder is board certified in surgery by the American Board of Surgery.

What services does Dr. Christopher W. Seder bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Dr. Seder's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99214), care management and other visits (99443) and office visit, new patient (99205).

Where did Dr. Christopher W. Seder go to medical school?

Dr. Seder graduated from College of Human Medicine - Grand Rapids in 2004.

Has Dr. Christopher W. Seder received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $57,133 in general payments to Dr. Seder from 13 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Intuitive Surgical, Inc.

How long has Dr. Christopher W. Seder been practicing?

Dr. Seder graduated from medical school in 2004, 22 years ago.

Does Dr. Christopher W. Seder do research?

Dmand AI links 118 publications to Dr. Seder, published from 2010 to 2025.

Who does Dr. Christopher W. Seder publish with?

Dr. Seder's most frequent co-authors are Michael L. Liptay, MD (38 shared papers), Nicole Marie Geissen, DO (22 shared papers) and Gillian Alex, MD (15 shared papers).

What insurance does Dr. Christopher W. Seder accept?

Dr. Seder is in network with 18 carriers, including Aetna, Elevance and HCSC. PPO plans come from the most carriers, 12. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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