Implantable defibrillator (ICD) · Missouri
Implantable defibrillator (ICD) in Missouri: the highest-volume physicians
16 physicians in Missouri billed Medicare for 264 implantable defibrillator (ICD) procedures in 2024. The top 16, with the year before beside it.
Top 16
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dan L. Pierce, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Columbia | 31 | 27 | +15% |
| 2 | Jose M. Sanchez, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Saint Louis | 28 | 28 | +0% |
| 3 | Curtis M. Steyers, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Saint Louis | 21 | 29 | −28% |
| 4 | Alejandro Perez-Verdia, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Kansas City | 18 | 13 | |
| 5 | Sunthosh Parvathaneni, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Springfield | 17 | 19 | |
| 6 | Jonas A. Cooper, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Chesterfield | 16 | 15 | |
| 7 | John F. Swartz, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Joplin | 15 | — | |
| 7 | Indrajeet Mahata, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Springfield | 15 | 14 | |
| 9 | Paban Saha, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Saint Louis | 14 | 13 | |
| 9 | Shang-Chiun Lee, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Springfield | 14 | 12 | |
| 9 | Brian M. Ramza, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Kansas City | 14 | 16 | |
| 12 | Gabriel E. Soto, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Saint Louis | 13 | — | |
| 12 | Andrew J. Krainik, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Saint Louis | 13 | 15 | |
| 14 | Timothy J. Martin, MDCardiology · Saint Peters | 12 | 16 | |
| 14 | Luis F. Couchonnal, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Kansas City | 12 | — | |
| 16 | Lalithkumar K. Chouhan, MDCardiology · Saint Louis | 11 | 20 | −45% |
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.