Highest-Volume TAVR — Transfemoral Surgeons in Arkansas (2026 update)
31 Arkansas providers billed Medicare for TAVR — Transfemoral (CPT 33361) in 2024. The top 10 by case volume are below — the full ranked list, CSV export and competitor-payment intel are available with a DocVol subscription ($199/mo, cancel anytime).
Database refreshed July 2026Live NPPES registryⓘ sources
| # | Surgeon | Location | Medicare cases (2024) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zubair Ahmed, M.D. | Fayetteville, AR | 55 |
| 2 | Forrest Glover, MD | Little Rock, AR | 51 |
| 3 | Charles Cole, M.D. | Little Rock, AR | 48 |
| 4 | Russell Wood, MD | Fayetteville, AR | 41 |
| 5 | Aravind Rao, MD | Little Rock, AR | 41 |
| 6 | Thomas Watts, M.D. | Little Rock, AR | 39 |
| 7 | Ernesto Ruiz-Rodriguez, M.D. | Little Rock, AR | 33 |
| 8 | Kenneth Howell, M.D. | Little Rock, AR | 32 |
| 9 | Michael Nolen, M.D. | Little Rock, AR | 31 |
| 10 | Brandon Chism, M.D. | Fayetteville, AR | 30 |
21 more Arkansas surgeons in the full list
Plus: who already pays them (Stryker? Medtronic? Arthrex?), CSV export for your CRM, and every other state and procedure.
Search the full databaseFrequently asked questions
- How many surgeons perform TAVR — Transfemoral in Arkansas?
- 31 Arkansas providers billed Medicare for TAVR — Transfemoral (CPT 33361) in CY2024. CMS suppresses providers with 10 or fewer Medicare patients, so the true count is somewhat higher.
- Where does this data come from?
- CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners (fee-for-service Part B claims, CY2024, released May 2026) and CMS Open Payments. Both are official U.S. federal datasets.
- Does this include all of a surgeon's cases?
- No — it covers traditional Medicare only (no Medicare Advantage, commercial, or Medicaid claims). Absolute volumes undercount total practice, but the ranking of high- vs low-volume surgeons is a strong targeting signal.