Pacemaker implant · California
Pacemaker implant in California: the highest-volume physicians
226 physicians in California billed Medicare for 5,090 pacemaker implant procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tin C. Botzler, MDCardiology · Los Angeles | 73 | 75 | −3% |
| 2 | George Fehrenbacher, MDCardiology · Roseville | 69 | 72 | −4% |
| 3 | Mohamed H. Khan, MDInterventional Cardiology · Redding | 56 | 92 | −39% |
| 4 | Stephen Tang, MDInternal Medicine · Santa Monica | 55 | 48 | +15% |
| 5 | Mehran J. Khorsandi, MD,Cardiology · Los Angeles | 54 | 35 | +54% |
| 5 | Matthew T. Levy, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · San Jose | 54 | 47 | +15% |
| 7 | Dalpinder Sandhu, MDCardiology · Fresno | 53 | 46 | +15% |
| 8 | Lynne Hung, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Mission Viejo | 51 | 60 | −15% |
| 9 | Harlan R. Grogin, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Salinas | 48 | 43 | +12% |
| 10 | Gurjit Singh, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Bakersfield | 46 | 52 | −12% |
| 10 | Santosh S. Oommen, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Monterey | 46 | 32 | +44% |
| 12 | Yuji Saito, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Salinas | 45 | 31 | +45% |
| 12 | Leo Polosajian, MDCardiology · Reseda | 45 | 58 | −22% |
| 12 | Joseph Wu, MDInternal Medicine · Los Angeles | 45 | 14 | |
| 15 | John P. Mckenzie, MDInternal Medicine · Glendale | 43 | 21 | +105% |
| 16 | Rajinder P. Singh, MD, FACC, FHRSClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Marysville | 42 | 38 | +11% |
| 16 | Richard M. Chang, MDPhysician · Walnut Creek | 42 | 23 | +83% |
| 18 | Subramaniam C. Krishnan, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Sacramento | 41 | 41 | +0% |
| 19 | Robert J. Doria, MD, FACCInterventional Cardiology · San Luis Obispo | 40 | 33 | +21% |
| 20 | Jeffrey S. Goodman, MDCardiology · Los Angeles | 39 | 47 | −17% |
| 21 | Rajan L. Shah, MDCardiology · Stanford | 38 | 18 | |
| 21 | Matthew A. Cain, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Saint Helena | 38 | 29 | +31% |
| 23 | Mohammad Pashmforoush, MDCardiology · Oceanside | 37 | 26 | +42% |
| 24 | Gregory A. Cogert, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Santa Barbara | 36 | 55 | −35% |
| 24 | Emmanuel J. Papadakis, MDCardiology · Redding | 36 | 42 | −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.