Implantable defibrillator (ICD) · Mississippi
Implantable defibrillator (ICD) in Mississippi: the highest-volume physicians
9 physicians in Mississippi billed Medicare for 156 implantable defibrillator (ICD) procedures in 2024. The top 9, with the year before beside it.
Top 9
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James E. Stone, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Tupelo | 29 | 40 | −27% |
| 2 | Elsheikh M. AbdelrahimClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Tupelo | 21 | — | |
| 3 | James M. Bensler, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Jackson | 18 | 16 | |
| 3 | Diego F. Alcivar Franco, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Hattiesburg | 18 | 16 | |
| 5 | Karthik Venkatesh Prasad, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Tupelo | 17 | 29 | −41% |
| 6 | James H. Hamilton, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Jackson | 14 | 19 | |
| 7 | Santo M. Borganelli, MD FACCClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Hattiesburg | 13 | 16 | |
| 7 | Attila Roka, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Meridian | 13 | — | |
| 7 | Jimmy W. Lott, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Jackson | 13 | 19 |
A rank counts procedures billed under the physician's own NPI (CPT 33249), 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.