TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve) · Texas
TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve) in Texas: the highest-volume physicians
188 physicians in Texas billed Medicare for 5,404 TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve) procedures in 2024. The top 26, with the year before beside it.
Top 26
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jorge A. Alvarez, MDInterventional Cardiology · San Antonio | 125 | 77 | +62% |
| 2 | Emmanuel A. Amulraj, MDThoracic Surgery · Temple | 99 | 25 | +296% |
| 3 | Sachin S. Goel, MDCardiology · Houston | 92 | 57 | +61% |
| 4 | Julius I. Ejiofor, MDThoracic Surgery · Plano | 90 | 26 | +246% |
| 5 | Marvin D. Atkins, MDThoracic Surgery · Sugar Land | 89 | 67 | +33% |
| 6 | Michael J. Reardon, MDCardiac Surgery · Houston | 77 | 65 | +18% |
| 7 | Donald J. Robertson, MDThoracic Surgery · Lubbock | 73 | 66 | +11% |
| 8 | Justin M. Schaffer, MDThoracic Surgery · Plano | 72 | 92 | −22% |
| 9 | Hazim Safi, MDThoracic Surgery · Houston | 68 | 65 | +5% |
| 10 | Mark E. Lawrence, DOInterventional Cardiology · Temple | 67 | 30 | +123% |
| 10 | Katherine B. Harrington, MDThoracic Surgery · Plano | 67 | 88 | −24% |
| 10 | Daniel J. Donovan, MDInterventional Cardiology · San Antonio | 67 | 65 | +3% |
| 13 | Lynn C. Huffman, MDThoracic Surgery · Dallas | 64 | 48 | +33% |
| 14 | James R. Garrison, MDThoracic Surgery · San Antonio | 63 | 56 | +13% |
| 15 | Pranav Loyalka, MDCardiology · Houston | 58 | 60 | −3% |
| 16 | Mark M. Mettauer, MDThoracic Surgery · The Woodlands | 57 | 24 | +138% |
| 17 | Juan A. Abreu, MDCardiac Surgery · Houston | 55 | 47 | +17% |
| 18 | Molly A. Szerlip, MDInterventional Cardiology · Plano | 54 | 62 | −13% |
| 19 | Karim M. Al-Azizi, MDCardiology · Plano | 51 | 61 | −16% |
| 19 | Sibi P. Thomas, DOInterventional Cardiology · Frisco | 51 | 43 | +19% |
| 21 | Karan Gupta, DOInterventional Cardiology · Weatherford | 50 | 26 | +92% |
| 21 | Neal Kleiman, MDInterventional Cardiology · Houston | 50 | 34 | +47% |
| 23 | Afshin Ehsan, MDCardiology · Temple | 49 | 76 | −36% |
| 24 | Jose M. Urencio Marcue, MDGeneral Surgery · San Antonio | 48 | 22 | +118% |
| 25 | David E. Carlson, MDCardiac Surgery · Abilene | 46 | 23 | +100% |
| 25 | Kenneth L. Eisenberg, MDCardiac Surgery · El Paso | 46 | 44 | +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.