Heart bypass (CABG) · Missouri
Heart bypass (CABG) in Missouri: the highest-volume physicians
45 physicians in Missouri billed Medicare for 914 heart bypass (CABG) procedures in 2024. The top 29, with the year before beside it.
Top 29
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seiichi Noda, MDCardiac Surgery · Saint Louis | 52 | 57 | −9% |
| 2 | David Zolfaghari, MDThoracic Surgery · Springfield | 42 | 39 | +8% |
| 3 | Richard J. Mellitt, MDCardiac Surgery · Columbia | 38 | 42 | −10% |
| 4 | Buup J. Kim, MDVascular Surgery · Cape Girardeau | 37 | 29 | +28% |
| 4 | Jeanne H. Cleveland, MDGeneral Surgery · Saint Louis | 37 | 41 | −10% |
| 6 | David A. Theodoro, MDThoracic Surgery · Bridgeton | 34 | 23 | +48% |
| 7 | Joss D. Fernandez, MDCardiac Surgery · Columbia | 30 | 27 | +11% |
| 7 | Jane L. Schwabe, MDThoracic Surgery · Saint Joseph | 30 | 43 | −30% |
| 9 | John B. Steinberg, MDCardiac Surgery · Springfield | 28 | 34 | −18% |
| 9 | Michael F. Gibson, MDThoracic Surgery · Kansas City | 28 | 19 | |
| 11 | Stanley Ziomek, MDThoracic Surgery · Sikeston | 27 | 22 | +23% |
| 12 | Graham R. Pollock, MDCardiac Surgery · Kansas City | 25 | 28 | −11% |
| 13 | Dante C. Dali, DO, FACSThoracic Surgery · Springfield | 24 | 15 | |
| 14 | Bruce Jones, MDCardiac Surgery · Springfield | 22 | 33 | −33% |
| 15 | Kunal D. Kotkar, MDCardiac Surgery · Saint Louis | 21 | 21 | +0% |
| 15 | Keith R. Allen, MDThoracic Surgery · Springfield | 21 | 16 | |
| 17 | Matthew C. Parmley, MDThoracic Surgery · Springfield | 20 | 25 | −20% |
| 17 | Linda J. Schulte, MDThoracic Surgery · Saint Louis | 20 | — | |
| 17 | Nabil A. Munfakh, MDCardiac Surgery · Saint Louis | 20 | 17 | |
| 17 | Christopher Lawrance, MDCardiac Surgery · Saint Louis | 20 | 46 | −57% |
| 21 | Junaid Haroon, MDThoracic Surgery · Joplin | 19 | 16 | |
| 22 | Michael E. Gorton, MDThoracic Surgery · Liberty | 18 | 32 | −44% |
| 23 | Ahmed Romeya, MDCardiac Surgery · Kansas City | 17 | 21 | −19% |
| 24 | Krithika RamaprabhuThoracic Surgery · Columbia | 16 | — | |
| 25 | Giovanni Speziali, MDCardiac Surgery · Saint Louis | 15 | — | |
| 25 | Jose E. Torres, MDThoracic Surgery · Hannibal | 15 | — | |
| 25 | Suk W. Hong, MDCardiology · Kansas City | 15 | — | |
| 25 | Kuo F. Huang, MDThoracic Surgery · Springfield | 15 | — | |
| 25 | Takashi Murashita, MDThoracic Surgery · Saint Louis | 15 | 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.