TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve) · Louisiana
TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve) in Louisiana: the highest-volume physicians
49 physicians in Louisiana billed Medicare for 1,073 TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve) procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eric J. Thomassee, MDCardiology · Lafayette | 63 | 58 | +9% |
| 2 | Vern A. Keller, MDThoracic Surgery · Lafayette | 61 | 22 | +177% |
| 3 | Safi Haq, MDGeneral Surgery · Lafayette | 43 | 41 | +5% |
| 4 | John Lawrence, MDAdvanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology · Lafayette | 35 | 13 | |
| 4 | Eric R. Reeves, MDCardiology · Shreveport | 35 | 29 | +21% |
| 6 | Sarah A. Ahmad, MDThoracic Surgery · Monroe | 34 | 21 | +62% |
| 6 | Louis Salvaggio, MDInterventional Cardiology · Lafayette | 34 | 28 | +21% |
| 8 | Syed A. Mehmood, MDCardiac Surgery · Shreveport | 33 | 32 | +3% |
| 9 | Joseph G. Lugo, MDCardiac Surgery · Lake Charles | 32 | 33 | −3% |
| 10 | Tommie M. Granger, MDCardiac Surgery · Alexandria | 31 | 28 | +11% |
| 11 | Peter S. Fail, MDAdvanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology · Houma | 29 | 33 | −12% |
| 11 | Jared Murdock, MDThoracic Surgery · Baton Rouge | 29 | 29 | +0% |
| 13 | Kanna Posina, MDInterventional Cardiology · Alexandria | 28 | 16 | |
| 14 | Timothy F. Danish, MDThoracic Surgery · Shreveport | 26 | 23 | +13% |
| 14 | Daniel L. Beckles, MD, PHDThoracic Surgery · Lake Charles | 26 | 46 | −43% |
| 16 | Edward R. Kofsky, MDThoracic Surgery · Covington | 23 | 54 | −57% |
| 17 | Louis D. Hebert, MDThoracic Surgery · Lacombe | 22 | 19 | |
| 17 | Jose D. Tafur Soto, MDCardiology · New Orleans | 22 | 19 | |
| 19 | Tod C. Engelhardt, MDThoracic Surgery · Metairie | 21 | 16 | |
| 19 | Curtis A. Prejean, MDCardiac Surgery · Shreveport | 21 | 36 | −42% |
| 21 | Robert C. Dewitt, MDCardiac Surgery · Alexandria | 20 | 19 | |
| 22 | Ryan G. Master, MDCardiology · Shreveport | 19 | 19 | |
| 23 | Shane P. Prejean, MDAdvanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology · Houma | 18 | 19 | |
| 23 | James S. Jenkins, MDInterventional Cardiology · New Orleans | 18 | — | |
| 25 | Walter L. Bringaze, MDThoracic Surgery · Baton Rouge | 17 | — |
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.