Left atrial appendage closure (Watchman) · Colorado

Left atrial appendage closure (Watchman) in Colorado: the highest-volume physicians

28 physicians in Colorado billed Medicare for 1,144 left atrial appendage closure (Watchman) procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.

Procedure State

Top 25

Rank	Physician	2024	2023	Change
1	Bradley J. Mikaelian, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Colorado Springs	120	111	+8%
2	Russell R. Heath, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Fort Collins	117	147	−20%
3	Ethan R. Ellis, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Fort Collins	72	83	−13%
4	Jaime E. Gonzalez, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Colorado Springs	66	61	+8%
5	Robert H. Kiser, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Fort Collins	63	53	+19%
6	Kathleen H. Brown, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Pueblo	60	27	+122%
7	Jake M. Chanin, MS, MDInterventional Cardiology · Denver	54	41	+32%
7	Ryan T. Borne, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Aurora	54	54	+0%
9	John J. West, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Aurora	46	—
10	David F. Katz, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Fort Collins	45	—
11	Bohuslav Finta, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Wheat Ridge	43	28	+54%
12	David L. Bicknell, DOClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Greeley	40	30	+33%
13	Frank A. Laws, MDCardiology · Glenwood Springs	39	25	+56%
14	John W. Moore, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Grand Junction	34	44	−23%
14	Christopher P. Porterfield, MD FACCCardiology · Aurora	34	37	−8%
16	Justin A. Strote, MDInterventional Cardiology · Fort Collins	31	46	−33%
17	Shu C. Chang, MDCardiology · Colorado Springs	27	28	−4%
17	Ganesh S. Venkataraman, MDInternal Medicine · Lakewood	27	30	−10%
17	Srikanth A. Sundaram, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Littleton	27	24	+13%
20	Srinivas Iyengar, MDInterventional Cardiology · Boulder	26	22	+18%
21	Joseph Schuller, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Aspen	23	27	−15%
22	William L. Barry, MDInterventional Cardiology · Colorado Springs	18	27	−33%
23	Mark K. Tuttle, MDInterventional Cardiology · Greeley	17	—
24	Oussama Lawand, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Boulder	14	25	−44%
25	Harshal R. Patil, MDInternal Medicine · Colorado Springs	13	21	−38%

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.