Left atrial appendage closure (Watchman) · Mississippi
Left atrial appendage closure (Watchman) in Mississippi: the highest-volume physicians
17 physicians in Mississippi billed Medicare for 536 left atrial appendage closure (Watchman) procedures in 2024. The top 17, with the year before beside it.
Top 17
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Diego F. Alcivar Franco, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Hattiesburg | 70 | 81 | −14% |
| 2 | James E. Stone, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Tupelo | 68 | 89 | −24% |
| 3 | Karthik Venkatesh Prasad, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Tupelo | 51 | 65 | −22% |
| 4 | Craig A. Thieling, MDInterventional Cardiology · Hattiesburg | 50 | 46 | +9% |
| 5 | Ediz Tasan, MDCardiology · Pascagoula | 47 | 37 | +27% |
| 6 | James H. Hamilton, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Jackson | 37 | 38 | −3% |
| 7 | Santo M. Borganelli, MD FACCClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Hattiesburg | 28 | 17 | |
| 8 | Hugo A. Quintana, MDCardiology · Pascagoula | 27 | 26 | +4% |
| 9 | Elsheikh M. AbdelrahimClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Tupelo | 21 | — | |
| 10 | William H. Crowder, MDInterventional Cardiology · Jackson | 20 | 20 | +0% |
| 11 | Umair Z. Malik, MDInternal Medicine · Gulfport | 19 | — | |
| 12 | William P. Nichols, MDInterventional Cardiology · Jackson | 18 | 16 | |
| 12 | Steven M. Kindsvater, MDInterventional Cardiology · Keesler Afb | 18 | — | |
| 14 | Jeremy S. White, MDInterventional Cardiology · Jackson | 16 | — | |
| 14 | Michael C. Cunningham, MDCardiology · Biloxi | 16 | — | |
| 16 | Patrick R. Thurmond, DOCardiology · Jackson | 15 | 12 | |
| 16 | James G. Bennett, MDInterventional Cardiology · Jackson | 15 | 23 | −35% |
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.