Left atrial appendage closure (Watchman) · Kentucky
Left atrial appendage closure (Watchman) in Kentucky: the highest-volume physicians
29 physicians in Kentucky billed Medicare for 620 left atrial appendage closure (Watchman) procedures in 2024. The top 27, with the year before beside it.
Top 27
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Johan D. Aasbo, DOClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Lexington | 44 | 40 | +10% |
| 2 | John C. Gurley, MDInterventional Cardiology · Lexington | 41 | 25 | +64% |
| 3 | Thomas P. Carrigan, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Edgewood | 34 | 59 | −42% |
| 4 | Christopher C. Reynolds, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Pikeville | 33 | 44 | −25% |
| 5 | John J. Lee, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Lexington | 32 | — | |
| 6 | Naresh K. Solankhi, MDInterventional Cardiology · Louisville | 29 | 13 | |
| 7 | Sandeep Chhabra, MDInterventional Cardiology · Bowling Green | 28 | 30 | −7% |
| 7 | Andrew R. Leventhal, MD, PHDCardiology · Lexington | 28 | 29 | −3% |
| 9 | Jeffrey M. Stidam, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Louisville | 23 | — | |
| 9 | Mohamad C. Sinno, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Edgewood | 23 | 18 | |
| 9 | Vincent S. Degeare, MDInterventional Cardiology · Louisville | 23 | 24 | −4% |
| 12 | Mohammed Hasan KhanInterventional Cardiology · Ashland | 21 | 26 | −19% |
| 12 | Daniel Rothschild, MDCardiology · Louisville | 21 | 14 | |
| 14 | Kevin J. Miller, MDCardiology · Edgewood | 20 | 20 | +0% |
| 14 | Basel Edris, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Ashland | 20 | 17 | |
| 16 | Hisham HirzallahCardiology · Ashland | 18 | — | |
| 17 | Gery F. Tomassoni, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Lexington | 17 | 37 | −54% |
| 17 | Daniel S. Stewart, MDCardiology · Louisville | 17 | 16 | |
| 17 | Suresh Sharma, MDInterventional Cardiology · Lexington | 17 | 26 | −35% |
| 20 | Samuel Omotoye, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Lexington | 16 | — | |
| 20 | Pratap Singh, MB, BSClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Ashland | 16 | 12 | |
| 22 | Martin Rains, MDCardiology · Paducah | 14 | 20 | −30% |
| 22 | Michael W. Faulkner, MDInterventional Cardiology · Paducah | 14 | 13 | |
| 24 | Ashish Rastogi, MDInterventional Cardiology · Owensboro | 13 | 18 | |
| 25 | Sadip Pant, MDInterventional Cardiology · Louisville | 12 | 14 | |
| 25 | Kent E. Morris, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Louisville | 12 | 19 | |
| 25 | Vedran Oruc, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Paducah | 12 | — |
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.