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Dr. Gary M. Hochheiser, MD

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Specializes in: Cardiac Surgery and Thoracic Surgery

University of Vermont College of Medicine (1996)

Professional interests include: thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, esophageal cancer, mesothelioma, and more.

100 Campus Drive Suite 121
Scarborough, ME 04074

(207) 396-7788

Dr. Gary M. Hochheiser, MD is a cardiac surgeon in Scarborough, ME specializing in cardiac surgery and thoracic surgery. He graduated from University of Vermont College of Medicine in 1996 and has 30 years of experience. Dr. Gary M. Hochheiser, MD is affiliated with MaineHealth, MaineHealth Maine Medical Center and MaineHealth Accountable Care Organization.

Office Locations

MaineHealth Accountable Care Organization

100 Campus Drive Suite 121
Scarborough, ME 04074

(207) 396-7788

(207) 800-4265

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“"With our Lung Cancer Screening Program, we have a team of experts who perform and interpret these studies to determine if cancer is present and how to deal with each finding," said Dr. Gary...”—"Lung Cancer Screening: Is It for You?", Mass Live, March 2016

“Dr. Gary Hochheiser, chief of the division of thoracic surgery at Baystate Medical Center, said although electronic cigarettes seem safer than traditional smoking methods, the number of unknown...”—"Sen. Ed Markey among Democrats taking issue with celebrity use of electronic cigarettes during Golden Globes", Mass Live, January 2014

“A big proponent against smoking who has actively worked in prevention efforts with teenagers, Dr. Gary Hochheiser, chief of thoracic surgery at Baystate Medical Center, said treatment of lung...”—"Lung Cancer Awareness Month: Personalized therapies offer hope", Mass Live, November 2012

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Gary M. Hochheiser, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

thoracoscopic lymphadenectomy

In 2023, Dr. Gary M. Hochheiser, MD performed more thoracoscopic lymphadenectomy procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Maine.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary M. Hochheiser, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Scarborough, ME during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary M. Hochheiser, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	33
dissection	18
doctor visit	254
excision	18
gastrointestinal procedures	15
hospital care	152
inpatient care	152
lymph node procedures	18
minimally invasive procedures	66
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary M. Hochheiser, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Scarborough, ME during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary M. Hochheiser, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	30
dissection	15
doctor visit	218
excision	15
hospital care	181
inpatient care	181
lobectomy	12
lymph node procedures	15
minimally invasive procedures	57
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	27

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary M. Hochheiser, MD.

**Gender**
Male	110
Female	98

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	183
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	89
From 75 to 84	69
85 and over	15
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary M. Hochheiser, MD in 2013

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	53
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	34
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	21
Dementia	7
Cancer	51

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary M. Hochheiser, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Scarborough, ME during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary M. Hochheiser, MD for Medicare patients.

dissection	16
doctor visit	201
excision	16
hospital care	261
inpatient care	261
lobectomy	12
lymph node procedures	16
minimally invasive procedures	28
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	28

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary M. Hochheiser, MD.

**Gender**
Male	132
Female	111

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	221
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	114
From 75 to 84	65
85 and over	24
Less than 65	40

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary M. Hochheiser, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	42
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	28
Dementia	10
Cancer	53

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary M. Hochheiser, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Scarborough, ME during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary M. Hochheiser, MD for Medicare patients.

dissection	12
doctor visit	224
excision	12
hospital care	265
inpatient care	265
lobectomy	13
lymph node procedures	12
minimally invasive procedures	25
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	25

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary M. Hochheiser, MD.

**Gender**
Male	240
Female	226

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	424
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	214
From 75 to 84	108
85 and over	46
Less than 65	98

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary M. Hochheiser, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	40
Diabetes	28
Dementia	8
Cancer	53

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary M. Hochheiser, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Scarborough, ME during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, dissection and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary M. Hochheiser, MD for Medicare patients.

dissection	16
doctor visit	166
excision	16
hospital care	137
inpatient care	137
lymph node procedures	16
minimally invasive procedures	16
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	16

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary M. Hochheiser, MD.

**Gender**
Male	104
Female	105

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	186
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	101
From 75 to 84	54
85 and over	16
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary M. Hochheiser, MD in 2016

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	44
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	46
Diabetes	27
Dementia	8
Cancer	54

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary M. Hochheiser, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Scarborough, ME during 2017 were minimally invasive procedures, bronchoscopy, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and dissection.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary M. Hochheiser, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	49
dissection	26
doctor visit	157
excision	26
gastrointestinal procedures	11
lobectomy	17
lymph node procedures	26
minimally invasive procedures	103
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	43

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary M. Hochheiser, MD.

