Implantable defibrillator (ICD) · Tennessee
Implantable defibrillator (ICD) in Tennessee: the highest-volume physicians
27 physicians in Tennessee billed Medicare for 461 implantable defibrillator (ICD) procedures in 2024. The top 27, with the year before beside it.
Top 27
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Z. Lan, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Germantown | 29 | 42 | −31% |
| 2 | Gregory K. Bruce, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Chattanooga | 26 | 26 | +0% |
| 3 | William J. Mahlow, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Knoxville | 25 | 11 | |
| 4 | Mark Wathen, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Cookeville | 23 | 12 | |
| 5 | Jiang Cui, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Germantown | 22 | 11 | |
| 5 | Gregg S. Shander, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Chattanooga | 22 | 26 | −15% |
| 5 | Asad Al Aboud, MDInternal Medicine · Nashville | 22 | 17 | |
| 8 | Timothy M. Talbert, MDInternal Medicine · Chattanooga | 21 | 12 | |
| 9 | Newton B. WigginsClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Chattanooga | 20 | 33 | −39% |
| 10 | Samuel O. Jones, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Chattanooga | 19 | 24 | −21% |
| 11 | Stephen A. Fahrig, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Nashville | 18 | 22 | −18% |
| 11 | Nilamkumar Patel, MBBSClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Knoxville | 18 | 14 | |
| 11 | Ricardo M. Lugo, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Nashville | 18 | 19 | |
| 14 | Shaun K. Colburn, MDInternal Medicine · Kingsport | 17 | — | |
| 15 | Travis D. Richardson, MDCardiology · Nashville | 15 | 13 | |
| 16 | George H. Crossley, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Nashville | 14 | 14 | |
| 17 | Robert Abraham, MDCardiology · Nashville | 13 | 13 | |
| 17 | James H. Baker, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Nashville | 13 | — | |
| 17 | Kyle Mandsager, MDInternal Medicine · Nashville | 13 | — | |
| 17 | Daniel W. KaiserClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Nashville | 13 | 21 | −38% |
| 21 | John N. Meriwether, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Knoxville | 12 | 16 | |
| 21 | Jeffrey Hirsh, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Knoxville | 12 | 14 | |
| 21 | James W. Cox, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Knoxville | 12 | 13 | |
| 24 | Eric E. Johnson, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Memphis | 11 | 15 | |
| 24 | Christopher Ingelmo, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Germantown | 11 | 26 | −58% |
| 24 | James B. Mcpike, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Murfreesboro | 11 | — | |
| 24 | Michael S. Bailey, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Knoxville | 11 | — |
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.