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Dr. Steven K. Below, MD

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Specializes in: Sports Medicine and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria (1995)

8600 Illinois Route 91
Peoria, IL 61615

(309) 676-5546

Dr. Steven K. Below, MD is a sports medicine doctor in Kewanee, IL specializing in sports medicine and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria in 1995 and has 31 years of experience. Dr. Steven K. Below, MD is affiliated with OSF Healthcare and OSF MULTI-SPECIALTY GROUP.

Office Locations

OSF Healthcare

1051 West South Street
Kewanee, IL 61443

(309) 852-7500

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303 North William Kumpf Boulevard
Peoria, IL 61605

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OSF Healthcare

8600 Illinois Route 91
Peoria, IL 61615

(309) 676-5546

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Steven K. Below, MD in 2023

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

Top 25%

By Volume:

arthroscopic surgery

By Affordability:

decompression surgery

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Illinois, Dr. Steven K. Below, MD performed more arthroscopic surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for decompression surgery 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. Steven K. Below, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Kewanee, IL during 2012 were aspiration, injections, minimally invasive procedures and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven K. Below, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	265
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	11
decompression surgery	18
doctor visit	483
excision	17
injections	265
joint surgery	60
minimally invasive procedures	60
upper extremity surgery	60

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven K. Below, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Kewanee, IL during 2013 were aspiration, injections, minimally invasive procedures and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven K. Below, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	238
decompression surgery	20
doctor visit	394
excision	12
injections	238
joint surgery	48
minimally invasive procedures	48
upper extremity surgery	48

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven K. Below, MD.

**Gender**
Male	144
Female	189

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	308
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	175
From 75 to 84	86
85 and over	20
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven K. Below, MD in 2013

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	29
Dementia	6
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven K. Below, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Kewanee, IL during 2014 were aspiration, injections, minimally invasive procedures and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven K. Below, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	186
decompression surgery	22
doctor visit	383
excision	21
injections	186
joint surgery	62
minimally invasive procedures	62
upper extremity surgery	62

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven K. Below, MD.

**Gender**
Male	127
Female	165

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	261
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	163
From 75 to 84	57
85 and over	17
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven K. Below, MD in 2014

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	12
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	12
Diabetes	24
Dementia	4
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven K. Below, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Kewanee, IL during 2015 were aspiration, injections, minimally invasive procedures and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven K. Below, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	205
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	15
decompression surgery	25
doctor visit	410
excision	22
injections	205
joint surgery	84
lower extremity surgery	15
minimally invasive procedures	84
upper extremity surgery	69

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven K. Below, MD.

**Gender**
Male	246
Female	390

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	566
Black	44
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	382
From 75 to 84	114
85 and over	40
Less than 65	100

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven K. Below, MD in 2015

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	19
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	28
Dementia	3
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven K. Below, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Kewanee, IL during 2016 were aspiration, injections, minimally invasive procedures and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven K. Below, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	229
decompression surgery	31
doctor visit	372
excision	30
injections	229
joint surgery	100
lower extremity surgery	15
minimally invasive procedures	100
upper extremity surgery	85

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven K. Below, MD.

**Gender**
Male	120
Female	192

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	176
From 75 to 84	72
85 and over	15
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven K. Below, MD in 2016

Hypertension	65
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	4
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven K. Below, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Kewanee, IL during 2017 were aspiration, injections, minimally invasive procedures and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven K. Below, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	203
decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	285
excision	12
injections	203
joint surgery	52
lower extremity surgery	17
minimally invasive procedures	52
upper extremity surgery	35

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven K. Below, MD.

**Gender**
Male	106
Female	162

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	243
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	149
From 75 to 84	64
85 and over	16
Less than 65	39

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven K. Below, MD in 2017

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	26
Dementia	6
Cancer	7

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven K. Below, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Kewanee, IL during 2018 were aspiration, injections, minimally invasive procedures and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven K. Below, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	130
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	15
decompression surgery	27
doctor visit	283
excision	25
injections	130
joint surgery	103
minimally invasive procedures	103
tendon surgery	11
upper extremity surgery	103

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven K. Below, MD.

