Left atrial appendage closure (Watchman) · Pennsylvania
Left atrial appendage closure (Watchman) in Pennsylvania: the highest-volume physicians
55 physicians in Pennsylvania billed Medicare for 1,420 left atrial appendage closure (Watchman) procedures in 2024. The top 26, with the year before beside it.
Top 26
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brian T. Schuler, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · York | 146 | 97 | +51% |
| 2 | George JabbourCardiology · Altoona | 122 | 87 | +40% |
| 3 | Stewart M. Benton, MDInterventional Cardiology · York | 110 | 64 | +72% |
| 4 | Nayanjyoti Kaushik, MDCardiology · Camp Hill | 65 | 82 | −21% |
| 5 | John Costello, DOClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Philadelphia | 48 | 33 | +45% |
| 6 | Orestis Pappas, MDCardiology · Erie | 46 | 42 | +10% |
| 7 | Hemal Gada, MDInterventional Cardiology · Wormleysburg | 45 | 47 | −4% |
| 8 | Babak Bozorgnia, MDCardiology · Allentown | 29 | 34 | −15% |
| 9 | John R. Bullinga, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Philadelphia | 28 | 30 | −7% |
| 10 | Scott W. Burke, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Newtown | 26 | 26 | +0% |
| 11 | Christopher B. Rogers, DOClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Wyomissing | 25 | 34 | −26% |
| 11 | Troy W. Trayer, DOInterventional Cardiology · Wyomissing | 25 | 33 | −24% |
| 11 | Vikrant S. Jagadeesan, MDCardiology · Uniontown | 25 | 21 | +19% |
| 14 | Chinmay P. Patel, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Lancaster | 24 | 34 | −29% |
| 15 | David M. Goldberg, MDInterventional Cardiology · Philadelphia | 23 | 23 | +0% |
| 16 | Arun R. Kanmanthareddy, MDInterventional Cardiology · Mechanicsburg | 22 | 46 | −52% |
| 16 | Raveen BazazCardiology · Greensburg | 22 | 17 | |
| 16 | Bruce D. Klugherz, MDCardiology · Horsham | 22 | 25 | −12% |
| 16 | Todd B. Mendelson, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Philadelphia | 22 | 11 | |
| 20 | Brett D. Roberts, MDCardiology · Hanover | 21 | 23 | −9% |
| 20 | Bassel Sayegh, MDInternal Medicine · Pittsburgh | 21 | 24 | −12% |
| 20 | Syed A. Hussain, MDInterventional Cardiology · Langhorne | 21 | 12 | |
| 23 | Richard P. Borge, MDCardiology · Horsham | 20 | 15 | |
| 23 | Gary Langieri, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Wilkes-Barre | 20 | 13 | |
| 23 | David F. Scollan, MD, PHDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · West Reading | 20 | — | |
| 23 | Sheetal Chandhok, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Bryn Mawr | 20 | 20 | +0% |
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.