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 8 of 8.

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).

Philadelphia has the most, 112

  1. Philadelphia112
  2. Pittsburgh80
  3. Hershey14
  4. Allentown13
  5. Wynnewood13

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician records in Pennsylvania

  1. Sriram Vijayapuri, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191401922780964
  2. Michael Walker, MDBryn Mawr, PA 190101871538611
  3. Tyler Wallen, D.O.Wilkes Barre, PA 187111407122344
  4. Girish Warrier, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191041982851135
  5. Andrew Wechsler, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191021013950583
  6. Steven Weiss, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191041427294594
  7. Benny Weksler, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152121780803999
  8. Robert Wenger, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191061033204417
  9. David WestGreensburg, PA 156011386846640
  10. Joseph Whitlark, MDState College, PA 168011760461180
  11. Craig Wisman, M.D.Hummelstown, PA 170361689973703
  12. Tadeusz WitekPittsburgh, PA 152191093057671
  13. Joseph Wizorek, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152131427129709
  14. George Woelfel, M.D.Pittsburgh, PA 152431285605311
  15. Edward Woods, M.D.Danville, PA 178221891747523
  16. Daniel Woolley, MDDu Bois, PA 158011104879709
  17. Jennifer Worth, M.D.Lancaster, PA 176021538289269
  18. James Wu, MDAllentown, PA 181031427009356
  19. Kentaro Yamane, M.D.Hershey, PA 170331699911644
  20. Roh Yanagida, M.D., PH.D.Philadelphia, PA 191401104059880
  21. Murat Yildiz, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191041811798556
  22. Shohei Yoshida, MDPhiladelphia, PA 191041265181739
  23. Tomo Yoshizumi, M.D.Philadelphia, PA 191401093128399
  24. Mohammad Yousuf, M.D.Lebanon, PA 170421548204696
  25. Salman ZaheerHershey, PA 170331609261114
  26. Nche Zama, MDEast Stroudsburg, PA 183011063489524
  27. Jie ZhangPittsburgh, PA 152131184851156

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.