Arteries and veins
Carotid stent: the highest-volume physicians in the US
309 physicians billed Medicare for 5,854 carotid stent procedures in 2024. Pick a state for its own table, or read the national top 117.
By state
- Alabama5 physicians · No. 1 Dr. John M. Galla
- Alaska1 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Le He
- Arizona9 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Venkatesh G. Ramaiah
- Arkansas7 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Clint E. Wood
- California29 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Trevor J. Derderian
- Colorado3 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Chad L. Stoltz
- Delaware7 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Khaled M. El Jazzar
- Florida37 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Patrick M. Tamim
- Georgia1 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Rishi Gupta
- Idaho2 physicians · No. 1 Dr. John W. Ho
- Illinois9 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Demetrius K. Lopes
- Indiana10 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Angela H. Martin
- Iowa5 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Edgar A. Samaniego Ponton
- Kansas1 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Chad P. Ammar
- Kentucky9 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Griffin K. Bicking
- Louisiana5 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Ankur Lodha
- Maryland10 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Andrew H. Schulick
- Massachusetts8 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Richard H. Pin
- Michigan6 physicians · No. 1 Nicolas J. Mouawad
- Minnesota2 physicians · No. 1 Mohammad A. Khasawneh
- Mississippi3 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Vishal Sachdev
- Missouri9 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Brian G. Peterson
- Montana2 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Vance L. Fredrickson
- Nebraska1 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Rao Gutta
- Nevada3 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Rajesh Rangaswamy
- New Hampshire2 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Marc A. Camacho
- New Jersey7 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Matthew W. Lawrence
- New York14 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Manish Mehta
- North Carolina4 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Jeffrey S. Beecher
- North Dakota1 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Alexander Drofa
- Ohio4 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Shahid M. Nimjee
- Oklahoma8 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Ronald R. Magee
- Oregon4 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Jason P. Jundt
- Pennsylvania12 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Carlton T. Lewis
- Rhode Island2 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Peter A. Soukas
- South Carolina8 physicians · No. 1 Dr. James C. Tober
- South Dakota5 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Alex J. Linn
- Tennessee9 physicians · No. 1 Dr. James Klemis
- Texas17 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Scott J. Ryan
