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Dr. Van Eric Thompson, MD

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Specializes in: Cardiac Surgery

6 Old Castle Drive
Newtown, CT 06470

(573) 424-8810

Dr. Van Eric Thompson, MD is a cardiac surgeon in Newtown, CT specializing in cardiac surgery.

Office Locations

6 Old Castle Drive
Newtown, CT 06470

(573) 424-8810

(573) 256-3071

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In The News

“"It's kind of a creepy thing to be doing," a longtime heart surgeon and transplant specialist, Dr. V. Eric Thompson, said at a recent panel discussion about the procedure at the Yale School of...”—"When Does Life Stop? A New Way of Harvesting Organs Divides Doctors. (Published 2023)", New York Times, November 2023

“DR. V. ERIC THOMPSON, a longtime heart surgeon and transplant specialist, on a new technique for harvesting organs that requires restarting circulation, and cutting off blood flow to the brain,...”—"Quotation of the Day: A New Way of Harvesting Organs Divides Doctors and Ethicists (Published 2023)", New York Times, November 2023

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Van Eric Thompson, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Newtown, CT during 2012 were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and bypass surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Van Eric Thompson, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	13
bypass surgery	96
cardiac procedures	256
doctor visit	139
hospital care	81
inpatient care	81
minimally invasive procedures	13
open surgery	192
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	192

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Van Eric Thompson, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Newtown, CT during 2013 were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Van Eric Thompson, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	19
bypass surgery	40
cardiac procedures	108
dissection	14
doctor visit	139
excision	14
hospital care	54
inpatient care	54
lobectomy	12
lymph node procedures	14
minimally invasive procedures	19
open surgery	92
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	106

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Van Eric Thompson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	108
Female	91

**Age**
From 65 to 74	89
From 75 to 84	71
85 and over	15
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Van Eric Thompson, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	71
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	72
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	42
Diabetes	38
Dementia	7
Cancer	26

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Van Eric Thompson, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Newtown, CT during 2014 were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Van Eric Thompson, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	17
bypass surgery	37
cardiac procedures	110
dissection	16
doctor visit	114
excision	16
hospital care	66
inpatient care	53
lobectomy	11
lymph node procedures	16
minimally invasive procedures	17
open surgery	85
outpatient care	13
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	101

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Van Eric Thompson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	107
Female	81

**Age**
From 65 to 74	89
From 75 to 84	69
85 and over	14
Less than 65	16

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Van Eric Thompson, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	28
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	39
Dementia	0
Cancer	28

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Van Eric Thompson, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Newtown, CT during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and open surgery.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Van Eric Thompson, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	32
cardiac procedures	64
doctor visit	37
hospital care	98
inpatient care	98
open surgery	64
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	64

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Van Eric Thompson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	250
Female	122

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	338
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	164
From 75 to 84	108
85 and over	36
Less than 65	64

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Van Eric Thompson, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	21
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	55
Asthma	22
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	34
Heart Failure	52
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	35
Diabetes	53
Dementia	14
Cancer	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Van Eric Thompson, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Newtown, CT during 2016 were thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery, cardiac procedures and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Van Eric Thompson, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	41
cardiac procedures	82
doctor visit	63
hospital care	73
inpatient care	73
open surgery	82
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	82

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Van Eric Thompson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	133
Female	75

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	97
From 75 to 84	59
85 and over	23
Less than 65	29

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Van Eric Thompson, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	34
Osteoperosis	5
Atrial Fibrilation	37
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	38
Diabetes	45
Dementia	16
Cancer	24

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Van Eric Thompson, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Newtown, CT during 2017 were thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery, hospital care and cardiac procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Van Eric Thompson, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	41
cardiac procedures	82
doctor visit	39
hospital care	82
inpatient care	82
open surgery	82
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	82

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Van Eric Thompson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	109
Female	69

