Heart bypass (CABG) · West Virginia
Heart bypass (CABG) in West Virginia: the highest-volume physicians
9 physicians in West Virginia billed Medicare for 205 heart bypass (CABG) procedures in 2024. The top 9, with the year before beside it.
Top 9
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nepal C. Chowdhury, MDThoracic Surgery · Huntington | 45 | 35 | +29% |
| 2 | Nathaniel L. Kister, MDCardiac Surgery · Charleston | 42 | 55 | −24% |
| 3 | Alexander A. Nagy, MDCardiac Surgery · Morgantown | 31 | 15 | |
| 4 | Peter M. Rodgers-FischlThoracic Surgery · Charleston | 19 | — | |
| 5 | Geoffrey R. Cousins, MDThoracic Surgery · Huntington | 17 | 29 | −41% |
| 6 | Ramanathan Sampath, MDCardiac Surgery · Charleston | 16 | 17 | |
| 7 | David M. Haybron, MDCardiac Surgery · Wheeling | 13 | — | |
| 8 | Richard J. Heuer, MDThoracic Surgery · Huntington | 11 | 17 | |
| 8 | Lawrence M. Wei, MDThoracic Surgery · Morgantown | 11 | — |
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.