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Dr. James V. Lettera, MD

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Specializes in: Vascular Surgery and Thoracic Surgery

501 Kings Highway E Suite 112
Fairfield, CT 06825

(203) 382-1900

Dr. James V. Lettera, MD is a vascular surgeon in Fairfield, CT specializing in vascular surgery and thoracic surgery.

Office Locations

501 Kings Highway E Suite 112
Fairfield, CT 06825

(203) 382-1900

(203) 382-0019

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James V. Lettera, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Fairfield, CT during 2012 were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James V. Lettera, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	40
anastomosis	19
dialysis access procedures	35
doctor visit	294
hospital care	193
inpatient care	193
minimally invasive procedures	15
pelvic imaging	40
ultrasound (sonogram)	277
vascular procedures	406

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James V. Lettera, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Fairfield, CT during 2013 were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James V. Lettera, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	41
dialysis access procedures	19
doctor visit	308
hospital care	220
inpatient care	220
minimally invasive procedures	25
pelvic imaging	41
pleural drainage	12
thoracostomy	12
ultrasound (sonogram)	299
vascular procedures	416

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James V. Lettera, MD.

**Gender**
Male	240
Female	267

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	362
Black	81
Hispanic	45
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	161
From 75 to 84	166
85 and over	104
Less than 65	76

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James V. Lettera, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	27
Diabetes	45
Dementia	17
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James V. Lettera, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Fairfield, CT during 2014 were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James V. Lettera, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	28
anastomosis	12
dialysis access procedures	31
doctor visit	230
hospital care	175
inpatient care	175
minimally invasive procedures	27
pelvic imaging	28
pleural drainage	15
thoracostomy	15
ultrasound (sonogram)	228
vascular procedures	314

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James V. Lettera, MD.

**Gender**
Male	199
Female	220

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	277
Black	81
Hispanic	46
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	136
From 75 to 84	125
85 and over	69
Less than 65	89

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James V. Lettera, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	50
Dementia	15
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James V. Lettera, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Fairfield, CT during 2015 were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James V. Lettera, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	66
anastomosis	24
dialysis access procedures	47
doctor visit	245
hospital care	242
inpatient care	242
minimally invasive procedures	18
pelvic imaging	66
ultrasound (sonogram)	416
vascular procedures	572

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James V. Lettera, MD.

**Gender**
Male	522
Female	638

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	828
Black	178
Hispanic	122
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	388
From 75 to 84	376
85 and over	210
Less than 65	186

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James V. Lettera, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	32
Diabetes	48
Dementia	19
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James V. Lettera, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Fairfield, CT during 2016 were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James V. Lettera, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	39
anastomosis	13
dialysis access procedures	38
doctor visit	257
hospital care	207
inpatient care	207
minimally invasive procedures	27
pelvic imaging	39
pleural drainage	15
thoracostomy	15
ultrasound (sonogram)	295
vascular procedures	405

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James V. Lettera, MD.

**Gender**
Male	249
Female	251

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	346
Black	76
Hispanic	56
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	165
From 75 to 84	160
85 and over	80
Less than 65	95

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James V. Lettera, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	51
Dementia	19
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James V. Lettera, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Fairfield, CT during 2017 were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), inpatient care and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James V. Lettera, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	23
dialysis access procedures	32
doctor visit	258
hospital care	171
inpatient care	171
lobectomy	13
minimally invasive procedures	28
open surgery	13
pelvic imaging	23
pleural drainage	17
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	13
thoracostomy	17
ultrasound (sonogram)	172
vascular procedures	236

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James V. Lettera, MD.

**Gender**
Male	196
Female	203

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	271
Black	69
Hispanic	44
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	151
From 75 to 84	120
85 and over	64
Less than 65	64

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James V. Lettera, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	40
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	50
Dementia	20
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James V. Lettera, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Fairfield, CT during 2018 were vascular procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James V. Lettera, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	22
dialysis access procedures	28
doctor visit	221
hospital care	195
inpatient care	195
minimally invasive procedures	27
pelvic imaging	22
pleural drainage	27
thoracostomy	27
ultrasound (sonogram)	154
vascular procedures	216

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James V. Lettera, MD.

**Gender**
Male	164
Female	198

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	223
Black	70
Hispanic	52
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	122
From 75 to 84	103
85 and over	74
Less than 65	63

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James V. Lettera, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	0
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	49
Dementia	24
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James V. Lettera, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Fairfield, CT during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, vascular procedures and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James V. Lettera, MD for Medicare patients.

dialysis access procedures	12
doctor visit	96
hospital care	74
inpatient care	74
ultrasound (sonogram)	39
vascular procedures	66

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James V. Lettera, MD.

**Gender**
Male	109
Female	88

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	136
Black	33
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	73
From 75 to 84	63
85 and over	32
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James V. Lettera, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	44
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	49
Dementia	22
Cancer	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James V. Lettera, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Fairfield, CT during 2020 were minimally invasive procedures, spinal procedures and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James V. Lettera, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	14
doctor visit	14
minimally invasive procedures	14
spinal procedures	14

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James V. Lettera, MD.

**Gender**
Male	23
Female	20

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	32
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	17
From 75 to 84	14
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James V. Lettera, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	42
Dementia	0
Cancer	33

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. James V. Lettera, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Fairfield, CT during 2021 were minimally invasive procedures, spinal procedures and arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James V. Lettera, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	13
minimally invasive procedures	13
spinal procedures	13

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James V. Lettera, MD.

**Gender**
Male	12
Female	15

**Age**
From 65 to 74	12
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James V. Lettera, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	48
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James V. Lettera, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. James V. Lettera, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. James V. Lettera, MD treated as a vascular surgeon in Fairfield, CT were vascular procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), inpatient care and hospital care.

abdominal imaging	37
anastomosis	17
arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	13
dialysis access procedures	30
doctor visit	213
hospital care	184
inpatient care	184
lobectomy	13
minimally invasive procedures	21
open surgery	13
pelvic imaging	37
pleural drainage	17
spinal procedures	13
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	13
thoracostomy	17
ultrasound (sonogram)	235
vascular procedures	328

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. James V. Lettera, MD.

**Gender**
Female	172
Male	155

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	53
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	225
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	33
Other	0

**Age**
85 and over	57
75 to 84	102
Less than 65	54
65 to 74	111

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. James V. Lettera, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. James V. Lettera, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	9
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	34
Atrial Fibrillation	13
Dementia	12
Cancer	16

Education & Training

He has a state license in Connecticut.

Licensed In: Connecticut

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Globus Medical, Inc.	$19,629 CORBEL $10,453	INDEPENDENCE $8,916	RISE-L $123	Elsa/Rise/Excelsius $91	ELSA $45
Covidien LP	$3,649 Endo Stapling $3,649
NUVASIVE, INC.	$2,037 ALIF $1,843	Reline $102	XLIF $92
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$1,745 CAPSTONE $1,497	CLYDESDALE $247
Neomend, Inc.	$1,499 DAV-Progel $1,380	SURGICAL $119
Other	$4,284 SURGICAL $634	Da Vinci Surgical System $623	OPDIVO $297	EVICEL $227	C3 Delivery System $191	Other $2,313

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$15,500
Travel and Lodging	$9,705
Consulting Fee	$4,170
Food and Beverage	$3,467

Research Payments

Dr. James V. Lettera, MD has received 1 research payments totaling $1,050.

Biography

Dr. James Lettera is a Fairfield, CT physician who specializes in vascular surgery and thoracic surgery. He studied medicine at Georgetown University School of Medicine.