TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve) · Alabama
TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve) in Alabama: the highest-volume physicians
44 physicians in Alabama billed Medicare for 1,093 TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve) procedures in 2024. The top 27, with the year before beside it.
Top 27
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mustafa I. Ahmed, MDCardiology · Birmingham | 112 | 129 | −13% |
| 2 | Frans S. Vanwagenberg, MDCardiac Surgery · Huntsville | 57 | 58 | −2% |
| 3 | James DaviesThoracic Surgery · Birmingham | 49 | 51 | −4% |
| 3 | Gautam Reddy, MDCardiology · Huntsville | 49 | 42 | +17% |
| 5 | Michael Butler, MDInterventional Cardiology · Huntsville | 46 | 32 | +44% |
| 6 | Clifton T. Lewis, MDCardiac Surgery · Birmingham | 40 | 43 | −7% |
| 7 | Andres X. Samayoa, MDCardiac Surgery · Huntsville | 39 | 52 | −25% |
| 8 | Panayotis VardasThoracic Surgery · Birmingham | 35 | 30 | +17% |
| 9 | Sara J. Pereira, MDThoracic Surgery · Birmingham | 34 | 41 | −17% |
| 10 | Shaf B. Holden, MDCardiac Surgery · Huntsville | 27 | 36 | −25% |
| 11 | Stanley N. Thornton, MDInterventional Cardiology · Mobile | 26 | 26 | +0% |
| 11 | Nirmanmoh Bhatia, MDCardiology · Clanton | 26 | 14 | |
| 11 | Mina A. Jacob, MD, FACC, FSCAIPeripheral Vascular Disease · Mobile | 26 | 53 | −51% |
| 14 | Peter N. Pluscht, MDCardiac Surgery · Mobile | 24 | 25 | −4% |
| 14 | James West, MDThoracic Surgery · Birmingham | 24 | — | |
| 16 | Kareem H. Bedeir, MDCardiac Surgery · Mobile | 23 | 17 | |
| 16 | Arka Chatterjee, MDInterventional Cardiology · Birmingham | 23 | 24 | −4% |
| 18 | Juan M. Bernal, MDInterventional Cardiology · Birmingham | 22 | 21 | +5% |
| 19 | Andrew R. Papoy, MDThoracic Surgery · Birmingham | 21 | 18 | |
| 20 | Mouhamed SabouniCardiology · Birmingham | 20 | 15 | |
| 21 | John B. Casterline, MDThoracic Surgery · Birmingham | 19 | 18 | |
| 21 | John M. Galla, MDInterventional Cardiology · Mobile | 19 | 13 | |
| 23 | Juan J. Gallegos, MDCardiac Surgery · Huntsville | 18 | — | |
| 23 | Alejandro Vasquez, MDInterventional Cardiology · Huntsville | 18 | 24 | −25% |
| 23 | Andreas Muench, MDCardiology · Dothan | 18 | 24 | −25% |
| 23 | John M. Neill, MDCardiology · Birmingham | 18 | 19 | |
| 23 | John L. Harlan, MDThoracic Surgery · Birmingham | 18 | — |
A rank counts procedures billed under the physician's own NPI (CPT 33361, 33362, 33363), 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.