Blepharoplasty in Illinois: the top 100 eyelid surgeons
These are the 100 highest-scored eyelid surgeons of the 124 listed in Illinois. Each score adds Medicare eyelid operations, eyelid papers in PubMed, specialty training and the eyelid work the practice publishes; the method is public.
Each marker carries the surgeon's rank on this list and sits at the centre of the practice's ZIP code. Markers that would cover each other spread into a ring and move back as you zoom in. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.
The Illinois list
Sorted by score. The name opens the practice's eyelid page; Medicare eyelid operations are 2022 to 2024.
| # | Surgeon | Medicare eyelid ops | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. John Pak, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · wheatoneye.com · Top 500 #16 | 377 | 75 |
| 2 | Dr. Stephen Winkler, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · chicagolandoculoplastics.com · Top 500 #71 | 206 | 65.6 |
| 3 | Dr. Tamara Fountain, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · drfountain.com · Top 500 #90 | 153 | 62.5 |
| 4 | Dr. Adam Cohen, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · eyefaceandbody.com · Top 500 #100 | 73 | 61.5 |
| 5 | Dr. Noel Saks, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · drnoelsaks.com · Top 500 #179 | 562 | 54.9 |
| 6 | Dr. Mohammed Alghoul, MD Plastic surgeon · dralghoul.com · Top 500 #200 | – | 53.8 |
| 7 | Dr. Larissa Ghadiali, MD Ophthalmologist · hinsdaleeyecenter.com · Top 500 #329 | 48 | 47.7 |
| 8 | Dr. Ukeme Umana, MD Ophthalmologist · marioneye.com · Top 500 #387 | 292 | 45.9 |
| 9 | Dr. Thomas Mustoe, MD Plastic surgeon · drthomasmustoe.com · Top 500 #404 | – | 45.2 |
| 10 | Dr. Geeta Been, MD Plastic surgeon · beenfacialplastics.com · Top 500 #424 | 38 | 44.4 |
| 11 | Dr. Paul Phelps, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · drphelps.com · Top 500 #469 | – | 42.9 |
| 12 | Dr. Kenneth Barba, MD Ophthalmologist · gaileyeyeclinic.com · Top 500 #485 | 134 | 41.9 |
| 13 | Dr. Kenya Williams, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · chicagoeyeandface.com | 25 | 40 |
| 14 | Dr. Jamie Keen, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · chicagolandoculoplastics.com | – | 40 |
| 15 | Dr. Julius Few, MD Plastic surgeon · dredmundkwan.com | – | 39.5 |
| 16 | Dr. Liza Cohen, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · nm.org | 123 | 38.8 |
| 17 | Dr. Raneem Rajjoub, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · hauser-ross.com | 13 | 38 |
| 18 | Dr. Marco Ellis, MD Plastic surgeon · northwesternplasticsurgery.com | – | 37.9 |
| 19 | Dr. Preeti Thyparampil, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · nm.org | 99 | 37.7 |
| 20 | Dr. Brian Braithwaite, MD Plastic surgeon · aestheticinstitutechicago.com | – | 37 |
| 21 | Dr. Carlos Farias, MD Plastic surgeon · ilumaforma.com | – | 37 |
| 22 | Dr. Charalambos Rammos, MD Plastic surgeon · rammosplasticsurgery.com | – | 37 |
| 23 | Dr. Christopher Pelletiere, MD Plastic surgeon · pelletieresurgery.com | – | 37 |
