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Dr. Steven Y. Wei, MD

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Specializes in: Orthopedics/Orthopedic Surgery

Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine (1994)

11 Industrial Park Road
Niantic, CT 06357

(860) 889-7345

Dr. Steven Y. Wei, MD is an orthopedist in Niantic, CT specializing in orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. He graduated from Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine in 1994 and has 32 years of experience. Dr. Steven Y. Wei, MD is affiliated with Lawrence + Memorial Hospital, Yale New Haven Health, NORWICH ORTHOPEDIC GROUP PC and PTSMA INC.

Office Locations

11 Industrial Park Road
Niantic, CT 06357

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82 New Park Avenue
North Franklin, CT 06254

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Steven Y. Wei, MD in 2023

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

Top 25%

By Volume:

arthroscopic rotator cuff repair

closed treatment of fracture

major joint aspiration

major joint injection

shoulder arthroscopy

shoulder surgery

By Affordability:

closed treatment of distal radius fracture

closed treatment of distal radius fracture without reduction

closed treatment of wrist fracture

decompression surgery

In 2012, among providers in related specialties within Connecticut, Dr. Steven Y. Wei, MD performed more arthroscopic rotator cuff repair, closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture, major joint aspiration, major joint injection, shoulder arthroscopy, and shoulder surgery procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of them and he also had a list price for closed treatment of distal radius fracture, closed treatment of distal radius fracture without reduction, closed treatment of wrist fracture, and decompression surgery 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. Steven Y. Wei, MD treated as an orthopedist in Niantic, CT during 2012 were aspiration, injections, X-rays and musculoskeletal imaging.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven Y. Wei, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	309
decompression surgery	27
doctor visit	629
hip imaging	23
injections	309
joint surgery	80
lower extremity surgery	15
minimally invasive procedures	80
musculoskeletal imaging	129
tendon surgery	16
upper extremity surgery	65
X-rays	129

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven Y. Wei, MD treated as an orthopedist in Niantic, CT during 2013 were aspiration, injections, minimally invasive procedures and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven Y. Wei, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	217
decompression surgery	37
doctor visit	610
injections	217
joint surgery	119
lower extremity surgery	21
minimally invasive procedures	119
musculoskeletal imaging	68
tendon surgery	23
upper extremity surgery	98
X-rays	68

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven Y. Wei, MD.

**Gender**
Male	126
Female	189

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	156
From 75 to 84	90
85 and over	32
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven Y. Wei, MD in 2013

Hypertension	70
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	32
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	10
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	6
Heart Failure	8
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	21
Dementia	7
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven Y. Wei, MD treated as an orthopedist in Niantic, CT during 2014 were aspiration, injections, minimally invasive procedures and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven Y. Wei, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	335
decompression surgery	31
doctor visit	653
injections	335
joint surgery	96
lower extremity surgery	18
minimally invasive procedures	96
musculoskeletal imaging	80
tendon surgery	18
upper extremity surgery	78
X-rays	80

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven Y. Wei, MD.

**Gender**
Male	149
Female	211

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	325
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	190
From 75 to 84	111
85 and over	39
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven Y. Wei, MD in 2014

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	14
Diabetes	26
Dementia	5
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven Y. Wei, MD treated as an orthopedist in Niantic, CT during 2015 were aspiration, injections, minimally invasive procedures and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven Y. Wei, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	406
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	22
decompression surgery	52
doctor visit	825
hip imaging	11
injections	406
joint surgery	180
lower extremity surgery	30
minimally invasive procedures	180
musculoskeletal imaging	119
pelvic imaging	14
tendon surgery	30
upper extremity surgery	150
X-rays	133

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven Y. Wei, MD.

**Gender**
Male	358
Female	548

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	820
Black	26
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	28
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	452
From 75 to 84	292
85 and over	106
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven Y. Wei, MD in 2015

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	23
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven Y. Wei, MD treated as an orthopedist in Niantic, CT during 2016 were aspiration, injections, minimally invasive procedures and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven Y. Wei, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	412
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	23
decompression surgery	47
doctor visit	861
injections	412
joint surgery	166
lower extremity surgery	31
minimally invasive procedures	166
musculoskeletal imaging	56
tendon surgery	21
upper extremity surgery	135
X-rays	56

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven Y. Wei, MD.

**Gender**
Male	171
Female	275

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	404
Black	19
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	202
From 75 to 84	156
85 and over	56
Less than 65	32

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven Y. Wei, MD in 2016

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	25
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven Y. Wei, MD treated as an orthopedist in Niantic, CT during 2017 were aspiration, injections, minimally invasive procedures and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven Y. Wei, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	467
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	30
decompression surgery	61
doctor visit	1060
injections	467
joint surgery	230
lower extremity surgery	49
minimally invasive procedures	230
tendon surgery	36
upper extremity surgery	181

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven Y. Wei, MD.

**Gender**
Male	234
Female	346

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	524
Black	15
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	23
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	283
From 75 to 84	168
85 and over	70
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven Y. Wei, MD in 2017

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	46
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	25
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	20
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	12
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	25
Dementia	7
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven Y. Wei, MD treated as an orthopedist in Niantic, CT during 2018 were aspiration, injections, minimally invasive procedures and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven Y. Wei, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	278
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	35
decompression surgery	51
doctor visit	935
excision	11
injections	278
joint surgery	229
lower extremity surgery	53
minimally invasive procedures	229
tendon surgery	30
upper extremity surgery	176

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven Y. Wei, MD.

