TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve) · Arizona
TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve) in Arizona: the highest-volume physicians
74 physicians in Arizona billed Medicare for 2,041 TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve) procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Makdisi, MDThoracic Surgery · Tucson | 84 | 103 | −18% |
| 2 | Kevin M. Brady, MDCardiac Surgery · Phoenix | 73 | 83 | −12% |
| 3 | Thomas E. Waggoner, DOInterventional Cardiology · Tucson | 70 | 63 | +11% |
| 4 | Paul Sorajja, MDInterventional Cardiology · Phoenix | 69 | 71 | −3% |
| 5 | Robert D. Riley, MDCardiac Surgery · Scottsdale | 65 | 59 | +10% |
| 6 | Kenneth A. Ashton, MDCardiac Surgery · Chandler | 64 | 77 | −17% |
| 7 | Charles M. Wojnarski, MD, MSThoracic Surgery · Scottsdale | 63 | 33 | +91% |
| 8 | Kristen A. Sell-Dottin, MDCardiac Surgery · Scottsdale | 60 | 70 | −14% |
| 8 | Fadi M. Khoury, MDThoracic Surgery · Mesa | 60 | 43 | +40% |
| 10 | John P. Sweeney, MDInterventional Cardiology · Phoenix | 51 | 59 | −14% |
| 11 | Merick S. Kirshner, MDThoracic Surgery · Phoenix | 50 | 72 | −31% |
| 12 | David M. Leder, MDCardiology · Flagstaff | 48 | 31 | +55% |
| 13 | Rajeev S. Kathuria, MDCardiac Surgery · Scottsdale | 45 | 44 | +2% |
| 14 | Andrew CluckeyInternal Medicine · Scottsdale | 44 | 12 | |
| 15 | Hursh Naik, MDInterventional Cardiology · Avondale | 43 | 49 | −12% |
| 16 | Raj K. Bose, MDThoracic Surgery · Tucson | 37 | 12 | |
| 17 | Soundos K. Moualla, MDInterventional Cardiology · Prescott | 36 | 31 | +16% |
| 18 | Kevin L. Mayor, MDThoracic Surgery · Glendale | 35 | 27 | +30% |
| 18 | Darryl G. Stein, MDCardiac Surgery · Mesa | 35 | 36 | −3% |
| 20 | Zain Khalpey, MD, MRCSThoracic Surgery · Tucson | 33 | 42 | −21% |
| 21 | Sundeep S. Patel, MDCardiac Surgery · Glendale | 32 | 30 | +7% |
| 22 | Christopher B. Komanapalli, MDThoracic Surgery · Tucson | 31 | 31 | +0% |
| 22 | Kapildeo Lotun, MDCardiology · Tucson | 31 | 33 | −6% |
| 22 | F D. Fortuin, MDInterventional Cardiology · Phoenix | 31 | 41 | −24% |
| 25 | Ranjith Shetty, MDInterventional Cardiology · Tucson | 30 | 28 | +7% |
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.