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Dr. James J. Paparello, MD

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(James J. Paparello, MD)

(44 Ratings)

Specializes in: Nephrology (Kidney Disease), General Practice and Internal Medicine (Adult Medicine)

University of Connecticut School of Medicine (1996)

Professional interests include: hypertension (high blood pressure), medical education, vasculitis, and more.

2701 Patriot Boulevard
Glenview, IL 60026

(847) 535-7647

Dr. James J. Paparello, MD is a nephrologist in Glenview, IL specializing in nephrology (kidney disease), general practice and internal medicine (adult medicine). He graduated from University of Connecticut School of Medicine in 1996 and has 30 years of experience. Dr. James J. Paparello, MD is affiliated with Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern Medicine and Northwestern Medicine Nephrology and Hypertension Program.

Office Locations

2701 Patriot Boulevard
Glenview, IL 60026

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676 N St Clair Street Arkes Pavilion, Suite 2025
Chicago, IL 60611

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710 N Fairbanks Court Olson Pavilion Room 4-500
Chicago, IL 60611

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“Dr. James Paparello, professor of medicine-nephrology and high blood pressure at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine made this comment about Wiltgen's book, "As a nephrologist,...”—"Book signing for John Robert Wiltgen's 'The Candy in My Pocket' set for June 21-22", Daily Herald, June 2024

"Medical Students Celebrate World Kidney Day with the Division of Nephrology First-year medical students celebrated World Kidney Day with faculty members and staff in the Division of Nephrology and...", Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

"Students and Faculty Honored for Educational Excellence Fourth-year medical students and faculty members were recognized for their academic achievements and teaching at the fourth annual Honors Day...", Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. James J. Paparello, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

hemofiltration

In 2023, Dr. James J. Paparello, MD performed more hemofiltration procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Illinois.

Top 10%

By Volume:

dialysis

In 2023, Dr. James J. Paparello, MD performed more dialysis procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Illinois.

Top 25%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

By Affordability:

blood draw

blood draw for lab tests

phlebotomy for lab tests

venipuncture

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Illinois, Dr. James J. Paparello, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for blood draw, blood draw for lab tests, phlebotomy for lab tests, and venipuncture (phlebotomy) that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James J. Paparello, MD treated as a nephrologist in Glenview, IL during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James J. Paparello, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	590
doctor visit	391
hemofiltration	134
hospital care	976
inpatient care	976

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James J. Paparello, MD treated as a nephrologist in Glenview, IL during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James J. Paparello, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	360
doctor visit	399
hemofiltration	122
hospital care	846
inpatient care	846

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James J. Paparello, MD.

**Gender**
Male	341
Female	324

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	323
Black	243
Hispanic	60
Asian	20
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	230
From 75 to 84	190
85 and over	61
Less than 65	184

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James J. Paparello, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	55
Dementia	11
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James J. Paparello, MD treated as a nephrologist in Glenview, IL during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James J. Paparello, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	334
doctor visit	403
hemofiltration	82
hospital care	724
inpatient care	724
preventive care	12
vaccines	12

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James J. Paparello, MD.

**Gender**
Male	331
Female	333

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	323
Black	246
Hispanic	62
Asian	20
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	242
From 75 to 84	167
85 and over	70
Less than 65	185

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James J. Paparello, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	56
Dementia	12
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James J. Paparello, MD treated as a nephrologist in Glenview, IL during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James J. Paparello, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	327
doctor visit	488
hemofiltration	77
hospital care	779
inpatient care	760
outpatient care	19

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James J. Paparello, MD.

**Gender**
Male	742
Female	672

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	704
Black	480
Hispanic	134
Asian	48
Other	48
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	536
From 75 to 84	380
85 and over	160
Less than 65	338

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James J. Paparello, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	54
Dementia	13
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James J. Paparello, MD treated as a nephrologist in Glenview, IL during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James J. Paparello, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	278
doctor visit	418
hemofiltration	34
hospital care	647
inpatient care	647

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James J. Paparello, MD.

**Gender**
Male	342
Female	312

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	360
Black	216
Hispanic	48
Asian	14
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	246
From 75 to 84	176
85 and over	76
Less than 65	156

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James J. Paparello, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	52
Dementia	18
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James J. Paparello, MD treated as a nephrologist in Glenview, IL during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James J. Paparello, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis	240
doctor visit	423
hemofiltration	38
hospital care	696
inpatient care	696

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James J. Paparello, MD.

**Gender**
Male	350
Female	281

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	350
Black	178
Hispanic	56
Asian	0
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	237
From 75 to 84	176
85 and over	72
Less than 65	146

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James J. Paparello, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	54
Dementia	16
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James J. Paparello, MD treated as a nephrologist in Glenview, IL during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James J. Paparello, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	78
dialysis	151
doctor visit	415
hemofiltration	17
hospital care	570
inpatient care	570

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James J. Paparello, MD.

