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Dr. Eric A. Espinal, MD

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Specializes in: Thoracic Surgery

Northeast Ohio Medical University

75 Arch Street Suite 302
Akron, OH 44304

(330) 384-9001

Dr. Eric A. Espinal, MD is a thoracic surgeon in Akron, OH specializing in thoracic surgery. He graduated from Northeast Ohio Medical University. Dr. Eric A. Espinal, MD is affiliated with Summa Health System and Summa Health Medical Group.

Office Locations

75 Arch Street Suite 302
Akron, OH 44304

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eric A. Espinal, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Akron, OH during 2012 were inpatient care, hospital care, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric A. Espinal, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	16
bypass surgery	23
cardiac procedures	46
dissection	15
doctor visit	162
excision	15
gastrointestinal procedures	11
hospital care	104
inpatient care	104
lobectomy	15
lymph node procedures	15
minimally invasive procedures	27
open surgery	61
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	76

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eric A. Espinal, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Akron, OH during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric A. Espinal, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	19
bypass surgery	13
cardiac procedures	26
doctor visit	151
hospital care	119
inpatient care	119
minimally invasive procedures	19
open surgery	26
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	26

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric A. Espinal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	94
Female	89

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	158
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	83
From 75 to 84	50
85 and over	17
Less than 65	33

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric A. Espinal, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	54
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	51
Diabetes	34
Dementia	15
Cancer	34

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eric A. Espinal, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Akron, OH during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric A. Espinal, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	25
dissection	15
doctor visit	136
excision	15
hospital care	79
inpatient care	79
lobectomy	11
lymph node procedures	15
minimally invasive procedures	25
open surgery	11
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	26

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric A. Espinal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	74
Female	75

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	128
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	66
From 75 to 84	43
85 and over	12
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric A. Espinal, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	51
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	32
Asthma	12
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	54
Diabetes	32
Dementia	9
Cancer	40

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eric A. Espinal, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Akron, OH during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric A. Espinal, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	15
cardiac procedures	30
dissection	12
doctor visit	81
excision	12
hospital care	77
inpatient care	77
lobectomy	16
lymph node procedures	12
open surgery	46
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	58

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric A. Espinal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	184
Female	172

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	314
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	168
From 75 to 84	84
85 and over	38
Less than 65	66

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric A. Espinal, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	33
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	49
Diabetes	33
Dementia	12
Cancer	30

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eric A. Espinal, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Akron, OH during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric A. Espinal, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	38
dissection	12
doctor visit	136
excision	12
hospital care	79
inpatient care	79
lobectomy	13
lymph node procedures	12
minimally invasive procedures	19
open surgery	13
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	25
vascular procedures	19

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric A. Espinal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	114
Female	92

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	184
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	83
From 75 to 84	55
85 and over	34
Less than 65	34

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric A. Espinal, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	73
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	49
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	46
Diabetes	39
Dementia	14
Cancer	30

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eric A. Espinal, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Akron, OH during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric A. Espinal, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	48
doctor visit	110
hospital care	49
inpatient care	49
minimally invasive procedures	24
vascular procedures	24

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric A. Espinal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	94
Female	80

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	153
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	74
From 75 to 84	57
85 and over	25
Less than 65	18

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric A. Espinal, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	71
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	43
Diabetes	36
Dementia	16
Cancer	27

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eric A. Espinal, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Akron, OH during 2018 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric A. Espinal, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	44
doctor visit	107
hospital care	39
inpatient care	39
minimally invasive procedures	22
vascular procedures	22

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric A. Espinal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	99
Female	77

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	162
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	64
From 75 to 84	59
85 and over	32
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric A. Espinal, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	63
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	40
Dementia	15
Cancer	27

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eric A. Espinal, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Akron, OH during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric A. Espinal, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	14
cardiac procedures	64
doctor visit	123
hospital care	152
inpatient care	152
minimally invasive procedures	18
open surgery	28
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	28
vascular procedures	18

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric A. Espinal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	109
Female	86

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	179
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	93
From 75 to 84	53
85 and over	27
Less than 65	22

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric A. Espinal, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	39
Dementia	13
Cancer	25

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eric A. Espinal, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Akron, OH during 2020 were cardiac procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric A. Espinal, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	20
cardiac procedures	78
doctor visit	81
hospital care	63
inpatient care	63
minimally invasive procedures	19
open surgery	40
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	40
vascular procedures	19

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric A. Espinal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	104
Female	63

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	156
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	82
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	21
Less than 65	20

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric A. Espinal, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	54
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	36
Dementia	13
Cancer	28

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Eric A. Espinal, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Akron, OH during 2021 were thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery, cardiac procedures and bypass surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric A. Espinal, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	12
cardiac procedures	24
doctor visit	17
open surgery	24
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	24

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric A. Espinal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	50
Female	32

**Age**
From 65 to 74	48
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric A. Espinal, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	35
Dementia	0
Cancer	20

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric A. Espinal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	21
Female	16

**Age**
From 65 to 74	23
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric A. Espinal, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	62
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	43
Diabetes	32
Dementia	0
Cancer	35

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Eric A. Espinal, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Eric A. Espinal, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Akron, OH were inpatient care, hospital care, cardiac procedures and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

bronchoscopy	20
bypass surgery	16
cardiac procedures	44
dissection	13
doctor visit	110
excision	13
gastrointestinal procedures	11
hospital care	84
inpatient care	84
lobectomy	13
lymph node procedures	13
minimally invasive procedures	21
open surgery	31
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	37
vascular procedures	20

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric A. Espinal, MD.

**Gender**
Male	85
Female	71

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	130
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	40
85 and over	18
Less than 65	22
65 to 74	71

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Eric A. Espinal, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	15
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	36
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	32
Atrial Fibrillation	24
Dementia	9
Cancer	26

Education & Training

Dr. Eric A. Espinal, MD graduated from Northeast Ohio Medical University. He completed residency at Summa Health System. He is certified by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery and has a state license in Ohio.

Medical School: Northeast Ohio Medical University

Residency: Summa Health System

Board Certification: American Board of Thoracic Surgery

Licensed In: Ohio

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Eric A. Espinal, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Summa Health System

Summa Health Medical Group

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Eric A. Espinal, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 1 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Eric A. Espinal, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Akron, OH.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$10,414 Da Vinci Surgical System $10,414
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$7,808 Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve $5,524	INSPIRIS RESILIA aortic valve $25	Minimal Incision Valve Surgery $16	$2,244
Medical Device Business Services, Inc.	$1,002 LINX Reflux Management System $1,002
Abbott Laboratories	$859 Mitra Clip system $750	HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Assist Device $88	HeartMate 3 Left Ventricular Dev $13	$8
AtriCure, Inc.	$260 ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM $148	EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX $81	ACH135, ACH140, ACH145, ACH150 $30
Other	$1,113 Impella $174	Heart Valves $128	CARDIOVASCULAR PRODUCT $92	Virtuosaph $80	CARDIOHELP $70	Other $570

**Types of Payments**
Education	$7,567
Travel and Lodging	$5,182
Consulting Fee	$4,875
Food and Beverage	$3,833

Biography

Dr. Eric Espinal is a thoracic surgery specialist in Akron, OH. Dr. Espinal is affiliated with Summa Health System. According to Doctor.com, new patients are welcome to contact his office in Akron, OH. Before performing his residency at Summa Health System, Dr. Espinal attended Northeast Ohio Medical University for medical school.