TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve) · Tennessee
TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve) in Tennessee: the highest-volume physicians
64 physicians in Tennessee billed Medicare for 2,808 TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve) procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian Lima, MDThoracic Surgery · Nashville | 127 | — | |
| 2 | Basil M. Paulus, MDInterventional Cardiology · Germantown | 122 | 114 | +7% |
| 3 | Mark Aziz, MDInterventional Cardiology · Kingsport | 116 | 76 | +53% |
| 4 | John M. Hance, MD, MPHThoracic Surgery · Knoxville | 113 | 82 | +38% |
| 5 | Thomas Kleisli, MDCardiac Surgery · Memphis | 110 | 11 | |
| 6 | Chandrashekhar Ramaiah, MDThoracic Surgery · Nashville | 107 | 56 | +91% |
| 7 | Norbert E. Baumgartner, MDCardiology · Knoxville | 98 | 65 | +51% |
| 8 | Michael A. Morse, MDInterventional Cardiology · Nashville | 85 | 90 | −6% |
| 9 | Rahul Sakhuja, MDCardiology · Kingsport | 81 | 85 | −5% |
| 10 | Mehul B. Patel, MDInterventional Cardiology · Germantown | 77 | 86 | −10% |
| 11 | Mark A. Stankewicz, MDCardiology · Nashville | 75 | 88 | −15% |
| 12 | Kashish GoelInterventional Cardiology · Nashville | 74 | 75 | −1% |
| 13 | Ayaz Rahman, MDCardiology · Knoxville | 66 | 100 | −34% |
| 14 | Sara Negrotto, MDInterventional Cardiology · Knoxville | 63 | 51 | +24% |
| 15 | Rachel E. Harrison, MDCardiac Surgery · Memphis | 59 | 22 | +168% |
| 16 | Angela Lowenstern, MDInterventional Cardiology · Nashville | 58 | 61 | −5% |
| 16 | Mark Robbins, MDInterventional Cardiology · Nashville | 58 | 30 | +93% |
| 18 | Bradley A. Wolf, MDCardiology · Memphis | 57 | 51 | +12% |
| 19 | Harvey E. Garrett, MDCardiac Surgery · Memphis | 56 | 56 | +0% |
| 20 | Colin M. Barker, MDInternal Medicine · Nashville | 54 | 35 | +54% |
| 21 | Mark C. Thel, MDCardiology · Chattanooga | 49 | 38 | +29% |
| 22 | Clayton A. Kaiser, MDCardiac Surgery · Nashville | 48 | 48 | +0% |
| 23 | Andrew Goodman, MDInternal Medicine · Nashville | 47 | 48 | −2% |
| 24 | Brian H. Negus, MDInterventional Cardiology · Chattanooga | 45 | 50 | −10% |
| 25 | Fawwaz I. Hamati, MDCardiology · Johnson City | 43 | 23 | +87% |
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.