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Dr. John Cava, MD

Accepting New Patients

(462 Ratings)

Specializes in: Adult Cardiology

UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School (1987)

1076 North Main Street 2nd Floor
Providence, RI 02904

(401) 273-2460

Dr. John Cava, MD is a cardiologist in Providence, RI specializing in adult cardiology. He graduated from UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School in 1987 and has 39 years of experience. Dr. John Cava, MD is affiliated with Southcoast Health and SOUTHCOAST PHYSICIANS GROUP INC.

Office Locations

1076 North Main Street 2nd Floor
Providence, RI 02904

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. John Cava, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

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By Volume:

knee X-ray

In 2023, Dr. John Cava, MD performed more knee X-ray procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Rhode Island.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Cava, MD treated as a cardiologist in Providence, RI during 2012 were ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures, vascular procedures and stress testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Cava, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	110
ambulatory monitoring	30
cardiac procedures	667
catheterization	14
diagnostic procedures	14
doctor visit	899
hospital care	159
inpatient care	134
minimally invasive procedures	14
nuclear scan	98
outpatient care	25
pelvic imaging	110
stress testing	200
ultrasound (sonogram)	898
vascular procedures	594

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Cava, MD treated as a cardiologist in Providence, RI during 2013 were ultrasound (sonogram), vascular procedures, cardiac procedures and stress testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Cava, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	80
ambulatory monitoring	20
cardiac procedures	529
catheterization	11
diagnostic procedures	11
doctor visit	931
hospital care	170
inpatient care	130
minimally invasive procedures	11
nuclear scan	93
outpatient care	28
pelvic imaging	80
stress testing	195
ultrasound (sonogram)	749
vascular procedures	539

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Cava, MD.

**Gender**
Male	351
Female	393

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	600
Black	24
Hispanic	81
Asian	13
Other	26
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	261
From 75 to 84	201
85 and over	174
Less than 65	108

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Cava, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	31
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	44
Dementia	14
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Cava, MD treated as a cardiologist in Providence, RI during 2014 were ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures, vascular procedures and stress testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Cava, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	84
ambulatory monitoring	17
cardiac procedures	502
doctor visit	962
hospital care	150
inpatient care	150
nuclear scan	85
pelvic imaging	84
stress testing	200
ultrasound (sonogram)	679
vascular procedures	497

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Cava, MD.

**Gender**
Male	292
Female	333

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	486
Black	27
Hispanic	81
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	239
From 75 to 84	162
85 and over	126
Less than 65	98

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Cava, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	72
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	45
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Cava, MD treated as a cardiologist in Providence, RI during 2015 were ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures, vascular procedures and stress testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Cava, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	67
ambulatory monitoring	36
cardiac procedures	566
doctor visit	955
hospital care	103
inpatient care	103
nuclear scan	77
pelvic imaging	67
stress testing	206
ultrasound (sonogram)	685
vascular procedures	455

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Cava, MD.

**Gender**
Male	618
Female	742

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1002
Black	76
Hispanic	216
Asian	0
Other	42
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	528
From 75 to 84	336
85 and over	272
Less than 65	224

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Cava, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	46
Dementia	13
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Cava, MD treated as a cardiologist in Providence, RI during 2016 were ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures, vascular procedures and stress testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Cava, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	81
ambulatory monitoring	25
cardiac procedures	569
doctor visit	957
hospital care	53
inpatient care	53
nuclear scan	82
pelvic imaging	81
stress testing	194
ultrasound (sonogram)	719
vascular procedures	463

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Cava, MD.

**Gender**
Male	322
Female	346

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	483
Black	35
Hispanic	119
Asian	11
Other	20
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	255
From 75 to 84	196
85 and over	112
Less than 65	105

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Cava, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	25
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	49
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Cava, MD treated as a cardiologist in Providence, RI during 2017 were ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures, vascular procedures and stress testing.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Cava, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	49
ambulatory monitoring	19
cardiac procedures	441
doctor visit	764
nuclear scan	52
pelvic imaging	49
stress testing	132
ultrasound (sonogram)	636
vascular procedures	419

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Cava, MD.

**Gender**
Male	251
Female	251

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	391
Black	19
Hispanic	66
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	191
From 75 to 84	180
85 and over	79
Less than 65	52

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Cava, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	46
Dementia	12
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Cava, MD treated as a cardiologist in Providence, RI during 2018 were stress testing, cardiac procedures, nuclear scan and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Cava, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	122
doctor visit	588
nuclear scan	39
stress testing	122
ultrasound (sonogram)	15
vascular procedures	15

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Cava, MD.

