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Dr. Hershel L. Wix JR., MD

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Specializes in: Adult Cardiology

1300 Starfire Drive
Ottawa, IL 61350

(815) 705-1000

Dr. Hershel L. Wix JR., MD is a cardiologist in Ottawa, IL specializing in adult cardiology.

Office Locations

1300 Starfire Drive
Ottawa, IL 61350

(815) 705-1000

(815) 705-2709

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151 W High Street Lower Level
Morris, IL 60450

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In The News

“Dr. Hershel Wix, a cardiologist, recently was honored by Presence St Mary's Hospital as the 2017 Physician of the Year during the hospital's Physician Recognition Ceremony.”—"Presence St. Mary's honors Wix", Shaw Media, November 2025

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Hershel L. Wix JR., MD treated as a cardiologist in Ottawa, IL during 2012 were cardiac procedures, inpatient care, hospital care and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hershel L. Wix JR., MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	45
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	13
cardiac procedures	710
catheterization	142
diagnostic procedures	114
doctor visit	1168
hospital care	668
implant surgery	19
inpatient care	668
lab tests	86
minimally invasive procedures	183
stent placement (stenting)	28
stress testing	133
ultrasound (sonogram)	504
vascular procedures	187

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Hershel L. Wix JR., MD treated as a cardiologist in Ottawa, IL during 2013 were inpatient care, hospital care, cardiac procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hershel L. Wix JR., MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	21
angioplasty	54
cardiac procedures	758
catheterization	181
diagnostic procedures	100
doctor visit	1601
hospital care	778
inpatient care	778
lab tests	193
minimally invasive procedures	207
nuclear scan	59
stent placement (stenting)	54
stress testing	218
ultrasound (sonogram)	470
vascular procedures	182

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hershel L. Wix JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	648
Female	641

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1126
Black	145
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	439
From 75 to 84	418
85 and over	240
Less than 65	192

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hershel L. Wix JR., MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	46
Dementia	20
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Hershel L. Wix JR., MD treated as a cardiologist in Ottawa, IL during 2014 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hershel L. Wix JR., MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	16
angioplasty	44
cardiac procedures	693
catheterization	172
diagnostic procedures	106
doctor visit	1661
hospital care	647
inpatient care	621
lab tests	296
minimally invasive procedures	184
nuclear scan	84
outpatient care	26
stent placement (stenting)	44
stress testing	256
ultrasound (sonogram)	348
vascular procedures	151

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hershel L. Wix JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	748
Female	739

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1312
Black	134
Hispanic	26
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	499
From 75 to 84	472
85 and over	285
Less than 65	231

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hershel L. Wix JR., MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	42
Dementia	18
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Hershel L. Wix JR., MD treated as a cardiologist in Ottawa, IL during 2015 were hospital care, cardiac procedures, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hershel L. Wix JR., MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	22
cardiac procedures	670
catheterization	91
diagnostic procedures	91
doctor visit	1871
hospital care	710
inpatient care	658
lab tests	337
minimally invasive procedures	103
nuclear scan	73
outpatient care	52
stress testing	223
ultrasound (sonogram)	447
vascular procedures	194

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hershel L. Wix JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	1388
Female	1448

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	2530
Black	238
Hispanic	42
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	980
From 75 to 84	854
85 and over	564
Less than 65	438

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hershel L. Wix JR., MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	43
Dementia	20
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Hershel L. Wix JR., MD treated as a cardiologist in Ottawa, IL during 2016 were hospital care, cardiac procedures, inpatient care and lab tests.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hershel L. Wix JR., MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	27
angioplasty	36
cardiac procedures	664
catheterization	124
diagnostic procedures	70
doctor visit	1944
hospital care	705
inpatient care	638
lab tests	394
minimally invasive procedures	124
nuclear scan	63
outpatient care	67
stent placement (stenting)	36
stress testing	202
ultrasound (sonogram)	370
vascular procedures	70

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hershel L. Wix JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	590
Female	661

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1110
Black	104
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	448
From 75 to 84	406
85 and over	218
Less than 65	179

