Heart bypass (CABG) · Tennessee
Heart bypass (CABG) in Tennessee: the highest-volume physicians
44 physicians in Tennessee billed Medicare for 1,328 heart bypass (CABG) procedures in 2024. The top 27, with the year before beside it.
Top 27
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashok N. Babu, MDThoracic Surgery · Nashville | 106 | 85 | +25% |
| 2 | Clayton A. Kaiser, MDCardiac Surgery · Nashville | 81 | 86 | −6% |
| 3 | Amber M. Edwards, MDThoracic Surgery · Nashville | 73 | 77 | −5% |
| 4 | Bradley A. Wolf, MDCardiology · Memphis | 72 | 77 | −6% |
| 5 | Rachel E. Harrison, MDCardiac Surgery · Memphis | 58 | 25 | +132% |
| 6 | Billy D. Parsons, MDThoracic Surgery · Cookeville | 55 | 37 | +49% |
| 7 | Harvey E. Garrett, MDCardiac Surgery · Memphis | 52 | 67 | −22% |
| 8 | Chandrashekhar Ramaiah, MDThoracic Surgery · Nashville | 51 | 57 | −11% |
| 9 | Timothy J. Powell, MDCardiac Surgery · Cookeville | 48 | 31 | +55% |
| 10 | V S. Reddy, MDThoracic Surgery · Nashville | 39 | 47 | −17% |
| 11 | Larry L. Shears, MDThoracic Surgery · Chattanooga | 38 | 24 | +58% |
| 12 | William W. Mcalexander, MDThoracic Surgery · Knoxville | 33 | 29 | +14% |
| 12 | Eric M. Sievers, MDThoracic Surgery · Jackson | 33 | 46 | −28% |
| 14 | John M. Trahanas, MDGeneral Surgery · Nashville | 32 | 36 | −11% |
| 15 | Aaron L. Hoffman, MDThoracic Surgery · Murfreesboro | 31 | 19 | |
| 16 | Brett A. Melnikoff, MDThoracic Surgery · Chattanooga | 29 | — | |
| 16 | Wilson M. Clements, MDCardiac Surgery · Chattanooga | 29 | 24 | +21% |
| 16 | Sreekumar Subramanian, MDCardiac Surgery · Nashville | 29 | 12 | |
| 19 | Norbert E. Baumgartner, MDCardiology · Knoxville | 28 | 33 | −15% |
| 20 | Ashish Shah, MDCardiac Surgery · Nashville | 22 | 24 | −8% |
| 20 | James L. Zellner, MDCardiac Surgery · Chattanooga | 22 | 25 | −12% |
| 22 | John M. Hance, MD, MPHThoracic Surgery · Knoxville | 21 | 14 | |
| 22 | John M. Craig, MDThoracic Surgery · Chattanooga | 21 | 24 | −12% |
| 22 | John Murray, MDCardiac Surgery · Knoxville | 21 | — | |
| 25 | Raymond A. Dieter, MDCardiac Surgery · Knoxville | 20 | 24 | −17% |
| 25 | Duc Q. Nguyen, MDCardiac Surgery · Nashville | 20 | 13 | |
| 25 | William A. Walker, MDGeneral Surgery · Knoxville | 20 | 64 | −69% |
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.