NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Pain Medicine Physician in Connecticut

11 NPPES records list pain medicine physician with a practice address in Connecticut, 0.3 per 100,000 residents, the 30th highest rate of 51. Bridgeport and Darien have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Connecticut license search.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 208VP0000X · method

Bridgeport has the most, 1

Pain Medicine Physician records in Connecticut

  1. Kamal Ajam, M.D.Hartford, CT 061561306922117
  2. Steven Bennett, DOGreenwich, CT 068301841291077
  3. Zachary DanssaertWethersfield, CT 061091104442888
  4. Ven Hsu, MDWest Hartford, CT 061071356511505
  5. Julie Huang, MDDarien, CT 068201871728949
  6. Sandeep Johar, DOWaterbury, CT 067081174615017
  7. Anthony Karam, D.O.Westport, CT 068801376076042
  8. Timothy Murphy, MDMiddletown, CT 064571467847061
  9. Kanishka Rajput, MDNew Haven, CT 065101831373752
  10. Seddon Savage, MDNew Canaan, CT 068401336226745
  11. Cristina Tamasdan, M.D.Bridgeport, CT 066061134329436

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 208VP0000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Connecticut ranks 30 of 51 per resident

  1. Oregon0.3
  2. Louisiana0.3
  3. Kansas0.3
  4. Connecticut0.3
  5. Tennessee0.3
  6. Alabama0.3
  7. 50 states and D.C.0.4

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 208VP0000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

72.7% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 82.6% nationally

A Medicare file here is Part D prescribing (2024), a MIPS score (2023), an Open Payments record (2024) or Medicare group billing (CMS Doctors and Clinicians). A record outside them may still see patients: these files cover Medicare only.

  1. Connecticut72.7%
  2. United States82.6%

Pain Medicine Physician records in Connecticut, measured

  • In a Medicare file8 of 11 · 72.7% here, 82.6% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file6 · 54.5% here, 66.8% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more6 · 54.5% here, 46.8% nationally

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 208VP0000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

11 NPPES records list pain medicine physician (208VP0000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Connecticut: 0.3 per 100,000 residents against 0.4 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Bridgeport has 1 of them (9%).

A record is a registration a provider made and keeps up to date: it shows neither that the provider is licensed nor that they still practice there. The state's own license search is the check.

States with a similar number

  1. Colorado12
  2. Delaware10
  3. Missouri12
  4. Utah10

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Louisiana0.3
  2. Oregon0.3
  3. Maryland0.3
  4. Michigan0.3

The largest states

  1. California140
  2. Florida117
  3. Texas115
  4. New York66
  5. Arizona57

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy; 2023 Census population estimates. A registry record is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.