Heart bypass (CABG) · Pennsylvania
Heart bypass (CABG) in Pennsylvania: the highest-volume physicians
80 physicians in Pennsylvania billed Medicare for 1,748 heart bypass (CABG) procedures in 2024. The top 26, with the year before beside it.
Top 26
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chase R. Brown, MDThoracic Surgery · Philadelphia | 53 | 46 | +15% |
| 2 | Kenji Minakata, MDThoracic Surgery · Philadelphia | 50 | 47 | +6% |
| 3 | Nathaniel Melton, MDThoracic Surgery · Harrisburg | 48 | 29 | +66% |
| 4 | Charles F. Evans, MDThoracic Surgery · Philadelphia | 47 | 41 | +15% |
| 5 | David B. Loran, MDThoracic Surgery · Harrisburg | 43 | 44 | −2% |
| 5 | Michael A. Acker, MDCardiac Surgery · Philadelphia | 43 | 35 | +23% |
| 7 | Francis P. Sutter, MDThoracic Surgery · Wynnewood | 42 | 75 | −44% |
| 8 | Salil G. Shah, MDThoracic Surgery · Philadelphia | 39 | 36 | +8% |
| 8 | Lear V. Koch, MDCardiac Surgery · Scranton | 39 | 30 | +30% |
| 10 | Raymond L. Singer, MDThoracic Surgery · Allentown | 36 | 21 | +71% |
| 11 | Matthew G. Mullen, MDThoracic Surgery · Wilkes Barre | 34 | 36 | −6% |
| 12 | Uday K. Dasika, MDCardiac Surgery · West Reading | 33 | 33 | +0% |
| 12 | Anthony Tran, MBBCH, MSThoracic Surgery · Doylestown | 33 | 26 | +27% |
| 14 | Robert K. Wenger, MDThoracic Surgery · Philadelphia | 31 | 31 | +0% |
| 14 | Marisa Cevasco, MD, MPHThoracic Surgery · Philadelphia | 31 | 36 | −14% |
| 16 | Edward F. Lundy, MD, PHDCardiac Surgery · Lancaster | 28 | 39 | −28% |
| 16 | Steven W. Marra, MDThoracic Surgery · Wilkes Barre | 28 | 29 | −3% |
| 16 | Wilson Y. Szeto, MDThoracic Surgery · Philadelphia | 28 | 21 | +33% |
| 16 | Ahmad R. Abrishamchian, MDCardiac Surgery · Harrisburg | 28 | 31 | −10% |
| 20 | Mark B. Anderson, MDThoracic Surgery · Philadelphia | 27 | 28 | −4% |
| 21 | Ahmed R. Nassar, MDThoracic Surgery · Allentown | 26 | 25 | +4% |
| 22 | Masaki Tsukashita, MD, PHDThoracic Surgery · Pittsburgh | 25 | 17 | |
| 23 | Michael Ibrahim, MD PHDThoracic Surgery · Philadelphia | 24 | 13 | |
| 23 | William E. Gioia, DOCardiac Surgery · Fountain Hill | 24 | 27 | −11% |
| 23 | Mark Jayanathan, MDThoracic Surgery · Danville | 24 | — | |
| 23 | Konstadinos A. Plestis, MDVascular Surgery · Abington | 24 | 25 | −4% |
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.