TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve) · Michigan
TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve) in Michigan: the highest-volume physicians
94 physicians in Michigan billed Medicare for 2,556 TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve) procedures in 2024. The top 27, with the year before beside it.
Top 27
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrzej S. Boguszewski, MDInterventional Cardiology · Midland | 69 | 54 | +28% |
| 2 | Pawan K. Hari, MD, MPHInterventional Cardiology · Detroit | 60 | 45 | +33% |
| 3 | Ahmet T. Gurbuz, MDCardiology · Midland | 59 | — | |
| 4 | Richard G. Smith, MDCardiac Surgery · Traverse City | 58 | 35 | +66% |
| 5 | Ajay Gupta, MDThoracic Surgery · Ypsilanti | 56 | 61 | −8% |
| 6 | Robert C. Lyons, MDCardiac Surgery · Ypsilanti | 55 | 72 | −24% |
| 7 | Luay Sayed, MDCardiology · Shelby Township | 54 | 39 | +38% |
| 7 | William M. Merhi, DOCardiology · Grand Rapids | 54 | 49 | +10% |
| 9 | Nicklaus K. Slocum, MDInterventional Cardiology · Traverse City | 51 | 41 | +24% |
| 10 | Paul M. Grossman, MDInterventional Cardiology · Ann Arbor | 47 | 44 | +7% |
| 10 | Jason M. Ricci, MDCardiology · Petoskey | 47 | 59 | −20% |
| 12 | Ivan D. Hanson, MDInterventional Cardiology · Detroit | 44 | 56 | −21% |
| 12 | Mansoor Qureshi, MDInterventional Cardiology · Ypsilanti | 44 | 53 | −17% |
| 14 | Shinichi Fukuhara, MDThoracic Surgery · Ann Arbor | 42 | 36 | +17% |
| 15 | Raed M. Alnajjar, MDThoracic Surgery · Detroit | 41 | 47 | −13% |
| 15 | Dimitrios Apostolou, MDThoracic Surgery · Pontiac | 41 | 54 | −24% |
| 17 | Noah P. Thormeier, DOClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Muskegon | 40 | 99 | −60% |
| 18 | Kristijan Minanov, MDCardiac Surgery · Mount Clemens | 39 | 42 | −7% |
| 19 | Nam S. Cho, DOInterventional Cardiology · Lansing | 38 | 14 | |
| 20 | Hisham G. Qandeel, MDThoracic Surgery · Lansing | 37 | 49 | −24% |
| 20 | Mohammed Qintar, MDInterventional Cardiology · Lansing | 37 | 70 | −47% |
| 22 | Himanshu J. Patel, MDCardiac Surgery · Ann Arbor | 36 | 30 | +20% |
| 23 | Kirill Zakharov, DOGeneral Surgery · Lansing | 35 | 32 | +9% |
| 24 | Zakir H. Sahul, M DInterventional Cardiology · Ypsilanti | 34 | 47 | −28% |
| 24 | Thomas A. Schwann, MDThoracic Surgery · Royal Oak | 34 | — | |
| 24 | Yousef Bader, MDInterventional Cardiology · Bay City | 34 | 24 | +42% |
| 24 | Franco L. Fazzalari, MDThoracic Surgery · Detroit | 34 | 38 | −11% |
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.