Carotid stent in California: the highest-volume physicians
29 physicians in California billed Medicare for 505 carotid stent procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trevor J. Derderian, MDVascular Surgery · Rancho Mirage | 49 | 55 | −11% |
| 2 | Muhammad A. Taqi, MDNeurology · Palm Springs | 36 | 13 | |
| 3 | Zahi Nassoura, MDVascular Surgery · Tarzana | 26 | 27 | −4% |
| 4 | Mark L. Janzen, MDVascular Surgery · Riverside | 25 | — | |
| 5 | Kamell R. Eckroth-Bernard, MDVascular Surgery · Fresno | 24 | 18 | |
| 6 | Sammy D. Eghbalieh, MDVascular Surgery · Porter Ranch | 21 | 23 | −9% |
| 6 | George K. Lee, MDGeneral Practice · Mountain View | 21 | — | |
| 8 | Lamar O. Mack, MDVascular Surgery · Visalia | 20 | 14 | |
| 9 | Jeffrey Kaplan, MDVascular Surgery · Los Gatos | 19 | 11 | |
| 10 | Kush J. Sharma, MDVascular Surgery · Rancho Mirage | 18 | — | |
| 11 | Sunil S. Rayan, MDVascular Surgery · Encinitas | 15 | — | |
| 11 | Charles M. Eichler, MDVascular Surgery · San Francisco | 15 | 15 | |
| 11 | Mikayel Grigoryan, MDNeurology · Glendale | 15 | — | |
| 14 | Allan M. Conway, MDVascular Surgery · San Francisco | 14 | — | |
| 14 | Hisham R. Salahuddin, MDNeurology · Thousand Oaks | 14 | — | |
| 14 | James Joye, DOCardiology · Mountain View | 14 | 20 | −30% |
| 14 | Michael L. Pezold, MDVascular Surgery · Santa Rosa | 14 | — | |
| 14 | Jerry Y. Chang, MDDiagnostic Radiology · Rancho Mirage | 14 | — | |
| 19 | Ira Finch, MDDiagnostic Radiology · Walnut Creek | 13 | — | |
| 19 | Bradley DyniewskiVascular Surgery · Chico | 13 | — | |
| 19 | Aazib Khan, MDInternal Medicine · Redding | 13 | 18 | |
| 22 | Jason T. Turner, MDVascular Surgery · Pismo Beach | 12 | — | |
| 22 | Peter J. Sunenshine, MDInterventional Radiology · Redding | 12 | — | |
| 22 | Andrew Abi-Chaker, MDVascular Surgery · Sherman Oaks | 12 | 20 | −40% |
| 22 | Jeffrey S. Weiss, MDVascular Surgery · San Diego | 12 | — |
A rank counts procedures billed under the physician's own NPI (CPT 37215), 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.