Pacemaker implant in Georgia: the highest-volume physicians

86 physicians in Georgia billed Medicare for 2,278 pacemaker implant procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.

Procedure State

Top 25

Rank	Physician	2024	2023	Change
1	Carmine V. Oddis, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Macon	70	67	+4%
2	Hyo Jin Song, MDCardiology · Cumming	68	48	+42%
3	Anshul M. Patel, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Atlanta	67	56	+20%
4	Robert P. Styperek, MDCardiology · Rome	65	63	+3%
5	Oliver W. Horne, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Macon	55	60	−8%
6	Joon Ahn, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Gainesville	52	39	+33%
7	Shalabh Chandra, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Gainesville	51	40	+28%
8	David B. Delurgio, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Atlanta	39	50	−22%
8	Amit D. Shah, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Athens	39	60	−35%
8	Santosh C. Varkey, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Augusta	39	27	+44%
8	Cesar A. Egoavil, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Marietta	39	33	+18%
12	Neal K. Bhatia, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Atlanta	38	37	+3%
12	Sameh Z. Lamiy, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Augusta	38	43	−12%
14	Bryan T. Piedad, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Marietta	36	31	+16%
14	Jacob N. Blatt, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Austell	36	29	+24%
14	Narendra K. Kanuru, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Marietta	36	23	+57%
14	Stephen P. Prater, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Braselton	36	32	+13%
14	Jonathan R. Hoffman, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Macon	36	51	−29%
19	Kent R. Nilsson, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Athens	35	35	+0%
19	Thomas Middour, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Lawrenceville	35	18
21	Jamal Hajjari, MDCardiology · Atlanta	34	—
22	Carlos Calle-MullerClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Cumming	33	37	−11%
23	Dhruv Chawla, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Stockbridge	31	32	−3%
23	Andrew C. Wickliffe, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Atlanta	31	23	+35%
23	Mitchell T. Jones, MDCardiology · Brunswick	31	28	+11%

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.