Coronary stent in North Dakota: the highest-volume physicians
17 physicians in North Dakota billed Medicare for 838 coronary stent procedures in 2024. The top 17, with the year before beside it.
Top 17
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nayan K. Desai, MDInterventional Cardiology · Bismarck | 100 | 97 | +3% |
| 2 | Samir M. Turk, MDCardiology · Minot | 83 | 94 | −12% |
| 3 | Beng Loong Isaac Tea, MDCardiology · Minot | 77 | 40 | +93% |
| 4 | Alok Saurav, MDCardiology · Fargo | 61 | 72 | −15% |
| 5 | Ismail L. Bekdash, MDInterventional Cardiology · Fargo | 60 | 81 | −26% |
| 6 | Mir R. Subla, MDInterventional Cardiology · Minot | 59 | 59 | +0% |
| 7 | Jason S. Go, MDCardiology · Fargo | 56 | 44 | +27% |
| 8 | Puneet Sharma, MDInterventional Cardiology · Fargo | 51 | 52 | −2% |
| 9 | Thomas A. Haldis, DOInterventional Cardiology · Fargo | 49 | 93 | −47% |
| 9 | Rabeea Aboufakher, MDInterventional Cardiology · Grand Forks | 49 | 17 | |
| 11 | Rory Farnan, MDInterventional Cardiology · Fargo | 37 | 63 | −41% |
| 12 | Yassar Almanaseer, MDInterventional Cardiology · Fargo | 36 | 49 | −27% |
| 13 | George A. Stouffer, MDInterventional Cardiology · Chapel Hill | 35 | 54 | −35% |
| 14 | Boban Mathew, MDInterventional Cardiology · Bismarck | 34 | 59 | −42% |
| 15 | Brian J. Grondahl, DOCardiology · Fargo | 22 | 33 | −33% |
| 16 | Mikhail Kirnus, MDCardiology · Grand Forks | 16 | 23 | −30% |
| 17 | John R. Hoyt, MDInterventional Cardiology · Bismarck | 13 | 21 | −38% |
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.