Heart bypass (CABG) in Georgia: the highest-volume physicians
45 physicians in Georgia billed Medicare for 995 heart bypass (CABG) procedures in 2024. The top 26, with the year before beside it.
Top 26
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan D. Winston, MDCardiac Surgery · Lawrenceville | 65 | 83 | −22% |
| 2 | Richard J. Myung, MDCardiac Surgery · Marietta | 43 | 41 | +5% |
| 3 | William M. Brown, MDThoracic Surgery · Atlanta | 42 | 36 | +17% |
| 4 | Jeffrey S. Miller, MDCardiac Surgery · Atlanta | 40 | 61 | −34% |
| 5 | James A. Wolfe, MDCardiac Surgery · Lawrenceville | 38 | 37 | +3% |
| 6 | James L. Foster, MDThoracic Surgery · Macon | 32 | 33 | −3% |
| 6 | Michael E. Halkos, MDCardiac Surgery · Atlanta | 32 | 32 | +0% |
| 8 | Cullen D. Morris, MDCardiac Surgery · Athens | 31 | 30 | +3% |
| 9 | Theresa D. Luu, MDThoracic Surgery · Marietta | 29 | 39 | −26% |
| 10 | Robert K. Thompson, MDCardiac Surgery · Gainesville | 28 | 28 | +0% |
| 11 | John C. Hastings, MDGeneral Surgery · Gainesville | 27 | 38 | −29% |
| 11 | Paraag Chowdhary, MDThoracic Surgery · Augusta | 27 | — | |
| 13 | Timothy J. Hunter, MDThoracic Surgery · Augusta | 26 | 17 | |
| 14 | Zachary P. Baker, MDCardiac Surgery · Augusta | 23 | 33 | −30% |
| 14 | Cyrus J. Parsa, MDThoracic Surgery · Rome | 23 | 34 | −32% |
| 14 | Lourens J. Willekes, MDThoracic Surgery · Savannah | 23 | 27 | −15% |
| 17 | Richard L. Harvey, MDThoracic Surgery · Macon | 21 | 14 | |
| 18 | David A. Langford, MDCardiac Surgery · Macon | 20 | 21 | −5% |
| 18 | Dimitrios N. Tsirigotis, MDThoracic Surgery · Gainesville | 20 | 27 | −26% |
| 18 | David S. Zapata, MDCardiac Surgery · Lawrenceville | 20 | 16 | |
| 18 | Jonathan T. Magruder, MDGeneral Surgery · Athens | 20 | 23 | −13% |
| 18 | Anthony V. Hoots, MDThoracic Surgery · Albany | 20 | 27 | −26% |
| 18 | Vinod H. Thourani, MDThoracic Surgery · Marietta | 20 | 16 | |
| 18 | Sagar Damle, MDThoracic Surgery · Atlanta | 20 | 16 | |
| 25 | Robert D. Rice, MDThoracic Surgery · Augusta | 18 | 29 | −38% |
| 25 | Amalia Jonsson, MDThoracic Surgery · Atlanta | 18 | 16 |
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.