AFib ablation in Louisiana: the highest-volume physicians
26 physicians in Louisiana billed Medicare for 906 AFib ablation procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sherman S. Wiggins, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Shreveport | 83 | 63 | +32% |
| 2 | Nassir F. Marrouche, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · New Orleans | 80 | 86 | −7% |
| 3 | Harry R. Hawthorne, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Alexandria | 60 | 43 | +40% |
| 4 | Srikar R. Veerareddy, MDCardiology · Shreveport | 54 | 39 | +38% |
| 5 | Ravi Kanagala, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Bogalusa | 51 | 20 | +155% |
| 6 | Mark S. Pollet, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Baton Rouge | 47 | 33 | +42% |
| 7 | Patrick J. Welch, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Lafayette | 46 | 66 | −30% |
| 8 | Zhen Jiao, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Metairie | 36 | — | |
| 9 | Michael L. Bernard, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · New Orleans | 35 | 20 | +75% |
| 9 | Paul F. Stahls, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Covington | 35 | 27 | +30% |
| 9 | Kanwar Y. Singh, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Houma | 35 | 47 | −26% |
| 12 | Glenn M. Polin, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · New Orleans | 34 | 26 | +31% |
| 12 | Abhishek K. Jaiswal, MBBSCardiology · Shreveport | 34 | 31 | +10% |
| 14 | Paul M. Dampf, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Baton Rouge | 30 | 22 | +36% |
| 15 | Bader Alotaibi, MDCardiology · Shreveport | 29 | — | |
| 15 | Basel Kasabali, MDCardiology · Shreveport | 29 | 23 | +26% |
| 17 | Paul A. Rogers, MD, PHDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · New Orleans | 28 | 21 | +33% |
| 18 | Sammy Khatib, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · New Orleans | 27 | 25 | +8% |
| 19 | Marc N. Saad, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Lafayette | 21 | 32 | −34% |
| 20 | Wenjie Xu, MDCardiology · Baton Rouge | 20 | 16 | |
| 21 | Dedric J. Clarke, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · New Orleans | 19 | 14 | |
| 22 | Sai Konduru, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Shreveport | 17 | — | |
| 23 | Eoin DonnellanClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Lafayette | 16 | 17 | |
| 24 | Alvaro F. Manrique Garcia, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Lafayette | 15 | 20 | −25% |
| 25 | Kenneth C. Civello, MD, MPHCardiology · Baton Rouge | 14 | 11 |
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.