Mark K. Ferguson

  • Chicago, IL
  • Cardiothoracic surgeon
NPI1306904453
Medicare services, 2024
151
Medicare patients, 2024
135
Part D claims, 2017
25
Publications
273
Clinical trials
2
Practice address
5721 S Maryland Ave, Chicago, IL 60637
Practice phone
Call (773) 702-1530
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Primary practice

The University of Chicago Medical Center

Chicago, Illinois

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Mark K. Ferguson is a cardiothoracic surgeon in Chicago, Illinois

Mark Ferguson practices at The University of Chicago Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois.

Mark Ferguson's NPI, 1306904453, was assigned on December 4, 2006. Mark Ferguson graduated from Pritzker School of Medicine in 1977. Mark Ferguson holds Illinois license 036057644.

NPI and contact details
NPI enumeration date
December 4, 2006
NPI status
Active
Practice phone
(773) 702-1530
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Sex
Male
Estimated age
75
Medical school graduation
1977

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

Mark K. Ferguson practices at The University of Chicago Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois

Mark Ferguson's primary practice is The University of Chicago Medical Center, at 5721 S Maryland Ave, Chicago, IL 60637 in Cook County. The practice phone is (773) 702-1530.

  • The University of Chicago Medical Center
    5721 S Maryland Ave, Chicago, IL 60637 · Cook CountyPhone(773) 702-1530

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

Mark K. Ferguson is affiliated with 1 site of care and 1 medical group

Mark Ferguson's primary practice is The University of Chicago Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois. The medical group on file is UChicago Medicine Physicians.

The University of Chicago Medical CenterChicago, IllinoisPrimary
UChicago Medicine PhysiciansPrimary care group, Burr Ridge, IL

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

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EHR by site
SiteEHR vendor and product
The University of Chicago Medical CenterAvailable with a free account

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Mark K. Ferguson is one of 208 cardiothoracic surgeons in Illinois

Thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) is Mark Ferguson's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208G00000X. Mark Ferguson is board certified in thoracic and cardiac surgery by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery. Dmand AI has Mark Ferguson's licenses on file in 2 states: Illinois and Colorado.

Specialties and state licenses

  • Thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery), IllinoisPrimaryLicense 036057644 · 1978 to 2026 · taxonomy 208G00000X
  • Colorado license2023 to 2025

Clinical focus

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

Cardiothoracic surgeons near Mark Ferguson

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

Mark K. Ferguson billed Medicare for 151 services in 2024

CMS data shows 151 Medicare services from Mark Ferguson across 2 procedure codes in 2024, all of them office visits, for 135 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $9,137 for them.

Medicare services, 2024151
Medicare patients135
Paid by Medicare$9,137
Procedure codes2

Mark Ferguson's Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024

  • 2023
  • 2024
Office and hospital visits
2023: 2112024: 15128%
Surgery
2023: 112024: 0100%

Where Mark Ferguson's Medicare services took place, 2024

  • In an office5234%
  • In a facility9966%

Mark Ferguson compared with the Illinois median for cardiothoracic surgeons, 2024

  • Mark Ferguson
  • Illinois median
Medicare services
151vs 1648% below
Medicare patients
135vs 135Close to median
Part D claims
25vs 1932% above

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

Mark Ferguson's most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024

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

Mark K. Ferguson treated 135 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 75

CMS counts 135 Medicare patients who saw Mark Ferguson in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 64 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. 11% 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 Mark Ferguson's median patient age at 67, with 100% women.

Medicare patients, 2024135
Average age75
Average risk score1.59
Also on Medicaid11%

Mark Ferguson's Medicare patients by age, 2024

CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.

Mark Ferguson's Medicare patients by sex, 2024

  • Women6951%
  • Men6649%

Chronic conditions among Mark Ferguson's Medicare patients, 2024

  1. High blood pressure75%
  2. High cholesterol75%
  3. Cancer64%
  4. Arthritis47%
  5. COPD38%
  6. Ischemic heart disease37%
  7. Diabetes27%
  8. Anxiety26%

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

Mark Ferguson's patients across all payers

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Patient panel by age, all payers

Median age 67

Patient panel by sex, all payers

  • Women100%
  • Men0%

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

Mark K. Ferguson wrote 25 Medicare Part D claims in 2017

In 2017, Mark Ferguson wrote 25 Medicare Part D claims. They cover 2 drugs, with $119 in total drug cost.

Part D claims, 201725
Drugs named by CMS2
Total drug cost$119

Mark Ferguson's most prescribed drugs by claims, 2017

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Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026

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Mark K. Ferguson has 273 publications on record

Dmand AI links 273 papers to Mark Ferguson, published from 2007 to 2025. 2016 was the busiest year, with 12. The most frequent topics are Lung Neoplasms, Pneumonectomy and Postoperative Complications. Mark Ferguson has published most often in Ann Thorac Surg. Mark Ferguson's most frequent co-authors are Philip C. Hoffman, Wickii T. Vigneswaran, MD and Jessica S. Donington.

Papers273
Years published2007 to 2025

Mark Ferguson's papers by year, 2016 to 2025

Topics Mark Ferguson writes about most

  • Lung Neoplasms
  • Pneumonectomy
  • Postoperative Complications
  • Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
  • Adenocarcinoma
  • Esophageal Neoplasms
  • Esophagus
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell

Mark Ferguson's most frequent co-authors

Recent publications by Mark Ferguson

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

Mark K. Ferguson has worked on 2 clinical trials

Dmand AI links Mark Ferguson to 2 clinical trials. 1 is still active or recruiting. Conditions studied include Adenocarcinoma, Bronchiolo-Alveolar and Adenocarcinoma of Lung.

