Pacemaker implant in Montana: the highest-volume physicians
15 physicians in Montana billed Medicare for 579 pacemaker implant procedures in 2024. The top 15, with the year before beside it.
Top 15
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicholas A. MantiniClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Missoula | 114 | 65 | +75% |
| 2 | Simone Musco, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Missoula | 97 | 66 | +47% |
| 3 | Jonathan Brunson, MDInternal Medicine · Kalispell | 63 | 73 | −14% |
| 4 | William F. Dresen, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Billings | 59 | 70 | −16% |
| 5 | Loren P. Budge, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Billings | 39 | 30 | +30% |
| 6 | Mark W. Kovach, MDCardiology · Great Falls | 35 | 19 | |
| 7 | Joseph B. Muhlestein, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Billings | 34 | 32 | +6% |
| 8 | Joseph C. Apostol, MDCardiology · Billings | 22 | 21 | +5% |
| 8 | Anastasios P. Saliaris, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Billings | 22 | 18 | |
| 10 | William L. Hull, DOInterventional Cardiology · Butte | 21 | 26 | −19% |
| 11 | Alrich L. Gray, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Great Falls | 20 | 17 | |
| 12 | Robert W. Murdock, DOInternal Medicine · Kalispell | 15 | — | |
| 13 | Melissa R. Robinson, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Missoula | 14 | 11 | |
| 14 | Arthur J. Rabinowitz, MDCardiology · Billings | 13 | 18 | |
| 15 | Dane E. Sobek, MDInterventional Cardiology · Bozeman | 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.