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Dr. Mark Lawrence Blitzer, MD

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Specializes in: Cardiac Electrophysiology (Heart Rhythm) and General Practice

Harvard Medical School (1991)

Professional interests include: arrhythmias (irregular heartbeats), electrophysiological (EP) study, ventricular tachycardia, and more.

175 Sherman Avenue Yale New Haven Health Heart & Vascular Center, 2nd Floor
New Haven, CT 06511-4358

(203) 863-4210

Dr. Mark Lawrence Blitzer, MD is a cardiac electrophysiologist in New Haven, CT specializing in cardiac electrophysiology (heart rhythm) and general practice. He graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1991 and has 35 years of experience. Dr. Mark Lawrence Blitzer, MD is affiliated with Yale Medicine, Yale University and Yale New Haven Health.

Office Locations

175 Sherman Avenue Yale New Haven Health Heart & Vascular Center, 2nd Floor
New Haven, CT 06511-4358

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325 Boston Post Road Yale New Haven Health Heart & Vascular Center
Orange, CT 06477-3504

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500 West Putnam Avenue Yale New Haven Health Greenwich Hospital
Greenwich, CT 06830-4697

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365 Montauk Avenue
New London, CT 06320-4700

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84 North Main Street
Branford, CT 06405-3607

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1450 Chapel Street Yale New Haven Hospital St Raphael Campus
New Haven, CT 06511-4405

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Yale New Haven Health

84 North Phone Street
Branford, CT 06405

(203) 483-8300

(203) 483-8314

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Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Lawrence Blitzer, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in New Haven, CT during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ambulatory monitoring.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Lawrence Blitzer, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	58
cardiac procedures	125
cardioversion	21
diagnostic procedures	21
doctor visit	906
hospital care	322
implant surgery	46
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	15
inpatient care	322
minimally invasive procedures	46

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Lawrence Blitzer, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in New Haven, CT during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ambulatory monitoring.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Lawrence Blitzer, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	57
cardiac procedures	106
cardioversion	26
doctor visit	878
hospital care	302
implant surgery	49
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	25
inpatient care	302
minimally invasive procedures	49

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Lawrence Blitzer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	413
Female	316

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	647
Black	51
Hispanic	19
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	177
From 75 to 84	264
85 and over	239
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Lawrence Blitzer, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	73
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	49
Heart Failure	64
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	45
Dementia	18
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Lawrence Blitzer, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in New Haven, CT during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ambulatory monitoring.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Lawrence Blitzer, MD for Medicare patients.

ablation	11
ambulatory monitoring	88
cardiac procedures	172
cardioversion	22
catheterization	11
diagnostic procedures	14
doctor visit	988
hospital care	289
implant surgery	59
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	52
inpatient care	289
minimally invasive procedures	81

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Lawrence Blitzer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	415
Female	335

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	673
Black	48
Hispanic	16
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	184
From 75 to 84	282
85 and over	224
Less than 65	60

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Lawrence Blitzer, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	52
Heart Failure	61
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	42
Dementia	16
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Lawrence Blitzer, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in New Haven, CT during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ambulatory monitoring.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Lawrence Blitzer, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	86
cardiac procedures	134
cardioversion	27
doctor visit	962
hospital care	315
implant surgery	48
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	45
inpatient care	315
minimally invasive procedures	48

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Lawrence Blitzer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	824
Female	664

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1312
Black	96
Hispanic	42
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	402
From 75 to 84	502
85 and over	458
Less than 65	126

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Lawrence Blitzer, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	51
Heart Failure	64
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	43
Dementia	16
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Lawrence Blitzer, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in New Haven, CT during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ambulatory monitoring.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Lawrence Blitzer, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	105
cardiac procedures	149
cardioversion	34
doctor visit	965
hospital care	292
implant surgery	44
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	21
inpatient care	292
minimally invasive procedures	44
vascular procedures	13

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Lawrence Blitzer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	412
Female	319

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	636
Black	47
Hispanic	26
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	196
From 75 to 84	254
85 and over	214
Less than 65	67

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Lawrence Blitzer, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	27
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	51
Heart Failure	65
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	43
Dementia	17
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Lawrence Blitzer, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in New Haven, CT during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ambulatory monitoring.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Lawrence Blitzer, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	115
cardiac procedures	167
cardioversion	31
doctor visit	936
hospital care	249
implant surgery	52
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	34
inpatient care	249
minimally invasive procedures	52

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Lawrence Blitzer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	412
Female	309

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	621
Black	50
Hispanic	28
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	202
From 75 to 84	260
85 and over	195
Less than 65	64

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Lawrence Blitzer, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	51
Heart Failure	62
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	42
Dementia	18
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Lawrence Blitzer, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in New Haven, CT during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ambulatory monitoring.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Lawrence Blitzer, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	103
cardiac procedures	159
cardioversion	24
doctor visit	850
hospital care	243
implant surgery	56
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	21
inpatient care	243
minimally invasive procedures	56

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Lawrence Blitzer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	387
Female	277

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	574
Black	37
Hispanic	32
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	193
From 75 to 84	233
85 and over	176
Less than 65	62

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Lawrence Blitzer, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	72
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	52
Heart Failure	63
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	40
Dementia	18
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Lawrence Blitzer, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in New Haven, CT during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ambulatory monitoring.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Lawrence Blitzer, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	92
cardiac procedures	132
cardioversion	26
doctor visit	794
hospital care	335
implant surgery	40
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	18
inpatient care	335
minimally invasive procedures	40
vascular procedures	12

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Lawrence Blitzer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	375
Female	259

