Highest-Volume TAVR — Transfemoral Surgeons in North Carolina (2026 update)
73 North Carolina 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 | Cornelius Dyke, MD | Gastonia, NC | 102 |
| 2 | Michael Rinaldi, MD | Charlotte, NC | 77 |
| 3 | Leslie Nifong, M.D. | Greenville, NC | 70 |
| 4 | Jonathan Schwartz, MD | Charlotte, NC | 65 |
| 5 | Mark Groh, M.D. | Asheville, NC | 60 |
| 6 | Willis Wu, MD | Raleigh, NC | 60 |
| 7 | Brian Cabarrus, M.D. | Greenville, NC | 55 |
| 8 | Jeffrey Gaca, MD | Durham, NC | 54 |
| 9 | Oluseun Alli, MD | Charlotte, NC | 54 |
| 10 | David Zhao, MD | Winston Salem, NC | 50 |
63 more North Carolina 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 North Carolina?
- 73 North Carolina 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.