Heart
Pacemaker implant: the highest-volume physicians in the US
2,917 physicians billed Medicare for 75,657 pacemaker implant procedures in 2024. Pick a state for its own table, or read the national top 101.
By state
- Alabama48 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Michael E. Pinson
- Alaska6 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Steven J. Compton
- Arizona81 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Arun K. Kolli
- Arkansas39 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Boris V. Bogomilov
- California226 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Tin C. Botzler
- Colorado34 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Oussama Lawand
- Connecticut39 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Vinay Mehta
- Delaware12 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Raymond E. Miller
- District of Columbia9 physicians · No. 1 Apostolos Tsimploulis
- Florida243 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Robert E. Eckart
- Georgia86 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Carmine V. Oddis
- Hawaii3 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Ryan M. Smith
- Idaho16 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Adam S. Grimaldi
- Illinois120 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Charles A. Kinder
- Indiana75 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Umang M. Patel
- Iowa33 physicians · No. 1 Weiwei Li
- Kansas44 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Ghiyath Al-Tabbal
- Kentucky41 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Rajdeep S. Gaitonde
- Louisiana36 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Marc N. Saad
- Maine15 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Joel E. Cutler
- Maryland49 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Paresh M. Shah
- Massachusetts88 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Marshal T. Fox
- Michigan75 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Shadi Idris
- Minnesota53 physicians · No. 1 Dr. John A. Anderson
- Mississippi24 physicians · No. 1 Dr. James E. Stone
- Missouri66 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Dan L. Pierce
- Montana15 physicians · No. 1 Nicholas A. Mantini
- Nebraska19 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Walid M. Kutayli
- Nevada20 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Nikolaos J. Tsiouris
- New Hampshire18 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Dingxin Qin
- New Jersey86 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Robert F. Coyne
- New Mexico10 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Robert A. Graor
- New York141 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Mena Yacoub
- North Carolina99 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Sidharth A. Shah
- North Dakota9 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Mevan N. Wijetunga
- Ohio115 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Jaydutt B. Patel
- Oklahoma39 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Charles C. Te
- Oregon31 physicians · No. 1 Dr. James C. Laughlin
- Pennsylvania142 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Pramod M. Deshmukh
- Rhode Island9 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Arnoldas Giedrimas
- South Carolina66 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Jason A. Goebel
- South Dakota8 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Scott Pham
- Tennessee76 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Simon O. Okewole
- Texas207 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Kevin R. Hayes
- Utah22 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Michel M. Barakat
- Vermont10 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Joseph F. Winget
- Virginia89 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Glenn M. Brammer
- Washington56 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Gerhard H. Muelheims
- West Virginia17 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Aamir A. Cheema
- Wisconsin49 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Ronnie O. Ortiz
- Wyoming3 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Robert A. Novick
National top 101
| Rank | Physician | State | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scott Pham, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Sioux Falls | SD | 177 | 156 | +13% |
| 2 | Glenn M. Brammer, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Fishersville | VA | 149 | 124 | +20% |
| 3 | Charles A. Kinder, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Berwyn | IL | 141 | 141 | +0% |
| 4 | Jason A. Goebel, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Myrtle Beach | SC | 122 | 108 | +13% |
| 5 | Pramod M. Deshmukh, MDCardiology · Sayre | PA | 115 | 77 | +49% |
| 6 | Nicholas A. MantiniClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Missoula | MT | 114 | 65 | +75% |
