Leadless pacemaker · Massachusetts
Leadless pacemaker in Massachusetts: the highest-volume physicians
13 physicians in Massachusetts billed Medicare for 271 leadless pacemaker procedures in 2024. The top 13, with the year before beside it.
Top 13
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunil Kapur, MDCardiology · Boston | 42 | 25 | +68% |
| 2 | Alexei V. Shvilkin, MDInternal Medicine · South Weymouth | 33 | 31 | +6% |
| 2 | Laurence M. Epstein, MDCardiology · Boston | 33 | 52 | −37% |
| 4 | Bruce A. Koplan, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Boston | 27 | 15 | |
| 5 | Glenn T. Stokken, MDCardiology · Worcester | 25 | — | |
| 6 | Thomas M. Tadros, MDCardiology · Boston | 19 | 13 | |
| 7 | Nadavaluru S. Reddy, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Springfield | 17 | 12 | |
| 8 | Nicholas O. Palmeri, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Boston | 14 | — | |
| 9 | Esseim Sharma, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Boston | 13 | — | |
| 9 | Lawrence S. Rosenthal, MD, PHDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Worcester | 13 | 14 | |
| 11 | Theofanie Mela, MDInternal Medicine · Boston | 12 | — | |
| 11 | Soroosh Kiani, MDCardiology · Worcester | 12 | 16 | |
| 13 | Victor Nauffal, MD, MSCCardiology · Boston | 11 | — |
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.