NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician in Connecticut

79 NPPES records list thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Connecticut, 2.2 per 100,000 residents, the 11th highest rate of 51. New Haven and Hartford have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Connecticut license search. Page 2 of 2.

CMS NPPES registry, file of Aug 9, 2026; 2023 Census estimates · NUCC 208G00000X · method

Written with AI tools from the named public files; every figure is computed from those files (how it is made).

New Haven has the most, 29

  1. New Haven29
  2. Hartford18
  3. Farmington6
  4. Danbury3
  5. Stamford3

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician records in Connecticut

  1. Marc Pelletier, M.D.New Haven, CT 065101699883207
  2. Jennifer Perri, M.D.Hartford, CT 061051487065801
  3. Colleen Pietras, M.D.New Haven, CT 065101053574533
  4. Constantine Poulos, M.D.Danbury, CT 068101043742356
  5. Sheelagh Pousatis, M.D.Hartford, CT 061061205214624
  6. Paul Preissler, MDHartford, CT 061061285631630
  7. Stevan Pupovac, MDNew Haven, CT 065101225492309
  8. Arshad Quadri, M.D.W Hartford, CT 061171942292057
  9. Fabio Ramponi, MDNew Haven, CT 065191154064079
  10. Malcolm Robinson, MDBridgeport, CT 066061134222615
  11. Chittoor Sai-Sudhakar, M.D.Farmington, CT 060301437106440
  12. Richard Salzano, MDNew Haven, CT 065111033157714
  13. Nicholas Shea, MD, MSStamford, CT 069021790149086
  14. Alexander Sotolongo, MDNew Haven, CT 065101811418437
  15. Rafael Squitieri, MDBridgeport, CT 066061720068679
  16. Randy Stevens, MDHartford, CT 061061114118155
  17. Hiroyoshi Takata, MDHartford, CT 061061285631531
  18. George TellidesWest Haven, CT 065161548352750
  19. John Thayer, MDHartford, CT 061051942293956
  20. Van Thompson, M.D.Newtown, CT 064701952394264
  21. David Underhill, MDHartford, CT 061061851398127
  22. Prashanth Vallabhajosyula, MD, MSNew Haven, CT 065191730167404
  23. Daniel Walker, M.D.Hartford, CT 061061760820682
  24. Dustin Walters, MDFarmington, CT 060301114122405
  25. Paul Waters, M.D.Greenwich, CT 068301811955958
  26. Lynn Whelchel, M.D.Colebrook, CT 060211124396767
  27. Matthew Williams, MDNew Haven, CT 065101679740005
  28. David Yaffee, MDHartford, CT 061061306010517
  29. Jason Zakko, M.D.Hartford, CT 061021003201377

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 208G00000X: records by practice city and the list of records, file of Aug 9, 2026.

Connecticut ranks 11 of 51 per resident

  1. Missouri2.3
  2. North Dakota2.3
  3. New York2.3
  4. Connecticut2.2
  5. Illinois2.1
  6. Michigan2.1
  7. 50 states and D.C.1.9

Source: CMS NPPES, primary taxonomy 208G00000X by practice state, file of Aug 9, 2026; records per 100,000 residents, 2023 Census estimates.

73.4% of these records appear in a Medicare file, against 76.2% 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. Connecticut73.4%
  2. United States76.2%

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician records in Connecticut, measured

  • In a Medicare file58 of 79 · 73.4% here, 76.2% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file48 · 60.8% here, 63.5% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more45 · 57.0% here, 54.0% nationally
  • Median graduation year1998 · the 48 records with a school on file

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026 (primary taxonomy 208G00000X); CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024 and Doctors and Clinicians, matched by NPI.

What the count covers

79 NPPES records list thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician (208G00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Connecticut: 2.2 per 100,000 residents against 1.9 nationally (50 states and D.C.). New Haven has 29 of them (37%).

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. Alabama75
  2. Colorado87
  3. Louisiana87
  4. Oregon67

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Illinois2.1
  2. New York2.3
  3. Michigan2.1
  4. North Dakota2.3

The largest states

  1. California634
  2. Texas484
  3. Florida468
  4. New York446
  5. Pennsylvania377

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.