AFib ablation in Washington: the highest-volume physicians
48 physicians in Washington billed Medicare for 1,800 AFib ablation procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ravi K. Kilaru, MBBS, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Bremerton | 98 | 88 | +11% |
| 2 | Kamal R. Joshi, MDCardiology · Olympia | 87 | 82 | +6% |
| 2 | Nasir Shariff, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Tacoma | 87 | 65 | +34% |
| 4 | Maheer GandhavadiClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Bellevue | 81 | 70 | +16% |
| 5 | Ramy L. Hanna, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Mount Vernon | 70 | 43 | +63% |
| 6 | Robert S. Wark, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Olympia | 65 | 45 | +44% |
| 7 | Robert W. RhoClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Seattle | 62 | 32 | +94% |
| 8 | John F. Macgregor, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Bellingham | 60 | 56 | +7% |
| 9 | Derek M. Rodrigues, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Bellevue | 59 | 50 | +18% |
| 10 | Jad Swingle, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Seattle | 58 | 43 | +35% |
| 11 | Darryl S. Wells, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Seattle | 56 | 71 | −21% |
| 12 | Carlos M. Alves, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Seattle | 52 | 65 | −20% |
| 13 | Munish Kumar Kannabhiran, MDCardiology · Richland | 47 | 37 | +27% |
| 14 | Jeffrey Ho, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Tacoma | 45 | 42 | +7% |
| 15 | Roy P. Lin, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Wenatchee | 44 | 38 | +16% |
| 16 | Erik Wissner, MDCardiology · Seattle | 40 | 18 | |
| 16 | David G. Rosenthal, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Seattle | 40 | 34 | +18% |
| 18 | Nazem W. Akoum, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Seattle | 39 | 31 | +26% |
| 19 | Benjamin John, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Vancouver | 37 | 20 | +85% |
| 20 | Jeffrey V. Fowler, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Bellevue | 36 | 22 | +64% |
| 21 | Christian D. Ngo, MD, MSClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Seattle | 35 | 17 | |
| 21 | Ricardo Cardona Guarache, MDCardiology · Everett | 35 | 25 | +40% |
| 23 | Tariq Salam, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Tacoma | 34 | 29 | +17% |
| 23 | Patrick Henley, DOClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Spokane | 34 | 27 | +26% |
| 25 | Felix Krainski, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Wenatchee | 32 | 29 | +10% |
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.