TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve) · Utah
TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve) in Utah: the highest-volume physicians
21 physicians in Utah billed Medicare for 628 TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve) procedures in 2024. The top 21, with the year before beside it.
Top 21
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blake I. Gardner, MDInterventional Cardiology · St George | 54 | 75 | −28% |
| 2 | Daniel N. Bennett, MDInterventional Cardiology · Provo | 51 | 55 | −7% |
| 3 | Anwar Tandar, MDInterventional Cardiology · Salt Lake City | 47 | 56 | −16% |
| 4 | Vamsee M. Yaganti, MDInterventional Cardiology · Salt Lake City | 46 | 40 | +15% |
| 5 | B J. Bowles, MDThoracic Surgery · St George | 44 | 58 | −24% |
| 6 | Jason Glotzbach, MDCardiac Surgery · Salt Lake City | 38 | 39 | −3% |
| 7 | Vikas Sharma, MBBSThoracic Surgery · Salt Lake City | 35 | 35 | +0% |
| 7 | Divya Ratan Verma, MDInterventional Cardiology · Murray | 35 | 33 | +6% |
| 9 | William T. Caine, MDCardiac Surgery · Murray | 32 | 38 | −16% |
| 10 | Frederick G. Welt, MDInterventional Cardiology · Salt Lake City | 31 | 20 | +55% |
| 11 | Bruce B. Reid, MDCardiac Surgery · Salt Lake City | 26 | 34 | −24% |
| 11 | Stephen H. Mckellar, MDThoracic Surgery · Salt Lake City | 26 | 34 | −24% |
| 13 | Brian K. Whisenant, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Murray | 25 | 24 | +4% |
| 14 | John H. Mitchell, MDCardiac Surgery · Provo | 23 | 29 | −21% |
| 15 | Tara L. Jones, MDInterventional Cardiology · Salt Lake City | 22 | 29 | −24% |
| 16 | Eric M. Lindley, MDCardiology · Salt Lake City | 18 | 36 | −50% |
| 17 | Rafe C. Connors, MDThoracic Surgery · Salt Lake City | 17 | 17 | |
| 18 | Sanjeev Trehan, MDInterventional Cardiology · Ogden | 16 | — | |
| 19 | Ulysse G. Mccann, MDCardiology · Provo | 15 | 22 | −32% |
| 20 | James T. Dane, MDThoracic Surgery · Provo | 14 | 25 | −44% |
| 21 | Kelly R. O'neal, MD, MSCardiology · Salt Lake City | 13 | 16 |
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.