Coronary stent in Kansas: the highest-volume physicians
59 physicians in Kansas billed Medicare for 2,251 coronary stent procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bassem M. Chehab, MDCardiology · Wichita | 150 | 174 | −14% |
| 2 | Costy MattarCardiology · Hutchinson | 109 | 102 | +7% |
| 3 | Venkata Subbarao C. Boppana, MDCardiology · Wichita | 81 | 111 | −27% |
| 4 | Aziz R. Maksoud, MDCardiology · Wichita | 72 | 78 | −8% |
| 5 | Hussam Farhoud, MDCardiology · Wichita | 71 | 107 | −34% |
| 6 | Christian A. Hourani, MDCardiology · Wichita | 70 | 61 | +15% |
| 7 | Jason T. Tauke, MDCardiology · Wichita | 68 | 55 | +24% |
| 8 | Wassim Shaheen, MDInterventional Cardiology · Wichita | 66 | 83 | −20% |
| 9 | Hossein Amirani, MDCardiology · Wichita | 65 | 111 | −41% |
| 10 | Seshu C. Rao, MDInterventional Cardiology · Topeka | 61 | 56 | +9% |
| 10 | Assem Z. Farhat, MDCardiology · Wichita | 61 | 83 | −27% |
| 12 | Michael Hagley, MDCardiology · Hutchinson | 57 | 78 | −27% |
| 13 | Layne M. Reusser, MDCardiology · Wichita | 56 | 59 | −5% |
| 14 | Maheedhar Gedela, MDCardiology · Wichita | 55 | 31 | +77% |
| 15 | Ahmed Souka, MDCardiology · Topeka | 52 | 53 | −2% |
| 16 | Thomas L. Ashcom, MD, PHDCardiology · Wichita | 51 | 50 | +2% |
| 17 | Prasad C. Gunasekaran, MDInterventional Cardiology · Kansas City | 48 | 37 | +30% |
| 18 | Gaurav Tyagi, MDCardiology · Wichita | 47 | 54 | −13% |
| 18 | Bashar A. Ababneh, MDInterventional Cardiology · Topeka | 47 | 58 | −19% |
| 20 | Richard A. Steckley, MDCardiology · Wichita | 45 | 63 | −29% |
| 21 | Anthony J. Spaedy, MDInterventional Cardiology · Kansas City | 43 | 61 | −30% |
| 22 | Dusan A. Stanojevic, MDCardiology · Olathe | 42 | 36 | +17% |
| 23 | Pouyan D. Arman, MDInterventional Cardiology · Overland Park | 39 | — | |
| 23 | Jack A. Jones, MDInterventional Cardiology · Topeka | 39 | 34 | +15% |
| 25 | David L. Battin, MDInterventional Cardiology · Salina | 37 | 52 | −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.