Heart
Left atrial appendage closure (Watchman): the highest-volume physicians in the US
1,661 physicians billed Medicare for 54,078 left atrial appendage closure (Watchman) procedures in 2024. Pick a state for its own table, or read the national top 102.
By state
- Alabama29 physicians · No. 1 Hugh Mcelderry
- Alaska2 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Steven J. Compton
- Arizona58 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Thomas E. Waggoner
- Arkansas20 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Devi G. Nair
- California129 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Douglas N. Gibson
- Colorado28 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Bradley J. Mikaelian
- Connecticut19 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Jeptha P. Curtis
- Delaware8 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Manjeet Singh
- District of Columbia3 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Manish H. Shah
- Florida150 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Robert E. Eckart
- Georgia46 physicians · No. 1 Dr. David W. Newton
- Idaho10 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Marcos Daccarett
- Illinois76 physicians · No. 1 Dr. William H. Spear
- Indiana56 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Chandrashekar Kumbar
- Iowa14 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Troy L. Hounshell
- Kansas25 physicians · No. 1 Dr. David L. Battin
- Kentucky29 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Johan D. Aasbo
- Louisiana23 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Eric J. Thomassee
- Maine6 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Spyridon T. Akrivakis
- Maryland22 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Steven E. Hearne
- Massachusetts28 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Moussa C. Mansour
- Michigan48 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Noah P. Thormeier
- Minnesota31 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Scott J. Hoffman
- Mississippi17 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Diego F. Alcivar Franco
- Missouri36 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Chetan P. Huded
- Montana10 physicians · No. 1 Dr. William F. Dresen
- Nebraska15 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Steven L. Martin
- Nevada10 physicians · No. 1 Jeffrey L. Turner
- New Hampshire9 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Patrick Magnus
- New Jersey43 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Ramin S. Hastings
- New Mexico3 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Michael H. Hoskins
- New York77 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Augustin J. Delago
- North Carolina39 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Steven J. Filby
- North Dakota8 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Thomas A. Haldis
- Ohio56 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Sandeep Gupta
- Oklahoma23 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Coty W. Jewell
- Oregon13 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Amish J. Desai
- Pennsylvania55 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Brian T. Schuler
- Rhode Island3 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Paul C. Gordon
- South Carolina40 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Rick A. Henderson
- South Dakota9 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Tomasz P. Stys
- Tennessee45 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Christopher R. Ellis
- Texas143 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Apurva O. Badheka
- Utah15 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Jared F. Crisafi
- Vermont2 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Daniel L. Lustgarten
- Virginia51 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Jason Foerst
- Washington33 physicians · No. 1 Mahesh Mulumudi
- West Virginia7 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Richard O. Han
- Wisconsin38 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Imdad Ahmed
- Wyoming1 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Adrian Fluture
National top 102
| Rank | Physician | State | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robert E. Eckart, DOClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Sarasota | FL | 274 | 235 | +17% |
| 2 | Devi G. Nair, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Jonesboro | AR | 224 | 188 | +19% |
| 3 | Douglas N. Gibson, MD,Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · La Jolla | CA | 196 | 150 | +31% |
| 4 | Christopher R. Ellis, MDCardiology · Nashville | TN | 175 | 162 | +8% |
| 5 | Moussa C. Mansour, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Boston | MA | 160 | 124 | +29% |
