Left atrial appendage closure (Watchman) · California
Left atrial appendage closure (Watchman) in California: the highest-volume physicians
129 physicians in California billed Medicare for 4,294 left atrial appendage closure (Watchman) procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Douglas N. Gibson, MD,Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · La Jolla | 196 | 150 | +31% |
| 2 | Brett A. Gidney, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Santa Barbara | 135 | 131 | +3% |
| 3 | Shephal K. Doshi, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Santa Monica | 99 | 94 | +5% |
| 4 | Andrew J. Dublin, MDInterventional Cardiology · Walnut Creek | 93 | 91 | +2% |
| 5 | Leon A. Feldman, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Rancho Mirage | 89 | 106 | −16% |
| 6 | Tarun Chakravarty, MDInterventional Cardiology · West Hollywood | 86 | 68 | +26% |
| 7 | Elliott M. Groves, MDCardiology · Burlingame | 83 | 36 | +131% |
| 8 | Amir A. Schricker, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Burlingame | 77 | 38 | +103% |
| 8 | Chidambaram (Chad) Rammohan, MDInterventional Cardiology · Mountain View | 77 | 44 | +75% |
| 10 | Jacqueline A. Schwartz, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Los Angeles | 75 | 53 | +42% |
| 11 | Matthew J. Price, MDInterventional Cardiology · La Jolla | 71 | 77 | −8% |
| 12 | Omid Fatemi, MDInterventional Cardiology · Ventura | 70 | 58 | +21% |
| 13 | Saibal Kar, MDInterventional Cardiology · Thousand Oaks | 67 | 57 | +18% |
| 14 | Joseph Wu, MDInternal Medicine · Los Angeles | 63 | — | |
| 15 | Joseph Aragon, MDInterventional Cardiology · Santa Barbara | 62 | 60 | +3% |
| 15 | Aaron R. Schelegle, MDInterventional Cardiology · Sacramento | 62 | 48 | +29% |
| 15 | Gagan D. Singh, MDInterventional Cardiology · Sacramento | 62 | 36 | +72% |
| 18 | Steven J. Fowler, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Monterey | 58 | — | |
| 19 | Usman Javed, MDCardiology · Fresno | 57 | 44 | +30% |
| 20 | Monica S. Divakaruni, MDCardiology · Saint Helena | 56 | 38 | +47% |
| 21 | Harit V. Desai, MDPhysician · Murrieta | 55 | 37 | +49% |
| 21 | Jonathan W. Dukes, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Ventura | 55 | 58 | −5% |
| 23 | Arash Aryana, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Sacramento | 54 | 61 | −11% |
| 24 | Mayer Rashtian, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Pasadena | 52 | 51 | +2% |
| 25 | Ihab B. Alomari, MDCardiology · Mission Viejo | 50 | 21 | +138% |
A rank counts procedures billed under the physician's own NPI (CPT 33340), 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.