Left atrial appendage closure (Watchman) · Oklahoma

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

23 physicians in Oklahoma billed Medicare for 868 left atrial appendage closure (Watchman) procedures in 2024. The top 23, with the year before beside it.

Procedure State

Top 23

Rank	Physician	2024	2023	Change
1	Coty W. Jewell, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Oklahoma City	130	170	−24%
2	Paul J. Garabelli, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Oklahoma City	88	92	−4%
3	David A. Sandler, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Tulsa	77	63	+22%
4	Craig S. Cameron, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Tulsa	62	54	+15%
5	Sean M. Halleran, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Oklahoma City	60	64	−6%
6	Mohammad K. Ghani, MDInterventional Cardiology · Oklahoma City	40	59	−32%
6	John H. Summers, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Oklahoma City	40	68	−41%
8	George S. Chrysant, MDInterventional Cardiology · Oklahoma City	39	92	−58%
9	Jeffrey M. Sparling, MDInterventional Cardiology · Oklahoma City	37	25	+48%
10	Subha Varahan, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Oklahoma City	29	24	+21%
11	Thomas Kalapura, MDInterventional Cardiology · Tulsa	27	23	+17%
12	Pradyumna Agasthi, MBBSCardiology · Muskogee	25	—
12	Nicholas N. Hanna, MDCardiology · Tulsa	25	24	+4%
14	Jack L. Collier, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Oklahoma City	22	25	−12%
14	Joseph J. Gard, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Tulsa	22	—
16	Poorya Fazel, MDInterventional Cardiology · Tulsa	21	28	−25%
17	Bryan D. Cogar, MDInterventional Cardiology · Oklahoma City	20	16
17	Ralph D. Ensley, MDAdvanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology · Tulsa	20	19
17	Ian Parker, DOClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Oklahoma City	20	12
20	Vinodh Jeevanantham, MDInterventional Cardiology · Oklahoma City	17	19
20	Naeem K. Tahirkheli, MDInterventional Cardiology · Oklahoma City	17	31	−45%
22	Asim J. Chohan, MDCardiology · Midwest City	16	12
23	Reji M. Pappy, MDInterventional Cardiology · Oklahoma City	14	21	−33%

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.