Surgical Volume

Open aortic valve replacement · Wisconsin

Open aortic valve replacement in Wisconsin: the highest-volume physicians

7 physicians in Wisconsin billed Medicare for 110 open aortic valve replacement procedures in 2024. The top 7, with the year before beside it.

Top 7

RankPhysician20242023Change
1Zahir A. Rashid, MDThoracic Surgery · Madison2617
2Ronald H. Miles, MDThoracic Surgery · Wausau1815
3Ghulam Murtaza, MDCardiac Surgery · Madison1612
4Satoru Osaki, MDCardiac Surgery · Madison1316
4John D. Crouch, MDThoracic Surgery · Milwaukee1314
6Paul Pearson, MDThoracic Surgery · Milwaukee12—
6Amanda L. Eilers, DOCardiac Surgery · Wausau12—

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.