Highest-Volume TAVR — Transfemoral Surgeons in California (2026 update)
230 California 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 | Wen Cheng, M.D. | Los Angeles, CA | 538 |
| 2 | Raj Makkar, M.D. | West Hollywood, CA | 454 |
| 3 | Jeffrey Southard, M.D. | Sacramento, CA | 166 |
| 4 | Keith Korver, M.D. | Santa Rosa, CA | 119 |
| 5 | Curtiss Stinis, M.D. | La Jolla, CA | 108 |
| 6 | Miguel Puig Palomar, MD | Chico, CA | 102 |
| 7 | David Roberts, M.D | Sacramento, CA | 98 |
| 8 | Aziz Ghaly, MBBCH (MD) | West Hollywood, CA | 97 |
| 9 | Chidambaram (Chad) Rammohan, M.D. | Mountain View, CA | 97 |
| 10 | David Daniels, MD | Burlingame, CA | 92 |
220 more California 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 California?
- 230 California 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.