Heart bypass (CABG) in Nevada: the highest-volume physicians
13 physicians in Nevada billed Medicare for 283 heart bypass (CABG) procedures in 2024. The top 13, with the year before beside it.
Top 13
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neel V. Dhudshia, MDPhysician · Henderson | 32 | 23 | +39% |
| 2 | Michael G. Wood, MDThoracic Surgery · Las Vegas | 31 | 29 | +7% |
| 3 | Hazem Y. Afifi, MDCardiac Surgery · Las Vegas | 30 | 23 | +30% |
| 3 | Quynh N. Feikes, MDCardiac Surgery · Las Vegas | 30 | 25 | +20% |
| 5 | Nauman Jahangir, MDThoracic Surgery · Las Vegas | 27 | 29 | −7% |
| 6 | Kimball S. Knackstedt, DOThoracic Surgery · Reno | 25 | 21 | +19% |
| 7 | Jeremy J. Song, MDThoracic Surgery · Reno | 21 | 22 | −5% |
| 8 | Bruce M. Toporoff, MDThoracic Surgery · Henderson | 17 | 12 | |
| 9 | Giovanni B. Ciuffo, MDThoracic Surgery · Las Vegas | 16 | 30 | −47% |
| 10 | Todd P. Chapman, MDThoracic Surgery · Carson City | 15 | 19 | |
| 11 | Theodore C. Pratt, MDThoracic Surgery · Reno | 14 | 11 | |
| 12 | Deepak Malhotra, MDThoracic Surgery · Las Vegas | 13 | 16 | |
| 13 | Serrie C. Lico, MDThoracic Surgery · Las Vegas | 12 | — |
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.