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Dr. Joseph A. Aferzon, MD

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(Dr. Joseph Aferzon, M.D.)

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Specializes in: Spine Surgery and Neurosurgery

SUNY, University at Buffalo School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences

Professional interests include: spine surgery procedures, minimally invasive spine surgery, complex spine surgery, and more.

114 W Main Street
New Britain, CT 06051

(203) 764-2999

Dr. Joseph A. Aferzon, MD is a spine surgeon in New Britain, CT specializing in spine surgery and neurosurgery. He graduated from SUNY, University at Buffalo School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences. Dr. Joseph A. Aferzon, MD is affiliated with MidState Medical Center, Hartford Hospital, Hospital of Central Connecticut, Hartford Healthcare, Integrated Care Partners, Connecticut Orthopaedic Institute and Hartford Surgery Center.

Office Locations

114 W Main Street
New Britain, CT 06051

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595 Main Street
Portland, CT 06480

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph A. Aferzon, MD treated as a spine surgeon in New Britain, CT during 2012 were spinal procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph A. Aferzon, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	11
decompression surgery	30
doctor visit	331
hospital care	57
inpatient care	57
nerve procedures	30
revision surgery	16
spinal procedures	91

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph A. Aferzon, MD treated as a spine surgeon in New Britain, CT during 2013 were spinal procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph A. Aferzon, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	25
doctor visit	270
hospital care	54
inpatient care	54
nerve procedures	25
revision surgery	25
spinal procedures	57

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph A. Aferzon, MD.

**Gender**
Male	88
Female	131

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	192
Black	0
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	73
From 75 to 84	55
85 and over	21
Less than 65	70

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph A. Aferzon, MD in 2013

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	47
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	28
Dementia	14
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph A. Aferzon, MD treated as a spine surgeon in New Britain, CT during 2014 were spinal procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph A. Aferzon, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	15
doctor visit	184
hospital care	26
inpatient care	26
nerve procedures	15
revision surgery	15
spinal procedures	38

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph A. Aferzon, MD.

**Gender**
Male	62
Female	93

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	138
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	62
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	47

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph A. Aferzon, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	39
Dementia	15
Cancer	9

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph A. Aferzon, MD treated as a spine surgeon in New Britain, CT during 2015 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph A. Aferzon, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	15
decompression surgery	28
doctor visit	207
hospital care	12
inpatient care	12
minimally invasive procedures	15
nerve procedures	28
spinal procedures	78

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph A. Aferzon, MD.

**Gender**
Male	152
Female	148

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	274
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	94
From 75 to 84	94
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph A. Aferzon, MD in 2015

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	8
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	27
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph A. Aferzon, MD treated as a spine surgeon in New Britain, CT during 2016 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph A. Aferzon, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	19
decompression surgery	51
doctor visit	171
hospital care	29
inpatient care	29
minimally invasive procedures	19
nerve procedures	51
revision surgery	20
spinal procedures	123

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph A. Aferzon, MD.

**Gender**
Male	78
Female	78

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	134
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	56
From 75 to 84	46
85 and over	12
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph A. Aferzon, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	44
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	27
Dementia	13
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph A. Aferzon, MD treated as a spine surgeon in New Britain, CT during 2017 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and revision surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph A. Aferzon, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	11
decompression surgery	35
doctor visit	178
minimally invasive procedures	11
nerve procedures	35
revision surgery	19
spinal procedures	111

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph A. Aferzon, MD.

**Gender**
Male	54
Female	74

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	116
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	65
From 75 to 84	30
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph A. Aferzon, MD in 2017

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	20
Dementia	0
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph A. Aferzon, MD treated as a spine surgeon in New Britain, CT during 2018 were spinal procedures, nerve procedures, decompression surgery and bone surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph A. Aferzon, MD for Medicare patients.

bone surgery	17
decompression surgery	17
doctor visit	99
nerve procedures	17
spinal procedures	55

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph A. Aferzon, MD.

**Gender**
Male	39
Female	59

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	86
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	38
From 75 to 84	30
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph A. Aferzon, MD in 2018

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	31
Dementia	0
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph A. Aferzon, MD treated as a spine surgeon in New Britain, CT during 2019 were spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph A. Aferzon, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	153
spinal procedures	28

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph A. Aferzon, MD.

**Gender**
Male	52
Female	54

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	95
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	38
From 75 to 84	34
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph A. Aferzon, MD in 2019

Hypertension	69
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	17
Diabetes	28
Dementia	10
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph A. Aferzon, MD treated as a spine surgeon in New Britain, CT during 2020 were spinal procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph A. Aferzon, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	14
doctor visit	121
hospital care	21
inpatient care	21
nerve procedures	14
revision surgery	14
spinal procedures	47

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph A. Aferzon, MD.

