Left atrial appendage closure (Watchman) · Tennessee
Left atrial appendage closure (Watchman) in Tennessee: the highest-volume physicians
45 physicians in Tennessee billed Medicare for 1,867 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 | Christopher R. Ellis, MDCardiology · Nashville | 175 | 162 | +8% |
| 2 | David Z. Lan, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Germantown | 126 | 74 | +70% |
| 3 | Gaurav Rana, MDInterventional Cardiology · Kingsport | 122 | 45 | +171% |
| 4 | Arvindh Kanagasundram, MDCardiology · Nashville | 103 | 118 | −13% |
| 5 | William D. Thompson, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Nashville | 71 | 57 | +25% |
| 6 | Andrew Goodman, MDInternal Medicine · Nashville | 65 | 61 | +7% |
| 7 | Eric E. Johnson, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Memphis | 64 | 49 | +31% |
| 8 | Ricardo M. Lugo, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Nashville | 63 | 54 | +17% |
| 9 | Robert A. Pickett, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Nashville | 58 | 61 | −5% |
| 10 | Mark Wathen, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Cookeville | 57 | 38 | +50% |
| 11 | Samuel E. Horr, MDCardiology · Nashville | 48 | 48 | +0% |
| 11 | Asad Al Aboud, MDInternal Medicine · Nashville | 48 | — | |
| 13 | Christopher Ingelmo, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Germantown | 47 | 39 | +21% |
| 14 | Daniel W. KaiserClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Nashville | 43 | 75 | −43% |
| 15 | Michael C. Allan, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Chattanooga | 42 | 51 | −18% |
| 16 | James W. Cox, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Knoxville | 40 | 41 | −2% |
| 17 | Kelly R. Richardson, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Chattanooga | 39 | 37 | +5% |
| 18 | Carmelo V. Venero, MDInterventional Cardiology · Knoxville | 37 | 42 | −12% |
| 19 | Kyle Mandsager, MDInternal Medicine · Nashville | 36 | 20 | +80% |
| 20 | Fawwaz I. Hamati, MDCardiology · Johnson City | 34 | 21 | +62% |
| 21 | Nilamkumar Patel, MBBSClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Knoxville | 33 | 37 | −11% |
| 21 | Claro F. Diaz, MDInterventional Cardiology · Memphis | 33 | 23 | +43% |
| 23 | James T. Litzow, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Germantown | 32 | 46 | −30% |
| 24 | Michael A. Morse, MDInterventional Cardiology · Nashville | 31 | 28 | +11% |
| 25 | Jonathan Gandhi, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Nashville | 30 | — |
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.