Highest-Volume TAVR — Transfemoral Surgeons in Louisiana (2026 update)
49 Louisiana 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 | Eric Thomassee, MD | Lafayette, LA | 63 |
| 2 | Vern Keller, MD | Lafayette, LA | 61 |
| 3 | Safi Haq, M.D. | Lafayette, LA | 43 |
| 4 | Eric Reeves, M.D. | Shreveport, LA | 35 |
| 5 | John Lawrence, MD | Lafayette, LA | 35 |
| 6 | Louis Salvaggio, M.D. | Lafayette, LA | 34 |
| 7 | Sarah Ahmad, M.D. | Monroe, LA | 34 |
| 8 | Syed Mehmood, MD | Shreveport, LA | 33 |
| 9 | Joseph Lugo, MD | Lake Charles, LA | 32 |
| 10 | Tommie Granger, M.D. | Alexandria, LA | 31 |
39 more Louisiana 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 Louisiana?
- 49 Louisiana 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.