Left atrial appendage closure (Watchman) · Virginia
Left atrial appendage closure (Watchman) in Virginia: the highest-volume physicians
51 physicians in Virginia billed Medicare for 1,654 left atrial appendage closure (Watchman) procedures in 2024. The top 27, with the year before beside it.
Top 27
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Foerst, MDInterventional Cardiology · Roanoke | 152 | 96 | +58% |
| 2 | Venkat R. Iyer, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Chesapeake | 73 | 58 | +26% |
| 3 | Arijit Chanda, MDInterventional Cardiology · Fredericksburg | 69 | 39 | +77% |
| 4 | Jayanthi N. Koneru, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Richmond | 52 | 22 | +136% |
| 5 | Alap P. Shah, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · North Chesterfield | 51 | 30 | +70% |
| 6 | Richard K. Shepard, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Richmond | 50 | 41 | +22% |
| 6 | Daniel A. Schneider, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Mechanicsville | 50 | 26 | +92% |
| 8 | Matthew M. Ngo, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Richmond | 49 | 42 | +17% |
| 9 | Michael W. Gen, MDCardiology · Virginia Beach | 47 | 35 | +34% |
| 10 | Harsimran S. Saini, MD, PHDCardiology · Richmond | 45 | 45 | +0% |
| 11 | Chinmaya S. MareddyCardiology · Lynchburg | 41 | — | |
| 11 | Saumil R. Shah, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · North Chesterfield | 41 | 27 | +52% |
| 13 | Guru P. Mohanty, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · North Chesterfield | 39 | 36 | +8% |
| 14 | Vivak M. Master, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Prince George | 38 | 26 | +46% |
| 14 | David H. Adler, MDInterventional Cardiology · Virginia Beach | 38 | 40 | −5% |
| 16 | John R. Onufer, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Richmond | 35 | 37 | −5% |
| 17 | Daniel V. Alexander, DOCardiology · Winchester | 34 | 32 | +6% |
| 17 | Ryan Seutter, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Suffolk | 34 | 31 | +10% |
| 19 | Dhananjai J. Menzies, MDInterventional Cardiology · Chesapeake | 33 | 27 | +22% |
| 19 | Robert A. Vernooy, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Rockingham | 33 | 22 | +50% |
| 21 | Harpreet S. Grewal, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Mechanicsville | 32 | 57 | −44% |
| 21 | Rohit Malhotra, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Charlottesville | 32 | 28 | +14% |
| 23 | Omar A. Ali, MDInterventional Cardiology · Winchester | 31 | 29 | +7% |
| 24 | Philip J. Gentlesk, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Norfolk | 30 | 30 | +0% |
| 25 | Jose M. Silva, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Lynchburg | 29 | 13 | |
| 25 | Brinder S. Kanda, MDCardiology · Richmond | 29 | 11 | |
| 25 | Alan R. Johnson, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Rockingham | 29 | 20 | +45% |
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.