Pacemaker implant in Oregon: the highest-volume physicians
31 physicians in Oregon billed Medicare for 770 pacemaker implant procedures in 2024. The top 30, with the year before beside it.
Top 30
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James C. Laughlin, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Bend | 53 | 57 | −7% |
| 2 | Eric A. Pena, MD FACCClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Medford | 46 | 30 | +53% |
| 3 | David J. Martin, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Medford | 39 | 27 | +44% |
| 4 | Matthew P. Smelley, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Medford | 35 | 50 | −30% |
| 5 | Darren R. Jones, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Portland | 33 | 29 | +14% |
| 5 | Jeff M. Hsing, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Corvallis | 33 | 46 | −28% |
| 7 | Scott C. Brancato, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Tualatin | 31 | 32 | −3% |
| 7 | Sandeep A. Saha, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Salem | 31 | 36 | −14% |
| 9 | Emilia Arden, DOCardiology · La Grande | 30 | 23 | +30% |
| 9 | Alefiyah Rajabali, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Portland | 30 | 26 | +15% |
| 9 | Blair D. Halperin, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Bend | 30 | 25 | +20% |
| 12 | Alexi P. Zemsky, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Portland | 29 | 29 | +0% |
| 13 | Fawaz S. Alhumaid, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Portland | 28 | 24 | +17% |
| 13 | Hiro Kawata, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Springfield | 28 | 21 | +33% |
| 15 | Jignesh S. Shah, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Portland | 27 | 21 | +29% |
| 16 | Alexander Ochman, DOInterventional Cardiology · Bend | 25 | 20 | +25% |
| 16 | Ashit G. Patel, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Salem | 25 | 30 | −17% |
| 16 | Eugene M. Spear, MDCardiology · Mcminnville | 25 | 14 | |
| 19 | Shaun L. Ageno, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Portland | 22 | 13 | |
| 20 | Sreekanth Karanam, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Springfield | 20 | 23 | −13% |
| 21 | Brian S. Moyers, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Portland | 19 | 21 | −10% |
| 22 | Charles A. Henrikson, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Portland | 18 | 18 | |
| 23 | Ian C. Riddock, MDCardiology · Bend | 16 | 16 | |
| 24 | Laith Alkukhun, MDInternal Medicine · Portland | 14 | — | |
| 25 | Michael Charles C. Tan, MDCardiology · Portland | 12 | — | |
| 25 | Sandeep Garg, MDCardiology · Tualatin | 12 | 13 | |
| 25 | Bradley Personius, MDCardiology · Grants Pass | 12 | 14 | |
| 25 | Jay H. Chappell, MDCardiology · Springfield | 12 | 18 | |
| 25 | Eric J. Putz, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Salem | 12 | 20 | −40% |
| 25 | Samuel S. Lau, MDCardiology · Portland | 12 | 13 |
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.