Carotid endarterectomy · Texas
Carotid endarterectomy in Texas: the highest-volume physicians
41 physicians in Texas billed Medicare for 823 carotid endarterectomy procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David E. Carlson, MDCardiac Surgery · Abilene | 41 | 38 | +8% |
| 2 | David Jayakar, MDCardiac Surgery · Longview | 40 | 42 | −5% |
| 2 | Carlos P. Cruz, M DVascular Surgery · Denton | 40 | 41 | −2% |
| 4 | Mario M. Rossbach, MDVascular Surgery · New Braunfels | 34 | 39 | −13% |
| 5 | Arash M. Shirvani, MD, RPVIVascular Surgery · Plano | 31 | 25 | +24% |
| 6 | Scott J. Ryan, MDVascular Surgery · Houston | 29 | 40 | −27% |
| 7 | David W. Sees, MDThoracic Surgery · Lufkin | 28 | 25 | +12% |
| 8 | Todd D. Bengtson, MDVascular Surgery · Tyler | 27 | 24 | +13% |
| 9 | Sergio Tavares, MDCardiac Surgery · Corpus Christi | 24 | 33 | −27% |
| 9 | John C. Kedora, MDVascular Surgery · Dallas | 24 | 24 | +0% |
| 11 | Dennis R. Gable, MDVascular Surgery · Dallas | 23 | 34 | −32% |
| 12 | Arash Keyhani, DOGeneral Surgery · Houston | 22 | 20 | +10% |
| 13 | Derek T. Moore, MDThoracic Surgery · Houston | 21 | 16 | |
| 13 | Neil R. Desai, DOVascular Surgery · Cypress | 21 | 19 | |
| 13 | Shahab Akvan, MDThoracic Surgery · Wichita Falls | 21 | — | |
| 16 | Benjamin Hirsch, MDThoracic Surgery · Lubbock | 20 | 33 | −39% |
| 16 | Mark M. Mettauer, MDThoracic Surgery · The Woodlands | 20 | 26 | −23% |
| 16 | William F. Whitehead, MDGeneral Surgery · San Angelo | 20 | 15 | |
| 19 | Jeffrey C. Lin, MDThoracic Surgery · Burleson | 19 | 21 | −10% |
| 19 | Michael T. Oszczakiewicz, MDThoracic Surgery · Beaumont | 19 | 24 | −21% |
| 21 | David Langley, MDInterventional Radiology · Amarillo | 18 | 19 | |
| 21 | Stephen L. La Mendola, MDThoracic Surgery · Beaumont | 18 | 24 | −25% |
| 23 | Scott H. Crocker, MDCardiac Surgery · Abilene | 17 | 22 | −23% |
| 23 | Charles A. West, MDVascular Surgery · Fort Worth | 17 | 11 | |
| 23 | James C. Hayhurst, MDVascular Surgery · Garland | 17 | 24 | −29% |
A rank counts procedures billed under the physician's own NPI (CPT 35301), 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.