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Dr. David Zolfaghari, MD

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Specializes in: Thoracic Surgery

MCP Hahnemann School of Medicine (1990)

3800 S National Avenue Suite 300
Springfield, MO 65807

(417) 875-3000

Dr. David Zolfaghari, MD is a thoracic surgeon in Springfield, MO specializing in thoracic surgery. He graduated from MCP Hahnemann School of Medicine in 1990 and has 36 years of experience. Dr. David Zolfaghari, MD is affiliated with LESTER E COX MEDICAL CENTERS.

Office Locations

3800 S National Avenue Suite 300
Springfield, MO 65807

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. David Zolfaghari, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

Swan-Ganz catheterization

By Affordability:

right heart catheterization

Swan-Ganz catheterization

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Missouri, Dr. David Zolfaghari, MD performed more Swan-Ganz catheterization procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for right heart catheterization, and Swan-Ganz catheterization that was lower than the list prices billed to Medicare by 95% 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.

Top 10%

By Volume:

cardiac procedures

In 2023, Dr. David Zolfaghari, MD performed more cardiac procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 90% of providers in related specialties within Missouri.

Top 25%

By Volume:

heart bypass surgery

In 2012, Dr. David Zolfaghari, MD performed more heart bypass surgery (CABG) procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Missouri.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Zolfaghari, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Springfield, MO during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Zolfaghari, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	30
cardiac procedures	140
catheterization	48
doctor visit	151
hospital care	147
inpatient care	147
minimally invasive procedures	48
open surgery	80
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	80
thoracostomy	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Zolfaghari, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Springfield, MO during 2013 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Zolfaghari, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	42
cardiac procedures	188
catheterization	64
doctor visit	162
hospital care	182
inpatient care	182
minimally invasive procedures	64
open surgery	105
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	105
thoracostomy	21

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Zolfaghari, MD.

**Gender**
Male	146
Female	98

**Age**
From 65 to 74	106
From 75 to 84	72
85 and over	24
Less than 65	42

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Zolfaghari, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	50
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	43
Diabetes	39
Dementia	9
Cancer	28

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Zolfaghari, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Springfield, MO during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Zolfaghari, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	40
cardiac procedures	172
catheterization	56
doctor visit	164
hospital care	193
inpatient care	193
minimally invasive procedures	56
open surgery	109
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	121
thoracostomy	29

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Zolfaghari, MD.

**Gender**
Male	144
Female	89

**Age**
From 65 to 74	97
From 75 to 84	79
85 and over	21
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Zolfaghari, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	69
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	38
Dementia	10
Cancer	23

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Zolfaghari, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Springfield, MO during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Zolfaghari, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	47
cardiac procedures	183
catheterization	53
doctor visit	149
hospital care	185
inpatient care	185
lobectomy	15
minimally invasive procedures	53
open surgery	128
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	128
thoracostomy	19

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Zolfaghari, MD.

**Gender**
Male	274
Female	184

**Age**
From 65 to 74	198
From 75 to 84	146
85 and over	34
Less than 65	80

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Zolfaghari, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	72
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	21
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	49
Diabetes	41
Dementia	7
Cancer	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Zolfaghari, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Springfield, MO during 2016 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Zolfaghari, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	56
cardiac procedures	235
catheterization	53
doctor visit	98
hospital care	162
inpatient care	162
minimally invasive procedures	68
open surgery	127
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	127
thoracostomy	15
vascular procedures	15

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Zolfaghari, MD.

**Gender**
Male	99
Female	90

**Age**
From 65 to 74	89
From 75 to 84	59
85 and over	20
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Zolfaghari, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	71
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	49
Asthma	42
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	43
Diabetes	42
Dementia	10
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Zolfaghari, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Springfield, MO during 2017 were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Zolfaghari, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	103
cardiac procedures	323
catheterization	89
doctor visit	112
hospital care	179
inpatient care	179
minimally invasive procedures	73
open surgery	206
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	206

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Zolfaghari, MD.

**Gender**
Male	136
Female	85

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	207
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	107
From 75 to 84	62
85 and over	19
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Zolfaghari, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	59
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	47
Dementia	12
Cancer	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Zolfaghari, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Springfield, MO during 2018 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Zolfaghari, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	96
cardiac procedures	279
catheterization	87
doctor visit	131
hospital care	209
inpatient care	209
minimally invasive procedures	87
open surgery	192
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	192

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Zolfaghari, MD.

