Pacemaker implant in Florida: the highest-volume physicians
243 physicians in Florida billed Medicare for 6,569 pacemaker implant procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert E. Eckart, DOClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Sarasota | 81 | 108 | −25% |
| 1 | Miguel Bryce, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Tavares | 81 | 68 | +19% |
| 3 | Smriti Banthia, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Sarasota | 79 | 63 | +25% |
| 4 | Antonio Moretta, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Sarasota | 73 | 70 | +4% |
| 5 | Satish Velagapudi, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Port Charlotte | 72 | 47 | +53% |
| 6 | Brian P. Betensky, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Sarasota | 70 | 108 | −35% |
| 7 | Neal G. Kavesh, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Lakeland | 67 | 68 | −1% |
| 7 | Brett A. Faulknier, DOClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Vero Beach | 67 | 66 | +2% |
| 7 | Martin A. Espinosa, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Sarasota | 67 | 62 | +8% |
| 10 | Esteban M. Kloosterman, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Fort Lauderdale | 64 | 68 | −6% |
| 10 | Georg J. Couturier, MDCardiology · The Villages | 64 | 42 | +52% |
| 10 | Nghia T. Hoang, DOClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Panama City | 64 | 44 | +45% |
| 10 | Vladimir Rankovic, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Atlantis | 64 | 70 | −9% |
| 14 | Luis F. Mora Vieira, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Delray Beach | 63 | 72 | −12% |
| 15 | Gabriel E. Breuer, MDCardiology · Jupiter | 61 | 59 | +3% |
| 16 | Jonathan Z. Rosman, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Boca Raton | 59 | 56 | +5% |
| 16 | Celso Acevedo, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Ocala | 59 | 50 | +18% |
| 18 | Christopher O. Austin, MDCardiology · Jacksonville Beach | 58 | 58 | +0% |
| 18 | Thomas A. Burkart, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Gainesville | 58 | 55 | +5% |
| 18 | Mark A. Freher, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Delray Beach | 58 | 60 | −3% |
| 21 | Jay R. Patterson, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Jacksonville | 56 | 61 | −8% |
| 22 | David Kleinman, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Delray Beach | 54 | 30 | +80% |
| 23 | Binu Jacob, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Zephyrhills | 52 | 64 | −19% |
| 23 | Matthew J. Kolek, MDCardiology · Atlantis | 52 | 61 | −15% |
| 25 | Sidney Peykar, MDCardiology · Port Charlotte | 50 | 55 | −9% |
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.