Leadless pacemaker in Illinois: the highest-volume physicians
20 physicians in Illinois billed Medicare for 347 leadless pacemaker procedures in 2024. The top 20, with the year before beside it.
Top 20
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wissam Derian, MDCardiology · Quincy | 31 | 15 | |
| 2 | Nicholas J. Serafini, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Park Ridge | 27 | 21 | +29% |
| 3 | Fadi Abou Obeid, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Carbondale | 25 | — | |
| 4 | Tonye C. Teme, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Mchenry | 24 | 11 | |
| 5 | Mark D. Metzl, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Evanston | 23 | 25 | −8% |
| 6 | John D. Hammock, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Quincy | 21 | 19 | |
| 7 | Ahmed A. Hussein, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Olympia Fields | 20 | 28 | −29% |
| 8 | Oleg Yurevich, MDCritical Care (Intensivists) · Chicago | 16 | — | |
| 8 | Jens Philip Vilhelm Aagaard, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Park Ridge | 16 | 21 | −24% |
| 8 | Eyad Alhaj, MDInternal Medicine · Bourbonnais | 16 | 27 | −41% |
| 11 | Mark J. Shen, MDInternal Medicine · Moline | 15 | — | |
| 12 | Mouyyad W. Rahaby, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Libertyville | 14 | — | |
| 13 | Smit C. Vasaiwala, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Maywood | 13 | — | |
| 13 | Sunil C. Shroff, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Morris | 13 | — | |
| 13 | Westby G. Fisher, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Glenview | 13 | 11 | |
| 13 | Sahil Attawala, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Mchenry | 13 | 21 | −38% |
| 17 | Alexander Green, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Maywood | 12 | — | |
| 17 | Kaustubha D. PatilClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Chicago | 12 | — | |
| 17 | Jose Nazari, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Glenview | 12 | 12 | |
| 20 | Peter A. Brady, MDCardiology · Chicago | 11 | 39 | −72% |
A rank counts procedures billed under the physician's own NPI (CPT 33274), 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.