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Dr. Nora M. Hansen, MD

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(Nora M. Hansen, MD)

(100 Ratings)

Specializes in: General Surgery and General Practice

New York Medical College School of Medicine (1988)

Professional interests include: breast cancer, breast surgery

250 E Superior Street Prentice Women's Hospital, Ste 4-420
Chicago, IL 60611

(312) 695-0990

Dr. Nora M. Hansen, MD is a general surgeon in Chicago, IL specializing in general surgery and general practice. She graduated from New York Medical College School of Medicine in 1988 and has 38 years of experience. Dr. Nora M. Hansen, MD is affiliated with Northwestern Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and Maggie Daley Center for Women's Cancer Care.

Office Locations

250 E Superior Street Prentice Women's Hospital, Ste 4-420
Chicago, IL 60611

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“Her doctor, Northwestern Medicine chief of breast surgery Dr. Nora Hansen, said it was clear from the beginning that running would be part of Drake's healing.”—"No starting-line jitters here. It's her 102nd marathon - and the journey wasn't easy", Dayton Daily News, April 2019

“With a lot of thought, cautioned Dr. Nora Hansen, director of the Lynn Sage Comprehensive Breast Center at Northwestern Memorial Hospital's Prentice Women's Hospital in Chicago.”—"What to know before getting the genetic test for breast cancer", Detroit Free Press, October 2015

“With a lot of thought, cautioned Dr. Nora Hansen, director of the Lynn Sage Comprehensive Breast Center at Northwestern Memorial Hospital's Prentice Women's Hospital.”—"What to know before getting the genetic test for breast cancer", The Morning Call, September 2015

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Nora M. Hansen, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

biopsy

breast surgery

excision

lymph node procedures

open biopsy

In 2023, Dr. Nora M. Hansen, MD performed more biopsy, breast surgery, excision, lymph node procedures, and open biopsy procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Illinois.

Top 10%

By Volume:

breast cancer surgery

mastectomy for breast cancer

open lymph node biopsy

In 2023, Dr. Nora M. Hansen, MD performed more breast cancer surgery, mastectomy for breast cancer, and open lymph node biopsy procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Illinois.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nora M. Hansen, MD treated as a general surgeon in Chicago, IL during 2012 were excision, breast procedures, cancer surgery and lymph node procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nora M. Hansen, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	66
cancer surgery	66
diagnostic procedures	40
doctor visit	466
excision	106
lymph node procedures	63
open surgery	40

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nora M. Hansen, MD treated as a general surgeon in Chicago, IL during 2013 were excision, lymph node procedures, breast procedures and cancer surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nora M. Hansen, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	46
cancer surgery	46
diagnostic procedures	34
doctor visit	525
excision	80
lymph node procedures	66
open surgery	34

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nora M. Hansen, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	326
Black	68
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	262
From 75 to 84	105
85 and over	32
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nora M. Hansen, MD in 2013

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	16
Depression	11
Chronic Kidney Disease	10
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	4
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	20
Dementia	3
Cancer	69

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nora M. Hansen, MD treated as a general surgeon in Chicago, IL during 2014 were excision, breast procedures, lymph node procedures and cancer surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nora M. Hansen, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	71
cancer surgery	59
diagnostic procedures	49
doctor visit	571
excision	108
lymph node procedures	69
open surgery	49

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nora M. Hansen, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	336
Black	88
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	270
From 75 to 84	126
85 and over	28
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nora M. Hansen, MD in 2014

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	15
Depression	12
Chronic Kidney Disease	9
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	3
Heart Failure	6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	20
Dementia	3
Cancer	69

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nora M. Hansen, MD treated as a general surgeon in Chicago, IL during 2015 were excision, lymph node procedures, breast procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nora M. Hansen, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	60
cancer surgery	46
diagnostic procedures	49
doctor visit	517
excision	95
lymph node procedures	70
open surgery	49

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nora M. Hansen, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	640
Black	164
Hispanic	42
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	518
From 75 to 84	230
85 and over	58
Less than 65	80

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nora M. Hansen, MD in 2015

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	43
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	14
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	4
Heart Failure	6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	16
Dementia	4
Cancer	69

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nora M. Hansen, MD treated as a general surgeon in Chicago, IL during 2016 were excision, lymph node procedures, breast procedures and cancer surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nora M. Hansen, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	83
cancer surgery	83
diagnostic procedures	57
doctor visit	585
excision	140
lymph node procedures	115
open surgery	57

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nora M. Hansen, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	356
Black	79
Hispanic	20
Asian	11
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	294
From 75 to 84	128
85 and over	25
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nora M. Hansen, MD in 2016

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	14
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	4
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	16
Dementia	4
Cancer	72

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nora M. Hansen, MD treated as a general surgeon in Chicago, IL during 2017 were excision, lymph node procedures, breast procedures and cancer surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nora M. Hansen, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	93
cancer surgery	76
diagnostic procedures	72
doctor visit	502
excision	148
lymph node procedures	110
open surgery	72

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nora M. Hansen, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	331
Black	67
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	263
From 75 to 84	120
85 and over	27
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nora M. Hansen, MD in 2017

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	29
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	16
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	4
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	17
Dementia	3
Cancer	73

