NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician in Ohio

310 NPPES records list thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Ohio, 2.6 per 100,000 residents, the 6th highest rate of 51. Cleveland and Columbus have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Ohio license search. Page 6 of 7.

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).

Cleveland has the most, 115

  1. Cleveland115
  2. Columbus51
  3. Cincinnati39
  4. Toledo12
  5. Lima11

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician records in Ohio

  1. John Sirak, M.D.Lima, OH 458011568418622
  2. Nicholas Smedira, M.D.Cleveland, OH 441951124084207
  3. John Smith, M.D.Cincinnati, OH 452191316971757
  4. Charles Smoot, DOLancaster, OH 431301083908891
  5. Edward Soltesz, MDCleveland, OH 441951629015730
  6. Antonio Sortino, M.D.Mansfield, OH 449031043281181
  7. Cristiano Spadaccio, MD, PHDCincinnati, OH 452191134794787
  8. Michael Spector, M.D.Akron, OH 443081982768008
  9. Jason Sperling, M.D.Cincinnati, OH 452361285603597
  10. Vivek SrivastavaCleveland, OH 441951669929048
  11. Sandra Starnes, MDCincinnati, OH 452191669440640
  12. Andrea Steely, M.D.Cleveland, OH 441951336415157
  13. Robert Stewart, MDCleveland, OH 441951801882493
  14. Patrick Stocker, MDAkron, OH 443021538255807
  15. Aleck Stockins, MDCleveland, OH 441951821265620
  16. Michael Streicher, M.D.Columbus, OH 432141831198969
  17. Jang Wen Su, MDCleveland, OH 441951609033786
  18. Rajkamal Vishnu Sudha KrishnagopalCleveland, OH 441951568331601
  19. Jennifer Sullivan, M.D.Columbus, OH 432131952504938
  20. Lars Svensson, M.D.Cleveland, OH 441951861459588
  21. Andrew Tang, M.D.Cleveland, OH 441951811383250
  22. Leonidas Tapias Vargas, M.D.Cleveland, OH 441061215160031
  23. Christopher Tarola, MDCleveland, OH 441951295382661
  24. Mark Tawil, MDNorth Canton, OH 447201285620179
  25. R. Thomas Temes, MDCleveland, OH 441951902856040
  26. Mohan Thanikachalam, M.D.,Columbus, OH 432091093091225
  27. Zhen-Yu Tong, M.D., M.B.A.Cleveland, OH 441951265787394
  28. Dimitrios Topalidis, MDKettering, OH 454291578611182
  29. Christopher Towe, M.D.Cleveland, OH 441061750529111
  30. Carmen Tugulan, M.D.Cincinnati, OH 452361215270079
  31. Juan Umana-Pizano, MDCincinnati, OH 452191932660198
  32. Shinya Unai, M.D.Cleveland, OH 441951831444884
  33. Robert Van Haren, M.D.Cincinnati, OH 452191710128749
  34. Patrick Vargo, M.D.Cleveland, OH 441951629413950
  35. Samuel Vester, M.D.Cincinnati, OH 452191629008628
  36. Gilford VincentMount Vernon, OH 430501043251218
  37. Eugene Vitvitsky, MDWarren, OH 444841578507299
  38. Thin Xuan Vo, MDCleveland, OH 441951376226647
  39. Amro Wafi, M.D..Cincinnati, OH 452191760937189
  40. Donna Waite, MDCleveland, OH 441951972568871
  41. Kai Wang, M.D.Cleveland, OH 441951467682518
  42. Patrick Warner, MDCleveland, OH 441951720564412
  43. Daniel Watson, M.D.Columbus, OH 432141790784791
  44. William Watson, M.D.Columbus, OH 432141336148337
  45. Aaron Weiss, M.D., PH.D.Cleveland, OH 441951912292913
  46. Dennis Wells, M.D.Cincinnati, OH 452671952729378
  47. Patrick Wells, M.D.Columbus, OH 432141013945641
  48. Bryan Whitson, M.D., PH.D.Columbus, OH 432101073756367
  49. Diana Whittlesey, M.D.Cleveland, OH 441061083793715
  50. Per Wierup, MD PHDCleveland, OH 441951366972432

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

Ohio ranks 6 of 51 per resident

  1. Pennsylvania2.9
  2. Minnesota2.8
  3. Delaware2.7
  4. Ohio2.6
  5. Kentucky2.4
  6. Missouri2.3
  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.

70.6% 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. Ohio70.6%
  2. United States76.2%

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

  • In a Medicare file219 of 310 · 70.6% here, 76.2% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file189 · 61.0% here, 63.5% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more159 · 51.3% here, 54.0% nationally
  • Median graduation year1998 · the 188 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

310 NPPES records list thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician (208G00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Ohio: 2.6 per 100,000 residents against 1.9 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Cleveland has 115 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. Illinois265
  2. Pennsylvania377
  3. Massachusetts228
  4. Michigan208

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Delaware2.7
  2. Minnesota2.8
  3. Kentucky2.4
  4. Missouri2.3

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.