Open aortic valve replacement · Tennessee
Open aortic valve replacement in Tennessee: the highest-volume physicians
5 physicians in Tennessee billed Medicare for 61 open aortic valve replacement procedures in 2024. The top 5, with the year before beside it.
Top 5
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashish Shah, MDCardiac Surgery · Nashville | 14 | 17 | |
| 2 | Chandrashekhar Ramaiah, MDThoracic Surgery · Nashville | 13 | 14 | |
| 3 | Clayton A. Kaiser, MDCardiac Surgery · Nashville | 12 | 14 | |
| 4 | Billy D. Parsons, MDThoracic Surgery · Cookeville | 11 | — | |
| 4 | Tarek Absi, MDCardiac Surgery · Nashville | 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.