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nora M. Hansen, MD treated as a general surgeon in Chicago, IL during 2018 were excision, lymph node procedures, breast procedures and cancer surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nora M. Hansen, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	85
cancer surgery	67
diagnostic procedures	65
doctor visit	419
excision	132
lymph node procedures	88
open surgery	65

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nora M. Hansen, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	291
Black	58
Hispanic	13
Asian	12
Other	13
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	216
From 75 to 84	122
85 and over	29
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nora M. Hansen, MD in 2018

Hypertension	51
High Cholesterol	42
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	11
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	16
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nora M. Hansen, MD treated as a general surgeon in Chicago, IL during 2019 were excision, lymph node procedures, breast procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nora M. Hansen, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	82
cancer surgery	60
diagnostic procedures	65
doctor visit	447
excision	125
lymph node procedures	90
open surgery	65

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nora M. Hansen, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	295
Black	53
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	211
From 75 to 84	121
85 and over	34
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nora M. Hansen, MD in 2019

Hypertension	52
High Cholesterol	44
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	15
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	13
Dementia	3
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nora M. Hansen, MD treated as a general surgeon in Chicago, IL during 2020 were excision, breast procedures, lymph node procedures and cancer surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nora M. Hansen, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	69
cancer surgery	54
diagnostic procedures	49
doctor visit	363
excision	103
lymph node procedures	69
open surgery	49

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nora M. Hansen, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	245
Black	42
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	15
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	196
From 75 to 84	97
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nora M. Hansen, MD in 2020

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	14
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	14
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nora M. Hansen, MD treated as a general surgeon in Chicago, IL during 2021 were excision, lymph node procedures, breast procedures and cancer surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nora M. Hansen, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	92
cancer surgery	79
diagnostic procedures	70
doctor visit	447
excision	149
lymph node procedures	116
open surgery	70

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nora M. Hansen, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	280
Black	54
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	202
From 75 to 84	136
85 and over	18
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nora M. Hansen, MD in 2021

Hypertension	50
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	18
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	7
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	16
Dementia	3
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nora M. Hansen, MD treated as a general surgeon in Chicago, IL during 2022 were excision, breast procedures, lymph node procedures and cancer surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nora M. Hansen, MD for Medicare patients.

breast procedures	102
cancer surgery	86
diagnostic procedures	66
doctor visit	418
excision	152
lymph node procedures	102
open surgery	66

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nora M. Hansen, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	270
Black	43
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	200
From 75 to 84	129
85 and over	19
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nora M. Hansen, MD in 2022

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	16
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	9
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	26
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	15
Dementia	0
Cancer	75

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nora M. Hansen, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Nora M. Hansen, MD treated as a general surgeon in Chicago, IL were excision, lymph node procedures, breast procedures and cancer surgery.

breast procedures	77
cancer surgery	65
diagnostic procedures	56
doctor visit	478
excision	121
lymph node procedures	87
open surgery	56

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nora M. Hansen, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	65
Asian / Pacific Islander	2
Non-Hispanic White	306
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	13
Other	6

**Age**
75 to 84	119
85 and over	24
Less than 65	25
65 to 74	239

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nora M. Hansen, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Nora M. Hansen, MD treated were cancer, hypertension, high cholesterol and diabetes.

Hypertension	47
High Cholesterol	40
Stroke	1
Ischemic Heart Disease	14
Depression	13
Chronic Kidney Disease	11
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	14
Heart Failure	6
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	5
Diabetes	14
Atrial Fibrillation	4
Dementia	2
Cancer	66

Education & Training

Dr. Nora M. Hansen, MD graduated from New York Medical College School of Medicine in 1988. She completed residency at University of Chicago. She is certified by the American Board of Surgery - Surgery (Certified) and has a state license in Illinois.

Medical School: New York Medical College School of Medicine (1988)

Residency: University of Chicago (1995)

Board Certification: American Board of Surgery - Surgery (Certified)

Licensed In: Illinois

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Nora M. Hansen, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Northwestern Medicine

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Maggie Daley Center for Women's Cancer Care

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Nora M. Hansen, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.97 out of 5 stars based on 100 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Nora M. Hansen, MD 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. Nora M. Hansen, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Genentech USA, Inc.	$102,279 Perjeta $65,775	Kadcyla $16,514	$19,990
Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC	$24,259 KEYTRUDA $24,237	LYNPARZA $22
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated	$1,000 Exparel $1,000
Davol Inc.	$630 $630
BeiGene USA, Inc.	$350 BRUKINSA $350
Other	$2,293 KRAZATI $243	Revlimid $241	Cabometyx $180	KEYTRUDA $180	FOTIVDA $126	Other $1,323

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$110,040
Travel and Lodging	$15,625
Food and Beverage	$4,445
Honoraria	$600
Education	$100

Biography

Dr. Nora Hansen works as a general practice and general surgery. On average, patients gave Dr. Hansen a rating of 5.0 stars (out of 5). Her clinical interests include breast surgery and breast cancer. She graduated from New York Medical College and then she performed her residency at the University of Chicago Medical Center. Her distinctions include: Chicago Surgical Society President, Chicago Surgical Society; First Vice President, Western Surgical Association; and Castle Connolly Top Doctor, Castle Connolly. Dr. Hansen's professional affiliations include Northwestern Medical Group (NMG), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, and Northwestern Memorial Hospital. She welcomes new patients at her office inChicago, IL as reported by Yext.