| 24 | Dr. David Hill, MD Plastic surgeon · fulcrumaesthetics.com | – | 37 |
| 25 | Dr. Elias Gikas, MD Plastic surgeon · drgikas.com | – | 37 |
| 26 | Dr. George Moynihan, MD Facial plastic surgeon · goldcoastplasticsurgery.com | – | 37 |
| 27 | Dr. Gregory Wiener, MD Plastic surgeon · theartofplasticsurgery.com | – | 37 |
| 28 | Dr. John Kim, MD Plastic surgeon · drkimsurgery.com | – | 37 |
| 29 | Dr. Landon Pryor, MD Plastic surgeon · drlandonpryor.com | – | 37 |
| 30 | Dr. Laurie Casas, MD Plastic surgeon · casas.md | – | 37 |
| 31 | Dr. Lawrence Iteld, MD Plastic surgeon · driteld.com | – | 37 |
| 32 | Dr. Lorri Cobbins, MD Plastic surgeon · aestheticinstitutechicago.com | – | 37 |
| 33 | Dr. Michael Epstein, MD Plastic surgeon · maeplasticsurgery.com | – | 37 |
| 34 | Dr. Michael Horn, MD Plastic surgeon · lakeshoreplasticsurgery.com | – | 37 |
| 35 | Dr. Michael Ogilvie, MD Plastic surgeon · ogilvieplasticsurgery.com | – | 37 |
| 36 | Dr. Otto Placik, MD Plastic surgeon · bodysculptor.com | – | 37 |
| 37 | Dr. Peter Geldner, MD Plastic surgeon · mygeldnercenter.com | – | 37 |
| 38 | Dr. Robert Paresi, MD Plastic surgeon · contourplasticsurgery.com | – | 37 |
| 39 | Dr. Ronald Russo, MD Plastic surgeon · rejuvenisbeauty.com | – | 37 |
| 40 | Dr. Ryan Diederich, MD Plastic surgeon · midamericaplasticsurgery.com | – | 37 |
| 41 | Dr. Saeed Chowdhry, MD Plastic surgeon · sacplasticsurg.com | – | 37 |
| 42 | Dr. Sammy Sinno, MD Plastic surgeon · drthomasmustoe.com | – | 37 |
| 43 | Dr. Sara Dickie, MD Plastic surgeon · sara.surgery | – | 37 |
| 44 | Dr. Sehjin Han, MD Facial plastic surgeon · hanplasticsurgery.com | – | 37 |
| 45 | Dr. Steven Williams, MD Plastic surgeon · trivalleyplasticsurgery.com | – | 37 |
| 46 | Dr. Kevin Kovach, MD Ophthalmologist · kovacheye.com | 37 | 36 |
| 47 | Dr. Amir Dorafshar, MD Plastic surgeon · evolveyourlife.com | – | 35.5 |
| 48 | Dr. Abram Geisendorfer, MD Ophthalmologist · hannibalregional.org | 234 | 34.9 |
| 49 | Dr. Abe Kaplan, MD Ophthalmologist · arlingtoneyes.com | 25 | 34.1 |
| 50 | Dr. Marius Gradianu, DO Ophthalmologist · kovacheye.com | 22 | 33.5 |
| 51 | Dr. Gary Lissner, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · network.expertisefinder.com | 33 | 32.4 |
| 52 | Dr. Hassan Shah, MD Oculofacial plastic surgeon · network.expertisefinder.com | 53 | 32.2 |
| 53 | Dr. Daniel Brownstone, MD Ophthalmologist · visionpointeye.com | 15 | 31.7 |
| 54 | Dr. Kabita Shifrin, DO Oculofacial plastic surgeon · advocatehealth.com | 25 | 31.1 |
| 55 | Dr. Chad Purnell, MD Plastic surgeon · drchadpurnell.com | – | 30.2 |
| 56 | Dr. John Choi, MD Ophthalmologist · eyeandfacialclinic.com | 14 | 29.1 |
| 57 | Dr. Kelli Webb, MD Plastic surgeon · sih.net | 26 | 28.3 |
| 58 | Dr. Akhil Seth, MD Plastic surgeon · sethplasticsurgery.com | – | 27 |
| 59 | Dr. Amir Korman Inbal, MD Plastic surgeon · cris.tau.ac.il | – | 27 |
| 60 | Dr. Aras Tijunelis, MD Plastic surgeon · lc-plasticsurgery.com | – | 27 |
| 61 | Dr. Aric Eckhardt, MD Plastic surgeon · buildmybod.com | – | 27 |
| 62 | Dr. Arun Gosain, MD Plastic surgeon · luriechildrens.org | – | 27 |
