Heart bypass (CABG) · Connecticut
Heart bypass (CABG) in Connecticut: the highest-volume physicians
11 physicians in Connecticut billed Medicare for 244 heart bypass (CABG) procedures in 2024. The top 11, with the year before beside it.
Top 11
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicholas J. Shea, MD, MSCardiac Surgery · Stamford | 46 | 33 | +39% |
| 2 | Pramod Bonde, MDCardiac Surgery · New Haven | 29 | 36 | −19% |
| 2 | Jonathan A. Hammond, MDCardiac Surgery · Hartford | 29 | 18 | |
| 4 | Daniel S. Fusco, MDCardiac Surgery · Farmington | 25 | 25 | +0% |
| 5 | Rafael P. Squitieri, MDThoracic Surgery · Bridgeport | 20 | 19 | |
| 6 | Roland Assi, MDCardiac Surgery · New Haven | 18 | 14 | |
| 6 | Marc Pelletier, MDCardiac Surgery · New Haven | 18 | 20 | −10% |
| 8 | Richard J. Kaplon, MDThoracic Surgery · Danbury | 17 | 23 | −26% |
| 9 | Courtney J. Gemmato, MDThoracic Surgery · New Haven | 16 | 26 | −38% |
| 10 | David W. Yaffee, MDCardiac Surgery · Hartford | 15 | 13 | |
| 11 | Sheelagh M. Pousatis, MDThoracic Surgery · Hartford | 11 | 12 |
A rank counts procedures billed under the physician's own NPI (CPT 33533), 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.