Coronary stent in Texas: the highest-volume physicians
421 physicians in Texas billed Medicare for 12,699 coronary stent procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jorge A. Alvarez, MDInterventional Cardiology · San Antonio | 159 | 153 | +4% |
| 2 | Alpesh R. Shah, MDInterventional Cardiology · Pearland | 150 | 140 | +7% |
| 3 | Hinh D. Nguyen, MDInterventional Cardiology · San Antonio | 148 | 126 | +17% |
| 4 | Radoslaw S. Kiesz, MDInterventional Cardiology · San Antonio | 121 | 86 | +41% |
| 5 | Mark E. Lawrence, DOInterventional Cardiology · Temple | 116 | 90 | +29% |
| 5 | Michael S. Blanc, MDCardiology · San Angelo | 116 | 82 | +41% |
| 7 | Kevin Theleman, MDCardiology · Grapevine | 104 | 97 | +7% |
| 8 | Robert Stoler, MDInterventional Cardiology · Dallas | 99 | 112 | −12% |
| 9 | Arjumand F. Hashmi, MDCardiology · Paris | 93 | 61 | +52% |
| 10 | Akif A. Mohammed, MDInterventional Cardiology · Fort Worth | 88 | 99 | −11% |
| 10 | Karim M. Al-Azizi, MDCardiology · Plano | 88 | 69 | +28% |
| 12 | Christopher A. Haddad, MDCardiology · San Angelo | 87 | 85 | +2% |
| 13 | Gary P. Fazio, MDInterventional Cardiology · Denton | 85 | 70 | +21% |
| 13 | Apurva O. Badheka, MDInterventional Cardiology · Denison | 85 | 43 | +98% |
| 13 | Mounir Y. Borno, MDCardiology · Lubbock | 85 | 64 | +33% |
| 16 | Paresh A. Rawal, MDInternal Medicine · Amarillo | 82 | 54 | +52% |
| 17 | Gorman M. Thorp, MDCardiology · Abilene | 80 | 80 | +0% |
| 18 | Sameh SayfoInterventional Cardiology · Plano | 77 | 100 | −23% |
| 19 | Srinivasa P. Potluri, MDCardiology · Plano | 75 | 87 | −14% |
| 19 | Ajay Pachika, MDInterventional Cardiology · Tyler | 75 | 49 | +53% |
| 21 | Amir Z. Malik, MDInterventional Cardiology · Fort Worth | 73 | 65 | +12% |
| 21 | Chris B. Cianci, DOInterventional Cardiology · Denton | 73 | 103 | −29% |
| 23 | John C. Mcclish, MDCardiology · Longview | 72 | 59 | +22% |
| 23 | Jamison N. Wyatt, MDInterventional Cardiology · New Braunfels | 72 | 51 | +41% |
| 25 | Stuart L. Solomon, MDCardiology · Houston | 71 | 64 | +11% |
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.