Highest-Volume TAVR — Transfemoral Surgeons in Montana (2026 update)
15 Montana 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 | Travis Abicht, MD | Missoula, MT | 109 |
| 2 | James Maddux, MD | Missoula, MT | 62 |
| 3 | Michael Reed, MD | Missoula, MT | 56 |
| 4 | Claudia Lama Von Buchwald, MD | Billings, MT | 40 |
| 5 | Benjamin Plank, MD | Billings, MT | 38 |
| 6 | Stewart Long, MD | Missoula, MT | 36 |
| 7 | Joshua Vogt, MD | Kalispell, MT | 32 |
| 8 | Daniel Spoon, M.D. | Missoula, MT | 32 |
| 9 | Anthony Caffarelli, M.D. | Missoula, MT | 28 |
| 10 | Per Sommer, M.D. | Billings, MT | 27 |
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Search the full databaseFrequently asked questions
- How many surgeons perform TAVR — Transfemoral in Montana?
- 15 Montana 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.