Pacemaker implant in Maryland: the highest-volume physicians

49 physicians in Maryland billed Medicare for 1,810 pacemaker implant procedures in 2024. The top 26, with the year before beside it.

Procedure State

Top 26

Rank	Physician	2024	2023	Change
1	Paresh M. Shah, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Baltimore	104	100	+4%
2	Emmanuel N. Nsah, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Salisbury	94	70	+34%
3	Eric A. Schwartz, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Columbia	90	56	+61%
4	Alan I. Schneider, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Silver Spring	88	74	+19%
5	Alexander S. Asser, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Rockville	76	45	+69%
6	Nilofar H. Islam, MDCardiology · Towson	58	84	−31%
7	Sunjeet S. Sidhu, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Baltimore	56	38	+47%
8	Vikas Kalra, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Towson	55	40	+38%
9	Sung W. Lee, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Takoma Park	54	65	−17%
10	Arooge Towheed, MDInternal Medicine · Largo	52	43	+21%
11	Richard P. Jones, MDInternal Medicine · Baltimore	51	54	−6%
12	Mark G. Nelson, MDCardiac Surgery · Cumberland	49	29	+69%
13	Jeffrey H. Etherton, MDCardiology · Salisbury	45	60	−25%
13	Mohit Rastogi, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Lanham	45	30	+50%
15	Michael S. Goldstein, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Annapolis	44	30	+47%
16	Glenn R. Meininger, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Baltimore	42	44	−5%
16	Ajay Soodan, MDCardiology · Pikesville	42	32	+31%
18	Scott Kaufman, DOCardiology · Salisbury	40	40	+0%
19	Bassim Badro, MDCardiology · Glen Burnie	36	32	+13%
19	Mohammed Y. Kanjwal, MDCardiology · Baltimore	36	54	−33%
21	Erich F. Wedam, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Bethesda	35	21	+67%
22	Zeshan K. Ahmad, MDCardiology · Baltimore	34	21	+62%
22	John H. Shin, MDCardiology · Upper Marlboro	34	18
22	Scott D. Shapiro, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Chevy Chase	34	48	−29%
25	Sean C. Beinart, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Rockville	32	38	−16%
25	Benjamin F. Remo, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Easton	32	34	−6%

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.