Open aortic valve replacement · New Jersey
Open aortic valve replacement in New Jersey: the highest-volume physicians
12 physicians in New Jersey billed Medicare for 208 open aortic valve replacement procedures in 2024. The top 12, with the year before beside it.
Top 12
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John M. Brown, MDThoracic Surgery · Morristown | 36 | 40 | −10% |
| 2 | Christopher J. Magovern, MDCardiac Surgery · Morristown | 21 | 14 | |
| 2 | Ronald E. Ross, MBBSCardiac Surgery · Browns Mills | 21 | 13 | |
| 4 | Brook A. Dejene, MDCardiac Surgery · Neptune | 18 | 15 | |
| 5 | Kourosh T. Asgarian, DOCardiac Surgery · Neptune | 17 | 16 | |
| 5 | Leonard Y. Lee, MDGeneral Surgery · Hackensack | 17 | 23 | −26% |
| 7 | Frederick F. Sardari, MDThoracic Surgery · Newark | 16 | — | |
| 8 | Michael Rosenbloom, MDThoracic Surgery · Camden | 13 | — | |
| 8 | Paul G. Burns, MDCardiac Surgery · Browns Mills | 13 | 12 | |
| 8 | Hirohisa Ikegami, MDCardiac Surgery · New Brunswick | 13 | — | |
| 11 | Benjamin Van Boxtel, MDCardiac Surgery · Morristown | 12 | 14 | |
| 12 | Steve Xydas, MDThoracic Surgery · Morristown | 11 | 15 |
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.