TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve) · Washington
TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve) in Washington: the highest-volume physicians
64 physicians in Washington billed Medicare for 2,706 TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve) procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabriel S. Aldea, MDCardiac Surgery · Seattle | 194 | 149 | +30% |
| 2 | James M. Mccabe, MDInterventional Cardiology · Seattle | 180 | 146 | +23% |
| 3 | Abdul F. Saidi, MDInterventional Cardiology · Bremerton | 115 | 103 | +12% |
| 4 | Sidakpal S. Panaich, MDInterventional Cardiology · Seattle | 87 | 49 | +78% |
| 5 | Sameer Gafoor, MDInterventional Cardiology · Seattle | 85 | 62 | +37% |
| 6 | Vishesh Kumar, MDCardiology · Vancouver | 79 | 68 | +16% |
| 7 | Patrick E. Ryan, MDCardiac Surgery · Seattle | 77 | 44 | +75% |
| 8 | David M. Elison, MDInterventional Cardiology · Seattle | 75 | 17 | |
| 9 | Luis F. Santamarina, MDCardiac Surgery · Olympia | 74 | 54 | +37% |
| 10 | Christine J. Chung, MDInterventional Cardiology · Seattle | 71 | 62 | +15% |
| 11 | Abdelazim O. Hashim, MDCardiology · Richland | 70 | 72 | −3% |
| 12 | Mayank Agrawal, MDCardiology · Vancouver | 68 | 62 | +10% |
| 13 | Ronald ReiterInterventional Cardiology · Tacoma | 65 | 82 | −21% |
| 14 | Robert C. King, MDThoracic Surgery · Bremerton | 64 | 64 | +0% |
| 15 | Shakirat O. Oyetunji, MDCardiac Surgery · Seattle | 62 | 50 | +24% |
| 16 | Jonathan D. Hansen, MD, MPHCardiology · Spokane | 59 | 60 | −2% |
| 17 | Brydan D. Curtis, DOInterventional Cardiology · Spokane | 56 | 55 | +2% |
| 18 | Ming Zhang, MD, PHDInterventional Cardiology · Seattle | 55 | 72 | −24% |
| 19 | Eric D. King, DOInterventional Cardiology · Bellingham | 52 | 50 | +4% |
| 19 | Gopal Ghimire, MD, PHD, MRCPInterventional Cardiology · Olympia | 52 | 58 | −10% |
| 21 | Charles A. Anderson, MDThoracic Surgery · Bremerton | 48 | 40 | +20% |
| 22 | David A. Appel, MDInterventional Cardiology · Spokane | 47 | 49 | −4% |
| 23 | Scott C. Deroo, MDCardiac Surgery · Seattle | 44 | 18 | |
| 24 | Gautam R. Velamoor, MDCardiac Surgery · Seattle | 42 | 52 | −19% |
| 25 | Roland A. Hernandez, MD, JDThoracic Surgery · Seattle | 38 | 23 | +65% |
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.