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hershel L. Wix JR., MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	42
Dementia	21
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Hershel L. Wix JR., MD treated as a cardiologist in Ottawa, IL during 2017 were cardiac procedures, lab tests, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hershel L. Wix JR., MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	26
angioplasty	58
cardiac procedures	678
catheterization	130
diagnostic procedures	43
doctor visit	2004
hospital care	457
inpatient care	445
lab tests	493
minimally invasive procedures	130
nuclear scan	75
outpatient care	12
stent placement (stenting)	58
stress testing	244
ultrasound (sonogram)	356
vascular procedures	73

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hershel L. Wix JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	524
Female	518

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	921
Black	92
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	364
From 75 to 84	356
85 and over	185
Less than 65	137

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hershel L. Wix JR., MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	43
Dementia	22
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Hershel L. Wix JR., MD treated as a cardiologist in Ottawa, IL during 2018 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), lab tests and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hershel L. Wix JR., MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	12
cardiac procedures	450
catheterization	37
diagnostic procedures	37
doctor visit	1656
hospital care	271
inpatient care	271
lab tests	282
minimally invasive procedures	37
nuclear scan	40
stress testing	207
ultrasound (sonogram)	299
vascular procedures	37

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hershel L. Wix JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	517
Female	533

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	942
Black	71
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	369
From 75 to 84	349
85 and over	194
Less than 65	138

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hershel L. Wix JR., MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	43
Dementia	22
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Hershel L. Wix JR., MD treated as a cardiologist in Ottawa, IL during 2019 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hershel L. Wix JR., MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	231
doctor visit	1353
hospital care	126
inpatient care	126
stress testing	123
ultrasound (sonogram)	219

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hershel L. Wix JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	431
Female	428

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	769
Black	60
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	308
From 75 to 84	305
85 and over	149
Less than 65	97

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hershel L. Wix JR., MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	42
Dementia	22
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Hershel L. Wix JR., MD treated as a cardiologist in Ottawa, IL during 2020 were lab tests, ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures and stress testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hershel L. Wix JR., MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	48
doctor visit	445
lab tests	87
stress testing	20
ultrasound (sonogram)	48

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hershel L. Wix JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	234
Female	209

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	406
Black	23
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	168
From 75 to 84	159
85 and over	82
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hershel L. Wix JR., MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	74
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	40
Dementia	19
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hershel L. Wix JR., MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	82

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hershel L. Wix JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	18
Female	31

**Age**
From 65 to 74	21
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hershel L. Wix JR., MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	24
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Hershel L. Wix JR., MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Hershel L. Wix JR., MD treated as a cardiologist in Ottawa, IL were hospital care, cardiac procedures, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

ambulatory monitoring	24
angioplasty	48
brain imaging (neuroimaging)	13
cardiac procedures	544
catheterization	125
diagnostic procedures	80
doctor visit	1378
hospital care	545
implant surgery	19
inpatient care	525
lab tests	271
minimally invasive procedures	138
nuclear scan	65
outpatient care	39
stent placement (stenting)	44
stress testing	180
ultrasound (sonogram)	340
vascular procedures	127

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hershel L. Wix JR., MD.

**Gender**
Male	509
Female	520

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	86
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	911
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	12
Other	1

**Age**
75 to 84	331
85 and over	191
Less than 65	144
65 to 74	359

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Hershel L. Wix JR., MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Hershel L. Wix JR., MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	36
Atrial Fibrillation	23
Dementia	16
Cancer	9

Education & Training

He has a state license in Illinois.

Licensed In: Illinois

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Hershel L. Wix JR., MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
United Therapeutics Corporation	$146 ORENITRAM $136	TYVASO $10
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$133 HawkOne $92	IN.PACT Admiral $28	Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy - CRT $12
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$127 XARELTO $127
Thoratec Corporation	$114 HeartMate II $57	HeartMate III R and D $57
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$105 ENTRESTO $105
Other	$997 OPSUMIT MACITENTAN $96	STENTS $83	Repatha $75	HeartMate PHP $71	Atherectomy Device $69	Other $604

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,559
Education	$62

Biography

Dr. Hershel Wix is an adult cardiology specialist in Morris, IL and Ottawa, IL. Dr. Wix attended medical school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine.