Highest-Volume TAVR — Transfemoral Surgeons in Tennessee (2026 update)
64 Tennessee 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 | Brian Lima, M.D. | Nashville, TN | 127 |
| 2 | Mark Aziz, MD | Kingsport, TN | 116 |
| 3 | John Hance, MD, MPH | Knoxville, TN | 113 |
| 4 | Thomas Kleisli, M.D. | Memphis, TN | 110 |
| 5 | Basil Paulus, M.D. | Germantown, TN | 110 |
| 6 | Chandrashekhar Ramaiah, MD | Nashville, TN | 107 |
| 7 | Norbert Baumgartner, MD | Knoxville, TN | 98 |
| 8 | Michael Morse, M.D. | Nashville, TN | 85 |
| 9 | Rahul Sakhuja, MD | Kingsport, TN | 81 |
| 10 | Mehul Patel, MD | Germantown, TN | 77 |
54 more Tennessee 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 Tennessee?
- 64 Tennessee 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.