TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve) · Nevada
TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve) in Nevada: the highest-volume physicians
30 physicians in Nevada billed Medicare for 707 TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve) procedures in 2024. The top 27, with the year before beside it.
Top 27
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeffrey M. Levisman, MDInterventional Cardiology · Henderson | 58 | 36 | +61% |
| 2 | Deepak Malhotra, MDThoracic Surgery · Las Vegas | 54 | 44 | +23% |
| 2 | Abhilash Akinapelli, MDInterventional Cardiology · Reno | 54 | 50 | +8% |
| 4 | Devang M. Desai, MDCardiology · Reno | 40 | 60 | −33% |
| 5 | Athan Roumanas, MDCardiac Surgery · Reno | 36 | 46 | −22% |
| 5 | Kevin A. Linkus, MDCardiac Surgery · Reno | 36 | — | |
| 7 | Benjamin T. Ebner, MDInterventional Cardiology · Reno | 35 | 33 | +6% |
| 8 | Bashir A. Chowdhry, MDCardiac Surgery · Las Vegas | 28 | 22 | +27% |
| 9 | Michael G. Wood, MDThoracic Surgery · Las Vegas | 26 | 17 | |
| 9 | Neel V. Dhudshia, MDPhysician · Henderson | 26 | 25 | +4% |
| 11 | Kimball S. Knackstedt, DOThoracic Surgery · Reno | 22 | 62 | −65% |
| 12 | Theodore C. Pratt, MDThoracic Surgery · Reno | 21 | 11 | |
| 13 | Nayab M. Zafar, MDCardiology · Las Vegas | 20 | 31 | −35% |
| 13 | Quynh N. Feikes, MDCardiac Surgery · Las Vegas | 20 | 19 | |
| 15 | Rahul R. Handa, MDCardiac Surgery · Las Vegas | 19 | — | |
| 16 | Chowdhury Ahsan, MDCardiology · Las Vegas | 18 | — | |
| 16 | Jeremy J. Song, MDThoracic Surgery · Reno | 18 | 17 | |
| 18 | Harbinder Singh, MDThoracic Surgery · Las Vegas | 17 | — | |
| 19 | Moniz M. Dawood, MDCardiology · Las Vegas | 16 | — | |
| 20 | Leon Varjabedian, MDCardiology · Las Vegas | 15 | 15 | |
| 20 | Nauman Jahangir, MDThoracic Surgery · Las Vegas | 15 | 15 | |
| 22 | Lina M. Ya'qoub, MDCardiology · Reno | 14 | 13 | |
| 23 | Howard J. Broder, MDInterventional Cardiology · Henderson | 13 | 12 | |
| 23 | Mithun G. Devraj, MDCardiology · Carson City | 13 | — | |
| 23 | Nathan H. Ho, DOCardiology · Carson City | 13 | — | |
| 23 | Neville F. Mistry, MDCardiology · Las Vegas | 13 | 11 | |
| 23 | Giovanni B. Ciuffo, MDThoracic Surgery · Las Vegas | 13 | 22 | −41% |
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.