**Gender**
Male	170
Female	82

**Age**
From 65 to 74	122
From 75 to 84	80
85 and over	15
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Zolfaghari, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	74
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	45
Diabetes	43
Dementia	14
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Zolfaghari, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Springfield, MO during 2019 were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Zolfaghari, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	76
cardiac procedures	255
catheterization	61
doctor visit	122
hospital care	125
inpatient care	125
minimally invasive procedures	82
open surgery	152
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	152
vascular procedures	21

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Zolfaghari, MD.

**Gender**
Male	141
Female	82

**Age**
From 65 to 74	99
From 75 to 84	81
85 and over	18
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Zolfaghari, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	59
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	46
Dementia	9
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Zolfaghari, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Springfield, MO during 2020 were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Zolfaghari, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	68
cardiac procedures	258
catheterization	60
doctor visit	127
hospital care	79
inpatient care	79
minimally invasive procedures	91
open surgery	136
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	136
vascular procedures	31

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Zolfaghari, MD.

**Gender**
Male	132
Female	80

**Age**
From 65 to 74	100
From 75 to 84	74
85 and over	17
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Zolfaghari, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	34
Diabetes	41
Dementia	10
Cancer	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Zolfaghari, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Springfield, MO during 2021 were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Zolfaghari, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	78
cardiac procedures	290
catheterization	56
doctor visit	98
hospital care	86
inpatient care	86
minimally invasive procedures	95
open surgery	156
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	156
vascular procedures	39

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Zolfaghari, MD.

**Gender**
Male	126
Female	71

**Age**
From 65 to 74	89
From 75 to 84	78
85 and over	18
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Zolfaghari, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	65
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	62
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	50
Dementia	14
Cancer	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. David Zolfaghari, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Springfield, MO during 2022 were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Zolfaghari, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	40
cardiac procedures	124
catheterization	44
doctor visit	55
hospital care	56
inpatient care	56
minimally invasive procedures	44
open surgery	80
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	80

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Zolfaghari, MD.

**Gender**
Male	97
Female	51

**Age**
From 65 to 74	71
From 75 to 84	46
85 and over	14
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Zolfaghari, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	16
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	43
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	46
Diabetes	44
Dementia	11
Cancer	30

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. David Zolfaghari, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. David Zolfaghari, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Springfield, MO were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

bypass surgery	61
cardiac procedures	222
catheterization	61
doctor visit	124
hospital care	145
inpatient care	145
lobectomy	15
minimally invasive procedures	69
open surgery	133
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	134
thoracostomy	20
vascular procedures	26

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Zolfaghari, MD.

**Gender**
Male	133
Female	82

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	18
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	70
85 and over	18
Less than 65	29
65 to 74	98

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. David Zolfaghari, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. David Zolfaghari, MD treated were hypertension, ischemic heart disease, high cholesterol and heart failure.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	12
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	47
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	39
Atrial Fibrillation	23
Dementia	9
Cancer	21

Education & Training

Dr. David Zolfaghari, MD graduated from MCP Hahnemann School of Medicine in 1990. He has a state license in Missouri.

Medical School: MCP Hahnemann School of Medicine (1990)

Licensed In: Missouri

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. David Zolfaghari, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

LESTER E COX MEDICAL CENTERS

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$840 Transcatheter Heart Valves $175	Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve $104	EDWARDS INTUITY Elite valve system $99	INSPIRIS RESILIA aortic valve $63	Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve $43	Other $356
Pfizer Inc.	$312 ELIQUIS $312
Ethicon US, LLC	$194 ECHELON ENDOPATH $78	VISTASEAL $72	EVICEL $17	SURGICEL Family of Absorbable Hemostats $15	EVARREST $11
AtriCure, Inc.	$191 AtriCure cryoICE cryoSPHERE Cryoablation System $59	ATRICURE CRYOSURGICAL SYSTEM $27	EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX, MODELS $26	ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM (CRYO2) $21	CRYO3 $21	Other $37
CryoLife, Inc.	$124 On-X $124
Other	$714 Repatha $107	CLEVIPREX $71	Impella $54	Chameleon $35	MIAMI INSTRUMENTS $33	Other $415

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$2,363
Travel and Lodging	$12

Biography

Dr. David Zolfaghari is a medical specialist in adult cardiology and thoracic surgery. He attended medical school at MCP Hahnemann School of Medicine.