| 6 | Chandrashekar Kumbar, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Newburgh | IN | 156 | 137 | +14% |
| 7 | Jason Foerst, MDInterventional Cardiology · Roanoke | VA | 152 | 96 | +58% |
| 8 | Brian T. Schuler, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · York | PA | 146 | 97 | +51% |
| 9 | Steven J. Filby, MDCardiology · Pinehurst | NC | 145 | 126 | +15% |
| 10 | Rick A. Henderson, MDCardiology · Anderson | SC | 140 | 155 | −10% |
| 11 | Dilip J. Mathew, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Sarasota | FL | 135 | 89 | +52% |
| 11 | Brett A. Gidney, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Santa Barbara | CA | 135 | 131 | +3% |
| 13 | Coty W. Jewell, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Oklahoma City | OK | 130 | 170 | −24% |
| 14 | Samer Abbas, MDInterventional Cardiology · East Chicago | IN | 127 | 84 | +51% |
| 15 | Steven E. Hearne, MDCardiology · Salisbury | MD | 126 | 62 | +103% |
| 15 | David Z. Lan, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Germantown | TN | 126 | 74 | +70% |
| 15 | David W. Newton, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Savannah | GA | 126 | 130 | −3% |
| 18 | Apurva O. Badheka, MDInterventional Cardiology · Denison | TX | 125 | 135 | −7% |
| 19 | Gaurav Rana, MDInterventional Cardiology · Kingsport | TN | 122 | 45 | +171% |
| 19 | George JabbourCardiology · Altoona | PA | 122 | 87 | +40% |
| 21 | Bradley J. Mikaelian, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Colorado Springs | CO | 120 | 111 | +8% |
| 22 | Mark E. Lawrence, DOInterventional Cardiology · Temple | TX | 119 | 92 | +29% |
| 22 | David L. Battin, MDInterventional Cardiology · Salina | KS | 119 | 105 | +13% |
| 24 | Russell R. Heath, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Fort Collins | CO | 117 | 147 | −20% |
| 25 | Mahesh MulumudiInterventional Cardiology · Everett | WA | 115 | 143 | −20% |
| 26 | Augustin J. Delago, MDCardiology · Albany | NY | 114 | 95 | +20% |
| 27 | Stewart M. Benton, MDInterventional Cardiology · York | PA | 110 | 64 | +72% |
| 28 | Steven L. Martin, MDInterventional Cardiology · Lincoln | NE | 109 | 109 | +0% |
| 29 | Thomas E. Waggoner, DOInterventional Cardiology · Tucson | AZ | 108 | 97 | +11% |
| 30 | Loren G. Morgan, MDInterventional Cardiology · Columbia | SC | 107 | 105 | +2% |
| 30 | Kevin M. Trulock, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Indianapolis | IN | 107 | 140 | −24% |
| 32 | Rodney P. Horton, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Austin | TX | 106 | 95 | +12% |
| 33 | Edmund O. Fiksinski, MDCardiology · Omaha | NE | 104 | 132 | −21% |
| 33 | Ashish Sadhu, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Scottsdale | AZ | 104 | 106 | −2% |
| 35 | Joseph H. Levine, MDCardiology · Roslyn | NY | 103 | 94 | +10% |
| 35 | Arvindh Kanagasundram, MDCardiology · Nashville | TN | 103 | 118 | −13% |
| 37 | Amish J. Desai, MDCardiology · Portland | OR | 101 | 103 | −2% |
| 37 | William H. Spear, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Evergreen Park | IL | 101 | 116 | −13% |
| 39 | Michael H. Hoskins, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Albuquerque | NM | 99 | 84 | +18% |
| 39 | Shephal K. Doshi, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Santa Monica | CA | 99 | 94 | +5% |
| 41 | Imdad Ahmed, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Janesville | WI | 98 | 95 | +3% |
| 42 | Darren S. Sidney, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · North Charleston | SC | 97 | 95 | +2% |
| 42 | Ramin S. Hastings, MDInterventional Cardiology · Hasbrouck Heights | NJ | 97 | 80 | +21% |
| 42 | Sandeep Gupta, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Middletown | OH | 97 | 73 | +33% |
| 45 | John L. Sturdivant, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Myrtle Beach | SC | 96 | 89 | +8% |
| 46 | Larry A. Chinitz, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · New York | NY | 95 | 111 | −14% |
| 47 | Jonathan P. Urbanczyk, DOInterventional Cardiology · Abilene | TX | 94 | 13 | |
| 47 | Frank A. Cuoco, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Charleston | SC | 94 | 62 | +52% |
| 49 | Andrew J. Dublin, MDInterventional Cardiology · Walnut Creek | CA | 93 | 91 | +2% |
| 50 | Kevin C. Floyd, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Worcester | MA | 92 | 88 | +5% |
| 51 | Leon A. Feldman, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Rancho Mirage | CA | 89 | 106 | −16% |
| 51 | Yeruva Veera Madhu M. Reddy, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Kansas City | KS | 89 | 93 | −4% |
| 51 | Andrea Natale, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Austin | TX | 89 | 60 | +48% |
| 54 | Chetan P. Huded, MDInterventional Cardiology · Kansas City | MO | 88 | 46 | +91% |
