Pacemaker implant in Missouri: the highest-volume physicians
66 physicians in Missouri billed Medicare for 1,557 pacemaker implant procedures in 2024. The top 27, with the year before beside it.
Top 27
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dan L. Pierce, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Columbia | 59 | 62 | −5% |
| 2 | Jason A. Rytlewski, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Columbia | 58 | 39 | +49% |
| 3 | Paban Saha, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Saint Louis | 48 | 51 | −6% |
| 4 | Scott W. Ferreira, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Springfield | 47 | 39 | +21% |
| 4 | Dennis N. Glascock, DOClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Cape Girardeau | 47 | 18 | |
| 6 | Jessica A. Kline, DOClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Kansas City | 46 | 26 | +77% |
| 7 | Shang-Chiun Lee, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Springfield | 44 | 38 | +16% |
| 8 | Sunthosh Parvathaneni, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Springfield | 43 | 54 | −20% |
| 9 | John Verbsky, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Columbia | 39 | 41 | −5% |
| 10 | Ricardo A. Ramos, MDCardiology · Saint Joseph | 36 | 30 | +20% |
| 11 | Harold W. Stites, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Cape Girardeau | 34 | 59 | −42% |
| 11 | Michael J. Giocondo, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Kansas City | 34 | 23 | +48% |
| 13 | Jose M. Sanchez, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Saint Louis | 33 | 22 | +50% |
| 14 | Rafael J. Gaytan, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Joplin | 31 | 26 | +19% |
| 15 | Indrajeet Mahata, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Springfield | 30 | 42 | −29% |
| 16 | Lawrence B. Rigden, MDCardiology · North Kansas City | 28 | 34 | −18% |
| 16 | Curtis M. Steyers, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Saint Louis | 28 | 21 | +33% |
| 16 | Alan P. Wimmer, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Kansas City | 28 | 24 | +17% |
| 19 | Gabriel E. Soto, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Saint Louis | 27 | 12 | |
| 20 | Jonas A. Cooper, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Chesterfield | 26 | 39 | −33% |
| 20 | German G. Kamalov, MDCardiology · Saint Joseph | 26 | 26 | +0% |
| 22 | Luis F. Couchonnal, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Kansas City | 25 | 35 | −29% |
| 23 | Alejandro Perez-Verdia, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Kansas City | 24 | 21 | +14% |
| 23 | Rajiv R. Handa, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Saint Louis | 24 | 23 | +4% |
| 25 | Rafiq Ramadan, MDInterventional Cardiology · Saint Louis | 22 | 15 | |
| 25 | Scott S. Chapman, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · N Kansas City | 22 | 18 | |
| 25 | Amit Doshi, MDCardiology · Saint Louis | 22 | 16 |
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.