**Gender**
Male	317
Female	263

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	338
Black	148
Hispanic	50
Asian	26
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	222
From 75 to 84	178
85 and over	57
Less than 65	123

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James J. Paparello, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	51
Dementia	18
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James J. Paparello, MD treated as a nephrologist in Glenview, IL during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James J. Paparello, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	59
dialysis	191
doctor visit	383
hemofiltration	27
hospital care	735
inpatient care	735
preventive care	13
vaccines	13

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James J. Paparello, MD.

**Gender**
Male	339
Female	272

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	353
Black	178
Hispanic	44
Asian	20
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	210
From 75 to 84	195
85 and over	76
Less than 65	130

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James J. Paparello, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	52
Dementia	18
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James J. Paparello, MD treated as a nephrologist in Glenview, IL during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James J. Paparello, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	70
dialysis	216
doctor visit	252
hemofiltration	57
hospital care	608
inpatient care	608

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James J. Paparello, MD.

**Gender**
Male	331
Female	273

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	343
Black	178
Hispanic	39
Asian	0
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	225
From 75 to 84	176
85 and over	65
Less than 65	138

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James J. Paparello, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	54
Dementia	17
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James J. Paparello, MD treated as a nephrologist in Glenview, IL during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and blood draw.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James J. Paparello, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	70
dialysis	129
doctor visit	274
hemofiltration	57
hospital care	599
inpatient care	599

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James J. Paparello, MD.

**Gender**
Male	256
Female	271

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	296
Black	143
Hispanic	54
Asian	18
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	191
From 75 to 84	171
85 and over	59
Less than 65	106

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James J. Paparello, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	51
Dementia	23
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James J. Paparello, MD treated as a nephrologist in Glenview, IL during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and hemofiltration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James J. Paparello, MD for Medicare patients.

blood draw	73
dialysis	166
doctor visit	286
hemofiltration	73
hospital care	569
inpatient care	569

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James J. Paparello, MD.

**Gender**
Male	278
Female	260

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	292
Black	150
Hispanic	47
Asian	28
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	203
From 75 to 84	174
85 and over	60
Less than 65	101

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James J. Paparello, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	75
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	50
Dementia	13
Cancer	26

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James J. Paparello, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James J. Paparello, MD treated as a nephrologist in Glenview, IL were hospital care, inpatient care, dialysis and blood draw.

blood draw	70
dialysis	271
doctor visit	375
hemofiltration	65
hospital care	704
inpatient care	702
outpatient care	19
preventive care	12
vaccines	12

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James J. Paparello, MD.

**Gender**
Male	329
Female	296

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	196
Asian / Pacific Islander	17
Non-Hispanic White	334
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	54
Other	16

**Age**
75 to 84	180
85 and over	68
Less than 65	146
65 to 74	231

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James J. Paparello, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. James J. Paparello, MD treated were chronic kidney disease, hypertension, high cholesterol and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	48
Atrial Fibrillation	19
Dementia	14
Cancer	14

Education & Training

Dr. James J. Paparello, MD graduated from University of Connecticut School of Medicine in 1996. He completed residency at University of North Carolina Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine - Nephrology (Certified) and has a state license in Illinois.

Medical School: University of Connecticut School of Medicine (1996)

Residency: University of North Carolina Hospitals (1998)

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine - Nephrology (Certified)

Licensed In: Illinois

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. James J. Paparello, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Northwestern Medicine

Northwestern Medicine Nephrology and Hypertension Program

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. James J. Paparello, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 44 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. James J. Paparello, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Glenview, IL.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation	$4,280 SERELAXIN $4,280
Baxter Healthcare	$2,844 Renal - Non Product Related $2,739	Renal - PD $105
Amgen Inc.	$466 Aranesp $425	Sensipar $41
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	$350 SAMSCA $350
NxStage Medical, Inc.	$71 System One $71
Other	$14 ACTHAR $14

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$4,550
Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a non-accredited and noncertified continuing education program	$2,635
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$425
Food and Beverage	$327
Travel and Lodging	$73
Other	$14

Biography

Dr. James Paparello is a specialist in general practice and nephrology (kidney disease). Patients rated him highly, giving him an average of 5.0 stars (out of 5). His clinical interests include acute kidney injury (AKI), hypertension (high blood pressure), and medical education. Dr. Paparello's professional affiliations include Northwestern Medical Group (NMG), Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital, and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. According to Yext, Dr. Paparello is currently accepting new patients at his office in Glenview, IL. Before performing his residency at UNC Hospitals, Dr. Paparello attended the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. He has received the distinction of Excellence in Teaching, Internal Medicine residnecy.