Dr. Rafe C. Connors, MD
- Medicare services, 2024
- 63
- Medicare patients, 2024
- 74
- Part D claims, 2016
- 13
- Hospital affiliations
- 3
- Industry payments
- $19,840
- Practice address
- 1200 East 3900 South, Salt Lake City, UT 84124
- Practice phone
- Call (801) 268-7111
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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Primary practice
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Dr. Rafe C. Connors is a cardiothoracic surgeon in Salt Lake City, Utah
Dr. Connors practices at St. Mark's Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah, part of HCA Healthcare.
Dr. Connors' NPI, 1497954416, was assigned on July 11, 2007. Dr. Connors graduated from University of Utah School of Medicine in 2002. Dr. Connors holds Utah license 5414427-1205.
- NPI
- 1497954416NPI Registry (opens in a new tab)
- Medicare PAC ID
- 2365568763
- NPI enumeration date
- July 11, 2007
- NPI status
- Active
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
- Practice phone
- (801) 268-7111
- Professional email
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- Personal email
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- Mobile number
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- Sex
- Male
- Estimated age
- 50
- Medical school graduation
- 2002
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS)
Dr. Rafe C. Connors practices at St. Mark's Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah
Dr. Connors' primary practice is St. Mark's Hospital, at 1200 East 3900 South, Salt Lake City, UT 84124 in Salt Lake County. The practice phone is (801) 268-7111.
- St. Mark's Hospital1200 East 3900 South, Salt Lake City, UT 84124 · Salt Lake CountyPhone(801) 268-7111
Source: Dmand AI Affiliation Data
Dr. Rafe C. Connors is affiliated with 6 sites of care and 3 medical groups
Dr. Connors' primary practice is St. Mark's Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah, part of HCA Healthcare. Dr. Connors is also affiliated with Salem Hospital. The medical group on file is MountainStar Cardiovascular Surgery. Dmand AI also links Dr. Connors to 1 more hospital, 2 group practices and clinics, 2 medical groups and 1 home health agency, each named with a free account.
Sources: Dmand AI Affiliation Data; and Dmand AI Org Hierarchy Data
Dmand AI tracks the EHR system at Dr. Rafe C. Connors' practice
Dmand AI tracks the electronic health record (EHR) system at each site where Dr. Connors practices, 6 sites in all. Vendor and product names are available with a free account.
| Site | EHR vendor and product |
|---|---|
| St. Mark's Hospital | Available with a free account |
| +5 more sites and 2 medical groups | Available with a free account |
Source: Dmand AI Technology Install Data
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Dr. Rafe C. Connors is one of 38 cardiothoracic surgeons in Utah
Thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery) is Dr. Connors' primary specialty in the NPI Registry, under taxonomy code 208G00000X. Dr. Connors is licensed in Utah.
Specialties and state licenses
- Thoracic surgery (cardiothoracic vascular surgery), UtahPrimary
Cardiothoracic surgeons near Dr. Connors
Counts of cardiothoracic surgeons with a Dmand AI profile, by place and practice. Each opens the list.
Sources: NPPES NPI Registry (CMS); Dmand AI Professional Profile Data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Rafe C. Connors billed Medicare for 63 services in 2024
CMS data shows 63 Medicare services from Dr. Connors across 4 procedure codes in 2024, for 74 Medicare patients. Medicare paid $14,043 for them.
Dr. Connors' Medicare services by type, 2023 to 2024
- 2023
- 2024
- Office and hospital visits
- 2023: 272024: 3219%
- Surgery
- 2023: 172024: 3182%
Where Dr. Connors' Medicare services took place, 2024
- In an office2032%
- In a facility4368%
Dr. Connors compared with the Utah median for cardiothoracic surgeons, 2024
- Dr. Connors
- Utah median
- Medicare services
- 63vs 8425% below
- Medicare patients
- 74vs 8412% below
- Part D claims
- 13vs 128% above
Medians across 36 cardiothoracic surgeons in Utah with Dmand AI profiles that report each measure.
Dr. Connors' most billed Medicare procedure codes, 2024
CMS publishes codes billed for 11 or more Medicare patients. Each label is the code family; CPT descriptions are licensed by the AMA.
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Sources: Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS), 2024 data; and Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks
Dr. Rafe C. Connors treated 74 Medicare patients in 2024, average age 76
CMS counts 74 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Connors in 2024. The largest group is 65 to 74, with 32 patients. 75% of them have high blood pressure, and 75% have high cholesterol. Their average risk score is 2.07, 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. Connors' median patient age at 74, with 39% women.
Dr. Connors' Medicare patients by age, 2024
CMS leaves out age groups with fewer than 11 patients.
Dr. Connors' Medicare patients by sex, 2024
- Women3041%
- Men4459%
Chronic conditions among Dr. Connors' Medicare patients, 2024
- High blood pressure75%
- High cholesterol75%
- Ischemic heart disease68%
- Arthritis54%
- Heart failure54%
- Atrial fibrillation43%
- Chronic kidney disease42%
- Diabetes36%
Share of Medicare patients with each condition. A patient can have several.
Dr. Connors' patients across all payers
Dmand AI patient panel data covers Medicare, Medicaid and commercial patients.
Patient panel by age, all payers
Median age 74
Patient panel by sex, all payers
- Women39%
- Men61%
Sources: Dmand AI Patient Panel Data; and Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS), 2024 data
Dr. Rafe C. Connors wrote 13 Medicare Part D claims in 2016
In 2016, Dr. Connors wrote 13 Medicare Part D claims. Every claim was for a generic drug. They cover 1 drug, with $28 in total drug cost.