**Gender**
Male	226
Female	322

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	488
Black	0
Hispanic	17
Asian	0
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	268
From 75 to 84	174
85 and over	65
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven Y. Wei, MD in 2018

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	23
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	27
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven Y. Wei, MD treated as an orthopedist in Niantic, CT during 2019 were aspiration, injections, minimally invasive procedures and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven Y. Wei, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	281
decompression surgery	51
doctor visit	980
excision	48
injections	281
joint surgery	224
lower extremity surgery	48
manual therapy	15
minimally invasive procedures	224
rehabilitation	43
tendon surgery	28
upper extremity surgery	176

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven Y. Wei, MD.

**Gender**
Male	234
Female	371

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	536
Black	18
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	24
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	271
From 75 to 84	210
85 and over	61
Less than 65	63

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven Y. Wei, MD in 2019

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	24
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	24
Dementia	7
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven Y. Wei, MD treated as an orthopedist in Niantic, CT during 2020 were aspiration, injections, minimally invasive procedures and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven Y. Wei, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	278
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	23
decompression surgery	49
doctor visit	792
excision	44
injections	278
joint surgery	183
lower extremity surgery	19
minimally invasive procedures	183
tendon surgery	24
upper extremity surgery	164

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven Y. Wei, MD.

**Gender**
Male	215
Female	326

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	489
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	25
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	254
From 75 to 84	174
85 and over	58
Less than 65	55

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven Y. Wei, MD in 2020

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	25
Dementia	10
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven Y. Wei, MD treated as an orthopedist in Niantic, CT during 2021 were aspiration, injections, minimally invasive procedures and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven Y. Wei, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	326
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	22
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	16
decompression surgery	34
doctor visit	906
injections	326
joint surgery	97
minimally invasive procedures	97
tendon surgery	13
upper extremity surgery	97

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven Y. Wei, MD.

**Gender**
Male	245
Female	387

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	560
Black	15
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	32
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	288
From 75 to 84	201
85 and over	85
Less than 65	58

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven Y. Wei, MD in 2021

Hypertension	71
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	26
Dementia	11
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Steven Y. Wei, MD treated as an orthopedist in Niantic, CT during 2022 were aspiration, injections, minimally invasive procedures and joint surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven Y. Wei, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	319
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	27
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	40
decompression surgery	40
doctor visit	866
injections	319
joint surgery	119
minimally invasive procedures	119
upper extremity surgery	119

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven Y. Wei, MD.

**Gender**
Male	250
Female	364

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	544
Black	21
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	25
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	270
From 75 to 84	214
85 and over	74
Less than 65	56

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven Y. Wei, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	21
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	21
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	15
Diabetes	25
Dementia	6
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Steven Y. Wei, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Steven Y. Wei, MD treated as an orthopedist in Niantic, CT were aspiration, injections, minimally invasive procedures and joint surgery.

aspiration	329
closed (non-surgical) treatment of fracture	24
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	27
decompression surgery	43
doctor visit	828
excision	34
hip imaging	17
injections	329
joint surgery	156
lower extremity surgery	31
manual therapy	15
minimally invasive procedures	156
musculoskeletal imaging	90
pelvic imaging	14
rehabilitation	43
tendon surgery	23
upper extremity surgery	130
X-rays	93

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven Y. Wei, MD.

**Gender**
Male	200
Female	303

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	10
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	452
Hispanic	4
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	16

**Age**
75 to 84	162
85 and over	58
Less than 65	43
65 to 74	239

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Steven Y. Wei, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	63
High Cholesterol	55
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	18
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	13
Diabetes	22
Atrial Fibrillation	10
Cancer	10
Dementia	7

Education & Training

Dr. Steven Y. Wei, MD graduated from Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine in 1994. He completed residency at Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. He has a state license in Connecticut.

Medical School: Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine (1994)

Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Licensed In: Connecticut

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Steven Y. Wei, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Lawrence + Memorial Hospital

Yale New Haven Health

NORWICH ORTHOPEDIC GROUP PC

PTSMA INC

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Kairos Surgical Inc	$2,176 $2,176
Arthrex, Inc.	$442 $442
Stryker Corporation	$269 KNEES $101	Gamma $97	HIPS $49	TRAUMA & EXTREMITIES $22
Vericel Corporation	$188 MACI $188
Nevro Corp.	$140 Omnia $140
Other	$1,353 Duexis $125	Zilretta $125	Other Endoscopy $115	ZORVOLEX $111	ON-Q PUMP AND ACCESSORIES $106	Other $772

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,165
Education	$1,221
Travel and Lodging	$1,182

Biography

Dr. Steven Wei practices orthopedics/orthopedic surgery. Dr. Wei attended Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine and subsequently trained at Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania for residency. He is professionally affiliated with Lawrence + Memorial Hospital. According to Lawrence + Memorial Hospital, he is currently accepting new patients at his office in Niantic, CT.