Surgical Volume

Open aortic valve replacement · Connecticut

Open aortic valve replacement in Connecticut: the highest-volume physicians

3 physicians in Connecticut billed Medicare for 41 open aortic valve replacement procedures in 2024. The top 3, with the year before beside it.

Top 3

RankPhysician20242023Change
1Jonathan A. Hammond, MDCardiac Surgery · Hartford1416
1Matthew L. Williams, MDThoracic Surgery · New Haven14—
3Mohiuddin Cheema, MDCardiac Surgery · Hartford1317

A rank counts procedures billed under the physician's own NPI (CPT 33405), in 2024, Medicare fee-for-service only. A surgeon who mostly treats younger or Medicare Advantage patients will rank lower than their total volume. Method and limits.