Pacemaker implant in Vermont: the highest-volume physicians
10 physicians in Vermont billed Medicare for 265 pacemaker implant procedures in 2024. The top 10, with the year before beside it.
Top 10
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joseph F. Winget, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · South Burlington | 48 | 56 | −14% |
| 2 | Robert M. Lobel, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Burlington | 42 | 23 | +83% |
| 3 | Pierre Znojkiewicz, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Burlington | 36 | 22 | +64% |
| 4 | Daniel L. Lustgarten, MD, PHDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Burlington | 34 | 28 | +21% |
| 5 | Nathaniel C. Thompson, MDCardiology · Burlington | 26 | 23 | +13% |
| 6 | David J. Cleary, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Burlington | 25 | 23 | +9% |
| 7 | Daniel D. Correa De Sa, MDCardiology · Burlington | 19 | 20 | −5% |
| 8 | Scott W. Rogge, MDCardiology · Bennington | 13 | — | |
| 9 | Graham J. Moore, MDGeneral Surgery · Bennington | 11 | — | |
| 9 | Nicole Habel, MDCardiology · Middlebury | 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.