Left atrial appendage closure (Watchman) · Connecticut
Left atrial appendage closure (Watchman) in Connecticut: the highest-volume physicians
19 physicians in Connecticut billed Medicare for 407 left atrial appendage closure (Watchman) procedures in 2024. The top 19, with the year before beside it.
Top 19
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeptha P. Curtis, MDInterventional Cardiology · New Haven | 45 | 33 | +36% |
| 2 | Robert Jumper, MDCardiology · Trumbull | 43 | 30 | +43% |
| 3 | James V. Freeman, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · New Haven | 37 | 35 | +6% |
| 4 | Paras S. Bhatt, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Norwich | 29 | 23 | +26% |
| 5 | Bryan J. Piccirillo, MDCardiology · Hartford | 26 | 30 | −13% |
| 6 | Matthew SeigermanCardiology · Fairfield | 25 | 14 | |
| 6 | David Lorenz, MDCardiology · Trumbull | 25 | 19 | |
| 8 | Edward T. Carreras, MDCardiology · Stratford | 20 | 23 | −13% |
| 9 | Jawad Haider, MDCardiology · Bloomfield | 19 | 15 | |
| 10 | Murali Chiravuri, MD PHDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Fairfield | 18 | 14 | |
| 11 | Brad R. Stair, MDInterventional Cardiology · New Haven | 16 | 11 | |
| 11 | Craig B. Moskowitz, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Hartford | 16 | 23 | −30% |
| 13 | Jared G. Selter, MDCardiology · Trumbull | 14 | — | |
| 13 | Robert D. Winslow, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Fairfield | 14 | 24 | −42% |
| 13 | Ehsan Ansari, MDCardiology · Waterbury | 14 | — | |
| 16 | Victor M. Mejia, MDCardiology · Trumbull | 13 | 11 | |
| 17 | Shuaib A. Latif, MDCardiology · Stamford | 11 | — | |
| 17 | Charles J. Rouse, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Bridgeport | 11 | — | |
| 17 | Bryan T. LawlorClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Fairfield | 11 | 11 |
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.