Heart
TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve): the highest-volume physicians in the US
2,832 physicians billed Medicare for 97,814 TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve) procedures in 2024. Pick a state for its own table, or read the national top 103.
By state
- Alabama44 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Mustafa I. Ahmed
- Alaska5 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Stanley P. Watkins
- Arizona74 physicians · No. 1 Dr. George Makdisi
- Arkansas31 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Zubair Ahmed
- California230 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Wen Cheng
- Colorado33 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Jake M. Chanin
- Connecticut32 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Nicholas J. Shea
- Delaware16 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Ahmad A. Khan
- District of Columbia8 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Lowell F. Satler
- Florida217 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Matthew Campbell
- Georgia72 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Gaetano Paone
- Hawaii3 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Peter I. Tsai
- Idaho17 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Melissa P. Cheers
- Illinois119 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Nikola Dobrilovic
- Indiana68 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Dominic C. Cefali
- Iowa30 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Garry D. Weide
- Kansas29 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Brett E. Grizzell
- Kentucky40 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Mariano Camporrotondo
- Louisiana49 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Eric J. Thomassee
- Maine15 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Scott A. Buchanan
- Maryland44 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Diljon S. Chahal
- Massachusetts67 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Siavash Saadat
- Michigan94 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Andrzej S. Boguszewski
- Minnesota87 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Konstantinos Voudris
- Mississippi30 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Ronald Kennedy
- Missouri68 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Matthew C. Parmley
- Montana15 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Travis O. Abicht
- Nebraska24 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Matthew E. Johnson
- Nevada30 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Jeffrey M. Levisman
- New Hampshire24 physicians · No. 1 Dr. James J. Yun
- New Jersey71 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Mark J. Russo
- New Mexico9 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Kevin A. Richardson
- New York149 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Mathew R. Williams
- North Carolina75 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Cornelius M. Dyke
- North Dakota13 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Ismail L. Bekdash
- Ohio99 physicians · No. 1 Guilherme Attizzani
- Oklahoma38 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Kamran I. Muhammad
- Oregon39 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Amish J. Desai
- Pennsylvania157 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Arminder S. Jassar
- Rhode Island9 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Frank W. Sellke
- South Carolina55 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Daniel H. Steinberg
- South Dakota11 physicians · No. 1 Dr. John F. Wagener
- Tennessee64 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Brian Lima
- Texas188 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Jorge A. Alvarez
- Utah21 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Blake I. Gardner
- Vermont6 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Frank P. Ittleman
- Virginia70 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Deepak R. Talreja
- Washington64 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Gabriel S. Aldea
- West Virginia12 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Ali Darehzereshki
- Wisconsin64 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Tanvir K. Bajwa
