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Dr. Clyde W. Yancy JR., MD, MSc

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(Clyde W. Yancy, MD)

(40 Ratings)

Specializes in: Cardiology (Heart Disease) and General Practice

Tulane University School of Medicine (1982)

Professional interests include: heart failure, cardiomyopathy

675 N St Clair Street Galter Pavilion, Ste 19-100
Chicago, IL 60611

(312) 664-3278

Dr. Clyde W. Yancy JR., MD, MSc is a cardiologist in Chicago, IL specializing in cardiology (heart disease) and general practice. He graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine in 1982 and has 44 years of experience. Dr. Clyde W. Yancy JR., MD, MSc is affiliated with Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (NUCATS), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern Medicine, Northwestern Medical Group (NMG), Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute of Northwestern, Institute for Public Health and Medicine (IPHAM) and Center for Diabetes and Metabolism.

Office Locations

675 N St Clair Street Galter Pavilion, Ste 19-100
Chicago, IL 60611

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“Dr. Clyde Yancy, chief of cardiology at Northwestern University s Feinberg School of Medicine, said the study was particularly strong because of its size and duration and the way it drilled down...”—"Low-fat or low-carb - which is better for the heart? The answer may surprise you", NBC News, February 2026

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Clyde W. Yancy JR., MD, MSc treated as a cardiologist in Chicago, IL during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Clyde W. Yancy JR., MD, MSc for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	24
hospital care	128
inpatient care	128

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Clyde W. Yancy JR., MD, MSc treated as a cardiologist in Chicago, IL during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Clyde W. Yancy JR., MD, MSc for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	88
hospital care	322
inpatient care	322

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clyde W. Yancy JR., MD, MSc.

**Gender**
Male	93
Female	48

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	80
Black	42
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	66
From 75 to 84	31
85 and over	11
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clyde W. Yancy JR., MD, MSc in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	74
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	46
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	50
Dementia	11
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Clyde W. Yancy JR., MD, MSc treated as a cardiologist in Chicago, IL during 2014 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Clyde W. Yancy JR., MD, MSc for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	105
hospital care	271
inpatient care	271

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clyde W. Yancy JR., MD, MSc.

**Gender**
Male	67
Female	54

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	62
Black	48
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	52
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clyde W. Yancy JR., MD, MSc in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	41
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	55
Dementia	9
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Clyde W. Yancy JR., MD, MSc treated as a cardiologist in Chicago, IL during 2015 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Clyde W. Yancy JR., MD, MSc for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	134
hospital care	321
inpatient care	321

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clyde W. Yancy JR., MD, MSc.

**Gender**
Male	174
Female	104

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	154
Black	100
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	124
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	86

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clyde W. Yancy JR., MD, MSc in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	71
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	37
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	58
Dementia	16
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Clyde W. Yancy JR., MD, MSc treated as a cardiologist in Chicago, IL during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Clyde W. Yancy JR., MD, MSc for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	143
hospital care	254
inpatient care	254

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clyde W. Yancy JR., MD, MSc.

**Gender**
Male	86
Female	63

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	75
Black	60
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	69
From 75 to 84	30
85 and over	12
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clyde W. Yancy JR., MD, MSc in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	72
Asthma	31
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	37
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	46
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Clyde W. Yancy JR., MD, MSc treated as a cardiologist in Chicago, IL during 2017 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Clyde W. Yancy JR., MD, MSc for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	147
hospital care	186
inpatient care	186

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clyde W. Yancy JR., MD, MSc.

**Gender**
Male	103
Female	54

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	83
Black	58
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	66
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	11
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clyde W. Yancy JR., MD, MSc in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	74
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	41
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	50
Dementia	15
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Clyde W. Yancy JR., MD, MSc treated as a cardiologist in Chicago, IL during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Clyde W. Yancy JR., MD, MSc for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	147
hospital care	63
inpatient care	63

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clyde W. Yancy JR., MD, MSc.

**Gender**
Male	67
Female	46

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	53
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	48
From 75 to 84	30
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clyde W. Yancy JR., MD, MSc in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	71
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	39
Dementia	15
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Clyde W. Yancy JR., MD, MSc treated as a cardiologist in Chicago, IL during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Clyde W. Yancy JR., MD, MSc for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	135
hospital care	66
inpatient care	66

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clyde W. Yancy JR., MD, MSc.

