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Dr. Michael T. Walsh, MD

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(Michael T. Walsh, MD)

(24 Ratings)

Specializes in: Neurosurgery, General Practice and Otolaryngology (Ear Nose and Throat)

Indiana University School of Medicine (2001)

Professional interests include: skull base surgery, spine surgery procedures, trigeminal neuralgia, and more.

1000 N Westmoreland Road Level 3
Lake Forest, IL 60045

(847) 535-7271

Dr. Michael T. Walsh, MD is a neurosurgeon in Lake Forest, IL specializing in neurosurgery, general practice and otolaryngology (ear nose and throat). He graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine in 2001 and has 25 years of experience. Dr. Michael T. Walsh, MD is affiliated with Northwestern Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and Northwestern Medical Group - Neurosciences and Orthopaedics.

Office Locations

1000 N Westmoreland Road Level 3
Lake Forest, IL 60045

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1475 E Belvidere Road Pavilion C, Suite 185
Grayslake, IL 60030

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676 N Saint Clair Suite 2210
Chicago, IL 60611

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Michael T. Walsh, MD in 2023

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

Top 25%

By Volume:

inpatient hospital care

In 2012, Dr. Michael T. Walsh, MD performed more inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Illinois.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael T. Walsh, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Lake Forest, IL during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, X-rays and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael T. Walsh, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	258
hospital care	349
inpatient care	349
spinal procedures	29
X-rays	29

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael T. Walsh, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Lake Forest, IL during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael T. Walsh, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	307
hospital care	285
inpatient care	285
spinal procedures	36
X-rays	24

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael T. Walsh, MD.

**Gender**
Male	180
Female	185

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	346
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	141
From 75 to 84	89
85 and over	38
Less than 65	97

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael T. Walsh, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	26
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	37
Dementia	18
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael T. Walsh, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Lake Forest, IL during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael T. Walsh, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	13
decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	295
hospital care	135
inpatient care	135
neck surgery	13
nerve procedures	13
spinal procedures	30
X-rays	17

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael T. Walsh, MD.

**Gender**
Male	141
Female	188

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	306
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	135
From 75 to 84	83
85 and over	35
Less than 65	76

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael T. Walsh, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	32
Dementia	17
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael T. Walsh, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Lake Forest, IL during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, X-rays and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael T. Walsh, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	260
hospital care	81
inpatient care	81
spinal procedures	16
X-rays	16

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael T. Walsh, MD.

**Gender**
Male	234
Female	292

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	490
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	228
From 75 to 84	120
85 and over	38
Less than 65	140

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael T. Walsh, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	27
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	37
Dementia	15
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael T. Walsh, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Lake Forest, IL during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and X-rays.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael T. Walsh, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	13
doctor visit	245
hospital care	110
inpatient care	110
nerve procedures	13
spinal procedures	30
X-rays	17

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael T. Walsh, MD.

**Gender**
Male	125
Female	156

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	131
From 75 to 84	87
85 and over	22
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael T. Walsh, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	36
Dementia	17
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael T. Walsh, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Lake Forest, IL during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael T. Walsh, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	17
doctor visit	276
hospital care	72
inpatient care	72
nerve procedures	17
spinal procedures	17

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael T. Walsh, MD.

**Gender**
Male	114
Female	169

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	247
Black	18
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	126
From 75 to 84	106
85 and over	25
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael T. Walsh, MD in 2017

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	33
Dementia	15
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael T. Walsh, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Lake Forest, IL during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael T. Walsh, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	15
doctor visit	232
hospital care	71
inpatient care	71
nerve procedures	15
spinal procedures	15

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael T. Walsh, MD.

**Gender**
Male	112
Female	139

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	211
Black	13
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	99
From 75 to 84	93
85 and over	34
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael T. Walsh, MD in 2018

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	27
Dementia	14
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael T. Walsh, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Lake Forest, IL during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael T. Walsh, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	18
hospital care	80
inpatient care	80
nerve procedures	18
spinal procedures	18

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael T. Walsh, MD.

**Gender**
Male	58
Female	74

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	109
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	58
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael T. Walsh, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	22
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	36
Dementia	29
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael T. Walsh, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Lake Forest, IL during 2020 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael T. Walsh, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	82
inpatient care	82

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael T. Walsh, MD.

**Gender**
Male	62
Female	70

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	114
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	53
From 75 to 84	48
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael T. Walsh, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	22
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	36
Dementia	20
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael T. Walsh, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Lake Forest, IL during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael T. Walsh, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	13
hospital care	49
inpatient care	49
nerve procedures	13
spinal procedures	13

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael T. Walsh, MD.

**Gender**
Male	52
Female	45

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	86
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	33
From 75 to 84	41
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael T. Walsh, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	38
Dementia	27
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Michael T. Walsh, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Lake Forest, IL during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael T. Walsh, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	11
hospital care	28
inpatient care	28
nerve procedures	11
spinal procedures	11

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael T. Walsh, MD.

**Gender**
Male	40
Female	42

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	69
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	23
From 75 to 84	34
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael T. Walsh, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	40
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	30
Dementia	21
Cancer	30

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Michael T. Walsh, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Michael T. Walsh, MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Lake Forest, IL were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and X-rays.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	13
decompression surgery	14
doctor visit	267
hospital care	122
inpatient care	122
neck surgery	13
nerve procedures	14
spinal procedures	21
X-rays	20

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael T. Walsh, MD.

**Gender**
Male	101
Female	123

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	2
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	203
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	1
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	67
85 and over	17
Less than 65	36
65 to 74	93

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Michael T. Walsh, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	19
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	12
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	31
Atrial Fibrillation	12
Dementia	17
Cancer	15

Education & Training

Dr. Michael T. Walsh, MD graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine in 2001. He completed residency at Ohio State University Medical Center. He is certified by the Neurological Surgery, American Board of Neurological Surgery and has a state license in Illinois.

Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine (2001)

Residency: Ohio State University Medical Center (2003)

Board Certification: Neurological Surgery, American Board of Neurological Surgery

Licensed In: Illinois

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Michael T. Walsh, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Northwestern Medicine

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Northwestern Medical Group - Neurosciences and Orthopaedics

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Michael T. Walsh, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.96 out of 5 stars based on 24 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Michael T. Walsh, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Lake Forest, IL.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$623 Spine $350	Thoracolumbar $125	SYNCAGE $112	MATRIX $36
Nevro Corp.	$150 Senza $150
Stryker Corporation	$89 NEURO $89
Medtronic Xomed, Inc.	$73 Image Guided Surgery Products $73
InnerSpace Neuro Solutions, Inc.	$16 Neurosurgery $16

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$951

Biography

Dr. Michael Walsh sees patients in Lake Forest, IL, Chicago, IL, and Grayslake, IL. His medical specialties are general practice, neurosurgery, and otolaryngology (ear, nose, and throat). Clinical interests for Dr. Walsh include skull base surgery, spondylosis (degenerative spine disease), and spine surgery procedures. He is professionally affiliated with Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital, Delnor Hospital, and Northwestern Medical Group (NMG). After attending Indiana University School of Medicine, he completed his residency training at the University of Vermont/Fletcher Allen Health Care and Ohio State University Medical Center. Dr. Walsh is rated highly by his patients. Yext reports that he is accepting new patients at his office in Lake Forest, IL.