TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve) · Connecticut
TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve) in Connecticut: the highest-volume physicians
32 physicians in Connecticut billed Medicare for 973 TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve) procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nicholas J. Shea, MD, MSCardiac Surgery · Stamford | 101 | 19 | |
| 2 | Courtney J. Gemmato, MDThoracic Surgery · New Haven | 65 | 48 | +35% |
| 3 | John K. Forrest, MDInterventional Cardiology · New Haven | 59 | 41 | +44% |
| 4 | Matthew L. Williams, MDThoracic Surgery · New Haven | 58 | 44 | +32% |
| 5 | Sheelagh M. Pousatis, MDThoracic Surgery · Hartford | 44 | 31 | +42% |
| 6 | David W. Yaffee, MDCardiac Surgery · Hartford | 42 | 33 | +27% |
| 7 | Arzhang Fallahi, MDInterventional Cardiology · Stamford | 41 | 37 | +11% |
| 8 | Sarfaraz Memon, MDInternal Medicine · Hartford | 39 | — | |
| 9 | Mohiuddin Cheema, MDCardiac Surgery · Hartford | 34 | 25 | +36% |
| 9 | Rafael P. Squitieri, MDThoracic Surgery · Bridgeport | 34 | 41 | −17% |
| 11 | Marc Pelletier, MDCardiac Surgery · New Haven | 33 | 34 | −3% |
| 11 | Richard J. Kaplon, MDThoracic Surgery · Danbury | 33 | 38 | −13% |
| 13 | Jawad Haider, MDCardiology · Bloomfield | 32 | 29 | +10% |
| 14 | Bryan J. Piccirillo, MDCardiology · Hartford | 30 | 21 | +43% |
| 15 | Talhat Azemi, MDCardiology · Hartford | 28 | 29 | −3% |
| 16 | Amit N. Vora, MDInterventional Cardiology · New Haven | 27 | 30 | −10% |
| 17 | Wael Elmallah, MD, MSC, PHDInterventional Cardiology · New Britain | 25 | 20 | +25% |
| 18 | Haris Athar, MDInterventional Cardiology · Hartford | 24 | 22 | +9% |
| 19 | David Lorenz, MDCardiology · Trumbull | 23 | 28 | −18% |
| 20 | Abdul H. Qazi, MDCardiology · Hartford | 20 | 21 | −5% |
| 20 | Immad Sadiq, MDCardiology · Hartford | 20 | 16 | |
| 22 | Roland Assi, MDCardiac Surgery · New Haven | 19 | — | |
| 22 | Prashanth Vallabhajosyula, MD, MSCardiac Surgery · New Haven | 19 | — | |
| 24 | Chirag A. Shah, MDCardiology · New Haven | 18 | 19 | |
| 25 | Brad R. Stair, MDInterventional Cardiology · New Haven | 17 | 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.