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Dr. Ryan Matthew Levy, MD

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Specializes in: Thoracic Surgery

200 Lothrop Street Department Surgery F-1200 Puh
Pittsburgh, PA 15213

(412) 647-3389

Dr. Ryan Matthew Levy, MD is a thoracic surgeon in Pittsburgh, PA specializing in thoracic surgery.

Office Locations

200 Lothrop Street Department Surgery F-1200 Puh
Pittsburgh, PA 15213

(412) 647-3389

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In The News

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“"This technology represents a significant advancement over the way we have traditionally managed lung cancer in the operating room," said Ryan Levy, M.D., Chief of Thoracic Surgery at UPMC and...”—"CYTALUX Real-World Experience Presented at the American Association for Thoracic Surgery 104th Annual Meeting", News10, April 2024

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Ryan Matthew Levy, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

minimally invasive procedures

In 2023, Dr. Ryan Matthew Levy, MD performed more minimally invasive procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Pennsylvania.

Top 10%

By Volume:

gastrointestinal procedures

laparoscopic paraesophageal hernia repair

In 2023, Dr. Ryan Matthew Levy, MD performed more gastrointestinal procedures, and laparoscopic paraesophageal hernia repair procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Pennsylvania.

Top 25%

By Volume:

hernia surgery

therapeutic EGD

thoracic surgery procedures

thoracoscopic lymphadenectomy

upper endoscopy

By Affordability:

EGD with dilation

EGD with esophageal dilation

endoscopic esophageal dilation

esophageal dilation

upper endoscopy with dilation

upper endoscopy with esophageal dilation

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Pennsylvania, Dr. Ryan Matthew Levy, MD performed more hernia surgery, therapeutic EGD, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, thoracoscopic lymphadenectomy, and upper endoscopy procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for EGD with dilation, EGD with esophageal dilation, endoscopic esophageal dilation, esophageal dilation, upper endoscopy with dilation, and upper endoscopy with esophageal dilation that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 75% of them. Actual amounts paid by patients can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including insurance coverage. A lower list price, however, might mean lower fees when paying without insurance.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ryan Matthew Levy, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Pittsburgh, PA during 2012 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, esophageal dilation and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ryan Matthew Levy, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	11
bronchoscopy	45
catheterization	18
diagnostic procedures	37
doctor visit	237
esophageal dilation	90
gastrointestinal procedures	143
hospital care	17
inpatient care	17
minimally invasive procedures	157
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	37

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ryan Matthew Levy, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Pittsburgh, PA during 2013 were minimally invasive procedures, gastrointestinal procedures, bronchoscopy and esophageal dilation.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ryan Matthew Levy, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	32
bronchoscopy	74
catheterization	13
diagnostic procedures	27
doctor visit	210
esophageal dilation	66
gastrointestinal procedures	128
hospital care	19
inpatient care	19
minimally invasive procedures	156
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	27
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	12

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ryan Matthew Levy, MD.

**Gender**
Male	135
Female	128

**Age**
From 65 to 74	118
From 75 to 84	56
85 and over	24
Less than 65	65

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ryan Matthew Levy, MD in 2013

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	48
Diabetes	36
Dementia	5
Cancer	37

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ryan Matthew Levy, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Pittsburgh, PA during 2014 were minimally invasive procedures, inpatient care, hospital care and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ryan Matthew Levy, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	11
bronchoscopy	53
catheterization	16
diagnostic procedures	15
doctor visit	187
esophageal dilation	39
gastrointestinal procedures	66
hospital care	101
inpatient care	101
minimally invasive procedures	108
pleural drainage	13
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	15
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	14
thoracostomy	13

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ryan Matthew Levy, MD.

**Gender**
Male	110
Female	121

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	217
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	95
From 75 to 84	60
85 and over	34
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ryan Matthew Levy, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	33
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	46
Diabetes	34
Dementia	11
Cancer	48

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ryan Matthew Levy, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Pittsburgh, PA during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ryan Matthew Levy, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	12
bronchoscopy	31
diagnostic procedures	31
doctor visit	213
esophageal dilation	42
gastrointestinal procedures	76
hospital care	141
inpatient care	141
minimally invasive procedures	107
minor procedures	12
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	19

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ryan Matthew Levy, MD.

**Gender**
Male	238
Female	292

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	504
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	226
From 75 to 84	136
85 and over	68
Less than 65	100

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ryan Matthew Levy, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	32
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	49
Diabetes	36
Dementia	11
Cancer	45

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ryan Matthew Levy, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Pittsburgh, PA during 2016 were inpatient care, hospital care, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ryan Matthew Levy, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	14
diagnostic procedures	19
dissection	13
doctor visit	263
esophageal dilation	35
excision	13
gastrointestinal procedures	54
hospital care	110
inpatient care	110
lobectomy	11
lymph node procedures	13
minimally invasive procedures	92
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	19
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	24

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ryan Matthew Levy, MD.

**Gender**
Male	122
Female	141

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	250
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	121
From 75 to 84	68
85 and over	28
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ryan Matthew Levy, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	51
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	33
Dementia	11
Cancer	47

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ryan Matthew Levy, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Pittsburgh, PA during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ryan Matthew Levy, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	38
catheterization	11
diagnostic procedures	24
doctor visit	280
esophageal dilation	62
gastrointestinal procedures	101
hospital care	163
inpatient care	163
minimally invasive procedures	128
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	24

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ryan Matthew Levy, MD.

