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Dr. Amir Hossein Najafi, MD

(Dr. Amir H. Najafi, M.D.)

(4 Ratings)

Specializes in: Interventional Cardiology and Adult Cardiology

Tehran University of Medical Sciences (2001)

602 South Atwood Road
Bel Air, MD 21014

(410) 638-9950

Dr. Amir Hossein Najafi, MD is an interventional cardiologist in Bel Air, MD specializing in interventional cardiology and adult cardiology. He graduated from Tehran University of Medical Sciences in 2001 and has 25 years of experience. Dr. Amir Hossein Najafi, MD is affiliated with University of Maryland Medical System.

Office Locations

University of Maryland Medical System

602 South Atwood Road
Bel Air, MD 21014

(410) 638-9950

(410) 638-9956

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Noteworthy Medicare Patient Procedures Performed by Dr. Amir Hossein Najafi, MD in 2023

Click on any procedure below to see further details on volume and pricing among Medicare patients.

Top 5%

By Volume:

cardiac stress testing

cardiac procedures

carotid duplex ultrasound

Doppler echocardiography

myocardial perfusion SPECT

In 2023, Dr. Amir Hossein Najafi, MD performed more cardiac (heart) stress testing, cardiac procedures, carotid duplex ultrasound, Doppler echocardiography, myocardial perfusion SPECT, nuclear scan, stress EKG, ultrasound (sonogram), vascular procedures, and vascular ultrasound procedures for Medicare patients than 95% of providers in related specialties within Maryland.

Top 25%

By Volume:

minimally invasive procedures

In 2012, Dr. Amir Hossein Najafi, MD performed more minimally invasive procedures procedures for Medicare patients than 75% of providers in related specialties within Maryland.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Amir Hossein Najafi, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Bel Air, MD during 2012 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Amir Hossein Najafi, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	61
inpatient care	61

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Amir Hossein Najafi, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Bel Air, MD during 2014 were cardiac procedures, stress testing, minimally invasive procedures and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Amir Hossein Najafi, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	44
angioplasty	24
cardiac procedures	381
catheterization	113
diagnostic procedures	77
doctor visit	281
hospital care	84
inpatient care	84
minimally invasive procedures	113
nuclear scan	66
stent placement (stenting)	12
stress testing	142
ultrasound (sonogram)	82
vascular procedures	77

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amir Hossein Najafi, MD.

**Gender**
Male	220
Female	242

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	421
Black	29
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	205
From 75 to 84	158
85 and over	51
Less than 65	48

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amir Hossein Najafi, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	74
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	26
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	42
Dementia	7
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Amir Hossein Najafi, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Bel Air, MD during 2015 were cardiac procedures, stress testing, minimally invasive procedures and catheterization.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Amir Hossein Najafi, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	84
angioplasty	76
cardiac procedures	1039
catheterization	322
diagnostic procedures	194
doctor visit	775
emergency care	14
hospital care	173
inpatient care	160
minimally invasive procedures	322
nuclear scan	185
stent placement (stenting)	38
stress testing	377
ultrasound (sonogram)	304
vascular procedures	278

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amir Hossein Najafi, MD.

**Gender**
Male	1008
Female	1082

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1818
Black	186
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	48
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	912
From 75 to 84	730
85 and over	274
Less than 65	174

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amir Hossein Najafi, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	9
Ischemic Heart Disease	72
Depression	23
Chronic Kidney Disease	30
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	27
Heart Failure	29
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	23
Diabetes	43
Dementia	11
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Amir Hossein Najafi, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Bel Air, MD during 2016 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Amir Hossein Najafi, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	128
angioplasty	72
cardiac procedures	1486
catheterization	281
diagnostic procedures	173
doctor visit	1425
hospital care	180
inpatient care	167
minimally invasive procedures	308
nuclear scan	268
stent placement (stenting)	36
stress testing	547
ultrasound (sonogram)	716
vascular procedures	498

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amir Hossein Najafi, MD.

**Gender**
Male	742
Female	799

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1329
Black	134
Hispanic	24
Asian	18
Other	36
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	663
From 75 to 84	522
85 and over	215
Less than 65	141

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amir Hossein Najafi, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	70
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	34
Asthma	23
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	41
Dementia	13
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Amir Hossein Najafi, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Bel Air, MD during 2017 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Amir Hossein Najafi, MD for Medicare patients.

ambulatory monitoring	27
angioplasty	58
cardiac procedures	1909
catheterization	275
diagnostic procedures	188
doctor visit	1691
hospital care	150
inpatient care	150
minimally invasive procedures	299
nuclear scan	447
stent placement (stenting)	29
stress testing	907
ultrasound (sonogram)	992
vascular procedures	616

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amir Hossein Najafi, MD.

**Gender**
Male	805
Female	954

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1514
Black	160
Hispanic	28
Asian	19
Other	38
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	745
From 75 to 84	627
85 and over	241
Less than 65	146

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amir Hossein Najafi, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	8
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	41
Dementia	12
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Amir Hossein Najafi, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Bel Air, MD during 2018 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Amir Hossein Najafi, MD for Medicare patients.

angioplasty	50
cardiac procedures	2061
catheterization	208
diagnostic procedures	133
doctor visit	1968
hospital care	196
inpatient care	196
minimally invasive procedures	231
nuclear scan	516
stent placement (stenting)	25
stress testing	1049
ultrasound (sonogram)	1332
vascular procedures	790

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amir Hossein Najafi, MD.

