Open aortic valve replacement · Texas
Open aortic valve replacement in Texas: the highest-volume physicians
18 physicians in Texas billed Medicare for 322 open aortic valve replacement procedures in 2024. The top 18, with the year before beside it.
Top 18
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neelan S. Doolabh, MDThoracic Surgery · Tyler | 42 | 35 | +20% |
| 2 | Justin M. Schaffer, MDThoracic Surgery · Plano | 39 | 15 | |
| 3 | Katherine B. Harrington, MDThoracic Surgery · Plano | 26 | 22 | +18% |
| 4 | Julius I. Ejiofor, MDThoracic Surgery · Plano | 22 | — | |
| 5 | Christopher C. Kwon, MDThoracic Surgery · Waco | 18 | — | |
| 6 | Hannan Chaugle, MDThoracic Surgery · Webster | 17 | 13 | |
| 6 | Edward W. Pottmeyer, MDThoracic Surgery · Round Rock | 17 | 13 | |
| 8 | Aldo E. Rafael Yarihuaman, MDThoracic Surgery · Dallas | 16 | 12 | |
| 9 | James R. Garrison, MDThoracic Surgery · San Antonio | 15 | — | |
| 10 | Stephen Dewan, MDThoracic Surgery · Austin | 14 | 21 | −33% |
| 11 | Lee R. Hafen, MDThoracic Surgery · Plano | 13 | — | |
| 11 | Faraz Kerendi, MDCardiac Surgery · Austin | 13 | 15 | |
| 11 | Minh P. Tran, MDThoracic Surgery · Denton | 13 | — | |
| 14 | William F. Turner, MDCardiac Surgery · Tyler | 12 | 22 | −45% |
| 14 | William Brinkman, MDThoracic Surgery · Plano | 12 | 14 | |
| 16 | Thomas Macgillivray, MDThoracic Surgery · Houston | 11 | — | |
| 16 | Kelley A. Hutcheson, MDThoracic Surgery · Plano | 11 | — | |
| 16 | Robert C. Neely, MDThoracic Surgery · Austin | 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.