- Utah2 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Sanjeev Trehan
- Virginia13 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Lamiere J. Downing
- Washington7 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Dale G. Wilson
- West Virginia3 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Constantinos Constantinou
- Wisconsin3 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Chong C. Lee
National top 117
| Rank | Physician | State | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Griffin K. Bicking, DOVascular Surgery · Paducah | KY | 111 | 88 | +26% |
| 2 | Brian G. Peterson, MDVascular Surgery · Saint Louis | MO | 93 | 49 | +90% |
| 3 | Angela H. Martin, MDVascular Surgery · Evansville | IN | 56 | 59 | −5% |
| 4 | Patrick M. Tamim, MDVascular Surgery · Panama City | FL | 55 | 43 | +28% |
| 5 | James Klemis, MDInterventional Cardiology · Germantown | TN | 54 | 32 | +69% |
| 6 | Harvey E. Garrett, MDCardiac Surgery · Memphis | TN | 53 | 64 | −17% |
| 7 | Donald E. Patterson, MDVascular Surgery · Evansville | IN | 51 | 58 | −12% |
| 8 | Scott J. Ryan, MDVascular Surgery · Houston | TX | 50 | 49 | +2% |
| 9 | Trevor J. Derderian, MDVascular Surgery · Rancho Mirage | CA | 49 | 55 | −11% |
| 10 | Manish Mehta, MDVascular Surgery · Latham | NY | 46 | 35 | +31% |
| 10 | Chong C. Lee, MDCardiac Surgery · Weston | WI | 46 | 28 | +64% |
| 12 | Mariano Arosemena, MDGeneral Surgery · Bradenton | FL | 44 | 23 | +91% |
| 13 | Constantinos Constantinou, MDVascular Surgery · Huntington | WV | 41 | 11 | |
| 14 | Danny H. Vo, MDVascular Surgery · Jacksonville | FL | 40 | 26 | +54% |
| 15 | Hoang S. Tran, MDVascular Surgery · Newburgh | IN | 39 | 31 | +26% |
| 16 | Muhammad A. Taqi, MDNeurology · Palm Springs | CA | 36 | 13 | |
| 16 | T. M. Stanfield, MDThoracic Surgery · Madisonville | KY | 36 | 23 | +57% |
| 16 | Lamiere J. Downing, MDVascular Surgery · Christiansburg | VA | 36 | 43 | −16% |
| 19 | John A. Adeniyi, MD, FACSThoracic Surgery · Bridgeport | WV | 35 | 54 | −35% |
| 20 | Clint E. Wood, MDDiagnostic Radiology · Fort Smith | AR | 34 | 30 | +13% |
| 20 | Ankur Lodha, MDInterventional Cardiology · Lafayette | LA | 34 | 65 | −48% |
| 20 | John A. Fiorianti, MDVascular Surgery · Middletown | NY | 34 | 53 | −36% |
| 23 | Alex J. Linn, MDNeurology · Sioux Falls | SD | 33 | 16 | |
| 23 | Ronald R. Magee, MDVascular Surgery · Oklahoma City | OK | 33 | 39 | −15% |
| 23 | Vibhav K. Bansal, MDNeurology · Evansville | IN | 33 | 14 | |
| 26 | Carlton T. Lewis, MDVascular Surgery · Philadelphia | PA | 32 | — | |
| 26 | Aamir Badruddin, MDCritical Care (Intensivists) · Munster | IN | 32 | 16 | |
| 28 | Le He, MDNeurosurgery · Anchorage | AK | 31 | 33 | −6% |
| 29 | Peter A. Soukas, MDCardiology · Providence | RI | 30 | 26 | +15% |
| 29 | Francis J. Zidar, MDInterventional Cardiology · Austin | TX | 30 | 21 | +43% |
| 31 | Andrew H. Schulick, MDVascular Surgery · Bethesda | MD | 29 | 20 | +45% |
| 32 | Christopher E. Lagraize, MDVascular Surgery · Lafayette | LA | 28 | 36 | −22% |
| 32 | Demetrius K. Lopes, MDNeurosurgery · Park Ridge | IL | 28 | 16 | |
| 32 | James J. Taylor, DOThoracic Surgery · Joplin | MO | 28 | — | |
| 32 | Dale G. Wilson, MDVascular Surgery · Richland | WA | 28 | 21 | +33% |
