Left atrial appendage closure (Watchman) · Utah
Left atrial appendage closure (Watchman) in Utah: the highest-volume physicians
15 physicians in Utah billed Medicare for 402 left atrial appendage closure (Watchman) procedures in 2024. The top 15, with the year before beside it.
Top 15
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jared F. Crisafi, MDInternal Medicine · St George | 57 | 53 | +8% |
| 2 | Vamsee M. Yaganti, MDInterventional Cardiology · Salt Lake City | 51 | 60 | −15% |
| 3 | David C. WangClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Provo | 37 | 48 | −23% |
| 4 | Michel M. Barakat, MDCardiology · Bountiful | 34 | 47 | −28% |
| 4 | Clinton J. Thurber, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Ogden | 34 | 14 | |
| 6 | Divya Ratan Verma, MDInterventional Cardiology · Murray | 30 | 17 | |
| 7 | Sanjeev Trehan, MDInterventional Cardiology · Ogden | 25 | 22 | +14% |
| 8 | Nischala Nannapaneni, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Salt Lake City | 24 | 18 | |
| 9 | Anwar Tandar, MDInterventional Cardiology · Salt Lake City | 21 | 12 | |
| 10 | Charles W. Tate, MDInternal Medicine · St George | 20 | 24 | −17% |
| 11 | Faraz K. Luni, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Orem | 17 | — | |
| 12 | Daniel N. Bennett, MDInterventional Cardiology · Provo | 15 | 21 | −29% |
| 13 | Sandeep Talwar, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Farmington | 13 | 19 | |
| 14 | Blake I. Gardner, MDInterventional Cardiology · St George | 12 | — | |
| 14 | Brian K. Whisenant, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Murray | 12 | 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.