Varicose vein ablation · California
Varicose vein ablation in California: the highest-volume physicians
147 physicians in California billed Medicare for 9,974 varicose vein ablation procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mehran Moussavian, DOCardiology · Chula Vista | 764 | 667 | +15% |
| 2 | Sam A. Ebrahimi, MDVascular Surgery · Tarzana | 566 | 679 | −17% |
| 3 | Romesh K. Japra, MDInternal Medicine · Fremont | 478 | 23 | +1978% |
| 4 | Susan Pekarovics, MDInternal Medicine · Los Angeles | 354 | 258 | +37% |
| 5 | Larisse K. Lee, MDVascular Surgery · Sherman Oaks | 329 | 332 | −1% |
| 6 | Hardeep S. Ahluwalia, MDVascular Surgery · Los Altos | 243 | 297 | −18% |
| 7 | Anne Luhan, MD, FACSGeneral Surgery · Mission Viejo | 207 | 215 | −4% |
| 8 | Vinod Kumar, MDCardiology · Bakersfield | 205 | 91 | +125% |
| 9 | Behzad Taghizadeh, MDCardiology · San Diego | 187 | 133 | +41% |
| 10 | Moinakhtar Lala, MDInterventional Cardiology · Reseda | 171 | — | |
| 11 | Maraya A. Altuwaijri, MDVascular Surgery · Laguna Woods | 159 | 151 | +5% |
| 12 | Chanaka D. Wickramasinghe, MDCardiology · Rancho Mirage | 158 | — | |
| 12 | Harish Yalamanchili, MDGeneral Surgery · Corona Del Mar | 158 | 187 | −16% |
| 14 | Mehran J. Khorsandi, MD,Cardiology · Los Angeles | 147 | — | |
| 15 | Christopher S. Kim, MDGeneral Surgery · Torrance | 142 | 113 | +26% |
| 16 | Anjani K. Thakur, MDGeneral Surgery · Turlock | 134 | 193 | −31% |
| 17 | Sanjay S. Srivatsa, MDCardiology · Fresno | 123 | 180 | −32% |
| 18 | Son Duong, MDVascular Surgery · Fountain Valley | 118 | 92 | +28% |
| 19 | Reza Khodaverdian, MDCardiac Surgery · Irvine | 112 | 69 | +62% |
| 20 | Adam H. Isadore, MDInterventional Radiology · Oceanside | 110 | 70 | +57% |
| 21 | Derrick Tran, MDInterventional Radiology · Irvine | 109 | — | |
| 22 | James Joye, DOCardiology · Mountain View | 106 | 102 | +4% |
| 23 | Mario H. Gonzalez, MDGeneral Surgery · Fresno | 99 | 104 | −5% |
| 24 | Majed Chane, MDCardiology · Huntington Beach | 96 | 38 | +153% |
| 25 | Tuan A. Pham, MDCardiology · Rancho Cucamonga | 94 | 154 | −39% |
A rank counts procedures billed under the physician's own NPI (CPT 36475, 36478), 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.