Cardiac catheterization · Georgia
Cardiac catheterization in Georgia: the highest-volume physicians
265 physicians in Georgia billed Medicare for 16,384 cardiac catheterization procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kraig M. Wangsnes, MDCardiology · Augusta | 268 | 254 | +6% |
| 2 | Shazib N. Khawaja, MDCardiology · Carrollton | 231 | 231 | +0% |
| 3 | Carter E. Tharpe, MDCardiology · Macon | 216 | 217 | +0% |
| 4 | George H. Myers, MDCardiology · Rome | 210 | 239 | −12% |
| 5 | David E. Kandzari, MDInterventional Cardiology · Atlanta | 205 | 224 | −8% |
| 6 | Prashant Kaul, MDInterventional Cardiology · Atlanta | 194 | 214 | −9% |
| 7 | Katherine J. Kunkel, MDInterventional Cardiology · Atlanta | 179 | 182 | −2% |
| 8 | Ryan K. Crisel, MDInterventional Cardiology · Fayetteville | 175 | 139 | +26% |
| 9 | Charles F. Jackson, MDCardiology · Rome | 168 | 189 | −11% |
| 10 | Gordon L. Walters, MDCardiology · Augusta | 157 | 127 | +24% |
| 10 | Andrew J. Klein, MDInterventional Cardiology · Atlanta | 157 | 154 | +2% |
| 12 | Nima Ghasemzadeh, MDInterventional Cardiology · Braselton | 154 | 134 | +15% |
| 13 | Khaja S. Mohammed, MDInterventional Cardiology · Gainesville | 152 | 136 | +12% |
| 14 | Gregory C. Robertson, MDInterventional Cardiology · Johns Creek | 147 | 141 | +4% |
| 15 | Spencer Palmer, MDInterventional Cardiology · Atlanta | 144 | 161 | −11% |
| 16 | Raza Abbas, MDCardiology · Gainesville | 141 | 123 | +15% |
| 17 | William D. Knopf, MDCardiology · Macon | 140 | 76 | +84% |
| 18 | Pratik B. Sandesara, MDCardiology · Atlanta | 137 | 114 | +20% |
| 19 | Michael J. Johnson, MDCardiology · Augusta | 135 | 110 | +23% |
| 19 | Scott A. Mckee, MDInterventional Cardiology · Marietta | 135 | 102 | +32% |
| 21 | Falgun D. Patel, MDInterventional Cardiology · Gainesville | 134 | 147 | −9% |
| 22 | Anjan Deka, MDCardiology · Canton | 133 | 132 | +1% |
| 22 | James C. Merritt, MDCardiology · Rome | 133 | 124 | +7% |
| 24 | Christopher B. Arant, MDCardiology · Carrollton | 132 | 121 | +9% |
| 25 | Twinkle SinghInternal Medicine · Augusta | 129 | 116 | +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.