Highest-Volume TAVR — Transfemoral Surgeons in Washington (2026 update)
64 Washington 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 | Gabriel Aldea, M.D. | Seattle, WA | 194 |
| 2 | James Mccabe, M.D. | Seattle, WA | 180 |
| 3 | Abdul Saidi, MD | Bremerton, WA | 115 |
| 4 | Sidakpal Panaich, MD | Seattle, WA | 87 |
| 5 | Sameer Gafoor, MD | Seattle, WA | 85 |
| 6 | Vishesh Kumar, M.D. | Vancouver, WA | 79 |
| 7 | Patrick Ryan, MD | Seattle, WA | 77 |
| 8 | David Elison, M.D. | Seattle, WA | 75 |
| 9 | Luis Santamarina, M.D. | Olympia, WA | 74 |
| 10 | Christine Chung, M.D. | Seattle, WA | 71 |
54 more Washington 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 Washington?
- 64 Washington 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.