Cardiac catheterization · Alabama
Cardiac catheterization in Alabama: the highest-volume physicians
167 physicians in Alabama billed Medicare for 9,058 cardiac catheterization procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mustafa I. Ahmed, MDCardiology · Birmingham | 350 | 407 | −14% |
| 2 | John W. Mitchell, MDInternal Medicine · Auburn | 225 | 234 | −4% |
| 3 | Darius G. Aliabadi, MDCardiology · Dothan | 223 | 245 | −9% |
| 4 | Gautam Reddy, MDCardiology · Huntsville | 206 | 158 | +30% |
| 5 | John M. Trotter, MDInterventional Cardiology · Mobile | 188 | 197 | −5% |
| 6 | Henry J. Chen, MDInterventional Cardiology · Huntsville | 182 | 173 | +5% |
| 7 | Michael Butler, MDInterventional Cardiology · Huntsville | 173 | 157 | +10% |
| 8 | George P. Hemstreet, MDCardiology · Tuscaloosa | 154 | 117 | +32% |
| 9 | Alejandro Vasquez, MDInterventional Cardiology · Huntsville | 151 | 186 | −19% |
| 10 | Jacqueline L. Green, MDInterventional Cardiology · Huntsville | 148 | 164 | −10% |
| 11 | Brian D. Dearing, MDInterventional Cardiology · Fairhope | 142 | 149 | −5% |
| 12 | Mahomed Y. Salame, MDCardiology · Anniston | 141 | 120 | +18% |
| 13 | Mohammad Kamran, MDCardiology · Anniston | 139 | 165 | −16% |
| 14 | Therese M. Lango, MDCardiology · Florence | 130 | 139 | −6% |
| 14 | Mina A. Jacob, MD, FACC, FSCAIPeripheral Vascular Disease · Mobile | 130 | 121 | +7% |
| 16 | Clarence D. Gill, MDInterventional Cardiology · Huntsville | 129 | 67 | +93% |
| 17 | Mihir Kanitkar, MDInterventional Cardiology · Huntsville | 126 | 117 | +8% |
| 18 | George M. Soliman, MDInterventional Cardiology · Huntsville | 124 | 123 | +1% |
| 19 | Imran Khalil, MDInterventional Cardiology · Dothan | 122 | 66 | +85% |
| 20 | Simon R. Brooks, MDInterventional Cardiology · Dothan | 119 | 113 | +5% |
| 21 | John I. Nwogu, MDCardiology · Anniston | 118 | 118 | +0% |
| 22 | Virenjan K. Narayan, MDCardiology · Gadsden | 117 | 151 | −23% |
| 23 | Stanley N. Thornton, MDInterventional Cardiology · Mobile | 115 | 116 | −1% |
| 24 | Bankimchandra J. Patel, MDCardiology · Gadsden | 113 | 169 | −33% |
| 25 | Mir W. Hashimi, MDInterventional Cardiology · Mobile | 107 | 120 | −11% |
A rank counts procedures billed under the physician's own NPI (CPT 93454, 93455, 93456, 93457, 93458, 93459, 93460, 93461), 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.