Open aortic valve replacement · Arizona
Open aortic valve replacement in Arizona: the highest-volume physicians
10 physicians in Arizona billed Medicare for 178 open aortic valve replacement procedures in 2024. The top 10, with the year before beside it.
Top 10
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kristen A. Sell-Dottin, MDCardiac Surgery · Scottsdale | 34 | 20 | +70% |
| 2 | Robert D. Riley, MDCardiac Surgery · Scottsdale | 31 | 26 | +19% |
| 3 | Rajeev S. Kathuria, MDCardiac Surgery · Scottsdale | 21 | 26 | −19% |
| 4 | Francis X. Downey, MDThoracic Surgery · Scottsdale | 16 | 22 | −27% |
| 5 | Kevin M. Brady, MDCardiac Surgery · Phoenix | 15 | 14 | |
| 6 | Charles M. Wojnarski, MD, MSThoracic Surgery · Scottsdale | 14 | — | |
| 7 | Kenneth A. Ashton, MDCardiac Surgery · Chandler | 12 | — | |
| 7 | Toshinobu Kazui, MDCardiac Surgery · Tucson | 12 | 15 | |
| 7 | Mark D. Peterson, MDThoracic Surgery · Phoenix | 12 | — | |
| 10 | George Makdisi, MDThoracic Surgery · Tucson | 11 | 17 |
A rank counts procedures billed under the physician's own NPI (CPT 33405), 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.