Heart bypass (CABG) · Michigan
Heart bypass (CABG) in Michigan: the highest-volume physicians
34 physicians in Michigan billed Medicare for 580 heart bypass (CABG) procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ramesh B. Cherukuri, MDCardiac Surgery · Saginaw | 44 | 41 | +7% |
| 2 | Neal M. Foley, DOThoracic Surgery · Grand Rapids | 28 | — | |
| 3 | Raed M. Alnajjar, MDThoracic Surgery · Detroit | 26 | 14 | |
| 4 | Ajay Gupta, MDThoracic Surgery · Ypsilanti | 23 | 27 | −15% |
| 4 | Bakri Kaakeh, MDThoracic Surgery · Saginaw | 23 | 13 | |
| 6 | Kourosh Baghelai, MDCardiac Surgery · Saint Joseph | 22 | 16 | |
| 6 | Franco L. Fazzalari, MDThoracic Surgery · Detroit | 22 | 26 | −15% |
| 8 | Jeffrey M. Altshuler, MDCardiac Surgery · Royal Oak | 21 | 21 | +0% |
| 8 | Christopher M. Genco, MDThoracic Surgery · Saginaw | 21 | 27 | −22% |
| 10 | Bogdan A. Kindzelski, MDCardiac Surgery · Royal Oak | 18 | 25 | −28% |
| 10 | Jerry W. Pratt, MDThoracic Surgery · Kalamazoo | 18 | 26 | −31% |
| 12 | Ahmet T. Gurbuz, MDCardiology · Midland | 17 | 17 | |
| 12 | Omar Habib, MDCardiology · Detroit | 17 | 13 | |
| 12 | Shelly C. Lall, MDCardiac Surgery · Traverse City | 17 | 13 | |
| 15 | Richard G. Smith, MDCardiac Surgery · Traverse City | 16 | — | |
| 16 | Chris W. Akins, MDThoracic Surgery · Petoskey | 15 | 11 | |
| 16 | Edward J. Bergeron, MDThoracic Surgery · Traverse City | 15 | 18 | |
| 16 | Justin S. Fanning, MDThoracic Surgery · Grand Rapids | 15 | 20 | −25% |
| 16 | Jordan Groskurth, MDThoracic Surgery · Grand Rapids | 15 | 65 | −77% |
| 20 | Robert B. Hawkins, MD, MSCThoracic Surgery · Ann Arbor | 14 | — | |
| 20 | Kyle Miletic, MDThoracic Surgery · Detroit | 14 | — | |
| 20 | Robert C. Lyons, MDCardiac Surgery · Ypsilanti | 14 | 12 | |
| 23 | Sanjay Batra, MDCardiac Surgery · Detroit | 13 | 13 | |
| 23 | Tessa Watt, MDThoracic Surgery · Ann Arbor | 13 | — | |
| 23 | Chibueze Onyemkpa, MDCardiac Surgery · Lansing | 13 | — |
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.