NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician in Pennsylvania

377 NPPES records list thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Pennsylvania, 2.9 per 100,000 residents, the 3rd highest rate of 51. Philadelphia and Pittsburgh have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Pennsylvania license search. Page 1 of 8.

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

Philadelphia has the most, 112

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician records in Pennsylvania

  1. Mohamed Abdullah, MDPittsburgh, PA 152131164001277
  2. Ahmad Abrishamchian, M.D.Harrisburg, PA 171041518028596
  3. Michael Acker, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191041568494870
  4. James Ackerman, MDPittsburgh, PA 152131407267867
  5. Derek Afflu, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152131629430616
  6. Navid Ajabshir, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152371982053773
  7. Mohammed Alabdulmohsin, MDPittsburgh, PA 152131972195618
  8. Annis Ali, MDYork, PA 174031447647904
  9. Jose Amortegui, MDFountain Hill, PA 180151265697791
  10. Mark Anderson, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191411245309103
  11. Richard Angelico, MDEaston, PA 180421447243753
  12. Pavan Atluri, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191041407913940
  13. Rony Atoui, M.D.Erie, PA 165021639301336
  14. Stephen Bailey, MDPittsburgh, PA 152121033185277
  15. Pietro Bajona, MDPittsburgh, PA 152121255778403
  16. Nicholas Baker, MDPittsburgh, PA 152131568624393
  17. Charles Bakhos, M.D.Philadelphia, PA 191401124200167
  18. William Baldino, MDLock Haven, PA 177451396787438
  19. Michael Barnes, PA-CPhiladelphia, PA 191341598963019
  20. Carlo Bartoli, MD, PHDDanville, PA 178221750729752
  21. Joseph Bavaria, MDAllentown, PA 181031235186073
  22. Daniel Benckart, MDPittsburgh, PA 152121215937164
  23. Edward Bender, MDWilliamsport, PA 177011235241316
  24. Charles Benoit, M.D.Danville, PA 178221356315006
  25. Lisa Bevilacqua, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191111659868651
  26. Dinesh Bhaskaran, MDBeaver, PA 150091326090549
  27. Mauer Biscotti, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191041740505056
  28. Matthew BlackPittsburgh, PA 152131891010567
  29. Martin Blank, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191041477538601
  30. Lawrence Bonchek, M.D.Lancaster, PA 176021720341266
  31. Robert Boova, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191401942244215
  32. A. Borkon, MDYork, PA 174031336190602
  33. Frank Bowen, MDCamp Hill, PA 170111467496612
  34. John Brady, D.O.Harrisburg, PA 171041932468121
  35. Stacey Brann, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191401255520664
  36. Christoph Brehm, M.D.Hershey, PA 170331699008664
  37. Michael Bresticker, M.D.Danville, PA 178221871595504
  38. Alexander Bridges, M.D.Lancaster, PA 176021114260932
  39. Mariano Brizzio, M.D.Wynnewood, PA 190961851468508
  40. Chase Brown, M.D.Philadelphia, PA 191041497166383
  41. William Burfeind, M.D.Fountain Hill, PA 180151619050853
  42. Sarah Burki, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191401699304691
  43. Mark Burlingame, MDYork, PA 174031801833868
  44. Michael Butler, M.D.Erie, PA 165071649252024
  45. Manuel Caceres Polo, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191401467470542
  46. Anne Cahill, M.D.East Stroudsburg, PA 183011326066036
  47. Joseph Cahill, D.O.Sayre, PA 188401285086306
  48. David Campbell, MDHershey, PA 170331467419051
  49. Russell Carter, M.D.Danville, PA 178221881637841
  50. Alfred Casale, M.D.Wilkes Barre, PA 187111598730384

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

Pennsylvania ranks 3 of 51 per resident

  1. District of Columbia4.4
  2. Massachusetts3.3
  3. Pennsylvania2.9
  4. Minnesota2.8
  5. Delaware2.7
  6. 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.

74.8% 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. Pennsylvania74.8%
  2. United States76.2%

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

  • In a Medicare file282 of 377 · 74.8% here, 76.2% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file223 · 59.2% here, 63.5% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more245 · 65.0% here, 54.0% nationally
  • Median graduation year1998 · the 223 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

377 NPPES records list thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician (208G00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Pennsylvania: 2.9 per 100,000 residents against 1.9 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Philadelphia has 112 of them (30%).

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. Ohio310
  2. New York446
  3. Florida468
  4. Texas484

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Minnesota2.8
  2. Delaware2.7
  3. Massachusetts3.3
  4. Kentucky2.4

The largest states

  1. California634
  2. Texas484
  3. Florida468
  4. New York446
  5. Ohio310

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.