Left atrial appendage closure (Watchman) · Minnesota
Left atrial appendage closure (Watchman) in Minnesota: the highest-volume physicians
31 physicians in Minnesota billed Medicare for 941 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 | Scott J. Hoffman, MDInterventional Cardiology · Rochester | 74 | 54 | +37% |
| 2 | Jacob R. Dutcher, MDCardiology · St Cloud | 69 | 67 | +3% |
| 3 | Colleen E. Lane, MDInterventional Cardiology · Rochester | 66 | 19 | |
| 4 | Wade T. Schmidt, MDCardiology · St Cloud | 62 | 72 | −14% |
| 5 | Joseph Lin, MDCardiology · Minneapolis | 59 | 60 | −2% |
| 6 | Jeffrey Chambers, MDCardiology · Minneapolis | 50 | 50 | +0% |
| 7 | Bilal M. Murad, MDCardiology · Saint Paul | 44 | 34 | +29% |
| 8 | Mario Goessl, MDCardiology · Minneapolis | 41 | 29 | +41% |
| 8 | Alex A. Baher, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Coon Rapids | 41 | — | |
| 10 | Raymond D. Underwood, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Saint Paul | 39 | 36 | +8% |
| 11 | Jay D. Sengupta, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Minneapolis | 33 | 38 | −13% |
| 12 | Mohamad Adnan Alkhouli, MDCardiology · Rochester | 29 | 35 | −17% |
| 13 | Matthew D. Olson, MDInternal Medicine · Saint Paul | 28 | 21 | +33% |
| 14 | Balaji Krishnan, MDCardiology · St Louis Park | 26 | 15 | |
| 14 | Konstantinos Voudris, MDCardiology · Minneapolis | 26 | — | |
| 16 | Benjamin M. Hibbert, MD PHD FRCPCCardiology · Rochester | 22 | — | |
| 16 | Ammar M. Killu, MBBSCardiology · Rochester | 22 | 13 | |
| 18 | Trevor J. Simard, MDInterventional Cardiology · Rochester | 18 | 24 | −25% |
| 19 | Brett Oestreich, MDInternal Medicine · Saint Paul | 17 | 14 | |
| 19 | Jay S. SimonsonClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · St Louis Park | 17 | 19 | |
| 19 | Stephen A. GeorgeInterventional Cardiology · Saint Paul | 17 | — | |
| 19 | Leif C. ChristiansonCardiology · Duluth | 17 | — | |
| 23 | Stuart W. Adler, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Saint Paul | 16 | 15 | |
| 24 | Raed H. Abdelhadi, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Minneapolis | 15 | 29 | −48% |
| 24 | Moustapha Atoui, MDInternal Medicine · Coon Rapids | 15 | 17 |
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.