| 36 | Venkatesh G. Ramaiah, MDVascular Surgery · Scottsdale | AZ | 26 | 30 | −13% |
| 36 | Chad L. Stoltz, MDInterventional Cardiology · Fort Collins | CO | 26 | 15 | |
| 36 | Joseph J. Ricotta, MDVascular Surgery · Delray Beach | FL | 26 | 34 | −24% |
| 36 | Zahi Nassoura, MDVascular Surgery · Tarzana | CA | 26 | 27 | −4% |
| 36 | Kimon Bekelis, MDNeurosurgery · West Islip | NY | 26 | 39 | −33% |
| 41 | Matthew W. Lawrence, DOVascular Surgery · Somers Point | NJ | 25 | — | |
| 41 | Kyle R. Diamond, MDVascular Surgery · Stuart | FL | 25 | 13 | |
| 41 | Nicolas J. MouawadVascular Surgery · West Branch | MI | 25 | 22 | +14% |
| 41 | Mark L. Janzen, MDVascular Surgery · Riverside | CA | 25 | — | |
| 41 | Randy S. Bell, MDNeurosurgery · Bethesda | MD | 25 | — | |
| 46 | David B. Kerns, MDVascular Surgery · Tyler | TX | 24 | 20 | +20% |
| 46 | Jason M. Davies, MD, PHDNeurosurgery · Buffalo | NY | 24 | — | |
| 46 | Khaled M. El Jazzar, MDCardiology · Dover | DE | 24 | 29 | −17% |
| 46 | Kenneth C. Liu, MDNeurosurgery · Wilkes Barre | PA | 24 | — | |
| 46 | Eric M. Lopez Del Valle, M DDiagnostic Radiology · Clearwater | FL | 24 | 19 | |
| 46 | Zia Rab, MDInterventional Cardiology · Lakeland | FL | 24 | — | |
| 46 | Carlos A. Neves, MDVascular Surgery · Lewes | DE | 24 | 11 | |
| 46 | Kamell R. Eckroth-Bernard, MDVascular Surgery · Fresno | CA | 24 | 18 | |
| 46 | Richard A. Matano, MD, FACSVascular Surgery · Great Neck | NY | 24 | 39 | −38% |
| 55 | John W. Ho, MDInterventional Radiology · Lewiston | ID | 23 | 26 | −12% |
| 55 | Jeffrey S. Beecher, DONeurosurgery · Wilmington | NC | 23 | 13 | |
| 55 | Thomas E. Kowalsky, MDGeneral Surgery · Fort Myers | FL | 23 | 17 | |
| 55 | Richard H. Pin, MDVascular Surgery · North Dartmouth | MA | 23 | 17 | |
| 55 | Ashish Raju, MDVascular Surgery · Christiansburg | VA | 23 | — | |
| 55 | J M. Bacharach, MDPeripheral Vascular Disease · Sioux Falls | SD | 23 | 26 | −12% |
| 61 | Grant C. Sorkin, MDNeurosurgery · York | PA | 22 | 20 | +10% |
| 61 | Jim G. Melton, DOVascular Surgery · Oklahoma City | OK | 22 | 22 | +0% |
| 61 | Kent P. Nachtigal, MDGeneral Surgery · Mountain Home | AR | 22 | 29 | −24% |
| 61 | Praveen Chandar Balraj, MDVascular Surgery · Queen Creek | AZ | 22 | — | |
| 61 | Daniel R. Gorin, MDVascular Surgery · Hyannis | MA | 22 | 31 | −29% |
| 61 | Hekmat K. Zarzour, MDNeurosurgery · Sewell | NJ | 22 | 15 | |
| 61 | Bradley R. Grimsley, MDVascular Surgery · Dallas | TX | 22 | 33 | −33% |
| 61 | Fernando E. Kafie, MDVascular Surgery · Pensacola | FL | 22 | — | |
| 61 | Mark R. Robbins, MDVascular Surgery · Tyler | TX | 22 | 25 | −12% |
| 61 | Chandrasekhar Cherukupalli, MDVascular Surgery · Evansville | IN | 22 | 28 | −21% |
| 61 | Joseph M. White, MDVascular Surgery · Bethesda | MD | 22 | — | |
| 72 | Aashish P. Gupta, MDVascular Surgery · Cocoa Beach | FL | 21 | 17 | |
| 72 | Joseph V. Lombardi, MDVascular Surgery · Pomona | NJ | 21 | 28 | −25% |
| 72 | Devaguptapu Bhaskar Rao, MDVascular Surgery · Newark | DE | 21 | — | |
| 72 | Sammy D. Eghbalieh, MDVascular Surgery · Porter Ranch | CA | 21 | 23 | −9% |
| 72 | David J. Fiorella, MD, PHDInterventional Radiology · Stony Brook | NY | 21 | 22 | −5% |
