Left atrial appendage closure (Watchman) · Massachusetts
Left atrial appendage closure (Watchman) in Massachusetts: the highest-volume physicians
28 physicians in Massachusetts billed Medicare for 944 left atrial appendage closure (Watchman) procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moussa C. Mansour, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Boston | 160 | 124 | +29% |
| 2 | Kevin C. Floyd, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Worcester | 92 | 88 | +5% |
| 3 | Edwin K. Heist, MD PHDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Boston | 71 | 56 | +27% |
| 4 | An H. Bui, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Boston | 51 | 46 | +11% |
| 5 | Adam Mohmand-Borkowski, MDCardiology · Hyannis | 48 | 54 | −11% |
| 6 | Amir S. Lotfi, MDInterventional Cardiology · Springfield | 43 | 36 | +19% |
| 7 | Sunil Kapur, MDCardiology · Boston | 42 | 35 | +20% |
| 8 | David ChangCardiology · Boston | 32 | — | |
| 9 | Glenn T. Stokken, MDCardiology · Worcester | 30 | 17 | |
| 10 | Marshal T. Fox, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Springfield | 27 | 14 | |
| 10 | Bruce G. Hook, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Burlington | 27 | 36 | −25% |
| 12 | Guy Rozen, MDCardiology · Melrose | 25 | 14 | |
| 13 | Adam J. Saltzman, MDInterventional Cardiology · Fall River | 23 | 16 | |
| 13 | Ghulam M. Chaudhry, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Burlington | 23 | 16 | |
| 15 | Mohammad A. Kashef, MD, MPHCardiology · Greenfield | 22 | 22 | +0% |
| 15 | Nicholas O. Palmeri, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Boston | 22 | — | |
| 15 | James Harkness, MDCardiology · Boston | 22 | 12 | |
| 18 | Nadavaluru S. Reddy, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Springfield | 21 | 15 | |
| 18 | Khashayar Hematpour, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Boston | 21 | 42 | −50% |
| 20 | Marie-France PoulinInterventional Cardiology · Boston | 20 | 24 | −17% |
| 21 | Ankur A. Karnik, MDCardiology · Boston | 19 | — | |
| 22 | Jonathan S. Silver, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Burlington | 18 | 30 | −40% |
| 22 | Carey Kimmelstiel, MDCardiology · Boston | 18 | — | |
| 24 | Joseph Hannan, MDCardiology · Worcester | 16 | — | |
| 25 | Peter L. Friedman, MDCardiology · Hyannis | 15 | — |
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.