Dr. Joseph Aferzon, MD

Dr. Aferzon practices at Hartford Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut, part of Hartford HealthCare.

Dr. Aferzon's NPI, 1316960594, was assigned on July 26, 2006. Dr. Aferzon graduated from Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences in 1989. Dr. Aferzon's Connecticut license number on file is 035092.

Dr. Aferzon's primary practice is Hartford Hospital, at 80 Seymour Street, Hartford, CT 06102 in Hartford County. The practice phone is (860) 545-5000.

Dr. Aferzon's primary practice is Hartford Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut, part of Hartford HealthCare. Dr. Aferzon is also affiliated with Backus Hospital. The medical group on file is Hartford HealthCare Medical Group Specialists. Dmand AI also links Dr. Aferzon to 2 more hospitals and 1 physician office, each named with a free account.

Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Aferzon practices, 5 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.

Surgery is Dr. Aferzon's primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208600000X. Dr. Aferzon is board certified in neurological surgery by the American Board of Neurological Surgery. Dmand AI has Dr. Aferzon's licenses on file in 2 states: Connecticut and Florida.

Dmand AI lists back and neck pain treatment without fusion, craniotomy, lower back pain, neck pain and spine problems, spinal fusion and thoracic spine disorders among the conditions Dr. Aferzon treats.

CMS data shows 22 Medicare services from Dr. Aferzon across 1 procedure code in 2024, for 35 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $2,112 for them. Every service was in a facility, such as a hospital, rather than an office.

CMS counts 35 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Aferzon in 2024. The largest group is 75 to 84, with 15 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 1.67, where 1.00 is the Medicare average, so they are sicker than most Medicare patients.

Across all payers, Dmand AI patient panel data puts Dr. Aferzon's median patient age at 67, with 38% women.

In 2024, Dr. Aferzon wrote 65 Medicare Part D claims. 98% of them were for generic drugs. CMS names the drug for 39 of them, across 2 drugs with 11 or more claims each, at $302 in total drug cost. In 2023, CMS named 118 claims across 5 drugs.

Dr. Aferzon accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 12 procedures of spinal fusion by Dr. Aferzon, more than 29% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.

Laminectomy or laminotomy (partial removal of spine bones): 1 to 10 procedures (CMS shows small counts as a range)

Dmand AI links 2 papers to Dr. Aferzon in 2022. Dr. Aferzon's most frequent co-authors are Matthew N. Jaffa, DO and Kent J. Kilbourn, PA.

CMS Open Payments shows 225 general payments to Dr. Aferzon from 27 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Royalties and licenses make up the largest share, 88% of the total. Alphatec Spine, Inc paid the most, $1,066,858. It also lists 3 research payments totaling $8,063 from 2016 to 2018.

Dr. Aferzon graduated from Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences in 1989. Dr. Aferzon is a member of CNS.

Dr. Aferzon is in network with 8 carriers, including Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Cigna. Medicare plans come from the most carriers, 7. Check the plan with the practice before a visit.