Pacemaker implant in Washington: the highest-volume physicians

56 physicians in Washington billed Medicare for 1,454 pacemaker implant procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.

Procedure State

Top 25

Rank	Physician	2024	2023	Change
1	Gerhard H. Muelheims, MD, FACCClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Spokane	70	69	+1%
2	Jad Swingle, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Seattle	55	32	+72%
3	Mark D. Harwood, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Spokane	48	62	−23%
4	Thomas M. Klein, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Spokane	46	50	−8%
4	Felix Krainski, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Wenatchee	46	50	−8%
6	Nasir Shariff, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Tacoma	45	39	+15%
7	Satyavardhan Pulukurthy, MDInterventional Cardiology · Bremerton	43	41	+5%
7	Michael A. Kwasman, MD, FACCClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Spokane	43	48	−10%
9	John F. Macgregor, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Bellingham	42	52	−19%
9	Archana Rajdev, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Silverdale	42	14
11	Roy P. Lin, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Wenatchee	41	28	+46%
12	Ramy L. Hanna, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Mount Vernon	40	60	−33%
12	Qiang Li, MDCardiology · Olympia	40	22	+82%
14	Ravi K. Kilaru, MBBS, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Bremerton	39	59	−34%
15	Carlos M. Alves, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Seattle	36	49	−27%
16	Kamal R. Joshi, MDCardiology · Olympia	35	36	−3%
17	Ken L. Curry, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Richland	30	76	−61%
18	Adam H. Zivin, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Bellevue	29	23	+26%
18	Patrick Henley, DOClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Spokane	29	25	+16%
20	Toshimasa Okabe, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Seattle	28	15
21	Aron B. Bender, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Seattle	27	17
21	Hyon-He Garza, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Richland	27	—
23	Jeffrey V. Fowler, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Bellevue	25	21	+19%
23	Maheer GandhavadiClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Bellevue	25	35	−29%
23	Robert S. Wark, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Olympia	25	30	−17%

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.