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Dr. Christopher Cua, MD

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(Dr. Christopher Cua, MD)

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Specializes in: Thoracic Surgery

Indiana University School of Medicine (1982)

Professional interests include: lung cancer

1153 Centre Street Suite 5D
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130

(617) 983-4570

Dr. Christopher Cua, MD is a thoracic surgeon in Jamaica Plain, MA specializing in thoracic surgery. He graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine in 1982 and has 44 years of experience.

Office Locations

1153 Centre Street Suite 5D
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Cua, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Jamaica Plain, MA during 2012 were bronchoscopy, minimally invasive procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Cua, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	43
diagnostic procedures	14
doctor visit	174
hospital care	41
inpatient care	41
minimally invasive procedures	43
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Cua, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Jamaica Plain, MA during 2013 were bronchoscopy, minimally invasive procedures, diagnostic procedures and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Cua, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	64
diagnostic procedures	51
doctor visit	162
excision	12
hospital care	50
inpatient care	50
minimally invasive procedures	63
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	29
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	12

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Cua, MD.

**Gender**
Male	63
Female	72

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	124
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	43
From 75 to 84	49
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Cua, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	45
Diabetes	32
Dementia	20
Cancer	49

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Cua, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Jamaica Plain, MA during 2014 were bronchoscopy, minimally invasive procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Cua, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	51
diagnostic procedures	22
doctor visit	158
hospital care	33
inpatient care	33
minimally invasive procedures	37

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Cua, MD.

**Gender**
Male	50
Female	72

**Age**
From 65 to 74	38
From 75 to 84	42
85 and over	28
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Cua, MD in 2014

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	48
Diabetes	27
Dementia	11
Cancer	53

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Cua, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Jamaica Plain, MA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Cua, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	31
diagnostic procedures	17
doctor visit	172
hospital care	49
inpatient care	49
minimally invasive procedures	46
pleural drainage	15
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	17
thoracostomy	15
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	11

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Cua, MD.

**Gender**
Male	160
Female	156

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	282
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	80
From 75 to 84	132
85 and over	62
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Cua, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	34
Dementia	20
Cancer	44

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Cua, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Jamaica Plain, MA during 2016 were minimally invasive procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Cua, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	33
diagnostic procedures	20
doctor visit	182
hospital care	38
inpatient care	38
minimally invasive procedures	47
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	34

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Cua, MD.

**Gender**
Male	72
Female	60

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	118
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	37
From 75 to 84	54
85 and over	22
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Cua, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	43
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	48
Diabetes	37
Dementia	23
Cancer	45

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Cua, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Jamaica Plain, MA during 2017 were minimally invasive procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Cua, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	33
diagnostic procedures	23
doctor visit	180
hospital care	44
inpatient care	44
minimally invasive procedures	65
pleural drainage	13
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	42
thoracostomy	13

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Cua, MD.

**Gender**
Male	62
Female	68

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	114
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	32
From 75 to 84	63
85 and over	23
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Cua, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	48
Diabetes	32
Dementia	26
Cancer	52

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Cua, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Jamaica Plain, MA during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Cua, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	32
diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	150
hospital care	47
inpatient care	47
minimally invasive procedures	45
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	28

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Cua, MD.

**Gender**
Male	75
Female	56

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	118
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	44
From 75 to 84	57
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Cua, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	33
Dementia	25
Cancer	48

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Cua, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Jamaica Plain, MA during 2019 were minimally invasive procedures, bronchoscopy, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and diagnostic procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Cua, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	27
diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	150
hospital care	14
inpatient care	14
minimally invasive procedures	40
pleural drainage	13
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	15
thoracostomy	13

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Cua, MD.

**Gender**
Male	56
Female	57

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	101
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	40
From 75 to 84	46
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Cua, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	50
Diabetes	29
Dementia	18
Cancer	56

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Cua, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Jamaica Plain, MA during 2020 were minimally invasive procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, bronchoscopy and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Cua, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	30
diagnostic procedures	24
doctor visit	121
hospital care	26
inpatient care	26
minimally invasive procedures	49
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	43

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Cua, MD.

**Gender**
Male	50
Female	53

**Age**
From 65 to 74	37
From 75 to 84	35
85 and over	17
Less than 65	14

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Cua, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	22
Dementia	19
Cancer	59

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Cua, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Jamaica Plain, MA during 2021 were minimally invasive procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Cua, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	21
diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	87
hospital care	24
inpatient care	24
minimally invasive procedures	46
pleural drainage	13
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	24
thoracostomy	13

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Cua, MD.

**Gender**
Male	43
Female	40

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	35
85 and over	22
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Cua, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	52
Diabetes	27
Dementia	22
Cancer	54

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Cua, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Jamaica Plain, MA during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, bronchoscopy and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Cua, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	17
doctor visit	84
hospital care	19
inpatient care	19
minimally invasive procedures	17

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Cua, MD.

**Gender**
Male	34
Female	45

**Age**
From 65 to 74	34
From 75 to 84	20
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Cua, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	23
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	54
Diabetes	25
Dementia	0
Cancer	52

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Christopher Cua, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Jamaica Plain, MA during 2023 were hospital care, inpatient care, bronchoscopy and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Cua, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	19
doctor visit	89
hospital care	21
inpatient care	21
minimally invasive procedures	19

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Cua, MD.

**Gender**
Male	31
Female	48

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	34
85 and over	20
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Cua, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	20
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	43
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	54
Diabetes	33
Dementia	19
Cancer	52

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Christopher Cua, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Christopher Cua, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Jamaica Plain, MA were minimally invasive procedures, bronchoscopy, hospital care and inpatient care.

bronchoscopy	33
diagnostic procedures	21
doctor visit	142
excision	12
hospital care	33
inpatient care	33
minimally invasive procedures	43
pleural drainage	13
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	29
thoracostomy	13
tracheal (windpipe) procedures	12

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Cua, MD.

**Gender**
Male	58
Female	60

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	71
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	47
85 and over	16
Less than 65	8
65 to 74	32

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Christopher Cua, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Christopher Cua, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and cancer.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	14
Osteoporosis	13
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	27
Cancer	47
Dementia	16

Education & Training

Dr. Christopher Cua, MD graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine in 1982. He is certified by the American Board of Surgery: Surgical Critical Care and has a state license in Massachusetts.

Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine (1982)

Board Certification: American Board of Surgery: Surgical Critical Care

Licensed In: Massachusetts

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Christopher Cua, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic, Inc.	$1,278 $1,278
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$1,208 NO PRODUCT DISCUSSED $1,208
E.R. Squibb & Sons, L.L.C.	$306 OPDIVO $263	EMPLICITI $24	YERVOY $19
Exelixis Inc.	$76 Cabometyx $76
Gilead Sciences Inc	$67 $67
Other	$154 SPRYCEL $36	Nexavar $23	Vectibix $22	XGEVA $21	FASLODEX $21	Other $31

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$1,278
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$1,208
Food and Beverage	$604

Biography

Dr. Christopher Cua is a specialist in general surgery and thoracic surgery. Clinical interests for Dr. Cua include lung cancer. Dr. Cua is a graduate of Indiana University School of Medicine. His practice in Jamaica Plain, MA is open to new patients as reported by Doctor.com.