Cardiac catheterization · North Carolina
Cardiac catheterization in North Carolina: the highest-volume physicians
228 physicians in North Carolina billed Medicare for 14,232 cardiac catheterization procedures in 2024. The top 26, with the year before beside it.
Top 26
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dwijesh B. Patel, MDInterventional Cardiology · Raleigh | 408 | 401 | +2% |
| 2 | Matthew A. Hook, MDCardiology · Smithfield | 304 | 307 | −1% |
| 3 | David E. Weaver, MDCardiology · Wilmington | 234 | 275 | −15% |
| 4 | Robert L. Jobe, MDInterventional Cardiology · Raleigh | 231 | 246 | −6% |
| 5 | Willis M. Wu, MDCardiology · Raleigh | 203 | 148 | +37% |
| 6 | Sunil R. Iyer, MDCardiology · Wilmington | 200 | 171 | +17% |
| 7 | Scott A. Sample, DOInterventional Cardiology · New Bern | 197 | 232 | −15% |
| 8 | Frederick J. Meine, MDInterventional Cardiology · Wilmington | 196 | 208 | −6% |
| 9 | Christopher Barber, MDCardiology · Wilmington | 189 | 190 | −1% |
| 10 | Jan M. Pattanayak, MDInterventional Cardiology · Asheville | 183 | 190 | −4% |
| 11 | Glen A. Fandetti, MDInterventional Cardiology · Charlotte | 180 | 178 | +1% |
| 12 | William B. Abernethy, MDInterventional Cardiology · Asheville | 163 | 189 | −14% |
| 13 | Adam Pflum, MDCardiology · Wilmington | 161 | 159 | +1% |
| 13 | Lindsey L. White, MDCardiology · Elizabeth City | 161 | 198 | −19% |
| 15 | Mohit Pasi, MDInterventional Cardiology · Raleigh | 159 | 203 | −22% |
| 16 | Lucius A. Howell, MDInterventional Cardiology · Asheville | 154 | 170 | −9% |
| 17 | Muhammad U. Tariq, MDInterventional Cardiology · Greenville | 153 | 130 | +18% |
| 18 | David A. Cox, MDInterventional Cardiology · Charlotte | 149 | 201 | −26% |
| 19 | Richard A. Shugoll, MDInterventional Cardiology · Charlotte | 146 | 180 | −19% |
| 19 | James S. Mills, MDCardiology · Raleigh | 146 | 139 | +5% |
| 21 | Taylor B. Kirkman, DOInterventional Cardiology · New Bern | 144 | 27 | +433% |
| 22 | Peter J. Wiegman, MDCardiology · Wilmington | 139 | 173 | −20% |
| 23 | Brian R. Cabarrus, MDInterventional Cardiology · Greenville | 138 | 118 | +17% |
| 24 | Paul T. Campbell, MDInterventional Cardiology · Concord | 136 | 170 | −20% |
| 25 | Chad W. Mcree, MDInterventional Cardiology · Concord | 134 | 49 | +173% |
| 25 | Parampreet S. Vidwan, MDCardiology · Charlotte | 134 | 121 | +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.