Left atrial appendage closure (Watchman) · Texas
Left atrial appendage closure (Watchman) in Texas: the highest-volume physicians
143 physicians in Texas billed Medicare for 4,694 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 | Apurva O. Badheka, MDInterventional Cardiology · Denison | 125 | 135 | −7% |
| 2 | Mark E. Lawrence, DOInterventional Cardiology · Temple | 119 | 92 | +29% |
| 3 | Rodney P. Horton, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Austin | 106 | 95 | +12% |
| 4 | Jonathan P. Urbanczyk, DOInterventional Cardiology · Abilene | 94 | 13 | |
| 5 | Andrea Natale, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Austin | 89 | 60 | +48% |
| 6 | Michael D. Eifling, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · North Richland Hills | 87 | 112 | −22% |
| 7 | Jorge E. Massare-Rodriguez, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Longview | 76 | 49 | +55% |
| 8 | Francis J. Zidar, MDInterventional Cardiology · Austin | 72 | 60 | +20% |
| 9 | Matthew R. Evans, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Denton | 70 | 60 | +17% |
| 10 | Saumya Sharma, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Humble | 67 | 30 | +123% |
| 11 | Rajesh VenkataramanClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Shenandoah | 66 | 43 | +53% |
| 12 | Kiran N. Jayaram, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · San Antonio | 64 | 74 | −14% |
| 13 | Mustafa M. Dohadwala, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Dallas | 62 | 61 | +2% |
| 14 | Karim M. Al-Azizi, MDCardiology · Plano | 61 | 57 | +7% |
| 14 | Charles V. Lampe, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Dallas | 61 | 37 | +65% |
| 16 | Javier Roman-Gonzalez, MDInternal Medicine · San Antonio | 60 | 67 | −10% |
| 17 | Rajjit Abrol, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Plano | 59 | 38 | +55% |
| 18 | Joji J. Varghese, MDInterventional Cardiology · Abilene | 57 | 56 | +2% |
| 19 | Carlos A. Roman, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · San Antonio | 53 | 29 | +83% |
| 19 | Timothy N. Ball, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Waco | 53 | 29 | +83% |
| 21 | Brian D. Le, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Dallas | 52 | 27 | +93% |
| 22 | John C. MosconaCardiology · Austin | 51 | 51 | +0% |
| 23 | Praveen K. Rao, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Dallas | 50 | 30 | +67% |
| 24 | David R. Tschopp, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Austin | 49 | 41 | +20% |
| 24 | Jeffrey N. Whitehill, MDCritical Care (Intensivists) · Round Rock | 49 | 42 | +17% |
| 24 | Jose R. Cuellar Silva, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Webster | 49 | 45 | +9% |
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.