**Gender**
Male	39
Female	61

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	88
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	37
From 75 to 84	30
85 and over	15
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph A. Aferzon, MD in 2020

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	31
Depression	47
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	27
Dementia	16
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph A. Aferzon, MD treated as a spine surgeon in New Britain, CT during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph A. Aferzon, MD for Medicare patients.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	13
decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	148
hospital care	47
inpatient care	47
minimally invasive procedures	13
nerve procedures	12
revision surgery	12
spinal procedures	40

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph A. Aferzon, MD.

**Gender**
Male	59
Female	84

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	126
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	50
From 75 to 84	49
85 and over	20
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph A. Aferzon, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	20
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	31
Dementia	18
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph A. Aferzon, MD treated as a spine surgeon in New Britain, CT during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, spinal procedures and nerve procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph A. Aferzon, MD for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	11
doctor visit	151
hospital care	54
inpatient care	54
nerve procedures	11
spinal procedures	25

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph A. Aferzon, MD.

**Gender**
Male	76
Female	64

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	119
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	53
From 75 to 84	46
85 and over	21
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph A. Aferzon, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	31
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	19
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	31
Dementia	13
Cancer	19

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph A. Aferzon, MD treated as a spine surgeon in New Britain, CT during 2023 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph A. Aferzon, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	64
hospital care	46
inpatient care	46

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph A. Aferzon, MD.

**Gender**
Male	50
Female	50

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	83
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	36
From 75 to 84	38
85 and over	14
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph A. Aferzon, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	36
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	18
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	30
Diabetes	36
Dementia	16
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2024 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Joseph A. Aferzon, MD treated as a spine surgeon in New Britain, CT during 2024 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph A. Aferzon, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	22
inpatient care	22

2024 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph A. Aferzon, MD.

**Gender**
Male	23
Female	12

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	15
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph A. Aferzon, MD in 2024

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	54
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	34
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 - 2024

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Joseph A. Aferzon, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Joseph A. Aferzon, MD treated as a spine surgeon in New Britain, CT were spinal procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and nerve procedures.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	13
bone surgery	17
decompression surgery	23
doctor visit	173
hospital care	36
inpatient care	36
minimally invasive procedures	14
nerve procedures	23
revision surgery	17
spinal procedures	63

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2024

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph A. Aferzon, MD.

**Gender**
Male	59
Female	69

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	111
Hispanic	1
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	35
85 and over	7
Less than 65	17
65 to 74	46

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Joseph A. Aferzon, MD From 2012 - 2024

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Joseph A. Aferzon, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	17
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	25
Atrial Fibrillation	13
Cancer	12
Dementia	9

Education & Training

Dr. Joseph A. Aferzon, MD graduated from SUNY, University at Buffalo School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences. He completed residency at Hartford Hospital. He has a state license in Connecticut.

Medical School: SUNY, University at Buffalo School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences

Residency: Hartford Hospital

Licensed In: Connecticut

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Joseph A. Aferzon, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

MidState Medical Center

Hartford Hospital

Hospital of Central Connecticut

Hartford Healthcare

Integrated Care Partners

Connecticut Orthopaedic Institute

Hartford Surgery Center

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Alphatec Spine, Inc	$898,431 Solus $396,266	Solus ALIF $282,480	AMP $140,541	LIF $32,024	LTX $15,077	Other $32,043
SpineFrontier, Inc.	$304,528 VBR $145,500	Corpectomy $57,500	InSpan $45,088	Inset $29,889	NanoFuse Putty $25,000	Other $1,550
Camber Spine Technologies	$16,775 $16,775
CoreLink, LLC	$11,007 Spinal Implants $7,125	$3,882
Choice Spine, LLC	$7,312 $7,312
Other	$4,595 activL Artificial Disc $1,206	Excelsius - GPS $1,019	Spine Stimulation-All Spine Stimulation $287	MazorX - Renaissance $205	VEO $149	Other $1,728

**Types of Payments**
Royalty or License	$1,053,037
Consulting Fee	$152,941
Travel and Lodging	$26,928
Food and Beverage	$9,497
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$225
Other	$21

Research Payments

Dr. Joseph A. Aferzon, MD has received 5 research payments totaling $28,350.

Biography

Dr. Joseph Aferzon's areas of specialization are spine surgery and neurosurgery; he sees patients in Portland, CT. In Dr. Aferzon's practice, he is particularly interested in spine tumor, minimally invasive spine surgery, and complex spine surgery. He attended medical school at SUNY, University at Buffalo School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences. His medical residency was performed at Hartford Hospital. Dr. Aferzon (or staff) is conversant in Polish and Russian. He is affiliated with Hospital of Central Connecticut, Hartford Hospital, and MidState Medical Center. His practice in Portland, CT is open to new patients as reported by Hartford Healthcare.