Trigger finger release · Connecticut
Trigger finger release in Connecticut: the highest-volume physicians
29 physicians in Connecticut billed Medicare for 713 trigger finger release procedures in 2024. The top 26, with the year before beside it.
Top 26
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert Yaghoubian, MDHand Surgery · New Milford | 57 | 40 | +43% |
| 2 | Mark W. Scanlan, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Hamden | 54 | 48 | +13% |
| 3 | Andrew E. Caputo, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Hartford | 44 | 31 | +42% |
| 4 | Guisseppi Digiovanni, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Danbury | 36 | 38 | −5% |
| 5 | Richard L. Manzo, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Waterbury | 33 | 27 | +22% |
| 6 | Jacob E. Tulipan, MDHand Surgery · Torrington | 31 | 33 | −6% |
| 7 | Nicholas A. Bontempo, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Hartford | 29 | 39 | −26% |
| 7 | Kevin J. Burton, MDHand Surgery · Hartford | 29 | 38 | −24% |
| 9 | Steven Vander Naalt, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Glastonbury | 28 | 47 | −40% |
| 10 | Anthony Parrino, MDHand Surgery · Farmington | 27 | — | |
| 11 | Christopher H. Judson, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Hartford | 24 | 17 | |
| 11 | Aaron N. Insel, MDHand Surgery · Danbury | 24 | 16 | |
| 13 | Matthew Cantlon, MDHand Surgery · Greenwich | 23 | 21 | +10% |
| 14 | David H. Wei, MDHand Surgery · Greenwich | 22 | 27 | −19% |
| 14 | Carrie R. Swigart, MDOrthopedic Surgery · New Haven | 22 | 30 | −27% |
| 14 | Sean J. O'donnell, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Middletown | 22 | — | |
| 17 | Michael G. Soojian, MDHand Surgery · Norwalk | 21 | 22 | −5% |
| 17 | Daniel J. Mastella, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Glastonbury | 21 | 21 | +0% |
| 19 | Duffield Ashmead, MDHand Surgery · Glastonbury | 20 | 20 | +0% |
| 20 | John D. Dowdle, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Stamford | 19 | 39 | −51% |
| 21 | Douglas C. Wisch, MDHand Surgery · Torrington | 17 | 30 | −43% |
| 22 | Craig M. Rodner, MDHand Surgery · Farmington | 15 | 24 | −37% |
| 22 | Tarik Kardestuncer, MDOrthopedic Surgery · North Franklin | 15 | 22 | −32% |
| 22 | Sepehr Sajjad, MDHand Surgery · New London | 15 | 18 | |
| 25 | Christopher Mccarthy, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Glastonbury | 14 | 15 | |
| 25 | Thomas P. Moran, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Hamden | 14 | 23 | −39% |
A rank counts procedures billed under the physician's own NPI (CPT 26055), 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.