Left atrial appendage closure (Watchman) · New York

Left atrial appendage closure (Watchman) in New York: the highest-volume physicians

77 physicians in New York billed Medicare for 2,341 left atrial appendage closure (Watchman) procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.

Procedure State

Top 25

Rank	Physician	2024	2023	Change
1	Augustin J. Delago, MDCardiology · Albany	114	95	+20%
2	Joseph H. Levine, MDCardiology · Roslyn	103	94	+10%
3	Larry A. Chinitz, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · New York	95	111	−14%
4	Erik J. Altman, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Garden City	71	70	+1%
5	Christopher F. Liu, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · New York	69	57	+21%
6	Daniel Y. Wang, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · White Plains	65	59	+10%
7	Paul J. Lee, MDCardiology · West Islip	60	67	−10%
8	Ashish Bhatia, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Buffalo	57	54	+6%
9	Vivek Y. Reddy, MDCardiology · New York	49	41	+20%
10	Robert J. Sommer, MDAdult Congenital Heart Disease · New York	45	54	−17%
10	Seth R. Bender, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Garden City	45	23	+96%
12	Steven F. Giovannone, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Schenectady	44	59	−25%
13	Ching Wei R. ChenCardiology · West Islip	43	35	+23%
13	Ramesh Daggubati, MDInterventional Cardiology · Mineola	43	37	+16%
15	Carlos A. Gonzalez Lengua, MDInterventional Cardiology · Jackson Heights	42	30	+40%
16	David H. Hoch, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Roslyn	41	37	+11%
17	Vijay S. Iyer, MD, PHDCardiology · Amherst	40	37	+8%
17	Anthony Aizer, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · New York	40	19
19	Vinod K. Jayam, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Roslyn	39	45	−13%
20	Shing-Chiu Wong, MDCardiology · New York	37	27	+37%
21	Eric Rashba, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Islandia	36	39	−8%
22	Torsten P. Vahl, MDInterventional Cardiology · New York	34	36	−6%
22	Brion M. Winston, MDCardiology · Albany	34	21	+62%
24	Mohit K. Turagam, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · New York	33	15
24	Jeffrey S. Snow, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Garden City	33	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.