TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve) · North Carolina
TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve) in North Carolina: the highest-volume physicians
75 physicians in North Carolina billed Medicare for 2,396 TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve) procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornelius M. Dyke, MDCardiac Surgery · Gastonia | 102 | 100 | +2% |
| 2 | Michael J. Rinaldi, MDInterventional Cardiology · Charlotte | 77 | 58 | +33% |
| 3 | Leslie W. Nifong, MDCardiac Surgery · Greenville | 70 | 94 | −26% |
| 4 | Jonathan G. Schwartz, MDInterventional Cardiology · Charlotte | 65 | 44 | +48% |
| 5 | Willis M. Wu, MDCardiology · Raleigh | 60 | 71 | −15% |
| 5 | Mark A. Groh, MDCardiac Surgery · Asheville | 60 | 63 | −5% |
| 7 | Brian R. Cabarrus, MDInterventional Cardiology · Greenville | 55 | 66 | −17% |
| 8 | Oluseun O. Alli, MDInterventional Cardiology · Charlotte | 54 | 51 | +6% |
| 8 | Jeffrey G. Gaca, MDThoracic Surgery · Durham | 54 | 47 | +15% |
| 10 | George C. Hughes, MDThoracic Surgery · Lumberton | 52 | 58 | −10% |
| 11 | David X. Zhao, MDInterventional Cardiology · Winston Salem | 50 | 46 | +9% |
| 12 | Ricardo O. Quarrie, MDThoracic Surgery · Charlotte | 48 | — | |
| 13 | John K. Harrison, MDCardiology · Durham | 46 | 63 | −27% |
| 13 | Peter Kane, MDThoracic Surgery · Wilmington | 46 | 36 | +28% |
| 13 | Alan P. Kypson, MDGeneral Surgery · Raleigh | 46 | 47 | −2% |
| 16 | Neal D. Kon, MDCardiac Surgery · Winston Salem | 45 | 49 | −8% |
| 17 | Adam Pflum, MDCardiology · Wilmington | 44 | 24 | +83% |
| 18 | Terence E. Hill, MDInterventional Cardiology · Concord | 43 | 45 | −4% |
| 18 | Robert L. Jobe, MDInterventional Cardiology · Raleigh | 43 | 37 | +16% |
| 20 | Ashok Venkataraman, MDCardiac Surgery · Chapel Hill | 40 | 18 | |
| 21 | Clifton C. Reade, MDGeneral Surgery · Raleigh | 38 | 44 | −14% |
| 21 | Andrew J. Sampson, MDInterventional Cardiology · Raleigh | 38 | 50 | −24% |
| 23 | Howard F. Marks, MDThoracic Surgery · Wilmington | 37 | 30 | +23% |
| 23 | Todd Kiefer, MDInterventional Cardiology · Durham | 37 | 32 | +16% |
| 23 | Daniel K. PuInterventional Cardiology · Charlotte | 37 | 33 | +12% |
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.