AFib ablation in Utah: the highest-volume physicians
20 physicians in Utah billed Medicare for 936 AFib ablation procedures in 2024. The top 20, with the year before beside it.
Top 20
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John D. Day, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Salt Lake City | 143 | 88 | +63% |
| 2 | David C. WangClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Provo | 97 | 80 | +21% |
| 3 | Clinton J. Thurber, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Ogden | 92 | 52 | +77% |
| 4 | Faraz K. Luni, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Orem | 74 | 49 | +51% |
| 5 | Jared D. Miller, MDCardiology · Salt Lake City | 66 | 59 | +12% |
| 6 | Michel M. Barakat, MDCardiology · Bountiful | 60 | 43 | +40% |
| 7 | Michael Cutler, DOCardiology · Murray | 56 | 36 | +56% |
| 8 | Charles W. Tate, MDInternal Medicine · St George | 54 | 39 | +38% |
| 9 | Nischala Nannapaneni, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Salt Lake City | 43 | 23 | +87% |
| 10 | Brian G. Crandall, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Logan | 38 | 33 | +15% |
| 10 | Peter G. Forstall, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Ogden | 38 | 20 | +90% |
| 12 | Sandeep Talwar, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Farmington | 35 | 41 | −15% |
| 13 | Yonathan Melman, MD/PHDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Ogden | 30 | 34 | −12% |
| 14 | Ryan L. Cooley, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · St. George | 22 | — | |
| 15 | Dan Dan, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Ogden | 21 | 30 | −30% |
| 16 | Michael J. Crawford, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Salt Lake City | 16 | — | |
| 17 | Ravi Ranjan, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Salt Lake City | 15 | 21 | −29% |
| 18 | Brennan D. Rigby, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Provo | 13 | — | |
| 19 | Leenhapong Navaravong, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Provo | 12 | 15 | |
| 20 | Daniel L. Varela, MDCardiology · St George | 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.