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Dr. Muhammad Zafar, MD

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Specializes in: Medical Oncology, Adult Oncology and Adult Hematology

King Edward Medical University (1969)

Professional interests include: cancer, blood disorders

122 South Main Street
Flanagan, IL 61740

1-877-651-0696

Dr. Muhammad Zafar, MD is a medical oncologist in Flanagan, IL specializing in medical oncology, adult oncology and adult hematology. He graduated from King Edward Medical University in 1969 and has 57 years of experience. Dr. Muhammad Zafar, MD is affiliated with OSF Healthcare.

Office Locations

OSF Healthcare

122 South Main Street
Flanagan, IL 61740

1-877-651-0696

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Muhammad Zafar, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

nursing home care

therapeutic phlebotomy

By Affordability:

intravenous infusion

therapeutic phlebotomy

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Illinois, Dr. Muhammad Zafar, MD performed more nursing home care, and therapeutic phlebotomy procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for intravenous (IV) infusion, and therapeutic phlebotomy that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% 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.

Top 25%

By Volume:

intravenous infusion

By Affordability:

intravenous infusion therapy

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Illinois, Dr. Muhammad Zafar, MD performed more intravenous (IV) infusion procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for intravenous infusion therapy 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. Muhammad Zafar, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Flanagan, IL during 2012 were inpatient care, hospital care, minimally invasive procedures and chemotherapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Muhammad Zafar, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	28
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	1019
blood draw	99
bone marrow tests	57
chemotherapy	1019
diagnostic procedures	29
doctor visit	4150
hospital care	2119
inpatient care	2119
minimally invasive procedures	1544
nursing home care	478
port flush	86
preventive care	16
vaccines	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Muhammad Zafar, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Flanagan, IL during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and chemotherapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Muhammad Zafar, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	25
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	1036
blood draw	191
bone marrow tests	50
chemotherapy	1036
diagnostic procedures	25
doctor visit	4030
hospital care	2065
inpatient care	1899
minimally invasive procedures	1494
nursing home care	449
outpatient care	166
port flush	79

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Muhammad Zafar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	394
Female	548

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	912
Black	0
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	276
From 75 to 84	321
85 and over	234
Less than 65	111

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Muhammad Zafar, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	46
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	35
Dementia	16
Cancer	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Muhammad Zafar, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Flanagan, IL during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and chemotherapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Muhammad Zafar, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	13
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	761
blood draw	304
bone marrow tests	26
chemotherapy	761
diagnostic procedures	13
doctor visit	3508
hospital care	1589
inpatient care	1495
minimally invasive procedures	1176
nursing home care	420
outpatient care	94
port flush	44

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Muhammad Zafar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	245
Female	353

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	576
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	209
From 75 to 84	191
85 and over	127
Less than 65	71

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Muhammad Zafar, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	36
Dementia	15
Cancer	31

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Muhammad Zafar, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Flanagan, IL during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and chemotherapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Muhammad Zafar, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	13
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	921
blood draw	68
bone marrow tests	28
chemotherapy	921
diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	3549
hospital care	1572
inpatient care	1444
minimally invasive procedures	1065
nursing home care	472
outpatient care	128
port flush	38

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Muhammad Zafar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	430
Female	688

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1064
Black	0
Hispanic	26
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	356
From 75 to 84	380
85 and over	248
Less than 65	134

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Muhammad Zafar, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	38
Dementia	15
Cancer	32

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Muhammad Zafar, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Flanagan, IL during 2016 were minimally invasive procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and chemotherapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Muhammad Zafar, MD for Medicare patients.

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	753
chemotherapy	753
doctor visit	3751
hospital care	941
inpatient care	911
minimally invasive procedures	1178
nursing home care	427
outpatient care	30
port flush	35

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Muhammad Zafar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	208
Female	295

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	478
Black	0
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	160
From 75 to 84	167
85 and over	107
Less than 65	69

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Muhammad Zafar, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	29
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	34
Dementia	17
Cancer	32

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Muhammad Zafar, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Flanagan, IL during 2017 were minimally invasive procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and chemotherapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Muhammad Zafar, MD for Medicare patients.

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	610
blood draw	42
chemotherapy	610
doctor visit	3679
hospital care	905
inpatient care	905
minimally invasive procedures	1163
nursing home care	413
port flush	43

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Muhammad Zafar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	197
Female	277

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	449
Black	13
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	147
From 75 to 84	163
85 and over	106
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Muhammad Zafar, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	34
Dementia	17
Cancer	31

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Muhammad Zafar, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Flanagan, IL during 2018 were minimally invasive procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and chemotherapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Muhammad Zafar, MD for Medicare patients.

