Coronary stent in Arkansas: the highest-volume physicians
83 physicians in Arkansas billed Medicare for 3,904 coronary stent procedures in 2024. The top 26, with the year before beside it.
Top 26
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeffrey G. Tauth, MDCardiology · Hot Springs National Park | 162 | 122 | +33% |
| 2 | Mahesh Anantha Narayanan, MDInterventional Cardiology · Little Rock | 154 | 91 | +69% |
| 3 | Vasili Lendel, MDInterventional Cardiology · Little Rock | 144 | 165 | −13% |
| 4 | Nureddin Almaddah, MDInterventional Cardiology · Little Rock | 139 | 95 | +46% |
| 5 | Wesley G. Lane, MDCardiology · Little Rock | 133 | 149 | −11% |
| 6 | Daniel P. Sherbet, MDInterventional Cardiology · Little Rock | 93 | 55 | +69% |
| 7 | Amr G. El-Shafei, MDCardiology · Rogers | 87 | 78 | +12% |
| 8 | Andre Paixao, MDInternal Medicine · Little Rock | 86 | 101 | −15% |
| 9 | Joel D. Carver, MDCardiology · Fayetteville | 82 | 79 | +4% |
| 10 | Ian M. Cawich, MDCardiology · Little Rock | 78 | 74 | +5% |
| 11 | Thomas E. Watts, MDInterventional Cardiology · Little Rock | 77 | 80 | −4% |
| 12 | Matthew M. Haustein, MDCardiology · Jonesboro | 76 | 83 | −8% |
| 13 | David Jones, MDCardiology · Little Rock | 75 | 73 | +3% |
| 14 | D V. Patel, MDCardiology · Jonesboro | 73 | 68 | +7% |
| 15 | Roger Hill, MDCardiology · Jonesboro | 71 | 67 | +6% |
| 15 | Babar A. Khan, MDInterventional Cardiology · Batesville | 71 | 74 | −4% |
| 15 | Lance W. Weathers, MDCardiology · Rogers | 71 | 57 | +25% |
| 18 | Michael J. Camp, MDCardiology · Mountain Home | 68 | 90 | −24% |
| 19 | Gregory A. St. John, MDCardiology · Hot Springs | 66 | 71 | −7% |
| 19 | Patrick Tobbia, MDCardiology · Little Rock | 66 | 75 | −12% |
| 19 | Amer Y. Hawatmeh, MDInterventional Cardiology · Jonesboro | 66 | 57 | +16% |
| 19 | Shaun R. Senter, MDCardiology · Fayetteville | 66 | 51 | +29% |
| 23 | Carl J. Leding, MDCardiology · Little Rock | 63 | 66 | −5% |
| 24 | Abdul-Nasser Adjei, MDCardiology · Fort Smith | 59 | 63 | −6% |
| 25 | Vijay N. Raja, MDCardiology · Little Rock | 58 | 84 | −31% |
| 25 | Ammar Al-Hallak, MDCardiology · Jonesboro | 58 | 52 | +12% |
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.