NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician in Virginia

133 NPPES records list thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician with a practice address in Virginia, 1.5 per 100,000 residents, the 36th highest rate of 51. Richmond and Norfolk have the most; each record links to the provider's NPI and the Virginia license search. Page 1 of 3.

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).

Richmond has the most, 22

  1. Richmond22
  2. Norfolk19
  3. Charlottesville17
  4. Falls Church16
  5. Roanoke10

Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician records in Virginia

  1. Adanna Akujuo, MDCharlottesville, VA 229081114188117
  2. Motaz Al Yafi, MDRichmond, VA 232981598250284
  3. Robert Albus, M.D.Falls Church, VA 220421194854430
  4. Nkosi Alvarez, M.DRichmond, VA 232981205287794
  5. William Arnold, MDRoanoke, VA 240141710969753
  6. Hormoz Azar, M.D.Norfolk, VA 235071265434856
  7. Joseph Baker, MDRoanoke, VA 240141003898040
  8. Lenox Baker, MDNorfolk, VA 235071679565956
  9. Christopher Barreiro, M.D.Norfolk, VA 235071841343878
  10. Brian Bateson, D.O.Fairfax, VA 220311225443898
  11. Jared Beller, M.D.Charlottesville, VA 229081225423510
  12. Mark Bladergroen, M.D.Richmond, VA 232261124058342
  13. Linda Bogar, M.D.Falls Church, VA 220421396765921
  14. Umar Boston, MDCharlottesville, VA 229081386668929
  15. Paul Brown, MDHenrico, VA 232331841294824
  16. Percival Buenaventura, MDWinchester, VA 226011518939552
  17. Nelson Burton, M.D.Falls Church, VA 220421881653061
  18. Anthony Caggiano, M.D.Newport News, VA 236011790797421
  19. John Cardone, MDFredericksburg, VA 224011619945268
  20. Arturo Cardounel, M.D., PH.D.Fredericksburg, VA 224011396150769
  21. Philip Carrott, M.D.Charlottesville, VA 229081821216664
  22. Thomas Carter, M.D.Chesapeake, VA 233201255364139
  23. Kevin Casey, M.D.Rockingham, VA 228011912078254
  24. Anthony Cassano, M.D.Richmond, VA 232981437159316
  25. William ChancellorRichmond, VA 232251003201260
  26. Cynthia Choate, MDRoanoke, VA 240141669761433
  27. Paul Christianson, M.D.Mc Lean, VA 221011821082066
  28. Thomas Christopher, M.D.Richmond, VA 232251154343473
  29. Lucas Collazo, M.D.Falls Church, VA 220421205805603
  30. Chris Cook, M.D.Norfolk, VA 235071215916242
  31. Jenalee Coster, M.D.Richmond, VA 232261770859191
  32. Ivan Crosby, M.D.Charlottesville, VA 229081730213349
  33. Joy Dalesandro, M.D.Portsmouth, VA 237071396743332
  34. Thomas Daniel, M.D.Charlottesville, VA 229031366699894
  35. Wayne Derkac, MDNorfolk, VA 235071982696233
  36. Kevin Ducey, MDRoanoke, VA 240141780666727
  37. Richard Embrey, M.D.Danville, VA 245411245211929
  38. Paul Evans, MDNewport News, VA 236011417985433
  39. Joseph FarrManassas, VA 201101013949148
  40. Lynn Fedoruk, M.D.Charlottesville, VA 229081659384709
  41. Steven Fiser, MDRichmond, VA 232261104879733
  42. David Frantz, M.D.Lynchburg, VA 245011528065091
  43. James Gangemi, M.D.Norfolk, VA 235071891723771
  44. John Garrett, M.D.Arlington, VA 222051013976216
  45. Leo Gazoni, MDCharlottesville, VA 229081285841288
  46. Miguel Gomez Aguinaga, MDFishersville, VA 229391427010800
  47. Miguel GonzalezLeesburg, VA 201761841574597
  48. Chiwon Hahn, M.D.Richmond, VA 232251598784704
  49. Norman Hetzler, MDPortsmouth, VA 237071487660775
  50. Ali Husain, MDSalem, VA 241531124040472

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

Virginia ranks 36 of 51 per resident

  1. California1.6
  2. Texas1.6
  3. Oregon1.6
  4. Virginia1.5
  5. Washington1.5
  6. Maryland1.5
  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.

74.4% 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. Virginia74.4%
  2. United States76.2%

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

  • In a Medicare file99 of 133 · 74.4% here, 76.2% nationally
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians file84 · 63.2% here, 63.5% nationally
  • Not updated in five years or more65 · 48.9% here, 54.0% nationally
  • Median graduation year1997 · the 84 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

133 NPPES records list thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) physician (208G00000X) as their primary taxonomy with a practice address in Virginia: 1.5 per 100,000 residents against 1.9 nationally (50 states and D.C.). Richmond has 22 of them (17%).

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. Tennessee131
  2. Indiana136
  3. Arizona123
  4. Missouri143

States with a similar rate per 100,000

  1. Washington1.5
  2. Oregon1.6
  3. Texas1.6
  4. Maryland1.5

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.