Physician Profile
Ali Alaraj, M.D
Unclaimed ProfileAbout Dr. Alaraj
Ali Alaraj, M.D is a healthcare provider in Chicago, IL specializing in neurological surgery. Ali is also listed as specializing in nuclear medicine. According to Medicare claims data, Ali cared for 187 Medicare patients across 198 services. The services billed most often include insertion of tube into brain artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist, insertion of tube into internal neck artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist, and 3d radiographic procedure with computerized image postprocessing.
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Education & Training
Specialty
Credentials & Licensing
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Medicare information
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Contact Information
- (866) 600-2273
- Email not available
Practice Locations
1740 W TAYLOR ST
Chicago, IL 60612
Conditions Commonly Evaluated or Treated
Within Neurological Surgery generally. Availability varies by clinician, training and location — this profile has not been claimed, so nothing here is a personal claim by the provider.
Conditions
Most searched conditions
Brain & spine conditions
Brain conditions
Brain disorders
- Acoustic Neuroma
- Brain Vascular Malformation
- Chiari Malformation
- Drug-Resistant Seizures
- Epidermoid cyst
- Hemorrhagic stroke
- Meningitis
- Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
- Papilledema
- Pituitary Tumor
Brain injury
Brain tumors
Movement disorders
Nerve disorders
- Carpal tunnel
- Cubital tunnel syndrome
- Cut Or Injured Nerve
- Face Twitching
- Occipital neuralgia
- Outer thigh burning and numbness
- Thoracic outlet syndrome
- Trigeminal neuralgia
Pain
Pediatric conditions
Spine & back
- Arthritis of the spine
- Chronic back pain
- Chronic Neck Pain
- Degenerative disc disease
- Failed back surgery syndrome
- Severe back pain
- Spinal Cord Tumor
- Spondylolisthesis
- Tethered Spinal Cord
Spine conditions
- Bone Spurs In The Spine
- Fluid Cyst In Spinal Cord
- Spinal compression fracture
- Spine Infection
- Stress Fracture Of The Spine
Spine deformity
Trauma & injury
Procedures & services
Most searched procedures
Brain & spine surgery
Brain procedures
- Awake Brain Mapping Surgery
- Brain Shunt Placement
- Chiari Decompression Surgery
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Draining A Brain Bleed
- Facial Nerve Decompression Surgery
- Laser Brain Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Endoscopic Brain Surgery
- Needle Brain Biopsy
Brain surgery
Cranial reconstruction
Diagnostic & therapeutic
Endovascular procedures
Functional neurosurgery
Monitoring & trauma
Nerve procedures
Nerve surgery
Pain procedures
- Epidural steroid injection
- Facet Joint Injections
- Pain pump implant
- Radiofrequency ablation
- Spinal cord stimulator implant
Pediatric neurosurgery
Radiation & radiosurgery
Radiation surgery
Skull base surgery
Spasticity treatment
Spine procedures
- Artificial Disc Replacement
- Kyphoplasty
- Nerve Opening Widening
- Scoliosis correction surgery
- SI Joint Fusion
- Spinal Cyst Removal
- Tethered Cord Release
- Vertebra Removal Surgery
Spine surgery
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Neck Canal Enlargement Surgery
- Spinal Cord Tumor Removal
- Vertebroplasty
Vascular neurosurgery
Procedures Most Often Billed to Medicare
198 services · 187 patients · 7 distinct codes
| Procedure | Type | Code | Services | Compared with peers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Insertion of tube into brain artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | Procedure | 36226 |
32 | More often than most peers in Neurological Surgery |
| Insertion of tube into internal neck artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | Procedure | 36224 |
32 | More often than most peers in Neurological Surgery |
| Insertion of tube into chest artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | Procedure | 36225 |
29 | More often than most peers in Neurological Surgery |
| Insertion of tube into intracranial artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | Procedure | 36223 |
29 | More often than most peers in Neurological Surgery |
| Insertion of tube into external neck artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist | Procedure | 36227 |
22 | As often as other peers in Neurological Surgery |
| 3d radiographic procedure with computerized image postprocessing | Imaging | 76377 |
29 | More often than most peers in Neurological Surgery |
| Use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure (5 years or older), initial 15 minutes | Treatment | 99152 |
25 | As often as other peers in Neurological Surgery |
Source: CMS Medicare public data. Shows how often procedures were billed — not quality of care or patient satisfaction.
Related providers
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Related specialists at this location 2
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Also at this address 4
Providers at the same street address. Each files their own registry entry, so a shared practice often appears under several different names.
Other neurosurgeons in Chicago 8
Same specialty, same city.
More connections — 23 related providers in 3 groups
Trained at Other 7
Other providers in the same specialty who trained at the same institution.
Class of 1996 at Other 8
Providers who graduated from the same medical school in the same year.
Also performs Insertion of tube into brain artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist 8
Providers in IL who bill this service to Medicare most often.
Common questions
What kind of doctor is Ali Alaraj?
Ali Alaraj is a neurosurgeon in Chicago, IL. That is the designation recorded for this NPI in the federal registry, where it is listed as “Neurological Surgery”.
NPI registry
What is Ali Alaraj's address?
Ali Alaraj is listed at 1740 W Taylor St, Chicago, IL 60612. Addresses come from the NPI registry and can lag a move, so confirm before travelling.
NPI registry
How can I make an appointment with Ali Alaraj?
The number on file is (866) 600-2273. Guide.md cannot book appointments or pass on messages — please call the office directly.
NPI registry
What is Ali Alaraj's NPI number?
Ali Alaraj's National Provider Identifier is 1568667806. It is issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is unique and permanent — it does not change if they move practice.
NPI registry
Where did Ali Alaraj train?
Ali Alaraj attended Other, graduating in 1996. This comes from the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
How long has Ali Alaraj been practicing?
Ali Alaraj has 30 years experience. Calculated from a graduation year of 1996, reported in the CMS National Downloadable File.
CMS public data
What procedures does Ali Alaraj perform?
According to Medicare billing data, Ali Alaraj performs procedures including insertion of tube into brain artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist, insertion of tube into internal neck artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist and insertion of tube into chest artery for diagnosis or treatment with review by radiologist; reads or performs imaging such as 3d radiographic procedure with computerized image postprocessing; provides treatments such as use of a drug to induce depression of consciousness by physician performing a procedure , initial 15 minutes. This reflects Medicare patients only and is billing volume, not a measure of quality.
Medicare claims
Has Ali Alaraj confirmed this information?
Not yet. This profile is built from public federal data and has not been confirmed by Ali Alaraj. If this is you, claiming it is free.
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