Coronary stent in Minnesota: the highest-volume physicians
81 physicians in Minnesota billed Medicare for 2,337 coronary stent procedures in 2024. The top 27, with the year before beside it.
Top 27
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rajiv Gulati, MDCardiology · Rochester | 78 | 60 | +30% |
| 2 | Stephen K. Kidd, MDInternal Medicine · Saint Cloud | 69 | 57 | +21% |
| 3 | Gurpreet S. Sandhu, MDCardiology · Rochester | 57 | 51 | +12% |
| 4 | Patricia J. Best, MDInternal Medicine · Rochester | 55 | 27 | +104% |
| 5 | Johannes Brechtken, MDInterventional Cardiology · Saint Paul | 53 | 53 | +0% |
| 6 | Mandeep Singh, MDCardiology · Rochester | 52 | 54 | −4% |
| 7 | Kenneth W. Baran, MDInterventional Cardiology · Saint Paul | 49 | 42 | +17% |
| 8 | Yader B. Sandoval Pichardo, MDCardiology · Minneapolis | 45 | 35 | +29% |
| 8 | Gregory H. Schuchard, MDInterventional Cardiology · Bemidji | 45 | 40 | +13% |
| 10 | Michael R. Mooney, MDInterventional Cardiology · Minneapolis | 44 | 75 | −41% |
| 11 | Mohammad N. Jameel, MDInterventional Cardiology · Saint Paul | 42 | 35 | +20% |
| 11 | Jay H. Traverse, MDCardiology · Minneapolis | 42 | 33 | +27% |
| 13 | Ripudamanjit Singh, MDInterventional Cardiology · Mankato | 41 | 32 | +28% |
| 13 | Brian M. Stegman, MDInterventional Cardiology · St Cloud | 41 | 45 | −9% |
| 13 | Malcolm R. Bell, MDCardiology · Rochester | 41 | 62 | −34% |
| 16 | Jeffrey Chambers, MDCardiology · Minneapolis | 40 | 32 | +25% |
| 17 | Colleen E. Lane, MDInterventional Cardiology · Rochester | 39 | 32 | +22% |
| 18 | Brian D. Mahoney, MDCardiology · Saint Paul | 38 | 44 | −14% |
| 18 | Kalkidan G. Bishu, MDInterventional Cardiology · Duluth | 38 | 15 | |
| 20 | Juliette Power, MDInternal Medicine · Saint Cloud | 37 | — | |
| 20 | Bernard R. Erickson, MDCardiology · St Cloud | 37 | 31 | +19% |
| 22 | Ivan J. Chavez, MDInterventional Cardiology · Minneapolis | 36 | 15 | |
| 22 | Jacob R. Dutcher, MDCardiology · St Cloud | 36 | 38 | −5% |
| 24 | Daniel D. Dulas, MDCardiology · Minneapolis | 35 | 41 | −15% |
| 24 | Benjamin M. Hibbert, MD PHD FRCPCCardiology · Rochester | 35 | 16 | |
| 24 | James T. Kolbeck, MDCardiology · Saint Paul | 35 | 22 | +59% |
| 24 | George Zawadowski, MDInterventional Cardiology · Duluth | 35 | 37 | −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.