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	550
blood draw	58
chemotherapy	550
doctor visit	3687
hospital care	1004
inpatient care	1004
minimally invasive procedures	1159
nursing home care	363
port flush	90

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Muhammad Zafar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	189
Female	272

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	436
Black	11
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	145
From 75 to 84	154
85 and over	105
Less than 65	57

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Muhammad Zafar, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	4
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	33
Dementia	17
Cancer	29

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Muhammad Zafar, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Flanagan, IL during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Muhammad Zafar, MD for Medicare patients.

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	346
blood draw	87
chemotherapy	346
doctor visit	3212
hospital care	954
inpatient care	954
minimally invasive procedures	820
nursing home care	348
port flush	65

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Muhammad Zafar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	203
Female	270

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	446
Black	11
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	144
From 75 to 84	161
85 and over	113
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Muhammad Zafar, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	5
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	31
Dementia	17
Cancer	28

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Muhammad Zafar, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Flanagan, IL during 2020 were minimally invasive procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and chemotherapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Muhammad Zafar, MD for Medicare patients.

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	510
blood draw	133
chemotherapy	510
doctor visit	2902
hospital care	904
inpatient care	904
minimally invasive procedures	1016
nursing home care	375
port flush	79

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Muhammad Zafar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	197
Female	272

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	438
Black	0
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	133
From 75 to 84	160
85 and over	118
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Muhammad Zafar, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	3
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	28
Dementia	16
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Muhammad Zafar, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Flanagan, IL during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and chemotherapy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Muhammad Zafar, MD for Medicare patients.

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	407
blood draw	116
chemotherapy	407
doctor visit	2576
hospital care	1028
inpatient care	1028
minimally invasive procedures	822
nursing home care	331
port flush	46

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Muhammad Zafar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	161
Female	232

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	367
Black	0
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	114
From 75 to 84	145
85 and over	87
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Muhammad Zafar, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	36
Dementia	21
Cancer	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Muhammad Zafar, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Flanagan, IL during 2022 were minimally invasive procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and nursing home care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Muhammad Zafar, MD for Medicare patients.

biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	237
blood draw	94
chemotherapy	237
doctor visit	1967
hospital care	591
inpatient care	591
minimally invasive procedures	660
nursing home care	340

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Muhammad Zafar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	138
Female	204

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	323
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	98
From 75 to 84	127
85 and over	87
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Muhammad Zafar, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	36
Dementia	19
Cancer	27

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Muhammad Zafar, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Muhammad Zafar, MD treated as a medical oncologist in Flanagan, IL were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and chemotherapy.

aspiration	19
biological response modifier (BRM) therapy	650
blood draw	119
bone marrow tests	40
chemotherapy	650
diagnostic procedures	20
doctor visit	3364
hospital care	1242
inpatient care	1204
minimally invasive procedures	1099
nursing home care	401
outpatient care	104
preventive care	16
vaccines	16

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Muhammad Zafar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	214
Female	310

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	3
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	499
Hispanic	7
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	179
85 and over	121
Less than 65	62
65 to 74	162

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Muhammad Zafar, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	31
Atrial Fibrillation	15
Cancer	25
Dementia	15

Education & Training

Dr. Muhammad Zafar, MD graduated from King Edward Medical University in 1969. He completed residency at John Stroger Hospital of Cook County. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine - Hematology, American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine - Medical Oncology and has a state license in Illinois.

Medical School: King Edward Medical University (1969)

Residency: John Stroger Hospital of Cook County (1973)

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine - Hematology, American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine - Medical Oncology (1978)

Licensed In: Illinois

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Muhammad Zafar, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

OSF Healthcare

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Lilly USA, LLC	$364 RETEVMO $106	$258
Incyte Corporation	$319 $319
Davol Inc.	$176 Phasix Mesh $176
COMSORT, Inc	$150 EMEND $150
Amgen Inc.	$148 LUMAKRAS $48	$100
Other	$717 Axonics $111	CALQUENCE $100	AirSeal $71	Da Vinci Surgical System $62	ELITEK $52	Other $320

**Types of Payments**
Education	$949
Food and Beverage	$776
Consulting Fee	$150

Biography

Dr. Muhammad Zafar's areas of specialization are adult hematology, adult oncology, and medical oncology; he sees patients in Flanagan, IL. Areas of particular interest for Dr. Zafar include cancer and blood disorders. Dr. Zafar is a graduate of King Edward Medical University and a graduate of John Stroger Hospital of Cook County's residency program. In addition to English, Dr. Zafar (or staff) speaks Urdu. He is professionally affiliated with OSF Healthcare.

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