**Gender**
Male	200
Female	187

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	316
Black	14
Hispanic	39
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	158
From 75 to 84	129
85 and over	63
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Cava, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	45
Dementia	13
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Cava, MD treated as a cardiologist in Providence, RI during 2019 were stress testing, cardiac procedures, nuclear scan and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Cava, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	195
doctor visit	648
nuclear scan	79
stress testing	195
ultrasound (sonogram)	24
vascular procedures	24

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Cava, MD.

**Gender**
Male	233
Female	201

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	343
Black	23
Hispanic	43
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	175
From 75 to 84	151
85 and over	60
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Cava, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	42
Dementia	11
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Cava, MD treated as a cardiologist in Providence, RI during 2020 were stress testing, cardiac procedures, nuclear scan and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Cava, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	99
doctor visit	458
nuclear scan	40
stress testing	99
ultrasound (sonogram)	22
vascular procedures	22

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Cava, MD.

**Gender**
Male	198
Female	179

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	288
Black	18
Hispanic	54
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	142
From 75 to 84	135
85 and over	58
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Cava, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	43
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Cava, MD treated as a cardiologist in Providence, RI during 2021 were stress testing, cardiac procedures, nuclear scan and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Cava, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	168
doctor visit	570
nuclear scan	57
stress testing	168
ultrasound (sonogram)	43
vascular procedures	43

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Cava, MD.

**Gender**
Male	213
Female	173

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	287
Black	20
Hispanic	55
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	159
From 75 to 84	146
85 and over	53
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Cava, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	44
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. John Cava, MD treated as a cardiologist in Providence, RI during 2022 were stress testing, cardiac procedures, nuclear scan and ultrasound (sonogram).

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Cava, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	123
doctor visit	562
musculoskeletal imaging	17
nuclear scan	41
stress testing	123
ultrasound (sonogram)	30
vascular procedures	30
X-rays	17

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Cava, MD.

**Gender**
Male	209
Female	184

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	295
Black	18
Hispanic	59
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	162
From 75 to 84	151
85 and over	57
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Cava, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	39
Dementia	6
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. John Cava, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. John Cava, MD treated as a cardiologist in Providence, RI were ultrasound (sonogram), cardiac procedures, vascular procedures and stress testing.

abdominal imaging	78
ambulatory monitoring	24
cardiac procedures	361
catheterization	12
diagnostic procedures	12
doctor visit	754
hospital care	127
inpatient care	114
minimally invasive procedures	12
musculoskeletal imaging	17
nuclear scan	67
outpatient care	26
pelvic imaging	78
stress testing	166
ultrasound (sonogram)	409
vascular procedures	281
X-rays	17

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Cava, MD.

**Gender**
Male	262
Female	271

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	24
Asian / Pacific Islander	2
Non-Hispanic White	408
Hispanic	73
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	8

**Age**
75 to 84	162
85 and over	95
Less than 65	65
65 to 74	206

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. John Cava, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	40
Atrial Fibrillation	19
Cancer	10
Dementia	10

Education & Training

Dr. John Cava, MD graduated from UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School in 1987. He has a state license in Rhode Island.

Medical School: UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School (1987)

Licensed In: Rhode Island

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. John Cava, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Southcoast Health

SOUTHCOAST PHYSICIANS GROUP INC

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. John Cava, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 462 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. John Cava, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Providence, RI.

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Overall Rating

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Amgen Inc.	$42,030 Repatha $30,465	Corlanor $11,523	$43
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$26,970 PRALUENT $26,926	MULTAQ $44
Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.	$20,350 PRALUENT ALIROCUMAB INJECTION $14,658	PRALUENT $3,985	PRALUENT (alirocumab) Injection $1,707
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	$14,629 PRALUENT (alirocumab) Injection $14,629
Astellas Pharma US Inc	$4,051 Lexiscan $2,005	$2,046
Other	$11,783 XARELTO $2,616	ELIQUIS $1,696	Pradaxa $1,407	Effient $718	ENTRESTO $560	Other $4,786

**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	$85,662
Food and Beverage	$18,132
Consulting Fee	$8,124
Travel and Lodging	$6,945
Education	$949

Biography

Dr. John Cava is a Providence, RI physician who specializes in adult cardiology. He has received a 5.0 out of 5 star rating by his patients. Dr. Cava studied medicine at UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School. He is affiliated with Southcoast Health. According to Southcoast Health, new patients are welcome to contact his office in Providence, RI.