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	86
From 75 to 84	53
85 and over	14
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Van Eric Thompson, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	48
Dementia	18
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Van Eric Thompson, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Newtown, CT during 2018 were thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery, cardiac procedures and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Van Eric Thompson, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	33
cardiac procedures	66
doctor visit	25
hospital care	58
inpatient care	58
open surgery	66
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	66

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Van Eric Thompson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	99
Female	59

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	138
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	67
From 75 to 84	53
85 and over	14
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Van Eric Thompson, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	61
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	68
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	46
Dementia	20
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Van Eric Thompson, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Newtown, CT during 2019 were thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery, cardiac procedures and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Van Eric Thompson, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	28
cardiac procedures	56
doctor visit	32
hospital care	55
inpatient care	55
open surgery	56
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	56

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Van Eric Thompson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	81
Female	48

**Age**
From 65 to 74	48
From 75 to 84	44
85 and over	18
Less than 65	19

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Van Eric Thompson, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	62
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	64
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	36
Diabetes	47
Dementia	13
Cancer	21

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Van Eric Thompson, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Newtown, CT during 2020 were thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery, cardiac procedures and hospital care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Van Eric Thompson, MD for Medicare patients.

bypass surgery	24
cardiac procedures	48
doctor visit	14
hospital care	42
inpatient care	42
open surgery	48
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	48

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Van Eric Thompson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	59
Female	37

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	85
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	30
From 75 to 84	41
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Van Eric Thompson, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	67
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	44
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	54
Dementia	17
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Van Eric Thompson, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Newtown, CT during 2021 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Van Eric Thompson, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	15
hospital care	36
inpatient care	36

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Van Eric Thompson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	46
Female	26

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	58
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	31
From 75 to 84	23
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Van Eric Thompson, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	25
Chronic Kidney Disease	67
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	44
Heart Failure	75
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	33
Diabetes	50
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Van Eric Thompson, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Van Eric Thompson, MD treated as a cardiac surgeon in Newtown, CT were cardiac procedures, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures, open surgery and hospital care.

bronchoscopy	16
bypass surgery	41
cardiac procedures	96
dissection	15
doctor visit	61
excision	15
hospital care	64
inpatient care	63
lobectomy	11
lymph node procedures	15
minimally invasive procedures	16
open surgery	85
outpatient care	13
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	88

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Van Eric Thompson, MD.

**Gender**
Male	99
Female	60

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	95
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	52
85 and over	13
Less than 65	20
65 to 74	70

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Van Eric Thompson, MD From 2012 - 2021

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

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	67
Depression	27
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	5
Heart Failure	53
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	42
Atrial Fibrillation	31
Dementia	10
Cancer	17

Education & Training

He has a state license in Missouri.

Licensed In: Missouri

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
St. Jude Medical, Inc.	$1,145 Structural Heart $732	Epic Stented Tissue Valve $163	Tailor Flexible Ring and Band $105	Vascular $75	AMPLATZER $71
Abbott Laboratories	$397 Trifecta GT Tissue Heart Valve $235	Epic Stented Tissue Valve $163
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.	$136 Conformable TAG Thoracic Endoprosthesis $136
La Jolla Pharmaceutical Company	$54 GIAPREZA $54
Ethicon Inc.	$50 Endoscopy Endocutters $50
Other	$31 CoreValve Evolut $18	Pacemakers $13

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$1,738
Travel and Lodging	$75

Biography

Dr. Van Thompson practices cardiac surgery in Newtown, CT. Dr. Thompson has obtained a license to practice in Missouri.

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2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

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2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Van Eric Thompson, MD in 2013

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2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Van Eric Thompson, MD in 2014

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2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Van Eric Thompson, MD in 2015

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2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Van Eric Thompson, MD in 2016

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2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Van Eric Thompson, MD in 2017

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2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Van Eric Thompson, MD in 2018

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2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Van Eric Thompson, MD in 2019

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Van Eric Thompson, MD in 2020

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Van Eric Thompson, MD in 2021

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2021

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2021

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Van Eric Thompson, MD From 2012 - 2021

Education & Training

Ratings & Reviews

General Payments

Biography

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