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Compare the published Medicare service mix of Walter L Bringaze, M.D. with clinicians in the same registry specialty: Thoracic Surgery · Vascular Surgery (CMS).

BATON ROUGE, LA · Exact areaEdit location

2024 published service data · 10 eligible profiles compared. Similarity describes billing patterns, not quality, outcomes, or suitability for your care.

William M Boedefeld, MD

Cardiac Surgery · Thoracic Surgery · Vascular Surgery (CMS) · Baton Rouge, LA

Shared published services
3 shared services · view billing descriptions
  • Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery (33361)
  • Harvest of vein using an endoscope (33508)
  • Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft (33533)
72%Service-mix similarityView profile →

Imtiaz R Khan

Cardiac Surgery · Cardiovascular Disease (Cardiology) · General Surgery · Thoracic Surgery (CMS) · Baton Rouge, LA

Shared published services
3 shared services · view billing descriptions
  • Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery (33361)
  • Harvest of vein using an endoscope (33508)
  • Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft (33533)
61%Service-mix similarityView profile →

Carl Swayze Rigby, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery · Vascular Surgery (CMS) · Baton Rouge, LA

Shared published services
2 shared services · view billing descriptions
  • Harvest of vein using an endoscope (33508)
  • Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft (33533)
43%Service-mix similarityView profile →

Jared Murdock, M.D.

Cardiac Surgery · Thoracic Surgery (CMS) · Baton Rouge, LA

Shared published services
2 shared services · view billing descriptions
  • Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery (33361)
  • Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft (33533)
38%Service-mix similarityView profile →

Terry Chris Stelly, M.D.

Cardiac Surgery · Thoracic Surgery (CMS) · Baton Rouge, LA

Shared published services
1 shared services · view billing descriptions
  • Replacement of aortic valve through the skin and femoral artery (33361)
30%Service-mix similarityView profile →

Azeem R Khan, M.D.

Cardiac Surgery · Thoracic Surgery (CMS) · Baton Rouge, LA

Shared published services
1 shared services · view billing descriptions
  • Coronary artery bypass using artery graft, 1 graft (33533)
19%Service-mix similarityView profile →
How this comparison works

We use the same calendar year of CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners data for both providers. Published non-drug service counts are combined by HCPCS code across places of service. We apply log(1 + count), normalize the vectors, and compare them using cosine similarity.

Candidates share the reference provider’s current NPPES primary taxonomy and match the location you enter. We examine up to 500 candidates in NPI order, then show up to 12 with the highest positive similarity within that set. The score is not a percentile, medical recommendation, or prediction. Suppressed services are not estimated. Medicare fee-for-service data does not describe a provider’s entire practice.

Source: CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners - by Provider and Service : 2024-12-01 · Published May 21, 2026.