Heart bypass (CABG) · California
Heart bypass (CABG) in California: the highest-volume physicians
178 physicians in California billed Medicare for 4,254 heart bypass (CABG) procedures in 2024. The top 26, with the year before beside it.
Top 26
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael T. Ingram, MDCardiac Surgery · Sacramento | 96 | 112 | −14% |
| 2 | Aaron H. Healy, MDCardiac Surgery · Sacramento | 73 | 80 | −9% |
| 2 | Shamsuddin Khwaja, MDGeneral Surgery · Fresno | 73 | 63 | +16% |
| 4 | Robert C. Kincade, MDCardiac Surgery · Sacramento | 64 | 62 | +3% |
| 5 | Azmath Mohammed, MDThoracic Surgery · Sacramento | 62 | 44 | +41% |
| 6 | Kalwant S. DhillonGeneral Surgery · Fresno | 57 | 40 | +43% |
| 6 | Fardad Esmailian, MDThoracic Surgery · Los Angeles | 57 | 41 | +39% |
| 8 | James D. Morrissey, MDCardiac Surgery · Stockton | 53 | 75 | −29% |
| 9 | David A. Canvasser, MDThoracic Surgery · Pismo Beach | 51 | 50 | +2% |
| 10 | Vincent J. De Filippi, MDThoracic Surgery · Salinas | 50 | 53 | −6% |
| 11 | Christopher M. Arismendi, MDGeneral Surgery · Stockton | 49 | 69 | −29% |
| 12 | Aaron M. Kime, MDThoracic Surgery · Saint Helena | 47 | 47 | +0% |
| 13 | Mohammad H. Islami Manuchehry, MDThoracic Surgery · El Cajon | 45 | 49 | −8% |
| 14 | Azad S. Karim, MDThoracic Surgery · Sacramento | 44 | 26 | +69% |
| 15 | Bilal M. Shafi, MDThoracic Surgery · Santa Cruz | 42 | 38 | +11% |
| 16 | Andreas G. Sakopoulos, MDCardiac Surgery · Salinas | 41 | 42 | −2% |
| 17 | Yuan H. Lin, MDThoracic Surgery · La Mesa | 40 | 36 | +11% |
| 17 | Timothy M. Lee, MDCardiac Surgery · Laguna Hills | 40 | 35 | +14% |
| 19 | Hubert Y. Luu, MDThoracic Surgery · Sacramento | 39 | 13 | |
| 19 | Stephen J. Rossiter, MDCardiac Surgery · Sacramento | 39 | 34 | +15% |
| 21 | Hoang-Vu Tran, MDCardiology · Oakland | 38 | — | |
| 22 | Keith F. Korver, MDThoracic Surgery · Santa Rosa | 36 | 28 | +29% |
| 22 | Lit K. Fung, MDThoracic Surgery · Modesto | 36 | 33 | +9% |
| 22 | Asad A. Shah, MDCardiac Surgery · Laguna Hills | 36 | 16 | |
| 22 | Darrell Wu, MDCardiac Surgery · Escondido | 36 | 31 | +16% |
| 22 | Russell D. Stanten, MDThoracic Surgery · Oakland | 36 | 35 | +3% |
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.