Left atrial appendage closure (Watchman) · Illinois
Left atrial appendage closure (Watchman) in Illinois: the highest-volume physicians
76 physicians in Illinois billed Medicare for 1,942 left atrial appendage closure (Watchman) procedures in 2024. The top 28, with the year before beside it.
Top 28
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William H. Spear, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Evergreen Park | 101 | 116 | −13% |
| 2 | Jonathan R. Rosenberg, MDCardiology · Evanston | 59 | 56 | +5% |
| 3 | Firas Barrow, MDInterventional Cardiology · Elk Grove Village | 53 | 67 | −21% |
| 4 | Matthew Sather, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Maywood | 51 | — | |
| 5 | Mbu Mongwa, MDCardiology · Urbana | 49 | 35 | +40% |
| 6 | Mohammed N. Khan, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Elk Grove Village | 48 | 39 | +23% |
| 7 | Eric J. Kessler, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Libertyville | 47 | 33 | +42% |
| 8 | Issam D. Moussa, MDInternal Medicine · Urbana | 40 | 27 | +48% |
| 9 | Asad Sheikh, MDInterventional Cardiology · Mchenry | 38 | 29 | +31% |
| 10 | Tonye C. Teme, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Mchenry | 37 | 31 | +19% |
| 11 | John D. Hammock, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Quincy | 36 | 27 | +33% |
| 11 | Martin C. Burke, DOClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Chicago | 36 | 28 | +29% |
| 13 | Atman ShahInterventional Cardiology · Chicago | 35 | 16 | |
| 14 | Vikas K. Patel, MDCardiology · Kankakee | 34 | 23 | +48% |
| 14 | Abhimanyu Beri, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Kankakee | 34 | 29 | +17% |
| 14 | Mouyyad W. Rahaby, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Libertyville | 34 | 41 | −17% |
| 14 | Sahil Attawala, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Mchenry | 34 | 16 | |
| 18 | Jeffrey A. Goldstein, MDInterventional Cardiology · Bloomington | 33 | 21 | +57% |
| 19 | Mark D. Metzl, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Evanston | 31 | 32 | −3% |
| 20 | Anupama Shivaraju, MDInterventional Cardiology · Chicago | 30 | 37 | −19% |
| 21 | Ibrahim Kassas, MDCardiology · Evergreen Park | 29 | 42 | −31% |
| 21 | Elsayed Mohamed, MDInterventional Cardiology · Schaumburg | 29 | 30 | −3% |
| 23 | Moeen A. Saleem, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Naperville | 28 | 39 | −28% |
| 23 | Cash Casey, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Elmhurst | 28 | 15 | |
| 25 | Solomon J. Sager, MDCardiology · Schaumburg | 27 | 25 | +8% |
| 25 | Michael J. Hushion, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · O Fallon | 27 | — | |
| 25 | Jens Philip Vilhelm Aagaard, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Park Ridge | 27 | 21 | +29% |
| 25 | Adib Chaus, MDInterventional Cardiology · Park Ridge | 27 | — |
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.