| 63 | Dr. Benjamin Caughlin, MD Plastic surgeon · drbuccalfat.com | – | 27 |
| 64 | Dr. Brady Coburn, MD Plastic surgeon · plasticsurgeryassociatesofsd.com | – | 27 |
| 65 | Dr. Christopher Surek, DO Facial plastic surgeon · surekplasticsurgery.com | – | 27 |
| 66 | Dr. Dahlia Rice, MD Plastic surgeon · dmraesthetics.com | – | 27 |
| 67 | Dr. David Dreyfuss, MD Plastic surgeon · dreyfussplasticsurgery.com | – | 27 |
| 68 | Dr. Douglas Sidle, MD Facial plastic surgeon · drsidle.com | – | 27 |
| 69 | Dr. Evan Manolis, MD Plastic surgeon · orlandparkplasticsurgery.com | – | 27 |
| 70 | Dr. Geoffrey Fenner, MD Plastic surgeon · fennerplasticsurgery.com | – | 27 |
| 71 | Dr. Jacob Bloom, MD Plastic surgeon · bloomplasticsurgery.com | – | 27 |
| 72 | Dr. Jason Ko, MD Plastic surgeon · northwesternplasticsurgery.com | – | 27 |
| 73 | Dr. Jennifer Mcgrath, MD Plastic surgeon · luriechildrens.org | – | 27 |
| 74 | Dr. Jeremy Warner, MD Plastic surgeon · warnerplasticsurgery.com | – | 27 |
| 75 | Dr. John Cook, MD Plastic surgeon · johnqcookmd.com | – | 27 |
| 76 | Dr. Joseph Daw, MD Plastic surgeon · oakderm.com | – | 27 |
| 77 | Dr. Julie Park, MD Plastic surgeon · carolinaveincare.com | – | 27 |
| 78 | Dr. Karol Gutowski, MD Plastic surgeon · drgutowski.com | – | 27 |
| 79 | Dr. Khurram Rashid, MD Plastic surgeon · rashidps.com | – | 27 |
| 80 | Dr. Laura Randolph, MD Plastic surgeon · bloomingtonnormalplasticsurgery.com | – | 27 |
| 81 | Dr. Lisa Peters, MD Plastic surgeon · plasticsurgeryofchicago.com | – | 27 |
| 82 | Dr. Mark Zukowski, MD Plastic surgeon · mlzukowskiffs.com | – | 27 |
| 83 | Dr. Matthew Urban, MD Facial plastic surgeon · urbanfacialplastics.com | – | 27 |
| 84 | Dr. Mckay Mckinnon, MD Plastic surgeon · mckinnonplasticsurgery.com | – | 27 |
| 85 | Dr. Megan Fracol, MD Plastic surgeon · northwesternplasticsurgery.com | – | 27 |
| 86 | Dr. Michelle Roughton, MD Plastic surgeon · plasticsurgeons.com | – | 27 |
| 87 | Dr. Monica Wentworth, MD Plastic surgeon · wentworthplasticsurgery.com | – | 27 |
| 88 | Dr. Noopur Gangopadhyay, MD Plastic surgeon · luriechildrens.org | – | 27 |
| 89 | Dr. Paige Holt, MD Plastic surgeon · bloomingtonnormalplasticsurgery.com | – | 27 |
| 90 | Dr. Parit Patel, MD Plastic surgeon · pscofchicago.com | – | 27 |
| 91 | Dr. Paul Dillon, MD Plastic surgeon · myfaceworks.com | – | 27 |
| 92 | Dr. Rayisa Hontscharuk, MD Plastic surgeon · torontoplasticsurgery.com | – | 27 |
| 93 | Dr. Renee Burke, MD Plastic surgeon · reneeburkemd.com | – | 27 |
| 94 | Dr. Sam Speron, MD Plastic surgeon · prplastic.com | – | 27 |
| 95 | Dr. Sameer Kapadia, MD Plastic surgeon · kapadiaplasticsurgery.com | – | 27 |
| 96 | Dr. Samir Shah, MD Plastic surgeon · anewyouplasticsurgery.com | – | 27 |
| 97 | Dr. Sarah Hagarty, MD Plastic surgeon · drsarahhagarty.com | – | 27 |
| 98 | Dr. Stefan Szczerba, MD Plastic surgeon · casiplasticsurgery.com | – | 27 |
| 99 | Dr. Steven Bloch, MD Plastic surgeon · bodybybloch.com | – | 27 |
| 100 | Dr. Steven Clark, MD Plastic surgeon · bluewaterplasticsurgery.com | – | 27 |
24 more Illinois surgeons are listed below rank 100; their city pages carry them.
