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Dr. Peter Fonseca, PhD, MD

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(Peter Fonseca, MD)

(15 Ratings)

Specializes in: Thoracic Surgery and General Surgery

St. Louis University School of Medicine

12266 DePaul Drive Suite 205
Bridgeton, MO 63044

(314) 647-8269

Dr. Peter Fonseca, PhD, MD is a thoracic surgeon in Bridgeton, MO specializing in thoracic surgery and general surgery. He graduated from St. Louis University School of Medicine. Dr. Peter Fonseca, PhD, MD is affiliated with SSM Health DePaul Hospital, SSM Health, SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis, SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles, SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton and SSM MEDICAL GROUP INC.

Office Locations

12266 DePaul Drive Suite 205
Bridgeton, MO 63044

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400 Medical Plaza Suite 100
Lake St. Louis, MO 63367

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400 First Capitol Drive Suite 401, 3 Locations
Saint Charles, MO 63301

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Peter Fonseca, PhD, MD in 2023

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Top 5%

By Volume:

diagnostic bronchoscopy without biopsy

inpatient hospital care

In 2023, Dr. Peter Fonseca, PhD, MD performed more diagnostic bronchoscopy without biopsy, and inpatient hospital care (for patient admitted to hospital) procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Missouri.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Peter Fonseca, PhD, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Bridgeton, MO during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care, bronchoscopy and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Peter Fonseca, PhD, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	63
dissection	14
doctor visit	243
excision	14
hospital care	379
inpatient care	379
lobectomy	15
lymph node procedures	14
minimally invasive procedures	63
open surgery	15
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	44

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Peter Fonseca, PhD, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Bridgeton, MO during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Peter Fonseca, PhD, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	48
catheterization	13
doctor visit	236
hospital care	284
inpatient care	284
minimally invasive procedures	61
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	43

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter Fonseca, PhD, MD.

**Gender**
Male	147
Female	102

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	207
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	97
From 75 to 84	78
85 and over	25
Less than 65	49

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter Fonseca, PhD, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	33
Chronic Kidney Disease	38
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	37
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	55
Diabetes	34
Dementia	14
Cancer	47

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Peter Fonseca, PhD, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Bridgeton, MO during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care, thoracic (chest) surgery procedures and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Peter Fonseca, PhD, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	57
catheterization	13
dissection	14
doctor visit	182
excision	14
hospital care	298
inpatient care	298
lobectomy	14
lymph node procedures	14
minimally invasive procedures	57
open surgery	30
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	65
thoracostomy	16

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter Fonseca, PhD, MD.

**Gender**
Male	140
Female	84

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

**Age**
From 65 to 74	85
From 75 to 84	71
85 and over	30
Less than 65	38

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter Fonseca, PhD, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	29
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	15
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	17
Heart Failure	39
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	62
Diabetes	33
Dementia	13
Cancer	55

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Peter Fonseca, PhD, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Bridgeton, MO during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Peter Fonseca, PhD, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	54
catheterization	11
doctor visit	220
hospital care	520
inpatient care	520
minimally invasive procedures	66
open surgery	15
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	47
thoracostomy	15

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter Fonseca, PhD, MD.

**Gender**
Male	254
Female	210

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	388
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	162
From 75 to 84	162
85 and over	60
Less than 65	80

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter Fonseca, PhD, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	48
Asthma	32
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	16
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	54
Diabetes	34
Dementia	12
Cancer	47

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Peter Fonseca, PhD, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Bridgeton, MO during 2016 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and thoracic (chest) surgery procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Peter Fonseca, PhD, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	77
dissection	13
doctor visit	163
excision	13
hospital care	524
inpatient care	524
lobectomy	14
lymph node procedures	13
minimally invasive procedures	91
open surgery	45
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	85
thoracostomy	31

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter Fonseca, PhD, MD.

**Gender**
Male	147
Female	112

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	225
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	98
From 75 to 84	88
85 and over	28
Less than 65	45

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter Fonseca, PhD, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	12
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	38
Chronic Kidney Disease	51
Asthma	56
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	61
Diabetes	34
Dementia	22
Cancer	52

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Peter Fonseca, PhD, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Bridgeton, MO during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Peter Fonseca, PhD, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	63
doctor visit	139
hospital care	441
inpatient care	441
minimally invasive procedures	79
open surgery	24
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	40
thoracostomy	24

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter Fonseca, PhD, MD.

**Gender**
Male	123
Female	106

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	194
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	92
From 75 to 84	66
85 and over	35
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter Fonseca, PhD, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	58
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	10
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	62
Diabetes	34
Dementia	29
Cancer	48

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Peter Fonseca, PhD, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Bridgeton, MO during 2018 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Peter Fonseca, PhD, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	47
dissection	15
doctor visit	129
excision	15
hospital care	291
inpatient care	291
lobectomy	16
lymph node procedures	15
minimally invasive procedures	59
open surgery	16
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	43

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter Fonseca, PhD, MD.

**Gender**
Male	83
Female	90

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	141
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	78
From 75 to 84	56
85 and over	11
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter Fonseca, PhD, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	72
Diabetes	37
Dementia	23
Cancer	64

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Peter Fonseca, PhD, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Bridgeton, MO during 2019 were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and bronchoscopy.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Peter Fonseca, PhD, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	49
dissection	12
doctor visit	107
excision	12
hospital care	295
inpatient care	295
lobectomy	15
lymph node procedures	12
minimally invasive procedures	61
open surgery	15
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	39

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter Fonseca, PhD, MD.

