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Dr. Babak S. Lami, MD

(Dr. Babak Lami, M.D.)

(8 Ratings)

Specializes in: Spine Surgery and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago Medical School (1997)

500 W Golf Road Suite 101
Schaumburg, IL 60195

(847) 519-9700

Dr. Babak S. Lami, MD is a spine surgeon in Crystal Lake, IL specializing in spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago Medical School in 1997 and has 29 years of experience. Dr. Babak S. Lami, MD is affiliated with Northwestern Medicine and Ascension.

Office Locations

Ascension

360 Station Drive Suite 200
Crystal Lake, IL 60014

(847) 519-9700

(847) 519-9760

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Northwestern Medicine

415 Congress Parkway Unit E
Crystal Lake, IL 60014

(847) 303-1200

(847) 519-9760

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500 W Golf Road Suite 101
Schaumburg, IL 60195

(847) 519-9700

(847) 519-9760

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Babak S. Lami, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	424

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Babak S. Lami, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Crystal Lake, IL during 2013 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Babak S. Lami, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	20
doctor visit	409
nerve procedures	20
spinal procedures	32

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Babak S. Lami, MD.

**Gender**
Male	124
Female	162

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	249
Black	0
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	150
From 75 to 84	64
85 and over	19
Less than 65	53

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Babak S. Lami, MD in 2013

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	32
Dementia	7
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Babak S. Lami, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Crystal Lake, IL during 2014 were rehabilitation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Babak S. Lami, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	383
rehabilitation	154

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Babak S. Lami, MD.

**Gender**
Male	124
Female	163

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	257
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	158
From 75 to 84	70
85 and over	19
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Babak S. Lami, MD in 2014

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	5
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	31
Dementia	5
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Babak S. Lami, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Crystal Lake, IL during 2015 were rehabilitation, manual therapy, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Babak S. Lami, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	17
diagnostic evaluation	16
doctor visit	375
manual therapy	149
nerve procedures	17
rehabilitation	215
spinal procedures	17

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Babak S. Lami, MD.

**Gender**
Male	228
Female	290

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	474
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	294
From 75 to 84	138
85 and over	30
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Babak S. Lami, MD in 2015

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	29
Dementia	6
Cancer	6

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Babak S. Lami, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Crystal Lake, IL during 2016 were rehabilitation, manual therapy, diagnostic evaluation and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Babak S. Lami, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	16
diagnostic evaluation	36
doctor visit	485
manual therapy	305
nerve procedures	16
rehabilitation	640
spinal procedures	32
X-rays	16

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Babak S. Lami, MD.

**Gender**
Male	156
Female	174

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	293
Black	0
Hispanic	12
Asian	12
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	169
From 75 to 84	90
85 and over	26
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Babak S. Lami, MD in 2016

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	27
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Babak S. Lami, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Crystal Lake, IL during 2017 were rehabilitation, manual therapy, spinal procedures and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Babak S. Lami, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	424
manual therapy	565
nerve procedures	12
rehabilitation	1014
spinal procedures	31
X-rays	19

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Babak S. Lami, MD.

**Gender**
Male	124
Female	154

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	243
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	18
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	113
From 75 to 84	100
85 and over	22
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Babak S. Lami, MD in 2017

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	27
Dementia	11
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Babak S. Lami, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Crystal Lake, IL during 2018 were rehabilitation, manual therapy, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Babak S. Lami, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	410
manual therapy	463
nerve procedures	13
rehabilitation	988
spinal procedures	13

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Babak S. Lami, MD.

**Gender**
Male	123
Female	154

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	243
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	14
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	145
From 75 to 84	85
85 and over	18
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Babak S. Lami, MD in 2018

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	36
Dementia	9
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Babak S. Lami, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Crystal Lake, IL during 2019 were rehabilitation, manual therapy, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Babak S. Lami, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	16
doctor visit	355
manual therapy	415
nerve procedures	16
rehabilitation	957
spinal procedures	16

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Babak S. Lami, MD.

