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Dr. Tad Gerlinger, MD

(Dr. Tad Gerlinger, M.D.)

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Specializes in: Adult Orthopedic Reconstructive Surgery

1611 W Harrison Street Suite 400
Chicago, IL 60612

(312) 432-2300

Dr. Tad Gerlinger, MD is an orthopedic reconstructive surgeon in Chicago, IL specializing in adult orthopedic reconstructive surgery.

Office Locations

1611 W Harrison Street Suite 400
Chicago, IL 60612

(312) 432-2300

(312) 942-1517

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In The News

“A study conducted at the San Antonio Military Medical Center, led by Dr. Tad Gerlinger, orthopedic surgeon at Midwest Orthopedics at Rush Medical Center in Chicago, explored the likelihood of...”—"Knee replacements bringing more soldiers back to active duty", Fox News, May 2015

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Tad Gerlinger, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

joint reconstruction

knee arthroplasty

musculoskeletal imaging

reconstructive surgery

scanogram

In 2023, Dr. Tad Gerlinger, MD performed more joint reconstruction, knee arthroplasty, musculoskeletal imaging, reconstructive surgery, and scanogram (bone length study) procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Illinois.

Top 10%

By Volume:

knee X-ray

lower extremity surgery

total knee replacement

In 2023, Dr. Tad Gerlinger, MD performed more knee X-ray, lower extremity surgery, and total knee replacement procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Illinois.

Top 25%

By Volume:

total hip replacement

In 2012, Dr. Tad Gerlinger, MD performed more total hip replacement procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Illinois.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tad Gerlinger, MD treated as an orthopedic reconstructive surgeon in Chicago, IL during 2014 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, hip imaging and pelvic imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tad Gerlinger, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	31
doctor visit	218
hip imaging	118
injections	31
joint surgery	96
lower extremity surgery	96
musculoskeletal imaging	309
pelvic imaging	103
reconstructive surgery	96
X-rays	304

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tad Gerlinger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	89
Female	186

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	162
Black	74
Hispanic	27
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	136
From 75 to 84	78
85 and over	22
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tad Gerlinger, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	11
Diabetes	32
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tad Gerlinger, MD treated as an orthopedic reconstructive surgeon in Chicago, IL during 2015 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, reconstructive surgery and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tad Gerlinger, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	68
blood draw	17
doctor visit	502
hip imaging	210
injections	68
joint surgery	220
lower extremity surgery	220
musculoskeletal imaging	772
pelvic imaging	198
reconstructive surgery	220
X-rays	660

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tad Gerlinger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	350
Female	786

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	712
Black	268
Hispanic	112
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	582
From 75 to 84	316
85 and over	68
Less than 65	170

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tad Gerlinger, MD in 2015

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	30
Dementia	8
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tad Gerlinger, MD treated as an orthopedic reconstructive surgeon in Chicago, IL during 2016 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, reconstructive surgery and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tad Gerlinger, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	72
blood draw	18
doctor visit	629
injections	72
joint surgery	260
lower extremity surgery	260
musculoskeletal imaging	676
reconstructive surgery	260
X-rays	372

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tad Gerlinger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	235
Female	425

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	410
Black	160
Hispanic	68
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	381
From 75 to 84	173
85 and over	33
Less than 65	73

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tad Gerlinger, MD in 2016

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	28
Dementia	6
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tad Gerlinger, MD treated as an orthopedic reconstructive surgeon in Chicago, IL during 2017 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, reconstructive surgery and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tad Gerlinger, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	75
doctor visit	603
injections	75
joint surgery	238
lower extremity surgery	238
musculoskeletal imaging	641
reconstructive surgery	238
X-rays	389

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tad Gerlinger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	202
Female	403

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	402
Black	133
Hispanic	42
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	347
From 75 to 84	161
85 and over	24
Less than 65	73

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tad Gerlinger, MD in 2017

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	23
Dementia	5
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tad Gerlinger, MD treated as an orthopedic reconstructive surgeon in Chicago, IL during 2018 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, reconstructive surgery and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tad Gerlinger, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	99
doctor visit	703
injections	99
joint surgery	255
lower extremity surgery	255
musculoskeletal imaging	659
reconstructive surgery	255
revision surgery	12
X-rays	394

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tad Gerlinger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	243
Female	455

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	491
Black	123
Hispanic	46
Asian	0
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	415
From 75 to 84	190
85 and over	25
Less than 65	68