**Gender**
Male	144
Female	164

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	297
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	142
From 75 to 84	83
85 and over	28
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ryan Matthew Levy, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	46
Diabetes	28
Dementia	14
Cancer	45

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ryan Matthew Levy, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Pittsburgh, PA during 2018 were minimally invasive procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ryan Matthew Levy, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	37
diagnostic procedures	23
dissection	15
doctor visit	263
esophageal dilation	41
excision	15
gastrointestinal procedures	83
hospital care	120
inpatient care	120
lymph node procedures	15
minimally invasive procedures	123
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	23
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	15

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ryan Matthew Levy, MD.

**Gender**
Male	137
Female	146

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	136
From 75 to 84	71
85 and over	31
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ryan Matthew Levy, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	28
Dementia	12
Cancer	44

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ryan Matthew Levy, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Pittsburgh, PA during 2019 were minimally invasive procedures, inpatient care, hospital care and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ryan Matthew Levy, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	28
catheterization	15
diagnostic procedures	21
dissection	15
doctor visit	293
esophageal dilation	55
excision	15
gastrointestinal procedures	92
hospital care	104
inpatient care	104
lymph node procedures	15
minimally invasive procedures	135
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	21
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	15

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ryan Matthew Levy, MD.

**Gender**
Male	130
Female	146

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	261
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	149
From 75 to 84	72
85 and over	23
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ryan Matthew Levy, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	28
Dementia	15
Cancer	41

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ryan Matthew Levy, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Pittsburgh, PA during 2020 were inpatient care, hospital care, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ryan Matthew Levy, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	14
diagnostic procedures	11
dissection	24
doctor visit	274
esophageal dilation	44
excision	24
gastrointestinal procedures	66
hospital care	132
inpatient care	132
lobectomy	15
lymph node procedures	24
minimally invasive procedures	119
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	11
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	39

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ryan Matthew Levy, MD.

**Gender**
Male	144
Female	157

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	290
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	165
From 75 to 84	68
85 and over	27
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ryan Matthew Levy, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	27
Dementia	9
Cancer	40

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ryan Matthew Levy, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Pittsburgh, PA during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ryan Matthew Levy, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	18
diagnostic procedures	20
dissection	16
doctor visit	329
esophageal dilation	51
excision	16
gastrointestinal procedures	88
hospital care	132
inpatient care	132
lymph node procedures	16
minimally invasive procedures	122
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	20
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	16

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ryan Matthew Levy, MD.

**Gender**
Male	184
Female	186

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	351
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	197
From 75 to 84	104
85 and over	26
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ryan Matthew Levy, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	24
Dementia	11
Cancer	41

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Ryan Matthew Levy, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Pittsburgh, PA during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and gastrointestinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ryan Matthew Levy, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	21
diagnostic procedures	19
dissection	12
doctor visit	302
esophageal dilation	43
excision	12
gastrointestinal procedures	82
hospital care	128
inpatient care	128
lymph node procedures	12
minimally invasive procedures	115
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	19
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	12

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ryan Matthew Levy, MD.

**Gender**
Male	177
Female	196

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	351
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	193
From 75 to 84	122
85 and over	28
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ryan Matthew Levy, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	50
Diabetes	24
Dementia	6
Cancer	47

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Ryan Matthew Levy, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Ryan Matthew Levy, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Pittsburgh, PA were minimally invasive procedures, inpatient care, hospital care and gastrointestinal procedures.

aspiration	16
bronchoscopy	33
catheterization	14
diagnostic procedures	22
dissection	15
doctor visit	259
esophageal dilation	51
excision	15
gastrointestinal procedures	89
hospital care	106
inpatient care	106
lobectomy	13
lymph node procedures	15
minimally invasive procedures	123
minor procedures	12
pleural drainage	13
removal of lesion (e.g. growth)	21
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	18
thoracostomy	13

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ryan Matthew Levy, MD.

**Gender**
Male	138
Female	152

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	253
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	76
85 and over	28
Less than 65	45
65 to 74	140

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Ryan Matthew Levy, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Ryan Matthew Levy, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	50
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	17
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	27
Atrial Fibrillation	19
Cancer	39
Dementia	9

Education & Training

He has a state license in Pennsylvania.

Licensed In: Pennsylvania

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$4,887 Da Vinci Surgical System $4,887
Covidien LP	$1,235 Interventional Lung Solutions $1,209	superDimension $26
AtriCure, Inc.	$961 ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM (CRYO2) $836	ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM $101	AtriCure cryoICE cryoSPHERE Cryoablation System $23
Ethicon Inc.	$892 Monarch Platform $567	Monarch $325
Medical Device Business Services, Inc.	$754 LINX Reflux Management System $754
Other	$1,266 Progel $185	ALIYA SYSTEM $184	VersaStep $153	ENDO GIA ULTRA $149	Orthobiologics $144	Other $452

**Types of Payments**
Education	$3,500
Travel and Lodging	$3,302
Food and Beverage	$2,393
Consulting Fee	$800

Research Payments

Dr. Ryan Matthew Levy, MD has received 1 research payments totaling $14,000.

Biography

Dr. Ryan Levy's specialty is thoracic surgery. He attended medical school at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He is professionally affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh Physicians.