- Wyoming3 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Steven P. Cummings
National top 103
| Rank | Physician | State | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wen Cheng, MDThoracic Surgery · Los Angeles | CA | 538 | 433 | +24% |
| 2 | Raj R. Makkar, MDInterventional Cardiology · West Hollywood | CA | 454 | 361 | +26% |
| 3 | Mathew R. Williams, MDThoracic Surgery · New York | NY | 301 | 283 | +6% |
| 4 | George A. Petrossian, MDInterventional Cardiology · Roslyn | NY | 251 | 253 | −1% |
| 5 | Cezar S. Staniloae, MDInterventional Cardiology · New York | NY | 225 | 208 | +8% |
| 6 | Gilbert H. Tang, MDCardiac Surgery · New York | NY | 210 | 196 | +7% |
| 7 | Newell B. Robinson, MDCardiac Surgery · Roslyn | NY | 201 | 222 | −9% |
| 8 | Gabriel S. Aldea, MDCardiac Surgery · Seattle | WA | 194 | 149 | +30% |
| 9 | James M. Mccabe, MDInterventional Cardiology · Seattle | WA | 180 | 146 | +23% |
| 10 | Daniel H. Steinberg, MDInterventional Cardiology · Charleston | SC | 179 | 130 | +38% |
| 11 | Isaac George, MDCardiac Surgery · New York | NY | 174 | 217 | −20% |
| 12 | Luigi Pirelli, MDThoracic Surgery · New York | NY | 169 | 127 | +33% |
| 12 | Deepak R. Talreja, MDInterventional Cardiology · Virginia Beach | VA | 169 | 142 | +19% |
| 14 | Mark J. Russo, MD, MSThoracic Surgery · New Brunswick | NJ | 168 | 169 | −1% |
| 15 | Jeffrey A. Southard, MDCardiology · Sacramento | CA | 166 | 136 | +22% |
| 16 | Philippe Genereux, MDCardiology · New York | NY | 165 | 131 | +26% |
| 17 | Matthew Campbell, MDThoracic Surgery · Melbourne | FL | 164 | 145 | +13% |
| 18 | Brett E. Grizzell, MDCardiac Surgery · Wichita | KS | 163 | 139 | +17% |
| 18 | Matthew R. Summers, MDCardiology · Norfolk | VA | 163 | 137 | +19% |
| 20 | Bassem M. Chehab, MDCardiology · Wichita | KS | 159 | 149 | +7% |
| 21 | Matthew J. Henry, MDThoracic Surgery · Roslyn | NY | 158 | 176 | −10% |
| 22 | Lowell F. Satler, MDInterventional Cardiology · Washington | DC | 155 | 126 | +23% |
| 22 | Gaetano Paone, MDThoracic Surgery · Atlanta | GA | 155 | 158 | −2% |
| 24 | Susheel K. Kodali, MDInterventional Cardiology · New York | NY | 151 | 165 | −8% |
| 25 | Siavash Saadat, MDThoracic Surgery · Springfield | MA | 137 | 99 | +38% |
| 26 | Richard K. Schwartz, DOInterventional Cardiology · Garden City | NY | 132 | 139 | −5% |
| 26 | Tanvir K. Bajwa, MDInterventional Cardiology · Milwaukee | WI | 132 | 126 | +5% |
| 28 | Jason Foerst, MDInterventional Cardiology · Roanoke | VA | 129 | 84 | +54% |
| 28 | Aakash Garg, MDCardiology · Schenectady | NY | 129 | 147 | −12% |
| 28 | Tadahisa Sugiura, MDCardiac Surgery · Bronx | NY | 129 | 55 | +135% |
| 31 | Kamran I. Muhammad, MDInterventional Cardiology · Tulsa | OK | 127 | 140 | −9% |
| 31 | Brian Lima, MDThoracic Surgery · Nashville | TN | 127 | — | |
| 33 | Jorge A. Alvarez, MDInterventional Cardiology · San Antonio | TX | 125 | 77 | +62% |
| 34 | Anthony J. Rousou, MDCardiac Surgery · Springfield | MA | 124 | 89 | +39% |
| 35 | Gregory F. Muehlebach, MDCardiac Surgery · Kansas City | KS | 123 | 117 | +5% |
| 35 | Dominic C. Cefali, MDThoracic Surgery · Newburgh | IN | 123 | 77 | +60% |
| 35 | Joshua B. Goldberg, MDCardiac Surgery · New York | NY | 123 | 41 | +200% |
| 38 | Basil M. Paulus, MDInterventional Cardiology · Germantown | TN | 122 | 114 | +7% |
| 38 | Thierry Momplaisir, MDCardiology · Melbourne | FL | 122 | 124 | −2% |
| 40 | Maruthi S. Penumetsa, MDInterventional Cardiology · Newburgh | IN | 120 | 75 | +60% |
| 41 | Keith F. Korver, MDThoracic Surgery · Santa Rosa | CA | 119 | 94 | +27% |
| 42 | Diljon S. Chahal, MDInterventional Cardiology · Baltimore | MD | 118 | 118 | +0% |
| 42 | Nikola Dobrilovic, MDCardiac Surgery · Evanston | IL | 118 | 12 | |
| 42 | Hassan Rastegar, MDThoracic Surgery · Boston | MA | 118 | 90 | +31% |
| 45 | Guilherme AttizzaniCardiology · Cleveland | OH | 117 | 102 | +15% |
| 45 | John M. Brown, MDThoracic Surgery · Morristown | NJ | 117 | 141 | −17% |
| 45 | Robert M. Kipperman, MDCardiology · Morristown | NJ | 117 | 122 | −4% |
| 48 | Mark Aziz, MDInterventional Cardiology · Kingsport | TN | 116 | 76 | +53% |
| 49 | Abdul F. Saidi, MDInterventional Cardiology · Bremerton | WA | 115 | 103 | +12% |
| 50 | John F. Trujillo, MDInterventional Cardiology · Germantown | MD | 114 | 22 | +418% |
| 50 | Itshac I. Ben-Dor, MDCardiology · Washington | DC | 114 | 83 | +37% |
