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Dr. Nicholas V. Polifroni, MD

(5 Ratings)

Specializes in: Sports Medicine and Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

761 Main Avenue Suite 115
Norwalk, CT 06851

(203) 845-2200

Dr. Nicholas V. Polifroni, MD is a sports medicine doctor in Norwalk, CT specializing in sports medicine and orthopedics/orthopedic surgery.

Office Locations

761 Main Avenue Suite 115
Norwalk, CT 06851

(203) 845-2200

(203) 847-1940

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nicholas V. Polifroni, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Norwalk, CT during 2012 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nicholas V. Polifroni, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	333
doctor visit	1399
hip imaging	298
hospital care	23
injections	333
inpatient care	23
joint surgery	73
lower extremity surgery	73
musculoskeletal imaging	651
pelvic imaging	19
reconstructive surgery	73
spinal procedures	129
X-rays	799

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nicholas V. Polifroni, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Norwalk, CT during 2013 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, hip imaging and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nicholas V. Polifroni, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	318
doctor visit	1378
hip imaging	360
injections	318
joint surgery	86
lower extremity surgery	86
musculoskeletal imaging	716
reconstructive surgery	86
spinal procedures	132
X-rays	848

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas V. Polifroni, MD.

**Gender**
Male	295
Female	551

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	789
Black	21
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	328
From 75 to 84	348
85 and over	154
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas V. Polifroni, MD in 2013

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	52
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	15
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	25
Dementia	8
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nicholas V. Polifroni, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Norwalk, CT during 2014 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nicholas V. Polifroni, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	320
doctor visit	1232
hip imaging	268
injections	320
joint surgery	81
lower extremity surgery	81
musculoskeletal imaging	537
pelvic imaging	14
reconstructive surgery	81
spinal procedures	105
X-rays	656

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas V. Polifroni, MD.

**Gender**
Male	279
Female	509

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	724
Black	26
Hispanic	21
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	306
From 75 to 84	320
85 and over	144
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas V. Polifroni, MD in 2014

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	23
Dementia	6
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nicholas V. Polifroni, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Norwalk, CT during 2015 were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nicholas V. Polifroni, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	327
doctor visit	1206
hip imaging	305
injections	327
joint surgery	88
lower extremity surgery	88
musculoskeletal imaging	597
pelvic imaging	17
reconstructive surgery	88
spinal procedures	112
X-rays	726

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas V. Polifroni, MD.

**Gender**
Male	502
Female	962

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1342
Black	36
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	40
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	588
From 75 to 84	562
85 and over	272
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas V. Polifroni, MD in 2015

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	10
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	8
Diabetes	21
Dementia	5
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nicholas V. Polifroni, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Norwalk, CT during 2016 were X-rays, aspiration, injections and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nicholas V. Polifroni, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	343
doctor visit	1352
injections	343
joint surgery	80
lower extremity surgery	80
musculoskeletal imaging	298
pelvic imaging	19
reconstructive surgery	80
spinal procedures	125
X-rays	442

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas V. Polifroni, MD.

**Gender**
Male	278
Female	517

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	720
Black	31
Hispanic	20
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	333
From 75 to 84	296
85 and over	149
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas V. Polifroni, MD in 2016

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	21
Dementia	6
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nicholas V. Polifroni, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Norwalk, CT during 2017 were X-rays, aspiration, injections and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nicholas V. Polifroni, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	445
computer assisted surgery (CAS)	17
doctor visit	1302
injections	445
joint surgery	62
lower extremity surgery	62
musculoskeletal imaging	354
pelvic imaging	31
reconstructive surgery	62
spinal procedures	162
X-rays	547

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas V. Polifroni, MD.