Eyelid surgeons by city in Illinois
Cities with a page have 10 or more listed surgeons.
Medicare eyelid surgery in Illinois, 2024
Medicare publishes every surgeon's billed operations by procedure code. Illinois surgeons billed 2,094 eyelid operations to Medicare in 2024; the listed surgeons billed 2,643 from 2022 to 2024. Medicare covers eyelid surgery only when excess skin or a low lid blocks vision, so these counts are the medical side of the work. Source: CMS, Medicare Physician and Other Practitioners by Provider and Service.
| Operation (CPT) | Surgeons | Operations | Medicare allowed, avg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper blepharoplasty, skin weighting down the lid (15823) | 25 | 640 | $837 |
| Upper blepharoplasty (15822) | 1 | 40 | $219 |
| Ptosis repair, levator, external approach (67904) | 9 | 417 | $815 |
| Ptosis repair, Muller muscle resection (67908) | 7 | 127 | $597 |
| Ptosis repair, levator, internal approach (67903) | 3 | 141 | $710 |
| Brow ptosis repair (67900) | 1 | 18 | $328 |
| Canthoplasty (67950) | 4 | 200 | $343 |
Most Medicare eyelid operations in Illinois, 2022 to 2024: Dr. Noel Saks, Park Ridge (562); Dr. John Pak, Wheaton (377); Dr. Ukeme Umana, Marion (292); Dr. Abram Geisendorfer, Quincy (234); Dr. Stephen Winkler, Des Plaines (206).
Who operates in Illinois
| Specialty | Listed |
|---|---|
| Plastic surgeon | 92 |
| Oculofacial plastic surgeon | 14 |
| Ophthalmologist | 10 |
| Facial plastic surgeon | 8 |
112 of the 124 practices publish an eyelid surgery page and 33 publish an eyelid before-and-after gallery. Most eyelid papers in PubMed: Dr. Mohammed Alghoul (17); Dr. Julius Few (8); Dr. Paul Phelps (7); Dr. Adam Cohen (6); Dr. Larissa Ghadiali (5). Oculofacial plastic surgeons train in ophthalmology and then two years in eyelid, orbit and tear duct surgery; the specialty page compares the training paths.
Published eyelid surgery prices in Illinois
- Chicago Oculofacial Plastic Surgery, Chicago: Upper blepharoplasty, "Bilateral upper blepharoplasty starting at $5,500" source
- Chicago Oculofacial Plastic Surgery, Chicago: Lower blepharoplasty, "Bilateral lower blepharoplasty starting at $7,500" source
- Chicago Oculofacial Plastic Surgery, Chicago: Upper and lower blepharoplasty, "Quad (bilateral upper and lower) blepharoplasty starting at $12,250" source
How the Illinois list is built
Every surgeon in Illinois who billed Medicare for eyelid operations from 2022 to 2024, or whose NPI record lists plastic, facial plastic or oculofacial plastic surgery and whose practice site has an eyelid page, is a candidate. A candidate is listed when a web search finds their own practice site or a hospital profile that names them. The score adds Medicare eyelid volume (35 points), eyelid papers (20), specialty training (15), the eyelid page and gallery on the practice site (25) and teaching at eyelid meetings (5). Map markers sit at the centre of the practice's ZIP code. Records can be corrected through the contact page.
The national Top 500 · Eyelid surgery cost · Insurance · Procedures