Cardiac catheterization · Arkansas
Cardiac catheterization in Arkansas: the highest-volume physicians
133 physicians in Arkansas billed Medicare for 12,127 cardiac catheterization procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vasili Lendel, MDInterventional Cardiology · Little Rock | 395 | 328 | +20% |
| 2 | Wesley G. Lane, MDCardiology · Little Rock | 386 | 372 | +4% |
| 3 | Andre Paixao, MDInternal Medicine · Little Rock | 317 | 232 | +37% |
| 4 | Nureddin Almaddah, MDInterventional Cardiology · Little Rock | 262 | 220 | +19% |
| 5 | Daniel P. Sherbet, MDInterventional Cardiology · Little Rock | 244 | 271 | −10% |
| 6 | Shaun R. Senter, MDCardiology · Fayetteville | 243 | 206 | +18% |
| 7 | Jeffrey G. Tauth, MDCardiology · Hot Springs National Park | 234 | 173 | +35% |
| 8 | Vijay N. Raja, MDCardiology · Little Rock | 231 | 212 | +9% |
| 9 | Hamza Rayes, MD, FACC, RPVI, CBCCTInternal Medicine · Little Rock | 217 | 12 | |
| 10 | Mahesh Anantha Narayanan, MDInterventional Cardiology · Little Rock | 202 | 128 | +58% |
| 11 | Joel D. Carver, MDCardiology · Fayetteville | 197 | 202 | −2% |
| 12 | Mahesh Bavineni, MDCardiology · Little Rock | 186 | 236 | −21% |
| 13 | James T. Thomas, MDCardiology · Conway | 185 | 186 | −1% |
| 14 | Forrest D. Glover, MDCardiology · Little Rock | 173 | 139 | +24% |
| 15 | Thomas E. Watts, MDInterventional Cardiology · Little Rock | 168 | 132 | +27% |
| 16 | Amr G. El-Shafei, MDCardiology · Rogers | 164 | 155 | +6% |
| 16 | William A. Rollefson, MDInterventional Cardiology · Little Rock | 164 | 220 | −25% |
| 18 | Brandon S. Chism, MDCardiology · Fayetteville | 159 | 206 | −23% |
| 19 | John K. Mehl, MDCardiology · Fort Smith | 155 | 172 | −10% |
| 20 | Ian M. Cawich, MDCardiology · Little Rock | 154 | 142 | +8% |
| 21 | Carl J. Leding, MDCardiology · Little Rock | 152 | 167 | −9% |
| 22 | Patrick Tobbia, MDCardiology · Little Rock | 148 | 161 | −8% |
| 23 | D V. Patel, MDCardiology · Jonesboro | 145 | 129 | +12% |
| 24 | Gregory A. St. John, MDCardiology · Hot Springs | 144 | 136 | +6% |
| 24 | David Jones, MDCardiology · Little Rock | 144 | 140 | +3% |
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.