**Gender**
Male	119
Female	126

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	201
Black	0
Hispanic	18
Asian	13
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	118
From 75 to 84	81
85 and over	16
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Babak S. Lami, MD in 2019

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	34
Dementia	10
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Babak S. Lami, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Crystal Lake, IL during 2020 were rehabilitation, manual therapy, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Babak S. Lami, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	14
doctor visit	408
manual therapy	204
nerve procedures	14
rehabilitation	604
spinal procedures	14

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Babak S. Lami, MD.

**Gender**
Male	119
Female	121

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	205
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	14
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	130
From 75 to 84	80
85 and over	13
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Babak S. Lami, MD in 2020

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	30
Dementia	8
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Babak S. Lami, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Crystal Lake, IL during 2021 were rehabilitation, manual therapy, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Babak S. Lami, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	16
doctor visit	440
manual therapy	135
nerve procedures	16
rehabilitation	543
spinal procedures	32
X-rays	16

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Babak S. Lami, MD.

**Gender**
Male	130
Female	154

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	239
Black	0
Hispanic	16
Asian	14
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	145
From 75 to 84	89
85 and over	21
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Babak S. Lami, MD in 2021

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	33
Dementia	10
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Babak S. Lami, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Crystal Lake, IL during 2022 were rehabilitation, manual therapy, spinal procedures and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Babak S. Lami, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	16
doctor visit	396
manual therapy	75
nerve procedures	16
rehabilitation	279
spinal procedures	41
X-rays	25

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Babak S. Lami, MD.

**Gender**
Male	122
Female	152

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	229
Black	0
Hispanic	15
Asian	17
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	128
From 75 to 84	102
85 and over	14
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Babak S. Lami, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	34
Dementia	4
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Babak S. Lami, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Crystal Lake, IL during 2023 were nerve procedures, decompression surgery and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Babak S. Lami, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	331
nerve procedures	11
spinal procedures	11

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Babak S. Lami, MD.

**Gender**
Male	107
Female	141

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	203
Black	0
Hispanic	16
Asian	17
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	116
From 75 to 84	94
85 and over	18
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Babak S. Lami, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	37
Dementia	4
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Babak S. Lami, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Babak S. Lami, MD treated as a spine surgeon in Crystal Lake, IL were rehabilitation, manual therapy, diagnostic evaluation and spinal procedures.

decompression surgery	15
diagnostic evaluation	26
doctor visit	403
manual therapy	288
nerve procedures	15
rehabilitation	599
spinal procedures	23
X-rays	19

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Babak S. Lami, MD.

**Gender**
Female	149
Male	123

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	9
Non-Hispanic White	236
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	7
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	82
85 and over	18
Less than 65	32
65 to 74	138

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Babak S. Lami, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Babak S. Lami, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	29
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	6
Cancer	8

Education & Training

Dr. Babak S. Lami, MD graduated from Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago Medical School in 1997. He completed residency at University of Illinois at Chicago Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the Certifications: The American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery and has a state license in Illinois.

Medical School: Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago Medical School (1997)

Residency: University of Illinois at Chicago Affiliated Hospitals (2002)

Board Certification: Certifications: The American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery

Licensed In: Illinois

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Babak S. Lami, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Northwestern Medicine

Ascension

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Babak S. Lami, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.63 out of 5 stars based on 8 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Babak S. Lami, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Crystal Lake, IL.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Babak S. Lami, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
NUVASIVE, INC.	$749 Biologics $644	Thoracolumbar $105
Arthrex, Inc.	$160 $160
Alphatec Spine, Inc	$58 Arsenal $58
SI-Bone, Inc.	$38 iFuse Implant $38
Boston Scientific Corporation	$11 GENERAL PAIN MANAGEMENT $11

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$674
Food and Beverage	$319
Gift	$23

Biography

Dr. Babak Lami is a specialist in spine surgery and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He is professionally affiliated with Northwestern Medicine and Ascension. After attending Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Chicago Medical School, Dr. Lami completed his residency training at a hospital affiliated with the University of Illinois at Chicago.