AFib ablation in California: the highest-volume physicians
159 physicians in California billed Medicare for 8,443 AFib ablation procedures in 2024. The top 26, with the year before beside it.
Top 26
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brett A. Gidney, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Santa Barbara | 243 | 224 | +8% |
| 2 | Mark R. Bowers, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Sacramento | 234 | 204 | +15% |
| 3 | Arash Aryana, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Sacramento | 223 | 188 | +19% |
| 4 | Steven J. Fowler, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Monterey | 172 | 29 | +493% |
| 5 | Douglas N. Gibson, MD,Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · La Jolla | 171 | 79 | +116% |
| 6 | Peter D. Chang Sing, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Santa Rosa | 169 | 152 | +11% |
| 7 | Chad R. Brodt, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · East Palo Alto | 158 | 165 | −4% |
| 8 | Nicholas Olson, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · La Jolla | 147 | 111 | +32% |
| 9 | Robin A. Patrawala, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · E Palo Alto | 138 | 139 | −1% |
| 10 | Gregory A. Cogert, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Santa Barbara | 136 | 117 | +16% |
| 11 | Robert H. Mead, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · E Palo Alto | 133 | 107 | +24% |
| 12 | Jonathan D. Salcedo, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Redwood City | 125 | 126 | −1% |
| 13 | Leon A. Feldman, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Rancho Mirage | 120 | 86 | +40% |
| 14 | Alexander C. Perino, MDCardiology · Stanford | 115 | 55 | +109% |
| 15 | Shadi Kalantarian, MD, MPHCardiology · East Palo Alto | 112 | 87 | +29% |
| 16 | Shephal K. Doshi, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Santa Monica | 109 | 53 | +106% |
| 17 | Padraig G. Oneill, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Sacramento | 103 | 103 | +0% |
| 18 | Ali A. Sovari, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Oxnard | 102 | 74 | +38% |
| 19 | Lynne Hung, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Mission Viejo | 100 | 75 | +33% |
| 20 | Ragesh Panikkath, MDCardiology · San Luis Obispo | 99 | 115 | −14% |
| 21 | Jay H. Lee, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Orange | 98 | 79 | +24% |
| 22 | James J. Ong, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Tarzana | 97 | 102 | −5% |
| 23 | Matthew A. Cain, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Saint Helena | 95 | 60 | +58% |
| 24 | Matthew D. Pugh, DOClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Chula Vista | 92 | 97 | −5% |
| 25 | Vivek Iyer, MDCardiology · Larkspur | 88 | 71 | +24% |
| 25 | Yingbo Yang, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Sacramento | 88 | 62 | +42% |
A rank counts procedures billed under the physician's own NPI (CPT 93656), in 2024, Medicare fee-for-service only. A surgeon who mostly treats younger or Medicare Advantage patients will rank lower than their total volume. Method and limits.