Surgical Volume

Leg artery angioplasty and stenting · Iowa

Leg artery angioplasty and stenting in Iowa: the highest-volume physicians

6 physicians in Iowa billed Medicare for 104 leg artery angioplasty and stenting procedures in 2024. The top 6, with the year before beside it.

Top 6

RankPhysician20242023Change
1Samuel J. Congello, DOInterventional Cardiology · Mason City2315
2Dennis M. Fry, MDVascular Surgery · West Des Moines2129−28%
3Eric Scott, MDVascular Surgery · West Des Moines1928−32%
4Nicolas W. Shammas, MDInterventional Cardiology · Davenport15—
5Nicholas Southard, DOVascular Surgery · West Des Moines13—
5Tauseef A. Khan, MDCardiology · Dubuque13—

A rank counts procedures billed under the physician's own NPI (CPT 37224, 37225, 37226), 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.