| 52 | Ankur Sethi, MDCardiology · Oak Park | IL | 113 | 123 | −8% |
| 52 | Hazim El-Haddad, MDInterventional Cardiology · Falls Church | VA | 113 | 97 | +16% |
| 52 | Nicolas H. Pope, MDCardiac Surgery · Charleston | SC | 113 | 80 | +41% |
| 52 | John M. Hance, MD, MPHThoracic Surgery · Knoxville | TN | 113 | 82 | +38% |
| 52 | Mei L. Chau, MDCardiac Surgery · Bronx | NY | 113 | 46 | +146% |
| 57 | Mustafa I. Ahmed, MDCardiology · Birmingham | AL | 112 | 129 | −13% |
| 57 | Peter H. Lee, MD, PHD, MPHThoracic Surgery · Fall River | MA | 112 | 91 | +23% |
| 59 | Pinak B. Shah, MDCardiology · Boston | MA | 111 | 114 | −3% |
| 60 | Ricardo A. Yaryura, MDCardiology · Sarasota | FL | 110 | 133 | −17% |
| 60 | Khaled Salhab, MDThoracic Surgery · Garden City | NY | 110 | 108 | +2% |
| 60 | Thomas Kleisli, MDCardiac Surgery · Memphis | TN | 110 | 11 | |
| 60 | Alon S. Aharon, MDThoracic Surgery · Poughkeepsie | NY | 110 | 89 | +24% |
| 64 | Travis O. Abicht, MDThoracic Surgery · Missoula | MT | 109 | 90 | +21% |
| 64 | Mohamed Azeem Latib, MDCardiology · Bronx | NY | 109 | 80 | +36% |
| 64 | Ronnie Ramadan, MDInterventional Cardiology · Gainesville | GA | 109 | 86 | +27% |
| 64 | John F. Wagener, MDInterventional Cardiology · Sioux Falls | SD | 109 | 105 | +4% |
| 68 | Curtiss T. Stinis, MDInterventional Cardiology · La Jolla | CA | 108 | 74 | +46% |
| 68 | Marc R. Katz, MDCardiac Surgery · Charleston | SC | 108 | 83 | +30% |
| 70 | Chandrashekhar Ramaiah, MDThoracic Surgery · Nashville | TN | 107 | 56 | +91% |
| 71 | James J. Yun, MDThoracic Surgery · Lebanon | NH | 106 | 154 | −31% |
| 72 | Shailesh S. Nandish, MDInternal Medicine · Springfield | IL | 105 | 83 | +27% |
| 73 | Clinton D. Kemp, MDCardiac Surgery · Norfolk | VA | 104 | 127 | −18% |
| 74 | James P. Stewart, MDInterventional Cardiology · Atlanta | GA | 103 | 79 | +30% |
| 75 | Amish J. Desai, MDCardiology · Portland | OR | 102 | 96 | +6% |
| 75 | Cornelius M. Dyke, MDCardiac Surgery · Gastonia | NC | 102 | 100 | +2% |
| 75 | Miguel Puig Palomar, MDThoracic Surgery · Chico | CA | 102 | 85 | +20% |
| 75 | Daniel I. Ambinder, MDInterventional Cardiology · Baltimore | MD | 102 | 72 | +42% |
| 75 | Arminder S. Jassar, MDCardiac Surgery · Philadelphia | PA | 102 | 102 | +0% |
| 80 | Robert H. Li, MDInterventional Cardiology · Philadelphia | PA | 101 | 122 | −17% |
| 80 | George S. Hanzel, MDInterventional Cardiology · Atlanta | GA | 101 | 115 | −12% |
| 80 | Pradeep Yadav, MDInterventional Cardiology · Atlanta | GA | 101 | 120 | −16% |
| 80 | Hemal Gada, MDInterventional Cardiology · Wormleysburg | PA | 101 | 133 | −24% |
| 80 | Nicholas J. Shea, MD, MSCardiac Surgery · Stamford | CT | 101 | 19 | |
| 85 | John D. Crouch, MDThoracic Surgery · Milwaukee | WI | 100 | 100 | +0% |
| 85 | Pasala S. Ravichandran, MDThoracic Surgery · Portland | OR | 100 | 139 | −28% |
| 87 | Emmanuel A. Amulraj, MDThoracic Surgery · Temple | TX | 99 | 25 | +296% |
| 87 | Sanjay G. Khicha, MDThoracic Surgery · Wichita | KS | 99 | 56 | +77% |
| 87 | Annapoorna Kini, MDCardiology · New York | NY | 99 | 80 | +24% |
| 90 | James T. Devries, MDInterventional Cardiology · Lebanon | NH | 98 | 86 | +14% |
| 90 | Eric S. Weiss, MDCardiac Surgery · Miami Beach | FL | 98 | 101 | −3% |
| 90 | Norbert E. Baumgartner, MDCardiology · Knoxville | TN | 98 | 65 | +51% |
| 90 | David K. Roberts, MDInterventional Cardiology · Sacramento | CA | 98 | 97 | +1% |
| 94 | Chidambaram (Chad) Rammohan, MDInterventional Cardiology · Mountain View | CA | 97 | 92 | +5% |
| 94 | Aziz S. Ghaly, MBBCH (MD)Thoracic Surgery · West Hollywood | CA | 97 | 63 | +54% |
| 94 | Frank P. Ittleman, MDThoracic Surgery · Burlington | VT | 97 | 127 | −24% |
| 94 | William F. Polito, MDCardiology · Elgin | IL | 97 | 111 | −13% |
| 98 | Samin Sharma, MDCardiology · New York | NY | 96 | 88 | +9% |
| 98 | Nathaniel B. Langer, MDThoracic Surgery · Boston | MA | 96 | 110 | −13% |
| 98 | Robert Palazzo, MDThoracic Surgery · New Hyde Park | NY | 96 | 75 | +28% |
| 98 | Amar Krishnaswamy, MDCardiology · Cleveland | OH | 96 | 88 | +9% |
| 98 | Matthew D. Saybolt, MDCardiology · Eatontown | NJ | 96 | 73 | +32% |
| 98 | Grant W. Reed, MD, MSCInterventional Cardiology · Cleveland | OH | 96 | 93 | +3% |
Codes counted: CPT 33361, 33362, 33363. Procedures billed in 2024, all places of service, Medicare fee-for-service. CMS withholds counts under 11.