**Gender**
Male	96
Female	124

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	193
Black	14
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	116
From 75 to 84	51
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven K. Below, MD in 2018

Hypertension	62
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	7
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	10
Diabetes	25
Dementia	0
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven K. Below, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Kewanee, IL during 2019 were aspiration, injections, minimally invasive procedures and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven K. Below, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	135
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	11
decompression surgery	14
doctor visit	256
excision	12
injections	135
joint surgery	50
minimally invasive procedures	50
upper extremity surgery	50

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven K. Below, MD.

**Gender**
Male	84
Female	108

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	167
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	103
From 75 to 84	41
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven K. Below, MD in 2019

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	25
Dementia	0
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven K. Below, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Kewanee, IL during 2020 were aspiration, injections, minimally invasive procedures and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven K. Below, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	181
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	14
decompression surgery	14
doctor visit	283
excision	13
injections	181
joint surgery	53
minimally invasive procedures	53
musculoskeletal imaging	24
upper extremity surgery	53
X-rays	24

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven K. Below, MD.

**Gender**
Male	97
Female	113

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	188
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	108
From 75 to 84	58
85 and over	15
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven K. Below, MD in 2020

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	27
Dementia	0
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven K. Below, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Kewanee, IL during 2021 were aspiration, injections, minimally invasive procedures and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven K. Below, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	162
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	23
decompression surgery	25
doctor visit	259
excision	24
injections	162
joint surgery	97
minimally invasive procedures	97
upper extremity surgery	97

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven K. Below, MD.

**Gender**
Male	104
Female	141

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	217
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	137
From 75 to 84	58
85 and over	13
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven K. Below, MD in 2021

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	30
Dementia	0
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven K. Below, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Kewanee, IL during 2022 were aspiration, injections, minimally invasive procedures and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven K. Below, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	164
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	11
decompression surgery	15
doctor visit	265
excision	13
injections	164
joint surgery	54
minimally invasive procedures	54
musculoskeletal imaging	14
upper extremity surgery	54
X-rays	14

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven K. Below, MD.

**Gender**
Male	114
Female	127

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	218
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	126
From 75 to 84	54
85 and over	20
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven K. Below, MD in 2022

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	17
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	22
Dementia	0
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven K. Below, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Steven K. Below, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Kewanee, IL were aspiration, injections, minimally invasive procedures and joint surgery.

aspiration	190
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	14
decompression surgery	20
doctor visit	333
excision	18
injections	190
joint surgery	69
lower extremity surgery	15
minimally invasive procedures	69
musculoskeletal imaging	19
tendon surgery	11
upper extremity surgery	65
X-rays	19

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven K. Below, MD.

**Gender**
Male	112
Female	155

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	7
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	240
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	59
85 and over	14
Less than 65	36
65 to 74	148

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven K. Below, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	20
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	4
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	23
Atrial Fibrillation	7
Dementia	1
Cancer	8

Education & Training

Dr. Steven K. Below, MD graduated from University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria in 1995. He completed residency at McLaren Regional Medical Center. He is certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery - Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery and has a state license in Illinois.

Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria (1995)

Residency: McLaren Regional Medical Center (2000)

Board Certification: American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery - Orthopaedic Sports Medicine, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery - Orthopaedic Surgery (2010)

Licensed In: Illinois

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Steven K. Below, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

OSF Healthcare

OSF MULTI-SPECIALTY GROUP

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$727 Comprehensive SRS $464	Persona $145	TAPESTRY $72	G7 $46
WARDLOW ENTERPRISES	$117 $117
Stryker Corporation	$44 JOINT PRESERVATION $28	Omega $16

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$474
Food and Beverage	$386
Education	$28

Biography

Dr. Steven Below's specialties are orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and sports medicine. He practices in Peoria, IL and Kewanee, IL. Dr. Below attended the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria and then went on to complete his residency at McLaren Regional Medical Center. He is affiliated with OSF Healthcare. His practice in Peoria, IL is open to new patients as reported by OSF Healthcare.