Coronary stent in Alabama: the highest-volume physicians
83 physicians in Alabama billed Medicare for 2,439 coronary stent procedures in 2024. The top 26, with the year before beside it.
Top 26
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John W. Mitchell, MDInternal Medicine · Auburn | 97 | 96 | +1% |
| 2 | Mustafa I. Ahmed, MDCardiology · Birmingham | 93 | 99 | −6% |
| 3 | Imran Khalil, MDInterventional Cardiology · Dothan | 74 | 37 | +100% |
| 4 | Mohammad Kamran, MDCardiology · Anniston | 71 | 76 | −7% |
| 5 | Gautam Reddy, MDCardiology · Huntsville | 68 | 44 | +55% |
| 6 | Simon R. Brooks, MDInterventional Cardiology · Dothan | 63 | 62 | +2% |
| 6 | Henry J. Chen, MDInterventional Cardiology · Huntsville | 63 | 56 | +13% |
| 8 | Mahomed Y. Salame, MDCardiology · Anniston | 61 | 42 | +45% |
| 9 | Mina A. Jacob, MD, FACC, FSCAIPeripheral Vascular Disease · Mobile | 58 | 54 | +7% |
| 10 | Alejandro Vasquez, MDInterventional Cardiology · Huntsville | 57 | 41 | +39% |
| 10 | Darius G. Aliabadi, MDCardiology · Dothan | 57 | 80 | −29% |
| 12 | John M. Trotter, MDInterventional Cardiology · Mobile | 55 | 44 | +25% |
| 13 | George P. Hemstreet, MDCardiology · Tuscaloosa | 52 | 35 | +49% |
| 14 | Michael Butler, MDInterventional Cardiology · Huntsville | 50 | 38 | +32% |
| 15 | Therese M. Lango, MDCardiology · Florence | 48 | 64 | −25% |
| 16 | George M. Soliman, MDInterventional Cardiology · Huntsville | 44 | 38 | +16% |
| 17 | Bankimchandra J. Patel, MDCardiology · Gadsden | 43 | 69 | −38% |
| 18 | Donald W. Rhodes, MDInterventional Radiology · Opelika | 41 | 22 | +86% |
| 18 | Clarence D. Gill, MDInterventional Cardiology · Huntsville | 41 | 22 | +86% |
| 18 | James R. Trimm, MDInterventional Cardiology · Birmingham | 41 | 25 | +64% |
| 21 | John I. Nwogu, MDCardiology · Anniston | 40 | 44 | −9% |
| 22 | Patrick L. Murphy, MDCardiology · Mobile | 36 | 31 | +16% |
| 23 | Stanley N. Thornton, MDInterventional Cardiology · Mobile | 32 | 29 | +10% |
| 24 | David H. Sibley, MDCardiology · Birmingham | 31 | 36 | −14% |
| 24 | William H. Heaton, MDCardiology · Florence | 31 | 46 | −33% |
| 24 | Jacqueline L. Green, MDInterventional Cardiology · Huntsville | 31 | 31 | +0% |
A rank counts procedures billed under the physician's own NPI (CPT 92928), 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.