Highest-Volume Pacemaker — Dual Chamber Surgeons in North Dakota (2026 update)
9 North Dakota 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 | Mevan Wijetunga, MD | Grand Forks, ND | 53 |
| 2 | Walter Atiga, M.D | Fargo, ND | 47 |
| 3 | Madhav Lavu, MD | Fargo, ND | 37 |
| 4 | Colby Halsey, MD | Bismarck, ND | 35 |
| 5 | Christopher Pierce, MD | Fargo, ND | 29 |
| 6 | Samir Turk, MD | Minot, ND | 27 |
| 7 | Michael Lawrenz Co, M.D. | Fargo, ND | 26 |
| 8 | Saraswathy Manickavasagam, MBBS | Fargo, ND | 22 |
| 9 | Timothy Pansegrau, MD | Bismarck, ND | 11 |
Frequently asked questions
- How many surgeons perform Pacemaker — Dual Chamber in North Dakota?
- 9 North Dakota 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.