**Gender**
Male	288
Female	502

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	696
Black	36
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	29
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	293
From 75 to 84	320
85 and over	158
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas V. Polifroni, MD in 2017

Hypertension	61
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	21
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	22
Dementia	6
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nicholas V. Polifroni, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Norwalk, CT during 2018 were X-rays, aspiration, injections and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nicholas V. Polifroni, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	394
computer assisted surgery (CAS)	54
doctor visit	1165
injections	394
joint surgery	64
lower extremity surgery	64
musculoskeletal imaging	273
pelvic imaging	19
reconstructive surgery	64
spinal procedures	138
X-rays	430

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas V. Polifroni, MD.

**Gender**
Male	275
Female	449

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	648
Black	27
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	22
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	272
From 75 to 84	294
85 and over	145
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas V. Polifroni, MD in 2018

Hypertension	58
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	18
Dementia	7
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nicholas V. Polifroni, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Norwalk, CT during 2019 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nicholas V. Polifroni, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	407
computer assisted surgery (CAS)	46
doctor visit	1175
injections	407
joint surgery	46
lower extremity surgery	46
musculoskeletal imaging	219
reconstructive surgery	46
spinal procedures	148
X-rays	367

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas V. Polifroni, MD.

**Gender**
Male	272
Female	443

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	634
Black	30
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	26
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	256
From 75 to 84	311
85 and over	132
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas V. Polifroni, MD in 2019

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	17
Dementia	10
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Nicholas V. Polifroni, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Norwalk, CT during 2020 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nicholas V. Polifroni, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	340
computer assisted surgery (CAS)	32
doctor visit	789
injections	340
joint surgery	33
lower extremity surgery	33
musculoskeletal imaging	147
pelvic imaging	11
reconstructive surgery	33
spinal procedures	106
X-rays	264

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas V. Polifroni, MD.

**Gender**
Male	188
Female	337

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	466
Black	25
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	17
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	199
From 75 to 84	220
85 and over	93
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas V. Polifroni, MD in 2020

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	54
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	19
Asthma	6
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	19
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2020

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Nicholas V. Polifroni, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Nicholas V. Polifroni, MD treated as a sports medicine doctor in Norwalk, CT were X-rays, musculoskeletal imaging, aspiration and injections.

aspiration	358
computer assisted surgery (CAS)	37
doctor visit	1222
hip imaging	307
hospital care	23
injections	358
inpatient care	23
joint surgery	68
lower extremity surgery	68
musculoskeletal imaging	421
pelvic imaging	18
reconstructive surgery	68
spinal procedures	128
X-rays	564

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2020

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas V. Polifroni, MD.

**Gender**
Female	474
Male	264

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	25
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	668
Hispanic	6
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	14

**Age**
85 and over	138
75 to 84	296
Less than 65	17
65 to 74	286

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Nicholas V. Polifroni, MD From 2012 - 2020

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

Hypertension	53
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	18
Atrial Fibrillation	11
Dementia	6
Cancer	11

Education & Training

He has a state license in Connecticut.

Licensed In: Connecticut

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Nicholas V. Polifroni, MD has a high overall rating with an average of 3.9 out of 5 stars based on 5 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Nicholas V. Polifroni, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Norwalk, CT.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Stryker Corporation	$3,255 MAKOplasty $1,409	KNEES $433	vitagel $259	Mako $240	performance solutions $211	Other $703
Smith & Nephew, Inc.	$1,517 Recon Hips $886	Anthology $182	Recon Knees $131	Sports Med Small Joint $90	VERILAST Knees $89	Other $139
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.	$227 Persona $125	Mobi C $102
DePuy Synthes Sales Inc.	$140 ATTUNE $122	ORTHOVISC $18
Vericel Corporation	$124 MACI _ PEAK Study $124
Other	$98 ON-Q PUMP AND ACCESSORIES $98

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$3,635
Travel and Lodging	$1,555
Education	$170

Biography

Dr. Nicholas Polifroni, who practices in Norwalk, CT, is a medical specialist in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery and sports medicine. Dr. Polifroni obtained a license to practice in Connecticut.