Highest-Volume Pacemaker — Dual Chamber Surgeons in Illinois (2026 update)
120 Illinois providers billed Medicare for Pacemaker — Dual Chamber (CPT 33208) 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 | Charles Kinder, M.D. | Berwyn, IL | 113 |
| 2 | Ziad Issa, M.D. | Springfield, IL | 59 |
| 3 | Steven Chough, MD | Downers Grove, IL | 58 |
| 4 | Martin Burke, D.O. | Chicago, IL | 57 |
| 5 | Alex Ro, MD | Glenview, IL | 49 |
| 6 | Brian Miller, M.D. | Springfield, IL | 48 |
| 7 | Ahmad Abdul Karim, M.D | Joliet, IL | 48 |
| 8 | Sunil Shroff, M.D. | Morris, IL | 47 |
| 9 | Georgios Christopoulos, MD | Winfield, IL | 46 |
| 10 | Mouyyad Rahaby, MD. | Libertyville, IL | 44 |
110 more Illinois surgeons in the full list
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Search the full databaseFrequently asked questions
- How many surgeons perform Pacemaker — Dual Chamber in Illinois?
- 120 Illinois providers billed Medicare for Pacemaker — Dual Chamber (CPT 33208) 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.