Left atrial appendage closure (Watchman) · Maryland
Left atrial appendage closure (Watchman) in Maryland: the highest-volume physicians
22 physicians in Maryland billed Medicare for 674 left atrial appendage closure (Watchman) procedures in 2024. The top 22, with the year before beside it.
Top 22
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steven E. Hearne, MDCardiology · Salisbury | 126 | 62 | +103% |
| 2 | Ronald D. Berger, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Baltimore | 85 | 77 | +10% |
| 3 | Hani I. Alkhatib, MDInterventional Cardiology · Baltimore | 52 | 58 | −10% |
| 4 | Akhil Parashar, MDCardiology · Salisbury | 50 | 28 | +79% |
| 5 | Vivek K. Varma, MDInterventional Cardiology · Elkton | 45 | 25 | +80% |
| 6 | Arooge Towheed, MDInternal Medicine · Largo | 34 | 31 | +10% |
| 7 | Maninder Singh, MDCardiology · Salisbury | 32 | 23 | +39% |
| 8 | Sung W. Lee, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Takoma Park | 31 | 24 | +29% |
| 9 | Mukta C. Srivastava, MDInterventional Cardiology · Baltimore | 25 | 19 | |
| 10 | Scott Kaufman, DOCardiology · Salisbury | 21 | 20 | +5% |
| 11 | Glenn R. Meininger, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Baltimore | 17 | 13 | |
| 11 | Nilofar H. Islam, MDCardiology · Towson | 17 | 12 | |
| 13 | Paresh M. Shah, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Baltimore | 16 | — | |
| 14 | Faisal Rahman, BM, BCHCardiology · Baltimore | 15 | — | |
| 14 | Antony G. Kaliyadan, MDCardiology · Baltimore | 15 | — | |
| 14 | Syed S. Zaidi, MDInterventional Cardiology · Towson | 15 | 15 | |
| 17 | Rani K. Hasan, MDCardiology · Baltimore | 14 | 19 | |
| 17 | John C. Wang, MDCardiology · Baltimore | 14 | 21 | −33% |
| 19 | Matthew J. Czarny, MDCardiology · Baltimore | 13 | — | |
| 19 | Sunjeet S. Sidhu, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Baltimore | 13 | 15 | |
| 21 | Timm-Michael Dickfeld, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Baltimore | 12 | — | |
| 21 | Richard S. Amara, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Baltimore | 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.