| 72 | James C. Tober, MDVascular Surgery · Beaufort | SC | 21 | 28 | −25% |
| 72 | George K. Lee, MDGeneral Practice · Mountain View | CA | 21 | — | |
| 72 | Jeffrey M. Apple, MDVascular Surgery · Austin | TX | 21 | 19 | |
| 72 | Jay Oaks, DOVascular Surgery · Oklahoma City | OK | 21 | 25 | −16% |
| 72 | Anand Dayama, MDVascular Surgery · Sioux Falls | SD | 21 | 20 | +5% |
| 82 | Vance L. Fredrickson, MDNeurosurgery · Billings | MT | 20 | 11 | |
| 82 | Lamar O. Mack, MDVascular Surgery · Visalia | CA | 20 | 14 | |
| 82 | Scott A. Reishus, DOVascular Surgery · Downers Grove | IL | 20 | 14 | |
| 82 | Thomas Kartis, MDCardiac Surgery · Port Charlotte | FL | 20 | 13 | |
| 82 | Muhammad H. Niazi, MDNeurology · York | PA | 20 | 13 | |
| 82 | Paul A. Fedalen, MDCardiac Surgery · Dover | DE | 20 | 22 | −9% |
| 82 | Kristofer T. Freeland, MDCardiac Surgery · Little Rock | AR | 20 | 33 | −39% |
| 82 | Eva M. Rzucidlo, MDVascular Surgery · Florence | SC | 20 | 15 | |
| 82 | Joseph Besho, MDVascular Surgery · Houston | TX | 20 | — | |
| 91 | Jeffrey Kaplan, MDVascular Surgery · Los Gatos | CA | 19 | 11 | |
| 91 | Rajesh Rangaswamy, MDDiagnostic Radiology · Reno | NV | 19 | — | |
| 91 | Hammad Amer, MDVascular Surgery · Mesa | AZ | 19 | 14 | |
| 91 | Amit J. Dwivedi, MDGeneral Surgery · Louisville | KY | 19 | 29 | −34% |
| 91 | Mark E. Perry, MDVascular Surgery · North Dartmouth | MA | 19 | 12 | |
| 91 | Stephen R. Chen, MDInterventional Radiology · Houston | TX | 19 | 20 | −5% |
| 91 | Rishi Gupta, MDNeurology · Marietta | GA | 19 | 21 | −10% |
| 91 | Joseph A. Cardenas, MDCardiology · Yuma | AZ | 19 | — | |
| 99 | Vikas Gupta, MDNeurology · Sarasota | FL | 18 | — | |
| 99 | Ryan S. Suplee, MDVascular Surgery · Sarasota | FL | 18 | 20 | −10% |
| 99 | Zachary C. Schmittling, MDVascular Surgery · Springfield | MO | 18 | 14 | |
| 99 | Ajeet D. Gordhan, MDDiagnostic Radiology · Normal | IL | 18 | 15 | |
| 99 | Sandeep Sehgal, MDCardiology · Valparaiso | IN | 18 | 23 | −22% |
| 99 | Joseph L. Tuma, MDInterventional Cardiology · Rapid City | SD | 18 | 20 | −10% |
| 99 | Ricardo A. Hanel, MD, PHDNeurosurgery · Jacksonville | FL | 18 | 13 | |
| 99 | Steven Meadors, MDVascular Surgery · Little Rock | AR | 18 | 18 | |
| 99 | Kush J. Sharma, MDVascular Surgery · Rancho Mirage | CA | 18 | — | |
| 99 | Matthew B. Hendrich, MDVascular Surgery · Jonesboro | AR | 18 | 24 | −25% |
| 99 | Dennis O. Wang, MDInterventional Radiology · Tacoma | WA | 18 | 20 | −10% |
| 99 | Ramesh C. Narayanagowda, MDVascular Surgery · Murfreesboro | TN | 18 | — | |
| 99 | Jason P. Jundt, MDVascular Surgery · Bend | OR | 18 | 14 | |
| 99 | Curtis A. Given, MDDiagnostic Radiology · Lexington | KY | 18 | 11 | |
| 99 | Hossain Said Mahmoudian, MDVascular Surgery · Salisbury | MD | 18 | — | |
| 99 | Chad P. Ammar, MDVascular Surgery · Wichita | KS | 18 | — | |
| 99 | John M. Galla, MDInterventional Cardiology · Mobile | AL | 18 | 22 | −18% |
| 99 | Srinivas Attanti, MDInterventional Cardiology · The Villages | FL | 18 | 40 | −55% |
| 99 | Wayne K. Nelson, MDVascular Surgery · Bend | OR | 18 | 19 |
Codes counted: CPT 37215. Procedures billed in 2024, all places of service, Medicare fee-for-service. CMS withholds counts under 11.