**Gender**
Male	67
Female	78

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	109
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	59
From 75 to 84	46
85 and over	12
Less than 65	28

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter Fonseca, PhD, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	66
Diabetes	36
Dementia	20
Cancer	56

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Peter Fonseca, PhD, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Bridgeton, MO during 2020 were hospital care, inpatient care, bronchoscopy and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Peter Fonseca, PhD, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	29
doctor visit	113
hospital care	246
inpatient care	246
minimally invasive procedures	29

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter Fonseca, PhD, MD.

**Gender**
Male	66
Female	52

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	98
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	49
From 75 to 84	37
85 and over	11
Less than 65	21

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter Fonseca, PhD, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	65
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	47
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	42
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	58
Diabetes	41
Dementia	25
Cancer	53

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Peter Fonseca, PhD, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Bridgeton, MO during 2021 were hospital care, inpatient care, bronchoscopy and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Peter Fonseca, PhD, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	41
doctor visit	102
hospital care	397
inpatient care	397
minimally invasive procedures	41
open surgery	23
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	23
thoracostomy	23

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter Fonseca, PhD, MD.

**Gender**
Male	66
Female	68

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	114
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	55
From 75 to 84	42
85 and over	13
Less than 65	24

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter Fonseca, PhD, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	57
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	38
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	63
Diabetes	43
Dementia	29
Cancer	52

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Peter Fonseca, PhD, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Bridgeton, MO during 2022 were hospital care, inpatient care, bronchoscopy and minimally invasive procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Peter Fonseca, PhD, MD for Medicare patients.

bronchoscopy	36
doctor visit	91
hospital care	262
inpatient care	262
minimally invasive procedures	36

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter Fonseca, PhD, MD.

**Gender**
Male	60
Female	55

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	101
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	52
From 75 to 84	39
85 and over	12
Less than 65	12

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter Fonseca, PhD, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	11
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	30
Chronic Kidney Disease	44
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	32
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	65
Diabetes	42
Dementia	17
Cancer	58

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Peter Fonseca, PhD, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Peter Fonseca, PhD, MD treated as a thoracic surgeon in Bridgeton, MO were hospital care, inpatient care, minimally invasive procedures and bronchoscopy.

bronchoscopy	51
catheterization	12
dissection	13
doctor visit	156
excision	13
hospital care	357
inpatient care	357
lobectomy	14
lymph node procedures	13
minimally invasive procedures	58
open surgery	22
thoracic (chest) surgery procedures	47
thoracostomy	21

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter Fonseca, PhD, MD.

**Gender**
Male	104
Female	87

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	160
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	62
85 and over	21
Less than 65	32
65 to 74	75

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Peter Fonseca, PhD, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	5
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	46
Asthma	17
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	35
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	56
Diabetes	33
Atrial Fibrillation	19
Dementia	18
Cancer	48

Education & Training

Dr. Peter Fonseca, PhD, MD graduated from St. Louis University School of Medicine. He completed residency at Wright State University Affiliated Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Surgery American Board of Thoracic Surgery Drug Enforcement Administration Missouri Dept of Health/Narcotics&Dangerous Drugs Missouri State Board of Registration and has a state license in Missouri.

Medical School: St. Louis University School of Medicine

Residency: Wright State University Affiliated Hospitals

Board Certification: American Board of Surgery American Board of Thoracic Surgery Drug Enforcement Administration Missouri Dept of Health/Narcotics&Dangerous Drugs Missouri State Board of Registration

Licensed In: Missouri

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Peter Fonseca, PhD, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

SSM Health DePaul Hospital

SSM Health

SSM Health St. Mary's Hospital - St. Louis

SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles

SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton

SSM MEDICAL GROUP INC

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Peter Fonseca, PhD, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 15 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Peter Fonseca, PhD, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Bridgeton, MO.

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General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.	$8,477 Da Vinci Surgical System $7,477	DAVINCI XI $1,000
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated	$3,157 Exparel $3,157
Covidien Sales LLC	$1,887 Vessel Sealing $1,160	Access $494	Interventional Lung Solutions $114	Surgical Innovations $79	ReliaTack $39
Spiration, Inc.	$1,164 Respiratory Products $1,164
Davol Inc.	$1,134 SURGICAL $1,134
Other	$3,890 SURGICAL $873	Thoracic $670	R & D products $350	XALKORI $240	iDrive Ultra $177	Other $1,580

**Types of Payments**
Travel and Lodging	$8,935
Food and Beverage	$5,011
Education	$2,829
Consulting Fee	$2,558
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$350
Other	$27

Biography

Dr. Peter Fonseca's specialties are general surgery and thoracic surgery. Dr. Fonseca's average rating from his patients is 5.0 stars (out of 5). He is affiliated with SSM Health DePaul Hospital, SSM Health St. Clare Hospital - Fenton, and SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital - St. Charles. He has an open panel in Bridgeton, MO according to Yext. He is a graduate of St. Louis University School of Medicine. For his residency, Dr. Fonseca trained at a hospital affiliated with Wright State University.