Carpal tunnel release · Connecticut
Carpal tunnel release in Connecticut: the highest-volume physicians
50 physicians in Connecticut billed Medicare for 1,343 carpal tunnel release procedures in 2024. The top 26, with the year before beside it.
Top 26
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob E. Tulipan, MDHand Surgery · Torrington | 76 | 82 | −7% |
| 2 | Guisseppi Digiovanni, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Danbury | 66 | 56 | +18% |
| 3 | Sepehr Sajjad, MDHand Surgery · New London | 64 | 57 | +12% |
| 4 | Andrew E. Caputo, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Hartford | 54 | 56 | −4% |
| 5 | Steven Vander Naalt, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Glastonbury | 51 | 58 | −12% |
| 6 | Tarik Kardestuncer, MDOrthopedic Surgery · North Franklin | 48 | 50 | −4% |
| 7 | Richard L. Manzo, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Waterbury | 46 | 60 | −23% |
| 8 | Mark A. Vitale, MD, MPHHand Surgery · Greenwich | 44 | 34 | +29% |
| 9 | David H. Wei, MDHand Surgery · Greenwich | 39 | 22 | +77% |
| 10 | Mark W. Scanlan, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Hamden | 38 | 42 | −10% |
| 10 | Kevin J. Burton, MDHand Surgery · Hartford | 38 | 33 | +15% |
| 12 | Aaron N. Insel, MDHand Surgery · Danbury | 33 | 18 | |
| 12 | Thomas A. Rago, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Bridgeport | 33 | 47 | −30% |
| 14 | Nicholas A. Bontempo, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Hartford | 32 | 38 | −16% |
| 15 | Benjamin B. Clippinger, MDHand Surgery · Brookfield | 30 | — | |
| 15 | Douglas C. Wisch, MDHand Surgery · Torrington | 30 | 36 | −17% |
| 17 | John D. Dowdle, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Stamford | 28 | 35 | −20% |
| 18 | Brian Schmidtberg, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Rocky Hill | 26 | — | |
| 19 | Craig M. Rodner, MDHand Surgery · Farmington | 25 | 21 | +19% |
| 20 | Robert Yaghoubian, MDHand Surgery · New Milford | 24 | 27 | −11% |
| 20 | Christopher H. Judson, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Hartford | 24 | 15 | |
| 22 | Jill Putnam, MDHand Surgery · Glastonbury | 23 | 12 | |
| 22 | Mark D. Lorenze, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Essex | 23 | 16 | |
| 24 | Matthew Cantlon, MDHand Surgery · Greenwich | 22 | 15 | |
| 24 | Michael G. Soojian, MDHand Surgery · Norwalk | 22 | 15 | |
| 24 | Erin M. Cravez, MDHand Surgery · Branford | 22 | 19 |
A rank counts procedures billed under the physician's own NPI (CPT 64721, 29848), 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.