Pacemaker implant · North Dakota
Pacemaker implant in North Dakota: the highest-volume physicians
9 physicians in North Dakota billed Medicare for 287 pacemaker implant procedures in 2024. The top 9, with the year before beside it.
Top 9
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mevan N. Wijetunga, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Grand Forks | 53 | 66 | −20% |
| 2 | Walter L. Atiga, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Fargo | 47 | 107 | −56% |
| 3 | Madhav Lavu, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Fargo | 37 | 31 | +19% |
| 4 | Colby R. Halsey, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Bismarck | 35 | 19 | |
| 5 | Christopher L. Pierce, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Fargo | 29 | 64 | −55% |
| 6 | Samir M. Turk, MDCardiology · Minot | 27 | 32 | −16% |
| 7 | Michael Lawrenz F. Co, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Fargo | 26 | — | |
| 8 | Saraswathy N. Manickavasagam, MBBSClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Fargo | 22 | 53 | −58% |
| 9 | Timothy L. Pansegrau, MDCardiac Surgery · Bismarck | 11 | 14 |
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.