| 7 | Paresh M. Shah, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Baltimore | MD | 104 | 100 | +4% |
| 8 | Raymond E. Miller, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Dover | DE | 102 | 95 | +7% |
| 9 | Robert F. Coyne, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Morristown | NJ | 100 | 60 | +67% |
| 10 | Kevin R. Hayes, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Texarkana | TX | 99 | 99 | +0% |
| 11 | Simone Musco, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Missoula | MT | 97 | 66 | +47% |
| 12 | Boris V. Bogomilov, MDCardiology · Fayetteville | AR | 96 | 144 | −33% |
| 13 | Emmanuel N. Nsah, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Salisbury | MD | 94 | 70 | +34% |
| 14 | Michael E. Pinson, MDCardiology · Dothan | AL | 93 | 93 | +0% |
| 15 | Terrence P. May, MDCardiology · Roanoke | VA | 92 | 100 | −8% |
| 16 | Eric A. Schwartz, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Columbia | MD | 90 | 56 | +61% |
| 17 | Alan I. Schneider, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Silver Spring | MD | 88 | 74 | +19% |
| 18 | Walid M. Kutayli, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Lincoln | NE | 87 | 86 | +1% |
| 19 | Kishore Subnani, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Little River | SC | 83 | 62 | +34% |
| 19 | Sammy L. Cox, MDCardiology · Amarillo | TX | 83 | 63 | +32% |
| 21 | Matthew J. Kapalis, DOClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Omaha | NE | 82 | 84 | −2% |
| 21 | Sidharth A. Shah, MD, MSCardiology · Raleigh | NC | 82 | 76 | +8% |
| 21 | Thomas W. Wallace, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Little Rock | AR | 82 | 105 | −22% |
| 24 | Robert E. Eckart, DOClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Sarasota | FL | 81 | 108 | −25% |
| 24 | Miguel Bryce, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Tavares | FL | 81 | 68 | +19% |
| 24 | Arun K. Kolli, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Mesa | AZ | 81 | 59 | +37% |
| 27 | Umang M. Patel, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Evansville | IN | 80 | 76 | +5% |
| 27 | Jeffrey S. Arkles, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Lancaster | PA | 80 | 62 | +29% |
| 29 | Smriti Banthia, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Sarasota | FL | 79 | 63 | +25% |
| 29 | Nikolaos J. Tsiouris, MDCardiology · Las Vegas | NV | 79 | 58 | +36% |
| 31 | Mena Yacoub, DOClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Roslyn | NY | 78 | 47 | +66% |
| 32 | Prabal K. Guha, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Florence | SC | 76 | 52 | +46% |
| 32 | Alexander S. Asser, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Rockville | MD | 76 | 45 | +69% |
| 34 | Harpreet S. Grewal, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Mechanicsville | VA | 75 | 32 | +134% |
| 34 | James E. Stone, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Tupelo | MS | 75 | 106 | −29% |
| 36 | John A. Merlino, DOClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Toms River | NJ | 74 | 75 | −1% |
| 37 | Adam S. Goldberg, MDCardiology · Charlottesville | VA | 73 | 76 | −4% |
| 37 | Antonio Moretta, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Sarasota | FL | 73 | 70 | +4% |
| 37 | Steven J. Compton, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Anchorage | AK | 73 | 65 | +12% |
| 37 | Adam S. Grimaldi, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Boise | ID | 73 | 71 | +3% |
| 37 | Tin C. Botzler, MDCardiology · Los Angeles | CA | 73 | 75 | −3% |
| 42 | Satish Velagapudi, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Port Charlotte | FL | 72 | 47 | +53% |
| 42 | Taylor C. BazemoreHospitalist · Wilmington | NC | 72 | 52 | +38% |
| 42 | Allen A. Ciuffo, MDInterventional Cardiology · Norfolk | VA | 72 | 69 | +4% |
| 42 | Brian B. Norris, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Little Rock | AR | 72 | 77 | −6% |
| 42 | Karthik Venkatesh Prasad, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Tupelo | MS | 72 | 91 | −21% |
| 42 | Akash Makkar, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Phoenix | AZ | 72 | 57 | +26% |
| 48 | Aamir A. Cheema, MDCardiology · Huntington | WV | 71 | 55 | +29% |
| 48 | Pavlo I. Netrebko, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Cary | NC | 71 | 46 | +54% |
| 50 | Gerhard H. Muelheims, MD, FACCClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Spokane | WA | 70 | 69 | +1% |
| 50 | Carmine V. Oddis, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Macon | GA | 70 | 67 | +4% |
| 50 | William S. Shin, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Roslyn | NY | 70 | 59 | +19% |
| 50 | Brian P. Betensky, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Sarasota | FL | 70 | 108 | −35% |
| 54 | Christopher P. Kolibash, MDInternal Medicine · Weirton | WV | 69 | 44 | +57% |