**Gender**
Male	80
Female	65

**Age**
From 65 to 74	62
From 75 to 84	46
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary M. Hochheiser, MD in 2017

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	36
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	14
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	48
Diabetes	26
Dementia	12
Cancer	52

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary M. Hochheiser, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Scarborough, ME during 2018 were minimally invasive procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, excision and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary M. Hochheiser, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	19
dissection	24
doctor visit	127
excision	37
hospital care	35
inpatient care	35
lymph node procedures	24
minimally invasive procedures	56
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	37

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary M. Hochheiser, MD.

**Gender**
Male	64
Female	66

**Age**
From 65 to 74	60
From 75 to 84	37
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary M. Hochheiser, MD in 2018

Hypertension	73
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	47
Diabetes	22
Dementia	8
Cancer	48

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary M. Hochheiser, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Scarborough, ME during 2019 were minimally invasive procedures, bronchoscopy, dissection and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary M. Hochheiser, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	17
dissection	12
doctor visit	133
excision	12
lymph node procedures	12
minimally invasive procedures	29
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	12

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary M. Hochheiser, MD.

**Gender**
Male	65
Female	54

**Age**
From 65 to 74	50
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary M. Hochheiser, MD in 2019

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	13
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	39
Diabetes	25
Dementia	0
Cancer	49

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary M. Hochheiser, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Scarborough, ME during 2020 were minimally invasive procedures, bronchoscopy, dissection and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary M. Hochheiser, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	19
dissection	15
doctor visit	124
excision	15
lymph node procedures	15
minimally invasive procedures	34
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	15

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary M. Hochheiser, MD.

**Gender**
Male	66
Female	71

**Age**
From 65 to 74	61
From 75 to 84	47
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary M. Hochheiser, MD in 2020

Hypertension	64
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	45
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	15
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	24
Dementia	0
Cancer	51

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary M. Hochheiser, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Scarborough, ME during 2021 were minimally invasive procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, bronchoscopy and dissection.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary M. Hochheiser, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal surgery	14
anastomosis	14
bronchoscopy	30
catheterization	14
dissection	25
doctor visit	129
excision	25
gastrointestinal procedures	14
lobectomy	13
lymph node procedures	25
minimally invasive procedures	82
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	38

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary M. Hochheiser, MD.

**Gender**
Male	74
Female	60

**Age**
From 65 to 74	67
From 75 to 84	46
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary M. Hochheiser, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	49
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	30
Dementia	10
Cancer	51

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Gary M. Hochheiser, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Scarborough, ME during 2022 were minimally invasive procedures, hospital care, inpatient care and dissection.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary M. Hochheiser, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	22
dissection	22
doctor visit	157
excision	22
hospital care	32
inpatient care	32
lymph node procedures	22
minimally invasive procedures	44
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	22

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary M. Hochheiser, MD.

**Gender**
Male	67
Female	73

**Age**
From 65 to 74	64
From 75 to 84	51
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary M. Hochheiser, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	45
Diabetes	28
Dementia	0
Cancer	52

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Gary M. Hochheiser, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Gary M. Hochheiser, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Scarborough, ME were inpatient care, hospital care, minimally invasive procedures and bronchoscopy.

abdominal surgery	14
anastomosis	14
bronchoscopy	27
catheterization	14
dissection	18
doctor visit	171
excision	19
gastrointestinal procedures	13
hospital care	151
inpatient care	151
lobectomy	13
lymph node procedures	18
minimally invasive procedures	49
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	25

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary M. Hochheiser, MD.

**Gender**
Male	91
Female	84

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	92
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	51
85 and over	9
Less than 65	19
65 to 74	80

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Gary M. Hochheiser, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Gary M. Hochheiser, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	2
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	13
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	23
Atrial Fibrillation	16
Cancer	46
Dementia	5

Education & Training

Dr. Gary M. Hochheiser, MD graduated from University of Vermont College of Medicine in 1996. He completed residency at Maine Medical Center. He is certified by the Board Certification: Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery and has a state license in Massachusetts.

Medical School: University of Vermont College of Medicine (1996)

Residency: Maine Medical Center (2001)

Board Certification: Board Certification: Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery (2007)

Licensed In: Massachusetts

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Gary M. Hochheiser, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

MaineHealth

MaineHealth Maine Medical Center

MaineHealth Accountable Care Organization

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$1,319 Da Vinci Surgical System $1,319
Covidien LP	$875 Endo Stapling $773	Covidien $102

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$1,136
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$750
Food and Beverage	$308

Biography

Dr. Gary Hochheiser sees patients in Scarborough, ME. His medical specialties are cardiac surgery and thoracic surgery. In his practice, he is particularly interested in esophageal cancer, lung cancer, and mesothelioma. Dr. Hochheiser attended the University of Vermont College of Medicine and then went on to complete his residency at Maine Medical Center. He is professionally affiliated with MaineHealth.