**Gender**
Male	60
Female	47

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	49
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	48
From 75 to 84	28
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clyde W. Yancy JR., MD, MSc in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	60
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	40
Dementia	13
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Clyde W. Yancy JR., MD, MSc for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	55

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clyde W. Yancy JR., MD, MSc.

**Gender**
Male	48
Female	41

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	0
Black	43
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	36
From 75 to 84	27
85 and over	15
Less than 65	11

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clyde W. Yancy JR., MD, MSc in 2020

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	72
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	35
Dementia	0
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Clyde W. Yancy JR., MD, MSc treated as a cardiologist in Chicago, IL during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Clyde W. Yancy JR., MD, MSc for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	88
hospital care	44
inpatient care	44

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clyde W. Yancy JR., MD, MSc.

**Gender**
Male	61
Female	54

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	54
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	55
From 75 to 84	28
85 and over	12
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clyde W. Yancy JR., MD, MSc in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	73
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	38
Dementia	10
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Clyde W. Yancy JR., MD, MSc treated as a cardiologist in Chicago, IL during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Clyde W. Yancy JR., MD, MSc for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	127
hospital care	98
inpatient care	98

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clyde W. Yancy JR., MD, MSc.

**Gender**
Male	65
Female	51

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	55
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	53
From 75 to 84	37
85 and over	11
Less than 65	15

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clyde W. Yancy JR., MD, MSc in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	45
Heart Failure	63
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	41
Dementia	0
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Clyde W. Yancy JR., MD, MSc for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Clyde W. Yancy JR., MD, MSc treated as a cardiologist in Chicago, IL were hospital care and inpatient care.

doctor visit	108
hospital care	175
inpatient care	175

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clyde W. Yancy JR., MD, MSc.

**Gender**
Male	74
Female	51

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	31
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	60
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	23
85 and over	6
Less than 65	25
65 to 74	56

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Clyde W. Yancy JR., MD, MSc From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Clyde W. Yancy JR., MD, MSc treated were hypertension, heart failure, ischemic heart disease and high cholesterol.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	4
Heart Failure	66
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	41
Atrial Fibrillation	33
Cancer	13
Dementia	9

Education & Training

Dr. Clyde W. Yancy JR., MD, MSc graduated from Tulane University School of Medicine in 1982. He completed residency at Parkland Health & Hospital System. He is certified by the Cardiovascular Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine and has a state license in Illinois.

Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine (1982)

Residency: Parkland Health & Hospital System (1985)

Board Certification: Cardiovascular Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine

Licensed In: Illinois

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Clyde W. Yancy JR., MD, MSc is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (NUCATS)

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Northwestern Medicine

Northwestern Medical Group (NMG)

Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute of Northwestern

Institute for Public Health and Medicine (IPHAM)

Center for Diabetes and Metabolism

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Clyde W. Yancy JR., MD, MSc has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.97 out of 5 stars based on 40 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Clyde W. Yancy JR., MD, MSc from all over the web to help you find the right in Chicago, IL.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Clyde W. Yancy JR., MD, MSc. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Thoratec Corporation	$902 HeartMate II $498	MCS Multiple Products General $369	MCS-Multiple Products-General $35
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$222 Amplia MRI $72	Cardiac Diagnostics and Monitoring $56	Reveal LINQ $49	HeartWare HVAD $45
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$198 ENTRESTO $198
IMPULSE DYNAMICS (USA) INC.	$178 OPTIMIZER $178
Cardiac Assist, Inc.	$76 TANDEMHEART $76
Other	$92 HeartWare Ventricular Assist System $65	HeartMate PHP $14	LifeVest $13

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,659
Education	$10

Biography

Dr. Clyde Yancy works as a general practice and cardiology (heart disease). In his practice, Dr. Yancy focuses on heart failure and cardiomyopathy. His hospital/clinic affiliations include Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Northwestern University Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (NUCATS), and Northwestern Medical Group (NMG). Dr. Yancy is a graduate of Tulane University School of Medicine and a graduate of Parkland Health & Hospital System's residency program. On average, patients gave him a rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5). Dr. Yancy has received professional recognition including the following: Highly Cited Researcher, Top 1% of all Researchers in the Field, Thomson Reuters; Elected Member, National Academy of Medicine; and Excellence in Teaching Award, Northwestern Medicine. Yext reports that he is accepting new patients at his office in Chicago, IL.