Pacemaker implant in Nevada: the highest-volume physicians
20 physicians in Nevada billed Medicare for 559 pacemaker implant procedures in 2024. The top 20, with the year before beside it.
Top 20
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nikolaos J. Tsiouris, MDCardiology · Las Vegas | 79 | 58 | +36% |
| 2 | Ali Namazi, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Las Vegas | 55 | 30 | +83% |
| 3 | Shining Sun, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Reno | 45 | 41 | +10% |
| 4 | Daejoon Anh, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Henderson | 37 | 25 | +48% |
| 5 | David E. Smith, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Reno | 36 | 39 | −8% |
| 6 | Khawaja S. Baig, MDCardiology · Las Vegas | 31 | — | |
| 7 | Niuton S. Koide, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Las Vegas | 29 | 13 | |
| 8 | Alban De Schutter, MDCardiology · Winnemucca | 27 | 19 | |
| 9 | Ram M. Challapalli, MDCardiology · Reno | 24 | 25 | −4% |
| 9 | Nathan H. Ho, DOCardiology · Carson City | 24 | 31 | −23% |
| 11 | Jeffrey L. TurnerCardiology · Carson City | 23 | 15 | |
| 12 | Gaston R. Vergara, MDCardiology · Las Vegas | 22 | 20 | +10% |
| 13 | Santosh G. Rane, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Las Vegas | 20 | 35 | −43% |
| 14 | Foad Moazez, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Las Vegas | 19 | 19 | |
| 15 | Erik J. Sirulnick, MDCardiology · Las Vegas | 18 | 18 | |
| 16 | Arjun V. Gururaj, MDCardiology · Las Vegas | 16 | 12 | |
| 16 | Dhiraj D. Narula, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Las Vegas | 16 | 18 | |
| 18 | Nicholas Kalayeh, MDInterventional Cardiology · Henderson | 13 | 12 | |
| 18 | Robert N. Berkley, MDCardiology · Las Vegas | 13 | 13 | |
| 20 | David L. Navratil, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Las Vegas | 12 | 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.