Conditions in Mark Ferguson's trials

  • Adenocarcinoma, Bronchiolo-Alveolar
  • Adenocarcinoma of Lung

Investigators on the most trials with Mark Ferguson

Recent clinical trials with Mark Ferguson

Sources: Dmand AI Research Linkage; and ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine)

Mark K. Ferguson received $30,544 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025

CMS Open Payments shows 48 general payments to Mark Ferguson from 12 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Consulting fees make up the largest share, 74% of the total. Medical Device Business Services, Inc. paid the most, $21,772.

General payments to Mark Ferguson by program year, 2016 to 2025

General payments to Mark Ferguson by kind, 2016 to 2025

$30.5Kin total
  • Consulting fees$22,58274%
  • Travel and lodging$3,33011%
  • Education$3,03110%
  • Food and beverage$1,5725%
  • Education speaker fees$300%

Companies that paid Mark Ferguson 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

Mark K. Ferguson has 7 awards and honors on record

Dmand AI lists 7 awards for Mark Ferguson, most recently America's Top Doctors in 2014.

Awards and honors for Mark Ferguson

  1. 2014
    • America's Top Doctors
    • Chicago Magazine: Top Doctors
  2. 2013
    • America's Top Doctors for Cancer
    • CMS Stage 1 EHR
  3. Undated
    • ACS Fellow
    • Checkbook Top Doc
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Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Mark K. Ferguson graduated from Pritzker School of Medicine

Mark Ferguson graduated from Pritzker School of Medicine in 1977. Mark Ferguson is a member of ACS and ASCO.

  1. Medical schoolPritzker School of Medicine
  2. Board certified in thoracic and cardiac surgeryAmerican Board of Thoracic Surgery

Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data

Mark K. Ferguson accepts plans from 9 insurance carriers

Mark Ferguson is in network with 9 carriers, including Elevance, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and HCSC. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

  • Elevance
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
  • HCSC
  • United Healthcare
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • Regence Health Plans
  • Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City
  • CMS Medicare
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Plan types Mark Ferguson accepts, by number of carriers

  1. Medicare7
  2. PPO5
  3. HMO4
  4. POS4
  5. EPO2
  6. Medicaid1

Source: Dmand AI Insurance Network Data

Sources for Mark K. Ferguson'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 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)
Part D prescribingMedicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab)
Publications, topics and co-authorsPubMed (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Research Linkage
Clinical trials and co-investigatorsDmand AI Research LinkageClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine) (opens in a new tab)
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 Mark K. Ferguson's NPI number?

Mark K. Ferguson's NPI number is 1306904453. It was assigned on December 4, 2006, and it is active in the NPI Registry.

What does Mark K. Ferguson specialize in?

Mark K. Ferguson 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 Mark K. Ferguson practice?

Mark Ferguson practices at 5721 S Maryland Ave, Chicago, IL 60637. Mark Ferguson's primary practice is The University of Chicago Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois.

What is Mark K. Ferguson's office phone number?

The practice phone on file for Mark Ferguson is (773) 702-1530.

What is Mark K. Ferguson's medical license number?

Mark Ferguson holds Illinois license 036057644, one of the licenses on file in 2 states.

Which states has Mark K. Ferguson been licensed in?

Dmand AI has state licenses on file for Mark Ferguson in Illinois (1978 to 2026) and Colorado (2023 to 2025).

What medical group is Mark K. Ferguson part of?

Mark Ferguson is linked to UChicago Medicine Physicians.

Does Mark K. Ferguson accept Medicare?

Yes. CMS data shows Mark Ferguson billed Medicare for 151 services in 2024.

How many Medicare patients does Mark K. Ferguson see?

CMS counts 135 Medicare patients who saw Mark Ferguson in 2024, with an average age of 75.

Is Mark K. Ferguson board certified?

Yes. Mark Ferguson is board certified in thoracic and cardiac surgery by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery.

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What services does Mark K. Ferguson bill to Medicare?

In 2024, Mark Ferguson's most billed Medicare services were office visit, established patient (99213) and office visit, new patient (99203).

Where did Mark K. Ferguson go to medical school?

Mark Ferguson graduated from Pritzker School of Medicine in 1977.

What drugs does Mark K. Ferguson prescribe most?

In 2017 Medicare Part D data, Mark Ferguson's most prescribed drugs by claims were Hydrocodone-Acetaminophen and Tramadol HCl.

Has Mark K. Ferguson received payments from drug or device companies?

CMS Open Payments shows $30,544 in general payments to Mark Ferguson from 12 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Medical Device Business Services, Inc.

How long has Mark K. Ferguson been practicing?

Mark Ferguson graduated from medical school in 1977, 49 years ago.

Does Mark K. Ferguson do research?

Dmand AI links 273 publications to Mark Ferguson, published from 2007 to 2025. Mark Ferguson has worked on 2 clinical trials.

Who does Mark K. Ferguson publish with?

Mark Ferguson's most frequent co-authors are Philip C. Hoffman (24 shared papers), Wickii T. Vigneswaran, MD (20 shared papers) and Jessica S. Donington (13 shared papers).

What insurance does Mark K. Ferguson accept?

Mark Ferguson is in network with 9 carriers, including Elevance, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and HCSC. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.

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