Heart bypass (CABG) in Maine: the highest-volume physicians
9 physicians in Maine billed Medicare for 184 heart bypass (CABG) procedures in 2024. The top 9, with the year before beside it.
Top 9
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walter F. Denino, MDCardiac Surgery · Portland | 28 | 30 | −7% |
| 1 | David Pantino, MDThoracic Surgery · Bangor | 28 | 24 | +17% |
| 3 | Darryl Hoffman, MDThoracic Surgery · Bangor | 22 | 29 | −24% |
| 4 | John M. Fallon, MDVascular Surgery · Portland | 21 | 25 | −16% |
| 4 | Adam Paine, MDCardiac Surgery · Portland | 21 | — | |
| 6 | John D. Klemperer, MDCardiac Surgery · Bangor | 19 | — | |
| 7 | Ansar Hassan, MDCardiac Surgery · Portland | 17 | 13 | |
| 8 | Carmine Frumiento, MDCardiac Surgery · Lewiston | 16 | — | |
| 9 | Scott A. Buchanan, MDCardiac Surgery · Portland | 12 | 18 |
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.