AFib ablation · North Carolina
AFib ablation in North Carolina: the highest-volume physicians
71 physicians in North Carolina billed Medicare for 2,718 AFib ablation procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashish B. Patel, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Raleigh | 121 | 94 | +29% |
| 2 | Joseph M. Bumgarner, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Raleigh | 107 | 88 | +22% |
| 3 | Michael R. Rehorn, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Durham | 72 | 47 | +53% |
| 3 | Kevin Manocha, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Raleigh | 72 | 48 | +50% |
| 5 | Taylor C. BazemoreHospitalist · Wilmington | 68 | 30 | +127% |
| 6 | Sidharth A. Shah, MD, MSCardiology · Raleigh | 62 | 63 | −2% |
| 7 | Sherry J. Saxonhouse, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Charlotte | 61 | 47 | +30% |
| 7 | Nicholas J. Costa, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Winston Salem | 61 | 40 | +53% |
| 7 | Brian D. Powell, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Charlotte | 61 | 43 | +42% |
| 10 | Pavlo I. Netrebko, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Cary | 59 | 52 | +13% |
| 11 | Neel J. Patel, MDCardiology · Charlotte | 57 | 43 | +33% |
| 11 | Anil K. Gehi, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Chapel Hill | 57 | 53 | +8% |
| 11 | Zachary Hale, MDCardiology · Asheville | 57 | 35 | +63% |
| 14 | Ghanshyam Palamaner Subash Shantha, MD, MPHClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Greenville | 56 | 22 | +155% |
| 15 | Patrick M. Hranitzky, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · High Point | 55 | 52 | +6% |
| 16 | Sean Pokorney, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Morganton | 54 | 37 | +46% |
| 16 | Timothy P. Donahue, MDCardiology · Durham | 54 | 53 | +2% |
| 18 | John C. Brandt, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Asheville | 50 | 43 | +16% |
| 18 | Joseph Donnelly, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Asheville | 50 | 35 | +43% |
| 20 | Gregory W. Woo, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Gastonia | 48 | 36 | +33% |
| 20 | Thomas R. Kambur, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Charlotte | 48 | 32 | +50% |
| 20 | Kevin P. Jackson, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Durham | 48 | 42 | +14% |
| 23 | Jason M. Lappe, MD MSClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Durham | 47 | 35 | +34% |
| 24 | David W. Frazier, MDCardiology · Greenville | 46 | 44 | +5% |
| 25 | Michael R. Manogue, MDInternal Medicine · Asheville | 44 | 35 | +26% |
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.