Left atrial appendage closure (Watchman) · Washington
Left atrial appendage closure (Watchman) in Washington: the highest-volume physicians
33 physicians in Washington billed Medicare for 1,533 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 | Mahesh MulumudiInterventional Cardiology · Everett | 115 | 143 | −20% |
| 2 | Brett J. Hiendlmayr, MDCardiology · Wenatchee | 80 | 77 | +4% |
| 3 | Mohit Jain, MDInterventional Cardiology · Spokane | 79 | 129 | −39% |
| 3 | Satyavardhan Pulukurthy, MDInterventional Cardiology · Bremerton | 79 | 22 | +259% |
| 5 | Robert S. Wark, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Olympia | 75 | 71 | +6% |
| 6 | Stephen J. Rechenmacher, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Vancouver | 72 | 72 | +0% |
| 7 | Gopal Ghimire, MD, PHD, MRCPInterventional Cardiology · Olympia | 71 | 75 | −5% |
| 8 | Sidakpal S. Panaich, MDInterventional Cardiology · Seattle | 70 | 24 | +192% |
| 9 | Mayank Agrawal, MDCardiology · Vancouver | 66 | 53 | +25% |
| 10 | Sameer Gafoor, MDInterventional Cardiology · Seattle | 64 | 44 | +45% |
| 10 | Maheer GandhavadiClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Bellevue | 64 | 33 | +94% |
| 12 | Mark D. Harwood, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Spokane | 59 | 58 | +2% |
| 13 | Vishesh Kumar, MDCardiology · Vancouver | 53 | 69 | −23% |
| 13 | Benjamin John, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Vancouver | 53 | 50 | +6% |
| 15 | Philip R. Huber, MD, FACCInterventional Cardiology · Spokane | 50 | 56 | −11% |
| 16 | Theodore Lau, MDInterventional Cardiology · Tacoma | 48 | 32 | +50% |
| 17 | Christine J. Chung, MDInterventional Cardiology · Seattle | 43 | 27 | +59% |
| 18 | Abdul F. Saidi, MDInterventional Cardiology · Bremerton | 40 | 32 | +25% |
| 19 | Rami Kafa, MDCardiology · Olympia | 36 | 19 | |
| 20 | Nathaniel M. Boyer, MDInterventional Cardiology · Vancouver | 34 | 24 | +42% |
| 21 | Jeffrey Ho, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Tacoma | 33 | 25 | +32% |
| 21 | John F. Macgregor, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Bellingham | 33 | 28 | +18% |
| 23 | Nasir Shariff, MDClinical Cardiac Electrophysiology · Tacoma | 29 | 13 | |
| 24 | Ming Zhang, MD, PHDInterventional Cardiology · Seattle | 27 | 11 | |
| 25 | Ricardo Cardona Guarache, MDCardiology · Everett | 26 | — |
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.