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Dr. Thomas Robert Rocco, MD

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Specializes in: General Surgery

Professional interests include: pain management

220 Bellevue Avenue
Newport, RI 02840

(401) 849-1113

Dr. Thomas Robert Rocco, MD is a general surgeon in Johnston, RI specializing in general surgery. Dr. Thomas Robert Rocco, MD is affiliated with CharterCare.

Office Locations

1526 Atwood Avenue Suite 200
Johnston, RI 02919

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220 Bellevue Avenue
Newport, RI 02840

(401) 849-1113

(401) 849-0410

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In The News

“Thomas Rocco, MD, FACS has joined the Ortho Rhode Island team with extensive experience providing care for patients with chronic spinal pain.”—"Ortho Rhode Island Welcomes Dr. Thomas Rocco to their Orthopedics Team", Providence Business News, May 2021

Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Thomas Robert Rocco, MD in 2023

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

Top 5%

By Volume:

excisional debridement

injections

nerve block

pain management

sacroiliac joint injection

selective nerve root block

spinal injection

subarachnoid block with local anesthetic

transforaminal epidural steroid injection

Unna boot application

By Affordability:

immobilization treatment

Unna boot application

In 2023, among providers in related specialties within Rhode Island, Dr. Thomas Robert Rocco, MD performed more excisional debridement, injections, nerve block, pain management, sacroiliac (SI) joint injection, selective nerve root block (SNRB), spinal injection, subarachnoid block with local anesthetic (numbing medicine), transforaminal epidural steroid injection, and Unna boot application procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of them and he also had a list price for immobilization treatment, and Unna boot application 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.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Robert Rocco, MD treated as a general surgeon in Johnston, RI during 2012 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, compression therapy and immobilization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Robert Rocco, MD for Medicare patients.

compression therapy	289
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	682
doctor visit	506
excision	682
immobilization	289
injections	118
minor procedures	119
nerve block	104
pain management	118
spinal procedures	118

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Robert Rocco, MD treated as a general surgeon in Johnston, RI during 2013 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, pain management and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Robert Rocco, MD for Medicare patients.

compression therapy	201
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	607
doctor visit	548
excision	607
immobilization	201
injections	260
minor procedures	82
nerve block	234
pain management	260
spinal procedures	260

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Robert Rocco, MD.

**Gender**
Male	96
Female	154

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	230
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	69
From 75 to 84	67
85 and over	55
Less than 65	59

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Robert Rocco, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	44
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	28
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	38
Dementia	17
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Robert Rocco, MD treated as a general surgeon in Johnston, RI during 2014 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, pain management and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Robert Rocco, MD for Medicare patients.

compression therapy	154
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	709
doctor visit	384
excision	709
immobilization	154
injections	300
nerve block	247
pain management	300
spinal procedures	300

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Robert Rocco, MD.

**Gender**
Male	106
Female	183

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	264
Black	0
Hispanic	12
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	93
From 75 to 84	72
85 and over	50
Less than 65	74

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Robert Rocco, MD in 2014

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	27
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	37
Dementia	12
Cancer	10

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Robert Rocco, MD treated as a general surgeon in Johnston, RI during 2015 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, pain management and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Robert Rocco, MD for Medicare patients.

compression therapy	204
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	822
doctor visit	444
excision	822
immobilization	204
injections	395
nerve block	332
pain management	395
spinal procedures	395
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	57

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Robert Rocco, MD.

**Gender**
Male	264
Female	420

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	622
Black	22
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	250
From 75 to 84	170
85 and over	102
Less than 65	162

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Robert Rocco, MD in 2015

Hypertension	72
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	22
Diabetes	38
Dementia	14
Cancer	8

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Robert Rocco, MD treated as a general surgeon in Johnston, RI during 2016 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, pain management and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Robert Rocco, MD for Medicare patients.

compression therapy	183
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	777
doctor visit	364
excision	777
immobilization	183
injections	737
minor procedures	81
nerve block	648
nursing home care	61
pain management	737
spinal procedures	737

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Robert Rocco, MD.

**Gender**
Male	212
Female	320

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	479
Black	19
Hispanic	22
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	196
From 75 to 84	151
85 and over	85
Less than 65	100

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Robert Rocco, MD in 2016

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	61
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	24
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	36
Dementia	11
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Robert Rocco, MD treated as a general surgeon in Johnston, RI during 2017 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, compression therapy and immobilization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Robert Rocco, MD for Medicare patients.

compression therapy	168
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	573
doctor visit	248
excision	573
immobilization	168
injections	81
pain management	81
spinal procedures	81

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Robert Rocco, MD.

