Pacemaker implant in Louisiana: the highest-volume physicians
36 physicians in Louisiana billed Medicare for 756 pacemaker implant procedures in 2024. The top 28, with the year before beside it.
Top 28
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marc N. Saad, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Lafayette | 60 | 56 | +7% |
| 2 | Gregory C. Sampognaro, MDCardiology · Monroe | 54 | 46 | +17% |
| 3 | Harry R. Hawthorne, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Alexandria | 53 | 33 | +61% |
| 4 | Paul C. Davis, MDCardiology · Shreveport | 42 | 43 | −2% |
| 5 | Patrick J. Welch, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Lafayette | 34 | 12 | |
| 6 | Dedric J. Clarke, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · New Orleans | 25 | 20 | +25% |
| 7 | Bader Alotaibi, MDCardiology · Shreveport | 24 | — | |
| 7 | Paul R. Stafford, MDCardiology · Shreveport | 24 | 33 | −27% |
| 9 | Basel Kasabali, MDCardiology · Shreveport | 22 | 31 | −29% |
| 10 | Wenjie Xu, MDCardiology · Baton Rouge | 21 | 11 | |
| 11 | Michael C. Turner, MDInterventional Cardiology · Lake Charles | 20 | 17 | |
| 11 | Srikar R. Veerareddy, MDCardiology · Shreveport | 20 | 19 | |
| 13 | Richard P. Abben, MDInterventional Cardiology · Houma | 19 | 27 | −30% |
| 13 | Henry C. Patrick, MDCardiology · Baton Rouge | 19 | 25 | −24% |
| 15 | Siby G. Ayalloore, MDAdvanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology · Opelousas | 18 | — | |
| 15 | Jon D. Leleux, MDCardiology · Lafayette | 18 | 28 | −36% |
| 15 | Mark S. Pollet, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Baton Rouge | 18 | 19 | |
| 18 | Aimee E. Hiltbold, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · New Orleans | 17 | 15 | |
| 18 | Edward C. Bergen, DOInterventional Cardiology · Lake Charles | 17 | 11 | |
| 18 | Mahmoud Sheikh-Khalil, MDCardiology · Bastrop | 17 | — | |
| 18 | Paul M. Dampf, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Baton Rouge | 17 | 15 | |
| 22 | Sammy Khatib, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · New Orleans | 16 | — | |
| 23 | Orlando Deffer, MDCardiology · Metairie | 15 | — | |
| 23 | Kian Ehsan, MDCardiology · Lafayette | 15 | — | |
| 25 | Alaa H. Younes, MDInternal Medicine · Alexandria | 14 | 21 | −33% |
| 25 | Paul A. Rogers, MD, PHDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · New Orleans | 14 | — | |
| 25 | Kanwar Y. Singh, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Houma | 14 | 31 | −55% |
| 25 | Ghiath M. Mikdadi, MDCardiology · Hammond | 14 | 17 |
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.