Pacemaker implant in Arkansas: the highest-volume physicians
39 physicians in Arkansas billed Medicare for 1,204 pacemaker implant procedures in 2024. The top 26, with the year before beside it.
Top 26
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boris V. Bogomilov, MDCardiology · Fayetteville | 96 | 144 | −33% |
| 2 | Thomas W. Wallace, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Little Rock | 82 | 105 | −22% |
| 3 | Brian B. Norris, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Little Rock | 72 | 77 | −6% |
| 4 | Amr G. El-Shafei, MDCardiology · Rogers | 62 | 68 | −9% |
| 5 | Mangaraju Chakka, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Little Rock | 56 | 57 | −2% |
| 6 | David VanceClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Jonesboro | 53 | 56 | −5% |
| 7 | Eric J. Robinson, MDCardiology · Searcy | 50 | 31 | +61% |
| 8 | Prabhat K. Hebbar, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Little Rock | 46 | 31 | +48% |
| 9 | Breck Sandvall, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Little Rock | 45 | 24 | +88% |
| 9 | Scott L. Beau, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Little Rock | 45 | 44 | +2% |
| 11 | Soliman A. Soliman, MDCardiology · Fayetteville | 42 | 30 | +40% |
| 12 | Andre J. Nolewajka, MD; MCLSCCardiology · Fort Smith | 37 | 35 | +6% |
| 13 | Monica Y. Lo, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Little Rock | 36 | 49 | −27% |
| 14 | Patrick Tobbia, MDCardiology · Little Rock | 35 | 29 | +21% |
| 15 | Yang YangClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Fayetteville | 32 | 18 | |
| 16 | Michael J. Loguidice, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Little Rock | 29 | 35 | −17% |
| 17 | Matthew M. Haustein, MDCardiology · Jonesboro | 27 | 18 | |
| 17 | Sudarone Thihalolipavan, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Little Rock | 27 | 20 | +35% |
| 19 | Raphael N. Ngengwe, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Jonesboro | 26 | — | |
| 20 | Jeffrey H. Neuhauser, DOClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · North Little Rock | 23 | 35 | −34% |
| 20 | Yuba R. Acharya, MDCardiology · Hot Springs | 23 | — | |
| 22 | Shuja Rasool, MDCardiology · Russellville | 22 | 26 | −15% |
| 23 | Jason T. Pelton, MDInterventional Cardiology · Hot Springs | 20 | — | |
| 24 | Robert C. Parris, MDCardiology · Fort Smith | 17 | 12 | |
| 24 | L. P. Norris, MDCardiology · Conway | 17 | 15 | |
| 24 | Wilson Wong, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Little Rock | 17 | 14 |
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.