Cardiac catheterization · North Dakota
Cardiac catheterization in North Dakota: the highest-volume physicians
20 physicians in North Dakota billed Medicare for 2,431 cardiac catheterization procedures in 2024. The top 20, with the year before beside it.
Top 20
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nayan K. Desai, MDInterventional Cardiology · Bismarck | 298 | 278 | +7% |
| 2 | Ismail L. Bekdash, MDInterventional Cardiology · Fargo | 220 | 225 | −2% |
| 3 | Beng Loong Isaac Tea, MDCardiology · Minot | 194 | 116 | +67% |
| 4 | Puneet Sharma, MDInterventional Cardiology · Fargo | 174 | 130 | +34% |
| 5 | Alok Saurav, MDCardiology · Fargo | 167 | 185 | −10% |
| 6 | Yassar Almanaseer, MDInterventional Cardiology · Fargo | 164 | 186 | −12% |
| 7 | Thomas A. Haldis, DOInterventional Cardiology · Fargo | 151 | 217 | −30% |
| 8 | Brian J. Grondahl, DOCardiology · Fargo | 139 | 134 | +4% |
| 9 | Jason S. Go, MDCardiology · Fargo | 126 | 139 | −9% |
| 10 | Samir M. Turk, MDCardiology · Minot | 117 | 138 | −15% |
| 11 | Mir R. Subla, MDInterventional Cardiology · Minot | 109 | 149 | −27% |
| 12 | Rory Farnan, MDInterventional Cardiology · Fargo | 107 | 154 | −31% |
| 13 | Rabeea Aboufakher, MDInterventional Cardiology · Grand Forks | 105 | 39 | +169% |
| 14 | John R. Hoyt, MDInterventional Cardiology · Bismarck | 100 | 75 | +33% |
| 15 | Boban Mathew, MDInterventional Cardiology · Bismarck | 66 | 84 | −21% |
| 16 | Mikhail Kirnus, MDCardiology · Grand Forks | 64 | 134 | −52% |
| 17 | George A. Stouffer, MDInterventional Cardiology · Chapel Hill | 42 | 77 | −45% |
| 18 | Valentine C. Chikwendu, MDCardiology · Minot | 39 | 56 | −30% |
| 19 | Camelia C. Ilie, MDInterventional Cardiology · Bismarck | 33 | 47 | −30% |
| 20 | Stephen A. Korte, MDInternal Medicine · Grand Forks | 16 | 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.