Dr. Ian Behr
General Surgery (Surgery Physician)
- Medicare participating
At a glance
- Medical school
- Wayne State University School of Medicine (2014)
- Years since graduation
- 12
- In the NPI registry since
- 2014
- Medicare patients seen, 2024
- 185
Licensed in Illinois since 2021, 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
- 2014Medical school: Wayne State University School of Medicine
- 2014Registered with an NPI (national billing number; not a license date)
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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Surgery Physician primary
IL license 036157868 (first issued 2021; active) -
Otolaryngology Physician
MA license 283385
As reported to the NPI registry. To confirm a license is current, check the state medical board.
Where they work
Hospitals
- Saint Anthony Medical Center Rockford, IL
- Cgh Medical Center Sterling, IL
Medical groups
- Cgh Medical Center (197 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
- 185
- Services billed
- 381
- Patients’ average age
- 72
| Service | Times | Patients |
|---|---|---|
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | 105 | 105 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 62 | 54 |
| Subsequent hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 25 minutes | 41 | 31 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low-level medical decision making, if using time, at least 55 minutes | 38 | 38 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 29 | 27 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 28 | 24 |
| Fine needle aspiration biopsy using ultrasound guidance, first growth | 16 | 15 |
| Fine needle aspiration biopsy using ultrasound guidance, each additional growth | 15 | 15 |
| Initial hospital care with straightforward or low level of medical decision making, per day, if using time, at least 40 minutes | 14 | 14 |
| Ultrasound scan of head and neck soft tissue | 13 | 13 |
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
| Drug | Prescriptions |
|---|---|
| Oxycodone Hcl Other prescribers in Boston, MA | 70 |
| Levothyroxine Sodium Other prescribers in Boston, MA | 58 |
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 8 payments worth $4,601 in total to this clinician.
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. | $4,522 |
|---|---|
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated | $61.88 |
| Smith+nephew, Inc. | $17.66 |
| Education | $4,500 |
|---|---|
| Food and Beverage | $101 |
What the payments were for
| Company | What it was for | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Jul 31, 2025 | Education DAVINCI XI · SURGERY · in-kind | $1,500 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Aug 7, 2025 | Education DAVINCI XI · SURGERY · in-kind | $1,500 |
| Intuitive Surgical, Inc. Jul 30, 2025 | Education DAVINCI XI · SURGERY · in-kind | $1,500 |
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.