Pacemaker implant in Alabama: the highest-volume physicians
48 physicians in Alabama billed Medicare for 1,197 pacemaker implant procedures in 2024. The top 26, with the year before beside it.
Top 26
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael E. Pinson, MDCardiology · Dothan | 93 | 93 | +0% |
| 2 | Jay L. Dinerman, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Huntsville | 61 | 52 | +17% |
| 3 | John Jennings, MDCardiology · Huntsville | 55 | 55 | +0% |
| 3 | Paul B. Tabereaux, MD, MPHClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Huntsville | 55 | 43 | +28% |
| 5 | Arthur C. Kendig, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Dothan | 46 | 30 | +53% |
| 6 | Michael R. Kaufmann, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Huntsville | 43 | 47 | −9% |
| 7 | Wynne Crawford, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Montgomery | 38 | 42 | −10% |
| 7 | Warren Q. Foster, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Huntsville | 38 | 43 | −12% |
| 9 | Jordan M. Chaisson, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Mobile | 37 | 31 | +19% |
| 10 | David G. Holmes, MDCardiology · Opelika | 33 | 22 | +50% |
| 11 | Chance M. Witt, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Mobile | 31 | 35 | −11% |
| 12 | Ransford S. Brenya, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Dothan | 30 | 11 | |
| 13 | Krishna K. Gaddam, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Alabaster | 27 | 24 | +13% |
| 14 | Jeffery S. Allison, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Huntsville | 26 | 20 | +30% |
| 15 | Dale S. Kirby, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Birmingham | 25 | 26 | −4% |
| 15 | Byron J. Colley, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Birmingham | 25 | — | |
| 17 | Sanjeev S. Hasabnis, DOCardiology · Birmingham | 24 | 30 | −20% |
| 17 | Scott W. Sims, MDCardiology · Montgomery | 24 | 13 | |
| 19 | Ibrahim R. Hanna, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Birmingham | 23 | 27 | −15% |
| 20 | Stephanie D. Grosz, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Mobile | 22 | 17 | |
| 20 | Macy C. Smith, MDCardiology · Birmingham | 22 | 17 | |
| 22 | Sarah A. Sandberg, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Birmingham | 21 | 15 | |
| 22 | J M. O'dowd, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Mobile | 21 | 26 | −19% |
| 24 | Robert Robichaux, MD, MPHClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Mobile | 20 | 34 | −41% |
| 24 | Hugh McelderryClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Birmingham | 20 | 16 | |
| 24 | Ernest M. Quin, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Mobile | 20 | 19 |
A rank counts procedures billed under the physician's own NPI (CPT 33208, 33207, 33206), 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.