Coronary stent in Michigan: the highest-volume physicians
162 physicians in Michigan billed Medicare for 4,245 coronary stent procedures in 2024. The top 26, with the year before beside it.
Top 26
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japhet G. Joseph, MDCardiology · Bay City | 92 | 142 | −35% |
| 2 | Michele Degregorio, MDInterventional Cardiology · Bloomfield Hills | 79 | 71 | +11% |
| 3 | Elias Skaf, MDCardiology · Port Huron | 62 | 77 | −19% |
| 3 | Zakwan Mahjoub, MDCardiology · Rochester Hills | 62 | 49 | +27% |
| 3 | Cyril Ruwende, MB, CHB, DPHILInterventional Cardiology · Ypsilanti | 62 | 60 | +3% |
| 6 | Vasimahmed Lala, DOInterventional Cardiology · Pontiac | 60 | 48 | +25% |
| 7 | Maher Rabah, DOInterventional Cardiology · Berkley | 59 | 64 | −8% |
| 8 | Usman S. Khokhar, MDInterventional Cardiology · Jackson | 58 | 56 | +4% |
| 8 | Veera Pavan K. Kotaru, MDCardiology · Lansing | 58 | 46 | +26% |
| 10 | Khaldoon Alaswad, MDInterventional Cardiology · Detroit | 56 | 49 | +14% |
| 11 | Kiritkumar C. Patel, MDCardiology · Bloomfield Hills | 54 | 51 | +6% |
| 12 | Luay Sayed, MDCardiology · Shelby Township | 51 | 68 | −25% |
| 13 | Jagadeesh K. Kalavakunta, MD,Interventional Cardiology · Coldwater | 50 | 66 | −24% |
| 13 | Nishit A. Choksi, MDCardiology · Dearborn | 50 | 60 | −17% |
| 15 | Michael T. Tucciarone, MDCardiology · Rochester | 48 | — | |
| 15 | Theodore L. Schreiber, MDInterventional Cardiology · Warren | 48 | 65 | −26% |
| 17 | David A. Sutter, MDInterventional Cardiology · Ypsilanti | 46 | 48 | −4% |
| 17 | Muhammed A. Obeid, DOCardiology · Detroit | 46 | 58 | −21% |
| 17 | Gerald Koenig, MDInterventional Cardiology · Detroit | 46 | 30 | +53% |
| 20 | Eric P. Cantey, MDInterventional Cardiology · Ann Arbor | 45 | 24 | +88% |
| 21 | Stephen J. Mattichak, MDCardiology · Midland | 44 | 43 | +2% |
| 21 | Chaman L. Sohal, MDCardiology · Allen Park | 44 | 50 | −12% |
| 21 | Douglas J. Wunderly, MDCardiology · Kalamazoo | 44 | 50 | −12% |
| 21 | Abdul R. Halabi, MDInterventional Cardiology · Bloomfield Hills | 44 | 49 | −10% |
| 25 | Frank S. Saltiel, MDInterventional Cardiology · Kalamazoo | 43 | 35 | +23% |
| 25 | Rudin Gjeka, MDCardiology · Lapeer | 43 | 41 | +5% |
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.