Heart bypass (CABG) in Alabama: the highest-volume physicians
31 physicians in Alabama billed Medicare for 826 heart bypass (CABG) procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James DaviesThoracic Surgery · Birmingham | 100 | 109 | −8% |
| 2 | Peter N. Pluscht, MDCardiac Surgery · Mobile | 61 | 55 | +11% |
| 3 | Clifton T. Lewis, MDCardiac Surgery · Birmingham | 38 | 47 | −19% |
| 4 | John W. Boyer, MDCardiac Surgery · Mobile | 37 | 34 | +9% |
| 5 | Constantine AthanasuleasThoracic Surgery · Birmingham | 35 | 39 | −10% |
| 6 | Andres X. Samayoa, MDCardiac Surgery · Huntsville | 33 | 32 | +3% |
| 7 | Fady S. Wanna, MDThoracic Surgery · Dothan | 29 | 43 | −33% |
| 8 | Gregory A. Thomas, MDThoracic Surgery · Huntsville | 28 | 21 | +33% |
| 8 | William H. Cook, MDVascular Surgery · Montgomery | 28 | 31 | −10% |
| 10 | Carl T. GeraldsonThoracic Surgery · Alabaster | 27 | 23 | +17% |
| 10 | Sasha A. Still, MDThoracic Surgery · Birmingham | 27 | 36 | −25% |
| 12 | Shaf B. Holden, MDCardiac Surgery · Huntsville | 26 | 16 | |
| 12 | Frans S. Vanwagenberg, MDCardiac Surgery · Huntsville | 26 | 19 | |
| 14 | Steven F. Johnson, M DThoracic Surgery · Dothan | 24 | 23 | +4% |
| 14 | Charles H. Wyatt, MDThoracic Surgery · Mobile | 24 | 15 | |
| 16 | John B. Richardson, MDCardiac Surgery · Birmingham | 23 | 21 | +10% |
| 17 | Kareem H. Bedeir, MDCardiac Surgery · Mobile | 22 | 12 | |
| 17 | Adam C. WitcherThoracic Surgery · Birmingham | 22 | 24 | −8% |
| 17 | Trent Howard, DOThoracic Surgery · Vestavia | 22 | 26 | −15% |
| 20 | Parvez K. Sultan, MDThoracic Surgery · Vestavia | 21 | 23 | −9% |
| 21 | Juan J. Gallegos, MDCardiac Surgery · Huntsville | 20 | 24 | −17% |
| 21 | Andrew R. Papoy, MDThoracic Surgery · Birmingham | 20 | 21 | −5% |
| 23 | Kyle EudaileyThoracic Surgery · Birmingham | 19 | 11 | |
| 24 | Joseph J. Martinez, MDGeneral Surgery · Vestavia | 17 | 21 | −19% |
| 24 | John L. Harlan, MDThoracic Surgery · Birmingham | 17 | 12 |
A rank counts procedures billed under the physician's own NPI (CPT 33533), 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.