Heart bypass (CABG) · Arkansas
Heart bypass (CABG) in Arkansas: the highest-volume physicians
22 physicians in Arkansas billed Medicare for 627 heart bypass (CABG) procedures in 2024. The top 22, with the year before beside it.
Top 22
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kristofer T. Freeland, MDCardiac Surgery · Little Rock | 109 | 92 | +18% |
| 2 | Michael T. Nolen, MDCardiac Surgery · Little Rock | 84 | 97 | −13% |
| 3 | Thurston M. Bauer, MDThoracic Surgery · Little Rock | 46 | 51 | −10% |
| 3 | Jack Havdala, MDGeneral Surgery · Jonesboro | 46 | 49 | −6% |
| 5 | Kenneth W. Howell, MDCardiac Surgery · Little Rock | 42 | 39 | +8% |
| 6 | Jay K. Bhama, MDCardiac Surgery · Jonesboro | 34 | 28 | +21% |
| 7 | Daniel W. Mccoy, MDThoracic Surgery · Hot Springs | 27 | 22 | +23% |
| 8 | Samuel T. Rayburn, MDCardiac Surgery · Little Rock | 26 | 30 | −13% |
| 9 | Frederick A. Meadors, MDCardiac Surgery · Little Rock | 24 | 23 | +4% |
| 10 | James S. Counce, MDCardiac Surgery · Fayetteville | 23 | 19 | |
| 11 | Pouya Hemmati, MDThoracic Surgery · Little Rock | 19 | — | |
| 12 | Clyde R. Redmond, MDThoracic Surgery · Springdale | 17 | — | |
| 13 | John R. Busby, MDThoracic Surgery · Little Rock | 16 | 29 | −45% |
| 13 | Trung L. Tran, MDThoracic Surgery · Rogers | 16 | 24 | −33% |
| 15 | Robert C. Jaggers, MDThoracic Surgery · Fayetteville | 15 | — | |
| 16 | John E. Streitman, MDThoracic Surgery · Little Rock | 14 | — | |
| 17 | Ronald D. Smith, MDCardiac Surgery · Jonesboro | 12 | — | |
| 17 | Russell H. Wood, MDCardiac Surgery · Fayetteville | 12 | — | |
| 17 | Charles R. Cole, MDGeneral Surgery · Little Rock | 12 | 13 | |
| 20 | James C. Spann, MDThoracic Surgery · Rogers | 11 | — | |
| 20 | Edgar J. Chauvin, MDThoracic Surgery · Rodgers | 11 | 17 | |
| 20 | Damon M. Kennedy, DOThoracic Surgery · Jonesboro | 11 | 19 |
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.