Coronary stent in Georgia: the highest-volume physicians
148 physicians in Georgia billed Medicare for 4,699 coronary stent procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kraig M. Wangsnes, MDCardiology · Augusta | 97 | 79 | +23% |
| 1 | George H. Myers, MDCardiology · Rome | 97 | 93 | +4% |
| 3 | Shazib N. Khawaja, MDCardiology · Carrollton | 94 | 90 | +4% |
| 4 | David E. Kandzari, MDInterventional Cardiology · Atlanta | 86 | 111 | −23% |
| 5 | Pratik B. Sandesara, MDCardiology · Atlanta | 84 | 46 | +83% |
| 6 | Charles F. Jackson, MDCardiology · Rome | 82 | 103 | −20% |
| 7 | Andrew J. Klein, MDInterventional Cardiology · Atlanta | 81 | 92 | −12% |
| 8 | Carter E. Tharpe, MDCardiology · Macon | 69 | 75 | −8% |
| 9 | Twinkle SinghInternal Medicine · Augusta | 68 | 40 | +70% |
| 10 | Prashant Kaul, MDInterventional Cardiology · Atlanta | 67 | 66 | +2% |
| 11 | Khaja S. Mohammed, MDInterventional Cardiology · Gainesville | 63 | 53 | +19% |
| 12 | Falgun D. Patel, MDInterventional Cardiology · Gainesville | 62 | 58 | +7% |
| 13 | Katherine J. Kunkel, MDInterventional Cardiology · Atlanta | 60 | 46 | +30% |
| 14 | Gordon L. Walters, MDCardiology · Augusta | 59 | 43 | +37% |
| 14 | James C. Merritt, MDCardiology · Rome | 59 | 53 | +11% |
| 16 | Randy K. Bottner, MDCardiology · Savannah | 58 | 62 | −6% |
| 17 | George Lee Chang, MDInterventional Cardiology · Atlanta | 57 | 53 | +8% |
| 18 | William D. Knopf, MDCardiology · Macon | 56 | 37 | +51% |
| 19 | Pranav Diwan, MDInterventional Cardiology · Thomasville | 55 | 43 | +28% |
| 20 | Nima Ghasemzadeh, MDInterventional Cardiology · Braselton | 54 | 45 | +20% |
| 21 | Stephane RinfretCardiology · Gainesville | 53 | 40 | +33% |
| 22 | Akram Ibrahim, MDCardiology · Columbus | 48 | 15 | |
| 23 | Jared T. Griffis, MDCardiology · Athens | 47 | 17 | |
| 23 | Deepak Kapoor, MDInterventional Cardiology · Augusta | 47 | 56 | −16% |
| 25 | Maheshkumar N. Patel, MDInternal Medicine · Columbus | 45 | 35 | +29% |
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.