TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve) · New Jersey
TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve) in New Jersey: the highest-volume physicians
71 physicians in New Jersey billed Medicare for 2,662 TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve) procedures in 2024. The top 26, with the year before beside it.
Top 26
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mark J. Russo, MD, MSThoracic Surgery · New Brunswick | 168 | 169 | −1% |
| 2 | John M. Brown, MDThoracic Surgery · Morristown | 117 | 141 | −17% |
| 2 | Robert M. Kipperman, MDCardiology · Morristown | 117 | 122 | −4% |
| 4 | Matthew D. Saybolt, MDCardiology · Eatontown | 96 | 73 | +32% |
| 5 | Brook A. Dejene, MDCardiac Surgery · Neptune | 94 | 111 | −15% |
| 6 | Ibrahim Moussa, DO, FACCInterventional Cardiology · Cherry Hill | 85 | 95 | −11% |
| 7 | Juan B. Grau, MDCardiac Surgery · Ridgewood | 83 | 69 | +20% |
| 8 | Benjamin Van Boxtel, MDCardiac Surgery · Morristown | 78 | 88 | −11% |
| 9 | Kourosh T. Asgarian, DOCardiac Surgery · Neptune | 75 | 77 | −3% |
| 10 | Christopher J. Magovern, MDCardiac Surgery · Morristown | 74 | 55 | +35% |
| 11 | Lawrence Blitz, MDCardiology · Wayne | 71 | 78 | −9% |
| 12 | James P. Slater, MDCardiac Surgery · Morristown | 70 | 94 | −26% |
| 13 | Louis H. Stein, MD, PHDThoracic Surgery · Newark | 67 | 55 | +22% |
| 14 | Jordan G. Safirstein, MDInterventional Cardiology · Mountain Lakes | 65 | 56 | +16% |
| 15 | Madhav P. Upadhyaya, MDCardiology · Tinton Falls | 59 | 48 | +23% |
| 16 | Daniel H. Kiss, MDInterventional Cardiology · Eatontown | 55 | 51 | +8% |
| 17 | Adam Arnofsky, MDThoracic Surgery · Englewood | 50 | 43 | +16% |
| 18 | Jeffrey E. Vanhook, DOCardiology · Galloway | 46 | 37 | +24% |
| 19 | Eden C. PayabyabThoracic Surgery · Cherry Hill | 44 | 34 | +29% |
| 19 | Saeed TarabichiThoracic Surgery · New Brunswick | 44 | 22 | +100% |
| 21 | Yuriy Dudiy, MDThoracic Surgery · Hackensack | 42 | 30 | +40% |
| 21 | Georges I. Kaddissi, MDInterventional Cardiology · Haddon Heights | 42 | 25 | +68% |
| 23 | Bruce J. Haik, MDCardiology · Livingston | 40 | 33 | +21% |
| 24 | Molly M. Schultheis, MDThoracic Surgery · Englewood | 37 | 39 | −5% |
| 24 | Ramin S. Hastings, MDInterventional Cardiology · Hasbrouck Heights | 37 | 43 | −14% |
| 24 | Michael J. Lee, MDCardiac Surgery · Cherry Hill | 37 | 14 |
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.