TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve) · Massachusetts
TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve) in Massachusetts: the highest-volume physicians
67 physicians in Massachusetts billed Medicare for 3,402 TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve) procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Siavash Saadat, MDThoracic Surgery · Springfield | 137 | 99 | +38% |
| 2 | Anthony J. Rousou, MDCardiac Surgery · Springfield | 124 | 89 | +39% |
| 3 | Hassan Rastegar, MDThoracic Surgery · Boston | 118 | 90 | +31% |
| 4 | Peter H. Lee, MD, PHD, MPHThoracic Surgery · Fall River | 112 | 91 | +23% |
| 5 | Pinak B. Shah, MDCardiology · Boston | 111 | 114 | −3% |
| 6 | Nathaniel B. Langer, MDThoracic Surgery · Boston | 96 | 110 | −13% |
| 7 | Nilay K. Patel, MDCardiology · Boston | 89 | 83 | +7% |
| 7 | Asishana A. Osho, MDThoracic Surgery · Boston | 89 | 50 | +78% |
| 9 | David W. Deaton, MDCardiac Surgery · Springfield | 88 | 64 | +38% |
| 10 | Ashequl M. Islam, MDInterventional Cardiology · Springfield | 81 | 76 | +7% |
| 11 | David A. Gross, MD, PHDInternal Medicine · Boston | 75 | 18 | |
| 12 | Ignacio Inglessis-Azuaje, MDCardiology · Boston | 70 | 69 | +1% |
| 13 | Gautam Gadey, MDInterventional Cardiology · Burlington | 68 | 47 | +45% |
| 14 | Nikolaos Kakouros, BSC, MBBS, MRCP, PHDInterventional Cardiology · Worcester | 67 | 54 | +24% |
| 15 | Evan Y. Lau, MDInterventional Cardiology · Springfield | 64 | 44 | +45% |
| 15 | Tommaso Hinna Danesi, MDCardiac Surgery · Boston | 64 | — | |
| 17 | Piotr S. Sobieszczyk, MDCardiology · Boston | 63 | 73 | −14% |
| 17 | Jamal C. Anyalebechi, MDThoracic Surgery · Boston | 63 | — | |
| 19 | Dhaval S. Kolte, MBBS, PHDCardiology · Boston | 62 | 64 | −3% |
| 19 | Adam J. Saltzman, MDInterventional Cardiology · Fall River | 62 | 67 | −7% |
| 21 | Alanna Coolong, MDInternal Medicine · Hyannis | 60 | 49 | +22% |
| 22 | Roger J. Laham, MDInterventional Cardiology · Boston | 58 | 114 | −49% |
| 22 | Siva K. Patimalla VenkataThoracic Surgery · Burlington | 58 | 61 | −5% |
| 24 | Jennifer D. Walker, MDCardiac Surgery · Worcester | 57 | 57 | +0% |
| 25 | Eriberto Michel, MDThoracic Surgery · Boston | 54 | 40 | +35% |
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.