Open aortic valve replacement · Pennsylvania
Open aortic valve replacement in Pennsylvania: the highest-volume physicians
32 physicians in Pennsylvania billed Medicare for 544 open aortic valve replacement procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marijan Koprivanac, MDThoracic Surgery · Philadelphia | 43 | 51 | −16% |
| 2 | Pavan Atluri, MDCardiac Surgery · Philadelphia | 27 | 17 | |
| 3 | Ibrahim Sultan, MDThoracic Surgery · Pgh. | 24 | 21 | +14% |
| 4 | Michael Ibrahim, MD PHDThoracic Surgery · Philadelphia | 23 | — | |
| 5 | Wilson Y. Szeto, MDThoracic Surgery · Philadelphia | 22 | 21 | +5% |
| 6 | Nimesh D. Desai, MDCardiac Surgery · Philadelphia | 21 | 34 | −38% |
| 7 | Michael A. Acker, MDCardiac Surgery · Philadelphia | 20 | 22 | −9% |
| 8 | Timothy S. Misselbeck, MDThoracic Surgery · Allentown | 19 | 19 | |
| 8 | Ahmed R. Nassar, MDThoracic Surgery · Allentown | 19 | 14 | |
| 10 | Anthony Tran, MBBCH, MSThoracic Surgery · Doylestown | 18 | 14 | |
| 10 | Konstadinos A. Plestis, MDVascular Surgery · Abington | 18 | 22 | −18% |
| 12 | Scott M. Goldman, MDThoracic Surgery · Wynnewood | 17 | — | |
| 12 | Alexandra Tuluca, MDThoracic Surgery · Philadelphia | 17 | 17 | |
| 14 | David B. Loran, MDThoracic Surgery · Harrisburg | 16 | 18 | |
| 14 | Kendall M. Lawrence, MDThoracic Surgery · Philadelphia | 16 | — | |
| 16 | Matthew P. Thomas, MDThoracic Surgery · Wynnewood | 15 | 11 | |
| 16 | Mark B. Anderson, MDThoracic Surgery · Philadelphia | 15 | 21 | −29% |
| 16 | Basel Ramlawi, MDThoracic Surgery · Wynnewood | 15 | 16 | |
| 16 | Abdulrhman S. Elnaggar, MDCardiac Surgery · Hershey | 15 | — | |
| 16 | Frank W. Bowen, MDCardiac Surgery · Camp Hill | 15 | 24 | −37% |
| 21 | Matthew G. Mullen, MDThoracic Surgery · Wilkes Barre | 14 | — | |
| 21 | Michael A. Bresticker, MDThoracic Surgery · Danville | 14 | 15 | |
| 23 | Raymond L. Singer, MDThoracic Surgery · Allentown | 13 | 12 | |
| 23 | Mubashir A. Mumtaz, MDThoracic Surgery · Harrisburg | 13 | — | |
| 23 | Arminder S. Jassar, MDCardiac Surgery · Philadelphia | 13 | 24 | −46% |
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.