**Gender**
Male	157
Female	226

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	346
Black	0
Hispanic	15
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	147
From 75 to 84	118
85 and over	61
Less than 65	57

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Robert Rocco, MD in 2017

Hypertension	74
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	38
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	20
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	33
Dementia	8
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Robert Rocco, MD treated as a general surgeon in Johnston, RI during 2018 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, compression therapy and immobilization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Robert Rocco, MD for Medicare patients.

compression therapy	282
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	840
doctor visit	329
excision	840
immobilization	282
injections	34
pain management	34
spinal procedures	34

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Robert Rocco, MD.

**Gender**
Male	135
Female	186

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	286
Black	0
Hispanic	14
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	122
From 75 to 84	95
85 and over	61
Less than 65	43

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Robert Rocco, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	35
Dementia	9
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Robert Rocco, MD treated as a general surgeon in Johnston, RI during 2019 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, compression therapy and immobilization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Robert Rocco, MD for Medicare patients.

compression therapy	140
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	690
doctor visit	410
excision	690
immobilization	140
injections	14
pain management	14
spinal procedures	14

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Robert Rocco, MD.

**Gender**
Male	132
Female	199

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	298
Black	0
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	124
From 75 to 84	107
85 and over	65
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Robert Rocco, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	15
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	25
Diabetes	35
Dementia	9
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Robert Rocco, MD treated as a general surgeon in Johnston, RI during 2020 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, compression therapy and immobilization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Robert Rocco, MD for Medicare patients.

compression therapy	131
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	628
doctor visit	201
excision	628
immobilization	131
injections	31
pain management	31
spinal procedures	31

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Robert Rocco, MD.

**Gender**
Male	124
Female	169

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	260
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	12
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	97
From 75 to 84	100
85 and over	61
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Robert Rocco, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	36
Dementia	14
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Robert Rocco, MD treated as a general surgeon in Johnston, RI during 2021 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, pain management and injections.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Robert Rocco, MD for Medicare patients.

compression therapy	123
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	686
doctor visit	293
excision	686
immobilization	123
injections	185
nerve block	82
pain management	185
spinal procedures	162

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Robert Rocco, MD.

**Gender**
Male	169
Female	227

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	364
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	11
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	151
From 75 to 84	170
85 and over	48
Less than 65	27

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Robert Rocco, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	14
Heart Failure	16
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	31
Dementia	10
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Thomas Robert Rocco, MD treated as a general surgeon in Johnston, RI during 2022 were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, pain management and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Robert Rocco, MD for Medicare patients.

compression therapy	163
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	618
doctor visit	199
excision	618
immobilization	163
injections	213
nerve block	148
pain management	213
spinal procedures	213

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Robert Rocco, MD.

**Gender**
Male	188
Female	257

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	407
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	21
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	183
From 75 to 84	172
85 and over	67
Less than 65	23

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Robert Rocco, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	33
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	29
Dementia	6
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Thomas Robert Rocco, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Thomas Robert Rocco, MD treated as a general surgeon in Johnston, RI were debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue), excision, nerve block and pain management.

compression therapy	185
debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue)	693
doctor visit	356
excision	693
immobilization	185
injections	215
minor procedures	94
nerve block	256
nursing home care	61
pain management	215
spinal procedures	213
wound repair (e.g. stitches)	57

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Robert Rocco, MD.

**Gender**
Female	212
Male	143

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	3
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	323
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	6
Other	4

**Age**
85 and over	59
75 to 84	111
Less than 65	55
65 to 74	130

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Thomas Robert Rocco, MD From 2012 - 2022

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Thomas Robert Rocco, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	67
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	35
Depression	31
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	11
Osteoporosis	9
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	31
Atrial Fibrillation	14
Dementia	10
Cancer	10

Education & Training

He has a state license in Rhode Island.

Licensed In: Rhode Island

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Thomas Robert Rocco, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

CharterCare

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Smith & Nephew, Inc.	$216 Regranex $70	Wound Matrix $51	Pico $42	Santyl $30	Oasis $12	Other $11
SANOFI PASTEUR INC.	$195 $195
Smith+Nephew, Inc.	$70 Iodosorb $39	COLLAGENASE SANTYL $31
TEI Medical Inc.	$25 AMNIOEXCEL $25
Organogenesis Inc.	$19 PuraPly $19

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$330
Gift	$195

Biography

Dr. Thomas Rocco, who practices in Johnston, RI and Newport, RI, is a medical specialist in general surgery. Dr. Rocco's clinical interests include pain management. He is professionally affiliated with CharterCare.