Dr. Ralph Matar, M.D
Cardiology (Cardiovascular Disease Physician)
1901 W Harrison St, Room 3620
Chicago, IL 60612
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Cook County includes primary care (3% of residents) and mental health (4% of residents) shortage areas. About shortage areas
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Years since graduation
- 14
- In the NPI registry since
- 2013
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 1,280
Licensed in Illinois since 2016, according to the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. We show license dates only for the states that publish them in bulk; see which states do. For other states, check the state medical board.
The NPI date is when this clinician registered for a National Provider Identifier, the billing number used on health claims. It is not a license, graduation or board-certification date. What an NPI is
Education and training
- 2013Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
Medicare’s Care Compare data doesn’t list this clinician’s medical school. Undergraduate school, residency, fellowship, licensing exams and board certification aren’t in public federal data. Board certification can be confirmed with the certifying board (ABMS member boards for MDs, AOA boards for DOs).
Specialties and state licenses
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Cardiovascular Disease Physician primary
IL license 036139610 (first issued 2016; not renewed)
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Baylor Scott & White Medical Center Plano Plano, TX
- Baylor Scott and White Medical Center Lake Pointe Rowlett, TX
- Baylor Scott & White the Heart Hospital Plano Plano, TX
- The Heart Hospital Baylor Denton Denton, TX
- Baylor Scott and White the Heart Hospital Corinth Denton, TX
Medical groups
- Healthtexas Provider Network (2,697 clinicians)
Hospitals this clinician lists with Medicare, and groups they bill Medicare through (Care Compare). Affiliation doesn’t mean they see patients at every location.
Medicare patients and services
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 1,280
- Services billed
- 2,063
- Patients’ average age
- 75
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate, direction and valve function | 1,022 | 1,003 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 188 | 148 |
| Ultrasound of heart blood flow, valves and chambers, follow-up | 168 | 158 |
| Ultrasound of heart with color-depicted blood flow, rate and valve function | 154 | 147 |
| Ultrasound of heart, follow-up | 149 | 134 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report | 142 | 136 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 73 | 26 |
| Ultrasound of heart with probe in esophagus, with report | 65 | 65 |
| Exercise or drug-induced heart stress test with electrocardiogram (ecg) with review by physician | 42 | 42 |
| Heart muscle strain imaging | 41 | 41 |
Medicare fee-for-service only. CMS leaves out services billed for fewer than 11 patients. These figures describe a practice’s Medicare work; they aren’t a measure of quality.
Medicare prescriptions
Prescriptions filled under Medicare Part D, including refills. CMS leaves out drugs prescribed fewer than 11 times.
Payments from drug and device companies
In 2025, 3 companies reported 27 payments worth $6,163 in total to this clinician.
| Biosense Webster, Inc. | $3,781 |
|---|---|
| Abbott Laboratories | $2,083 |
| Edwards Lifesciences Corporation | $299 |
| Consulting Fee | $3,300 |
|---|---|
| Travel and Lodging | $2,026 |
| Food and Beverage | $837 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Biosense Webster, Inc. May 22, 2025 | Consulting Fee CARTO 3 · Cardiology | $3,300 |
| Abbott Laboratories Dec 12, 2025 | Travel and Lodging TRICLIP · Structural Heart · travel to Cleveland, OH · in-kind | $847 |
| Abbott Laboratories Jan 30, 2025 | Travel and Lodging TRICLIP · Structural Heart · travel to Austin, TX · in-kind | $340 |
| Abbott Laboratories Mar 17, 2025 | Travel and Lodging TRICLIP · Structural Heart · travel to Austin, TX · in-kind | $297 |
| Biosense Webster, Inc. Jun 5, 2025 | Travel and Lodging CARTO 3 · Cardiology · travel to Dallas, TX · in-kind | $247 |
| Abbott Laboratories Dec 6, 2025 | Travel and Lodging TRICLIP · Structural Heart · travel to Cleveland, OH · in-kind | $143 |
| Abbott Laboratories Mar 17, 2025 | Travel and Lodging TRICLIP · Structural Heart · travel to Austin, TX · in-kind | $69.00 |
| Abbott Laboratories Jan 25, 2025 | Travel and Lodging TRICLIP · Structural Heart · travel to Austin, TX · in-kind | $38.83 |
| Abbott Laboratories Jan 25, 2025 | Travel and Lodging TRICLIP · Structural Heart · travel to Austin, TX · in-kind | $35.06 |
| Abbott Laboratories Jan 30, 2025 | Travel and Lodging TRICLIP · Structural Heart · travel to Austin, TX · in-kind | $9.02 |
Each payment as the company reported it, with the products it named. Meals are counted in the totals above but not listed one by one.
From CMS Open Payments. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing; many are for consulting, teaching or meals. Clinicians can review and dispute their records with CMS.