Pacemaker implant in Tennessee: the highest-volume physicians

76 physicians in Tennessee billed Medicare for 1,998 pacemaker implant procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.

Procedure State

Top 25

Rank	Physician	2024	2023	Change
1	Simon O. Okewole, DOInternal Medicine · Jackson	61	54	+13%
2	Rashmi U. Hottigoudar, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Powell	56	43	+30%
3	David Z. Lan, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Germantown	55	56	−2%
4	Stephen A. Fahrig, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Nashville	50	51	−2%
5	Ricardo M. Lugo, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Nashville	46	50	−8%
6	Gregory K. Bruce, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Chattanooga	41	48	−15%
6	Thomas Wannenburg, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Knoxville	41	41	+0%
6	John N. Meriwether, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Knoxville	41	48	−15%
9	Asad Al Aboud, MDInternal Medicine · Nashville	40	48	−17%
10	Daniel W. KaiserClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Nashville	39	37	+5%
11	Justin A. May, DOInterventional Cardiology · Germantown	38	36	+6%
11	Jiang Cui, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Germantown	38	29	+31%
13	James B. Mcpike, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Murfreesboro	37	28	+32%
14	Bradley A. Wolf, MDCardiology · Memphis	36	29	+24%
14	Kyle Mandsager, MDInternal Medicine · Nashville	36	25	+44%
14	William W. Wassynger, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Cookeville	36	41	−12%
17	William J. Mahlow, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Knoxville	35	46	−24%
17	Samuel O. Jones, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Chattanooga	35	43	−19%
17	Newton B. WigginsClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Chattanooga	35	29	+21%
20	Robert Abraham, MDCardiology · Nashville	34	33	+3%
20	Michael S. Bailey, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Knoxville	34	14
22	James T. Litzow, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Germantown	33	56	−41%
23	Robert C. Jones, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Nashville	31	36	−14%
23	Timothy M. Talbert, MDInternal Medicine · Chattanooga	31	21	+48%
23	Robert A. Pickett, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Nashville	31	32	−3%

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.