Open aortic valve replacement · California
Open aortic valve replacement in California: the highest-volume physicians
34 physicians in California billed Medicare for 569 open aortic valve replacement procedures in 2024. The top 27, with the year before beside it.
Top 27
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael T. Ingram, MDCardiac Surgery · Sacramento | 38 | 44 | −14% |
| 2 | Robert C. Kincade, MDCardiac Surgery · Sacramento | 27 | 25 | +8% |
| 2 | Mohammad H. Islami Manuchehry, MDThoracic Surgery · El Cajon | 27 | 16 | |
| 4 | Bilal M. Shafi, MDThoracic Surgery · Santa Cruz | 25 | 19 | |
| 5 | Aaron H. Healy, MDCardiac Surgery · Sacramento | 23 | 19 | |
| 6 | Alfredo Trento, MDThoracic Surgery · Los Angeles | 22 | 19 | |
| 7 | Yuichi Ishida, MDThoracic Surgery · Newport Beach | 21 | 26 | −19% |
| 8 | John J. Tyner, MDCardiac Surgery · La Jolla | 20 | 11 | |
| 8 | Allen S. Morris, MDCardiac Surgery · Sacramento | 20 | — | |
| 10 | Shamsuddin Khwaja, MDGeneral Surgery · Fresno | 19 | 18 | |
| 11 | John W. Macarthur, MDGeneral Surgery · Palo Alto | 18 | 16 | |
| 11 | Richard D. Gregory, MDThoracic Surgery · Fresno | 18 | — | |
| 13 | Murray H. Kwon, MDCardiac Surgery · Los Angeles | 17 | 19 | |
| 13 | Aaron M. Kime, MDThoracic Surgery · Saint Helena | 17 | — | |
| 15 | Azmath Mohammed, MDThoracic Surgery · Sacramento | 16 | 11 | |
| 16 | Amir A. Sarkeshik, DO, MSThoracic Surgery · Redwood City | 15 | 14 | |
| 16 | James R. Hemp, MDThoracic Surgery · San Diego | 15 | — | |
| 16 | Luis J. Castro, MDThoracic Surgery · Redwood City | 15 | 21 | −29% |
| 19 | Eugene M. Golts, MDThoracic Surgery · San Diego | 14 | 12 | |
| 19 | Gansevoort H. Dunnington, MDCardiac Surgery · Saint Helena | 14 | 12 | |
| 19 | Stephen J. Rossiter, MDCardiac Surgery · Sacramento | 14 | 17 | |
| 19 | Kalwant S. DhillonGeneral Surgery · Fresno | 14 | 13 | |
| 19 | Gregory S. Spowart, MDCardiac Surgery · Monterey | 14 | 15 | |
| 24 | Daniel Logsdon, MDCardiac Surgery · Rancho Mirage | 13 | 16 | |
| 25 | William G. Wang, MDThoracic Surgery · La Jolla | 12 | 13 | |
| 25 | Victor M. Rodriguez, MDCardiac Surgery · Sacramento | 12 | 15 | |
| 25 | James A. Svoboda, MDGeneral Surgery · Fresno | 12 | — |
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.