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	543
Black	39
Hispanic	26
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	177
From 75 to 84	227
85 and over	171
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Lawrence Blitzer, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	50
Heart Failure	63
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	42
Dementia	21
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Lawrence Blitzer, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in New Haven, CT during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ambulatory monitoring.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Lawrence Blitzer, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	46
cardiac procedures	60
cardioversion	25
doctor visit	575
hospital care	138
implant surgery	14
inpatient care	138
minimally invasive procedures	14

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Lawrence Blitzer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	368
Female	245

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	524
Black	37
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	189
From 75 to 84	216
85 and over	144
Less than 65	64

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Lawrence Blitzer, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	61
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	44
Heart Failure	59
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	40
Dementia	17
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Lawrence Blitzer, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in New Haven, CT during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ambulatory monitoring.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Lawrence Blitzer, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	30
cardiac procedures	42
doctor visit	587
hospital care	127
implant surgery	12
inpatient care	127
minimally invasive procedures	12

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Lawrence Blitzer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	777
Female	638

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1175
Black	111
Hispanic	60
Asian	0
Other	50
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	445
From 75 to 84	505
85 and over	301
Less than 65	164

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Lawrence Blitzer, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	60
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	50
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	37
Heart Failure	49
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	38
Dementia	21
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Mark Lawrence Blitzer, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in New Haven, CT during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and implant surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Lawrence Blitzer, MD for Medicare patients.

cardiac procedures	18
cardioversion	15
doctor visit	635
hospital care	72
implant surgery	18
inpatient care	72
minimally invasive procedures	18

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Lawrence Blitzer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	763
Female	622

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1160
Black	93
Hispanic	52
Asian	25
Other	55
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	440
From 75 to 84	517
85 and over	296
Less than 65	132

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Lawrence Blitzer, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	54
Heart Failure	48
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	38
Dementia	17
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Mark Lawrence Blitzer, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Mark Lawrence Blitzer, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in New Haven, CT were hospital care, inpatient care, cardiac procedures and ambulatory monitoring.

ablation	11
ambulatory monitoring	78
cardiac procedures	114
cardioversion	25
catheterization	11
diagnostic procedures	17
doctor visit	825
hospital care	244
implant surgery	39
implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) replacement	28
inpatient care	244
minimally invasive procedures	41
vascular procedures	12

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Lawrence Blitzer, MD.

**Gender**
Male	467
Female	362

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	55
Asian / Pacific Islander	2
Non-Hispanic White	715
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	29
Other	9

**Age**
75 to 84	296
85 and over	219
Less than 65	77
65 to 74	236

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Mark Lawrence Blitzer, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	7
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	37
Atrial Fibrillation	44
Dementia	16
Cancer	13

Education & Training

Dr. Mark Lawrence Blitzer, MD graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1991. He completed residency at Brigham and Women's Hospital. He has a state license in Connecticut.

Medical School: Harvard Medical School (1991)

Residency: Brigham and Women's Hospital

Licensed In: Connecticut

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Mark Lawrence Blitzer, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Yale Medicine

Yale University

Yale New Haven Health

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Dr. Mark Lawrence Blitzer, MD appears to accept the following insurance providers: CorVel, Great-West Healthcare, WellCare, MultiPlan, Community Care Network (CCN), United Healthcare, Aetna, Oxford Health Plans, Medicare, Consumer Health Network, Medicaid, Humana, Cigna, Anthem, ConnectiCare, Focus Health Solutions, Prime Health, First Health, Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS), TRICARE - HEALTH NET FEDERAL, COMPWORKS, HEALTHCARE VALUE MANAGEMENT, MANAGED COMP, TRICARE/CHAMPUS, HUSKY and PREFERRED HEALTH WORKS.

Insurance Accepted by Provider includes:

According to our sources, Dr. Mark Lawrence Blitzer, MD accepts the following insurance providers:

CorVel

Great-West Healthcare

WellCare

MultiPlan

Community Care Network (CCN)

United Healthcare

Aetna

Oxford Health Plans

Medicare

Consumer Health Network

Medicaid

Humana

Cigna

Anthem

ConnectiCare

Focus Health Solutions

Prime Health

First Health

Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)

TRICARE - HEALTH NET FEDERAL

COMPWORKS

HEALTHCARE VALUE MANAGEMENT

MANAGED COMP

TRICARE/CHAMPUS

HUSKY

PREFERRED HEALTH WORKS

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$27,713 Viva $10,394	Micra $232	Advisa $196	SelectSecure $100	Ablation $90	Other $16,701
Medtronic, Inc.	$1,952 Micra $185	SelectSecure $70	$1,698
Boston Scientific Corporation	$240 Tachy System $227	Metallic Stents $13
Abbott Laboratories	$194 AVEIR $103	Ensite Cardiac Mapping System $91
St. Jude Medical, Inc.	$128 CRM $128
Other	$161 LifeVest $79	Bradycardia products $26	Carto 3 System $17	Smartablate $15	ELIQUIS $14	Other $11

**Types of Payments**
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$16,000
Travel and Lodging	$11,459
Food and Beverage	$2,859
Education	$70

Biography

Dr. Mark Blitzer is a specialist in general practice and cardiac electrophysiology (heart rhythm). Dr. Blitzer graduated from Harvard Medical School. His medical residency was performed at Brigham and Women's Hospital. These areas are among his clinical interests: electrophysiological (EP) study, cardiomyopathy, and catheter ablation. Anthem, ConnectiCare, and Blue California seem to be the insurance carriers that Dr. Blitzer accepts. Dr. Blitzer's professional affiliations include Yale Medicine and Yale New Haven Health. He has an open panel in Branford, CT according to Yale New Haven Health.