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tad Gerlinger, MD in 2018

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	23
Dementia	5
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tad Gerlinger, MD treated as an orthopedic reconstructive surgeon in Chicago, IL during 2019 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, reconstructive surgery and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tad Gerlinger, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	117
doctor visit	803
injections	117
joint surgery	268
lower extremity surgery	268
musculoskeletal imaging	768
reconstructive surgery	268
X-rays	461

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tad Gerlinger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	296
Female	522

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	598
Black	111
Hispanic	44
Asian	26
Other	39
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	526
From 75 to 84	208
85 and over	33
Less than 65	51

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tad Gerlinger, MD in 2019

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	21
Dementia	5
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tad Gerlinger, MD treated as an orthopedic reconstructive surgeon in Chicago, IL during 2020 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, reconstructive surgery and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tad Gerlinger, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	101
doctor visit	664
injections	101
joint surgery	219
lower extremity surgery	219
musculoskeletal imaging	516
reconstructive surgery	219
X-rays	368

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tad Gerlinger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	235
Female	396

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	478
Black	83
Hispanic	30
Asian	14
Other	26
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	401
From 75 to 84	182
85 and over	17
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tad Gerlinger, MD in 2020

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	19
Dementia	3
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tad Gerlinger, MD treated as an orthopedic reconstructive surgeon in Chicago, IL during 2021 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, reconstructive surgery and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tad Gerlinger, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	162
doctor visit	856
injections	162
joint surgery	229
lower extremity surgery	229
musculoskeletal imaging	656
reconstructive surgery	229
X-rays	440

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tad Gerlinger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	297
Female	450

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	588
Black	76
Hispanic	30
Asian	26
Other	27
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	475
From 75 to 84	205
85 and over	36
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tad Gerlinger, MD in 2021

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	29
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	20
Dementia	2
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Tad Gerlinger, MD treated as an orthopedic reconstructive surgeon in Chicago, IL during 2022 were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, reconstructive surgery and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tad Gerlinger, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	150
doctor visit	868
injections	150
joint surgery	233
lower extremity surgery	233
musculoskeletal imaging	677
reconstructive surgery	233
X-rays	442

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tad Gerlinger, MD.

**Gender**
Male	328
Female	505

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	647
Black	104
Hispanic	33
Asian	20
Other	29
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	519
From 75 to 84	253
85 and over	28
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tad Gerlinger, MD in 2022

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	20
Dementia	2
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2014 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Tad Gerlinger, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Tad Gerlinger, MD treated as an orthopedic reconstructive surgeon in Chicago, IL were musculoskeletal imaging, X-rays, reconstructive surgery and joint surgery.

aspiration	97
blood draw	17
doctor visit	649
hip imaging	164
injections	97
joint surgery	224
lower extremity surgery	224
musculoskeletal imaging	630
pelvic imaging	150
reconstructive surgery	224
revision surgery	12
X-rays	425

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2014 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tad Gerlinger, MD.

**Gender**
Female	458
Male	252

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	125
Asian / Pacific Islander	9
Non-Hispanic White	498
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	48
Other	16

**Age**
85 and over	31
75 to 84	196
Less than 65	63
65 to 74	420

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Tad Gerlinger, MD From 2014 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Tad Gerlinger, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	24
Atrial Fibrillation	9
Dementia	4
Cancer	12

Education & Training

He has a state license in West Virginia.

Licensed In: West Virginia

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Smith+Nephew, Inc.	$421,389 Journey II $158,604	Journey Uni $61,235	Legion Revision $49,133	NAVIO $22,994	VISIONAIRE Solutions $16,198	Other $113,225
Smith & Nephew, Inc.	$200,453 Oxinium Knees $49,162	Legion Revision $33,415	Journey II XR $28,008	Legion $17,681	Other Recon $13,337	Other $58,850
Kyocera Medical Technologies, Inc.	$53,628 $53,628
KCI USA, Inc	$1,600 PREVENA $1,600
Medical Device Business Services, Inc.	$1,170 Velys $1,170
Other	$491 KNEES $233	Engage Partial Knee System $114	VERASENSE $71	TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES $38	Foot and Ankle $36

**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	$377,550
Royalty or License	$103,468
Consulting Fee	$94,703
Travel and Lodging	$92,115
Food and Beverage	$10,781
Other	$114

Research Payments

Dr. Tad Gerlinger, MD has received 53 research payments totaling $287,192.

Biography

Dr. Tad Gerlinger is a specialist in adult orthopedic reconstructive surgery. He works in Chicago, IL. Dr. Gerlinger has obtained a license to practice in Illinois.