Dr. Connors' most prescribed drugs by claims, 2016
CMS names a drug when it has 11 or more claims. Share is of the claims for drugs CMS names.
Source: Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS), 2024 data, released May 6, 2026
Dr. Rafe C. Connors ranks in the 68th percentile for coronary artery bypass graft (cabg) in Medicare
Dr. Connors accepts Medicare assignment, so Medicare's approved amount is taken as full payment. CMS counts 20 procedures of coronary artery bypass graft (cabg) by Dr. Connors, more than 68% of the clinicians it reports for that procedure.
- Accepts Medicare assignment
- Yes
Where Dr. Connors ranks in Medicare procedure volume
- Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)
- 68th percentile20 procedures
CMS ranks each clinician against every clinician it reports for the same procedure category.
Sources: Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS); and Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS)
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Dr. Rafe C. Connors received $19,840 in industry payments from 2016 to 2025
CMS Open Payments shows 113 general payments to Dr. Connors from 9 drug and device companies from 2016 to 2025. Travel and lodging make up the largest share, 61% of the total. Edwards Lifesciences Corporation paid the most, $16,025.
General payments to Dr. Connors by program year, 2016 to 2025
General payments to Dr. Connors by kind, 2016 to 2025
- Travel and lodging$12,15361%
- Consulting fees$3,90020%
- Food and beverage$3,78719%
Companies that paid Dr. Connors the most, 2016 to 2025
Share is of all general payments to this clinician.
Source: Open Payments (CMS), 2025 data, released July 7, 2026
Dr. Rafe C. Connors graduated from University of Utah School of Medicine
Dr. Connors graduated from University of Utah School of Medicine in 2002.
- Medical school
Source: Dmand AI Professional Profile Data
Sources for Dr. Rafe C. Connors's profile data
| Data on this page | Source |
|---|---|
| NPI, name, sex, specialty and licenses | NPPES NPI Registry (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| Practice locations and phone | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
| Primary practice, affiliations and health system | Dmand AI Affiliation DataDmand AI Org Hierarchy Data |
| Medicare services and procedure codes | Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| State medians for the same specialty | Dmand AI Peer Benchmarks |
| Medicare patients and the all-payer patient panel | Dmand AI Patient Panel DataMedicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Part D prescribing | Medicare Part D Prescribers - by Provider and Drug (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| MIPS scores, telehealth, assignment and procedure percentiles | Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (CMS) (opens in a new tab)Doctors and Clinicians Utilization Data (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Industry payments | Open Payments (CMS) (opens in a new tab) |
| Training, board certification and memberships | Dmand AI Professional Profile Data |
| EHR at each practice site | Dmand AI Technology Install Data |
| Similar physicians | Dmand AI Affiliation Data |
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What is Dr. Rafe C. Connors' NPI number?
Dr. Rafe C. Connors' NPI number is 1497954416. It was assigned on July 11, 2007, and it is active in the NPI Registry.
What kind of doctor is Dr. Rafe C. Connors?
Dr. Rafe C. Connors is a cardiothoracic surgeon in Salt Lake City, Utah. The primary specialty in the NPI Registry is Thoracic Surgery (Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery) Physician (taxonomy code 208G00000X).
Where does Dr. Rafe C. Connors practice?
Dr. Connors practices at 1200 East 3900 South, Salt Lake City, UT 84124. Dr. Connors' primary practice is St. Mark's Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah, part of HCA Healthcare. Dmand AI also links Dr. Connors to 1 hospital, 2 group practices and clinics, 2 medical groups and 1 home health agency.
What is Dr. Rafe C. Connors' office phone number?
The practice phone on file for Dr. Connors is (801) 268-7111.
What is Dr. Rafe C. Connors' medical license number?
Dr. Connors holds Utah license 5414427-1205.
Which hospitals is Dr. Rafe C. Connors affiliated with?
Dr. Connors practices at St. Mark's Hospital in Salt Lake City, Utah. Dr. Connors is also affiliated with Salem Hospital. Dmand AI links Dr. Connors to 1 more hospital.
What medical group is Dr. Rafe C. Connors part of?
Dr. Connors is linked to MountainStar Cardiovascular Surgery. Dmand AI links Dr. Connors to 2 more medical groups.
Does Dr. Rafe C. Connors accept Medicare?
Yes. CMS data shows Dr. Connors billed Medicare for 63 services in 2024, and Dr. Connors accepts Medicare assignment.
How many Medicare patients does Dr. Rafe C. Connors see?
CMS counts 74 Medicare patients who saw Dr. Connors in 2024, with an average age of 76.
What services does Dr. Rafe C. Connors bill to Medicare?
In 2024, Dr. Connors' most billed Medicare services were office visit, new patient (99203), surgery: heart and blood vessels (33361) and surgery: heart and blood vessels (33268).
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Where did Dr. Rafe C. Connors go to medical school?
Dr. Connors graduated from University of Utah School of Medicine in 2002.
What drugs does Dr. Rafe C. Connors prescribe most?
In 2016 Medicare Part D data, Dr. Connors' most prescribed drugs by claims were Metoprolol Tartrate.
Has Dr. Rafe C. Connors received payments from drug or device companies?
CMS Open Payments shows $19,840 in general payments to Dr. Connors from 9 companies from 2016 to 2025. The largest total came from Edwards Lifesciences Corporation.
How long has Dr. Rafe C. Connors been practicing?
Dr. Connors graduated from medical school in 2002, 24 years ago.
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