Cardiac catheterization · Louisiana
Cardiac catheterization in Louisiana: the highest-volume physicians
190 physicians in Louisiana billed Medicare for 8,923 cardiac catheterization procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gregory C. Sampognaro, MDCardiology · Monroe | 406 | 396 | +3% |
| 2 | Kanna Posina, MDInterventional Cardiology · Alexandria | 207 | 174 | +19% |
| 3 | Nauman Khalid, MDCardiology · Monroe | 184 | 148 | +24% |
| 4 | Vikram S. Nijjar, MDCardiology · Alexandria | 178 | 145 | +23% |
| 5 | Assad H. Mouhaffel, MDCardiology · West Monroe | 171 | 181 | −6% |
| 6 | Alaa H. Younes, MDInternal Medicine · Alexandria | 156 | 193 | −19% |
| 7 | Jon D. Leleux, MDCardiology · Lafayette | 149 | 162 | −8% |
| 8 | Mahmoud Sheikh-Khalil, MDCardiology · Bastrop | 129 | 117 | +10% |
| 9 | Thomas R. Smith, MDCardiology · Monroe | 126 | 109 | +16% |
| 10 | Arun K. Karsan, MDInterventional Cardiology · Alexandria | 124 | 111 | +12% |
| 10 | Louis Salvaggio, MDInterventional Cardiology · Lafayette | 124 | 77 | +61% |
| 12 | Jai Varma, MDCardiology · Shreveport | 122 | 67 | +82% |
| 13 | Kian Ehsan, MDCardiology · Lafayette | 120 | 116 | +3% |
| 14 | Paul C. Davis, MDCardiology · Shreveport | 112 | 117 | −4% |
| 15 | James F. Smith, MDCardiology · Shreveport | 111 | 77 | +44% |
| 16 | Fernando J. Ruiz, MDInterventional Cardiology · Lafayette | 110 | 102 | +8% |
| 17 | Agostino Ingraldi, MDInterventional Cardiology · Lafayette | 107 | 91 | +18% |
| 18 | Pramod V. Menon, MDInterventional Cardiology · Covington | 100 | 131 | −24% |
| 19 | Edward C. Bergen, DOInterventional Cardiology · Lake Charles | 98 | 85 | +15% |
| 20 | Ilyas A. Chaudhry, MDCardiology · Alexandria | 97 | 51 | +90% |
| 21 | Mehul Bhalja, MDCardiology · Alexandria | 96 | 83 | +16% |
| 22 | Navtej S. Rangi, MDCardiology · Alexandria | 93 | 120 | −22% |
| 23 | Ahmad A. Awan, MDCardiology · Lake Charles | 92 | 23 | +300% |
| 24 | Phillip Rozeman, MDCardiology · Shreveport | 91 | 119 | −24% |
| 25 | Mark C. Napoli, M DInternal Medicine · Monroe | 86 | 85 | +1% |
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.