| 54 | Jamshid Alaeddini, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Newport News | VA | 69 | 60 | +15% |
| 54 | Athanasios Thomaides, MDCardiology · Greenwood | IN | 69 | 74 | −7% |
| 54 | David J. Rodak, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Spartanburg | SC | 69 | 67 | +3% |
| 54 | George Fehrenbacher, MDCardiology · Roseville | CA | 69 | 72 | −4% |
| 59 | Maninder Bedi, MDCardiology · Weirton | WV | 68 | 58 | +17% |
| 59 | Rajdeep S. Gaitonde, DOClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Louisville | KY | 68 | 70 | −3% |
| 59 | Christopher M. Stanton, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Sioux Falls | SD | 68 | 57 | +19% |
| 59 | Hyo Jin Song, MDCardiology · Cumming | GA | 68 | 48 | +42% |
| 63 | Neal G. Kavesh, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Lakeland | FL | 67 | 68 | −1% |
| 63 | Ambrose F. Panico, DOClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Mesa | AZ | 67 | 45 | +49% |
| 63 | Anshul M. Patel, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Atlanta | GA | 67 | 56 | +20% |
| 63 | Mark E. Willcox, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Anchorage | AK | 67 | 69 | −3% |
| 63 | Brett A. Faulknier, DOClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Vero Beach | FL | 67 | 66 | +2% |
| 63 | Margaret B. Fischer, MD, FAAP, FACCClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Gettysburg | PA | 67 | 49 | +37% |
| 63 | Martin A. Espinosa, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Sarasota | FL | 67 | 62 | +8% |
| 63 | Denes Korpas, MDInterventional Cardiology · Lincoln | NE | 67 | 90 | −26% |
| 71 | Marshal T. Fox, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Springfield | MA | 66 | 49 | +35% |
| 71 | William W. Brabham, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · West Columbia | SC | 66 | 58 | +14% |
| 71 | Charles C. Te, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Oklahoma City | OK | 66 | 45 | +47% |
| 71 | Charles H. Koo, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Eatontown | NJ | 66 | 42 | +57% |
| 75 | Robert P. Styperek, MDCardiology · Rome | GA | 65 | 63 | +3% |
| 76 | Benigno F. Decena, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Tucson | AZ | 64 | 49 | +31% |
| 76 | Esteban M. Kloosterman, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Fort Lauderdale | FL | 64 | 68 | −6% |
| 76 | Richard C. Massaro, DOCardiology · Roanoke | VA | 64 | 69 | −7% |
| 76 | Harsha V. Ganga, MDInterventional Cardiology · Webster | TX | 64 | 21 | +205% |
| 76 | Jeffrey S. Rieder, MDCardiology · Charleston | SC | 64 | 38 | +68% |
| 76 | Georg J. Couturier, MDCardiology · The Villages | FL | 64 | 42 | +52% |
| 76 | Nghia T. Hoang, DOClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Panama City | FL | 64 | 44 | +45% |
| 76 | Vladimir Rankovic, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Atlantis | FL | 64 | 70 | −9% |
| 84 | Kamran A. Rizvi, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Gainesville | TX | 63 | 48 | +31% |
| 84 | Luis F. Mora Vieira, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Delray Beach | FL | 63 | 72 | −12% |
| 84 | Jonathan Brunson, MDInternal Medicine · Kalispell | MT | 63 | 73 | −14% |
| 84 | Abhijeet Singh, MDInternal Medicine · Stony Brook | NY | 63 | 57 | +11% |
| 84 | Willibaldo Ojeda, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · San Angelo | TX | 63 | 97 | −35% |
| 84 | Joseph M. Bumgarner, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Raleigh | NC | 63 | 64 | −2% |
| 84 | Richard T. Lane, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Oklahoma City | OK | 63 | 60 | +5% |
| 91 | Apostolos TsimploulisClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Washington | DC | 62 | — | |
| 91 | Joseph A. Manfredi, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Greenville | SC | 62 | 49 | +27% |
| 91 | Amr G. El-Shafei, MDCardiology · Rogers | AR | 62 | 68 | −9% |
| 91 | Ghiyath Al-Tabbal, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Wichita | KS | 62 | 62 | +0% |
| 95 | Ashwani K. Bedi, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Evansville | IN | 61 | 42 | +45% |
| 95 | Apoor Patel, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Sugar Land | TX | 61 | 57 | +7% |
| 95 | Simon O. Okewole, DOInternal Medicine · Jackson | TN | 61 | 54 | +13% |
| 95 | Gabriel E. Breuer, MDCardiology · Jupiter | FL | 61 | 59 | +3% |
| 95 | Diego F. Alcivar Franco, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Hattiesburg | MS | 61 | 85 | −28% |
| 95 | Jay L. Dinerman, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Huntsville | AL | 61 | 52 | +17% |
| 95 | Sandra S. Mccearley, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Jackson | MS | 61 | 72 | −15% |
Codes counted: CPT 33208, 33207, 33206. Procedures billed in 2024, all places of service, Medicare fee-for-service. CMS withholds counts under 11.