TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve) · Colorado
TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve) in Colorado: the highest-volume physicians
33 physicians in Colorado billed Medicare for 1,165 TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve) procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jake M. Chanin, MS, MDInterventional Cardiology · Denver | 83 | 55 | +51% |
| 2 | Kortney Robinson, MDCardiac Surgery · Loveland | 76 | 27 | +181% |
| 3 | Megan K. LooThoracic Surgery · Denver | 70 | 58 | +21% |
| 4 | John B. Oldemeyer, MDInterventional Cardiology · Fort Collins | 68 | 52 | +31% |
| 5 | Peter L. Walinsky, MDThoracic Surgery · Colorado Springs | 65 | 70 | −7% |
| 6 | Mark K. Tuttle, MDInterventional Cardiology · Greeley | 62 | 13 | |
| 7 | Catharine Mcdermott, MDCardiology · Loveland | 53 | 43 | +23% |
| 8 | Justin A. Strote, MDInterventional Cardiology · Fort Collins | 50 | 68 | −26% |
| 9 | Mark A. Ammons, MDThoracic Surgery · Denver | 49 | 52 | −6% |
| 10 | John Messenger, MDInterventional Cardiology · Aurora | 41 | 36 | +14% |
| 11 | Joseph Cleveland, MDThoracic Surgery · Aurora | 39 | 18 | |
| 12 | Mark Boulware, MDInterventional Cardiology · Colorado Springs | 34 | 39 | −13% |
| 13 | Dwight J. Slater, MDCardiac Surgery · Loveland | 33 | 12 | |
| 14 | Hao Pan, MDThoracic Surgery · Loveland | 31 | 49 | −37% |
| 14 | Cihan Cevik, MDInterventional Cardiology · Colorado Springs | 31 | 31 | +0% |
| 16 | Jess K. Joymon, MDCardiac Surgery · Denver | 30 | 23 | +30% |
| 16 | Danielle A. Smith, MDCardiac Surgery · Grand Junction | 30 | 26 | +15% |
| 18 | Jeffrey Park, MDInterventional Cardiology · Aurora | 29 | 11 | |
| 19 | Aken Desai, MDInterventional Cardiology · Aurora | 28 | 20 | +40% |
| 20 | Reed D. Quinn, MDThoracic Surgery · Greeley | 26 | 14 | |
| 21 | Jason A. Shofnos, MDThoracic Surgery · Denver | 25 | 14 | |
| 21 | Michael P. Robich, MDCardiac Surgery · Greeley | 25 | 25 | +0% |
| 21 | Sean A. Enkiri, MDInterventional Cardiology · Littleton | 25 | 25 | +0% |
| 24 | Lee A. Macdonald, MDInterventional Cardiology · Littleton | 22 | 22 | +0% |
| 25 | Leonard Lapkin, MDThoracic Surgery · Grand Junction | 21 | — |
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.