| 54 | Paul J. Garabelli, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Oklahoma City | OK | 88 | 92 | −4% |
| 56 | Michael D. Eifling, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · North Richland Hills | TX | 87 | 112 | −22% |
| 56 | Sean P. Mazer, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Albuquerque | NM | 87 | 63 | +38% |
| 56 | Aurelio Duran, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Orlando | FL | 87 | 79 | +10% |
| 59 | Tarun Chakravarty, MDInterventional Cardiology · West Hollywood | CA | 86 | 68 | +26% |
| 60 | Ronald D. Berger, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Baltimore | MD | 85 | 77 | +10% |
| 60 | Thierry Momplaisir, MDCardiology · Melbourne | FL | 85 | 108 | −21% |
| 60 | Andy T. Tran, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Surprise | AZ | 85 | 44 | +93% |
| 60 | Asad M. Cheema, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Glen Ridge | NJ | 85 | 77 | +10% |
| 64 | Sandeep K. Goyal, MDCardiology · Atlanta | GA | 84 | 110 | −24% |
| 64 | Chetan A. Patel, MDInterventional Cardiology · Greenville | SC | 84 | 62 | +35% |
| 66 | Elliott M. Groves, MDCardiology · Burlingame | CA | 83 | 36 | +131% |
| 67 | Xinqiang Han, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Richmond | IN | 82 | 77 | +6% |
| 68 | Brett J. Hiendlmayr, MDCardiology · Wenatchee | WA | 80 | 77 | +4% |
| 69 | Robert W. Godley, MDCardiology · Indianapolis | IN | 79 | 91 | −13% |
| 69 | Manjeet Singh, DOCardiology · Dover | DE | 79 | 72 | +10% |
| 69 | Saeed R. Shaikh, MDCardiology · Indianapolis | IN | 79 | 80 | −1% |
| 69 | Raghuram Dasari, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Valparaiso | IN | 79 | 81 | −2% |
| 69 | Yang YangClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Fayetteville | AR | 79 | 14 | |
| 69 | Mohit Jain, MDInterventional Cardiology · Spokane | WA | 79 | 129 | −39% |
| 69 | Satyavardhan Pulukurthy, MDInterventional Cardiology · Bremerton | WA | 79 | 22 | +259% |
| 69 | Shaun R. Senter, MDCardiology · Fayetteville | AR | 79 | 47 | +68% |
| 77 | Thomas A. Haldis, DOInterventional Cardiology · Fargo | ND | 78 | 70 | +11% |
| 78 | Amir A. Schricker, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Burlingame | CA | 77 | 38 | +103% |
| 78 | Matthew B. O'steen, MD, FACCCardiology · Charleston | SC | 77 | 74 | +4% |
| 78 | Chidambaram (Chad) Rammohan, MDInterventional Cardiology · Mountain View | CA | 77 | 44 | +75% |
| 78 | David A. Sandler, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Tulsa | OK | 77 | 63 | +22% |
| 82 | Jorge E. Massare-Rodriguez, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Longview | TX | 76 | 49 | +55% |
| 82 | William W. Brabham, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · West Columbia | SC | 76 | 60 | +27% |
| 82 | Alan Helmbold, DOClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Topeka | KS | 76 | 87 | −13% |
| 82 | Mohamed H. Kanj, MDCardiology · Beachwood | OH | 76 | 66 | +15% |
| 86 | Jacqueline A. Schwartz, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Los Angeles | CA | 75 | 53 | +42% |
| 86 | Robert S. Wark, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Olympia | WA | 75 | 71 | +6% |
| 88 | Marcus Sublette, MDCardiology · Wausau | WI | 74 | 57 | +30% |
| 88 | Scott J. Hoffman, MDInterventional Cardiology · Rochester | MN | 74 | 54 | +37% |
| 90 | Venkat R. Iyer, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Chesapeake | VA | 73 | 58 | +26% |
| 91 | Patrick Magnus, MDCardiology · Concord | NH | 72 | 60 | +20% |
| 91 | Cesar I. Cruz Aguilar, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Woodstock | GA | 72 | 51 | +41% |
| 91 | Ethan R. Ellis, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Fort Collins | CO | 72 | 83 | −13% |
| 91 | Adam Chodosh, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Concord | NH | 72 | 61 | +18% |
| 91 | Stephen J. Rechenmacher, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Vancouver | WA | 72 | 72 | +0% |
| 91 | Francis J. Zidar, MDInterventional Cardiology · Austin | TX | 72 | 60 | +20% |
| 97 | Edwin K. Heist, MD PHDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Boston | MA | 71 | 56 | +27% |
| 97 | Prasad C. Gunasekaran, MDInterventional Cardiology · Kansas City | KS | 71 | 52 | +37% |
| 97 | William D. Thompson, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Nashville | TN | 71 | 57 | +25% |
| 97 | Matthew J. Price, MDInterventional Cardiology · La Jolla | CA | 71 | 77 | −8% |
| 97 | Erik J. Altman, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Garden City | NY | 71 | 70 | +1% |
| 97 | Gopal Ghimire, MD, PHD, MRCPInterventional Cardiology · Olympia | WA | 71 | 75 | −5% |
Codes counted: CPT 33340. Procedures billed in 2024, all places of service, Medicare fee-for-service. CMS withholds counts under 11.