TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve) · Minnesota
TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve) in Minnesota: the highest-volume physicians
87 physicians in Minnesota billed Medicare for 2,680 TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve) procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Konstantinos Voudris, MDCardiology · Minneapolis | 63 | 20 | +215% |
| 2 | Thomas StarkCardiac Surgery · Rochester | 62 | 55 | +13% |
| 2 | Carly L. LodewyksCardiac Surgery · Minneapolis | 62 | 58 | +7% |
| 4 | Hebroon ObaidThoracic Surgery · Duluth | 59 | 34 | +74% |
| 5 | Michael R. Mooney, MDInterventional Cardiology · Minneapolis | 58 | 47 | +23% |
| 6 | Gabriel A. Olivares Rodriguez, MDThoracic Surgery · Saint Paul | 56 | 52 | +8% |
| 7 | Douglas N. Mellinger, DOThoracic Surgery · Saint Cloud | 55 | 52 | +6% |
| 8 | Brian M. Stegman, MDInterventional Cardiology · St Cloud | 54 | 60 | −10% |
| 9 | Rizwan Q. Attia, MBCHBThoracic Surgery · Minneapolis | 51 | 64 | −20% |
| 9 | Sarah T. Palmer, MDThoracic Surgery · Minneapolis | 51 | 44 | +16% |
| 11 | Kevin L. Greason, MDCardiac Surgery · Rochester | 50 | 47 | +6% |
| 12 | R T. Drexel, MDInternal Medicine · Coon Rapids | 49 | 55 | −11% |
| 13 | Erik Beckmann, MDThoracic Surgery · Minneapolis | 48 | 58 | −17% |
| 14 | Colleen E. Lane, MDInterventional Cardiology · Rochester | 46 | 53 | −13% |
| 15 | Scott J. Hoffman, MDInterventional Cardiology · Rochester | 45 | 42 | +7% |
| 16 | Meghana R. Helder, MDThoracic Surgery · St Louis Park | 44 | 36 | +22% |
| 17 | Arman Arghami, MDCardiac Surgery · Rochester | 43 | 55 | −22% |
| 17 | Mackram F. Eleid, MDCardiology · Rochester | 43 | 48 | −10% |
| 19 | Gurpreet S. Sandhu, MDCardiology · Rochester | 42 | 33 | +27% |
| 19 | Eduardo G. DanduchThoracic Surgery · Rochester | 42 | — | |
| 19 | Thom G. Dahle, MDCardiology · Saint Cloud | 42 | 37 | +14% |
| 19 | Robert J. Steffen, MDCardiac Surgery · Minneapolis | 42 | 44 | −5% |
| 23 | Trevor J. Simard, MDInterventional Cardiology · Rochester | 41 | 46 | −11% |
| 23 | Sebastian A. Iturra Urriola, MDCardiology · Minneapolis | 41 | 17 | |
| 25 | Jeffrey Chambers, MDCardiology · Minneapolis | 39 | 41 | −5% |
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.