Open aortic valve replacement · Ohio
Open aortic valve replacement in Ohio: the highest-volume physicians
16 physicians in Ohio billed Medicare for 339 open aortic valve replacement procedures in 2024. The top 16, with the year before beside it.
Top 16
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shinya Unai, MDCardiac Surgery · Cleveland | 67 | 60 | +12% |
| 2 | Lars G. Svensson, MDThoracic Surgery · Cleveland | 42 | 30 | +40% |
| 3 | Patrick R. Vargo, MDThoracic Surgery · Cleveland | 30 | 29 | +3% |
| 4 | Michael G. Moront, MDThoracic Surgery · Toledo | 29 | 20 | +45% |
| 5 | Geoffrey AnswiniCardiac Surgery · Cincinnati | 20 | — | |
| 6 | Syed A. Zaman, MDCardiac Surgery · Dayton | 19 | 27 | −30% |
| 7 | Nicholas G. Smedira, MDThoracic Surgery · Cleveland | 17 | 15 | |
| 7 | Eric E. Roselli, MDCardiology · Cleveland | 17 | 13 | |
| 9 | Sarah Eapen, MDThoracic Surgery · Cleveland | 14 | — | |
| 10 | Inderjit S. Gill, MDCardiac Surgery · Cleveland | 13 | — | |
| 11 | Ahmet Kilic, MDCardiac Surgery · Columbus | 12 | — | |
| 11 | Cristian R. Baeza, MDCardiac Surgery · Cleveland | 12 | 14 | |
| 11 | Kenneth R. Mccurry, MDCardiac Surgery · Cleveland | 12 | 16 | |
| 11 | Edward G. Soltesz, MDThoracic Surgery · Cleveland | 12 | 13 | |
| 11 | Geoffrey B. Blossom, MDThoracic Surgery · Columbus | 12 | — | |
| 16 | Thomas J. Merle, MDThoracic Surgery · Kettering | 11 | — |
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.