**Gender**
Male	912
Female	1088

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1727
Black	173
Hispanic	26
Asian	29
Other	45
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	899
From 75 to 84	691
85 and over	248
Less than 65	162

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amir Hossein Najafi, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	66
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	6
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	42
Dementia	11
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Amir Hossein Najafi, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Bel Air, MD during 2019 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Amir Hossein Najafi, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	47
ambulatory monitoring	25
angioplasty	52
cardiac procedures	2141
catheterization	228
diagnostic procedures	150
doctor visit	2135
hospital care	174
inpatient care	174
minimally invasive procedures	261
nuclear scan	526
pelvic imaging	47
stent placement (stenting)	26
stress testing	1070
ultrasound (sonogram)	1316
vascular procedures	807

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amir Hossein Najafi, MD.

**Gender**
Male	956
Female	1150

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1808
Black	182
Hispanic	37
Asian	28
Other	51
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	927
From 75 to 84	789
85 and over	250
Less than 65	140

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amir Hossein Najafi, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	22
Chronic Kidney Disease	37
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	23
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	41
Dementia	10
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Amir Hossein Najafi, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Bel Air, MD during 2020 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Amir Hossein Najafi, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	17
angioplasty	30
cardiac procedures	1768
catheterization	129
diagnostic procedures	84
doctor visit	1447
hospital care	77
inpatient care	77
minimally invasive procedures	146
nuclear scan	424
pelvic imaging	17
stent placement (stenting)	15
stress testing	867
ultrasound (sonogram)	1212
vascular procedures	613

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amir Hossein Najafi, MD.

**Gender**
Male	811
Female	928

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1504
Black	143
Hispanic	29
Asian	27
Other	36
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	770
From 75 to 84	636
85 and over	216
Less than 65	117

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amir Hossein Najafi, MD in 2020

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	7
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	25
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	39
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Amir Hossein Najafi, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Bel Air, MD during 2021 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Amir Hossein Najafi, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	33
ambulatory monitoring	16
angioplasty	68
cardiac procedures	1835
catheterization	207
diagnostic procedures	105
doctor visit	1272
hospital care	81
inpatient care	81
minimally invasive procedures	229
nuclear scan	459
pelvic imaging	33
stent placement (stenting)	34
stress testing	924
ultrasound (sonogram)	1145
vascular procedures	690

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amir Hossein Najafi, MD.

**Gender**
Male	758
Female	875

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1403
Black	138
Hispanic	28
Asian	26
Other	38
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	691
From 75 to 84	617
85 and over	213
Less than 65	112

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amir Hossein Najafi, MD in 2021

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	6
Ischemic Heart Disease	64
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	40
Dementia	9
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Amir Hossein Najafi, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Bel Air, MD during 2022 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Amir Hossein Najafi, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	22
angioplasty	54
cardiac procedures	1467
catheterization	188
diagnostic procedures	107
doctor visit	1243
hospital care	43
inpatient care	43
minimally invasive procedures	211
nuclear scan	331
pelvic imaging	22
stent placement (stenting)	27
stress testing	659
ultrasound (sonogram)	1001
vascular procedures	635

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amir Hossein Najafi, MD.

**Gender**
Male	748
Female	813

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1351
Black	128
Hispanic	24
Asian	18
Other	40
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	676
From 75 to 84	569
85 and over	224
Less than 65	92

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amir Hossein Najafi, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	22
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	39
Dementia	7
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Amir Hossein Najafi, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Bel Air, MD during 2023 were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and vascular procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Amir Hossein Najafi, MD for Medicare patients.

abdominal imaging	34
angioplasty	48
cardiac procedures	2036
catheterization	147
diagnostic procedures	75
doctor visit	1587
hospital care	58
inpatient care	58
minimally invasive procedures	165
nuclear scan	464
pelvic imaging	34
stent placement (stenting)	24
stress testing	929
ultrasound (sonogram)	1567
vascular procedures	800

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amir Hossein Najafi, MD.

**Gender**
Male	846
Female	944

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1565
Black	136
Hispanic	32
Asian	0
Other	38
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	720
From 75 to 84	712
85 and over	259
Less than 65	99

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amir Hossein Najafi, MD in 2023

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	55
Depression	20
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	33
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	39
Dementia	6
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Amir Hossein Najafi, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Amir Hossein Najafi, MD treated as an interventional cardiologist in Bel Air, MD were cardiac procedures, ultrasound (sonogram), stress testing and vascular procedures.

abdominal imaging	30
ambulatory monitoring	54
angioplasty	53
cardiac procedures	1612
catheterization	209
diagnostic procedures	128
doctor visit	1382
emergency care	14
hospital care	116
inpatient care	113
minimally invasive procedures	228
nuclear scan	368
pelvic imaging	30
stent placement (stenting)	26
stress testing	747
ultrasound (sonogram)	966
vascular procedures	580

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amir Hossein Najafi, MD.

**Gender**
Female	806
Male	709

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	128
Asian / Pacific Islander	15
Non-Hispanic White	1312
Hispanic	20
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	33

**Age**
85 and over	199
75 to 84	550
Less than 65	111
65 to 74	655

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Amir Hossein Najafi, MD From 2012 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Amir Hossein Najafi, MD treated were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and diabetes.

Hypertension	68
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	7
Ischemic Heart Disease	59
Depression	19
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	10
Osteoporosis	6
Heart Failure	21
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	18
Diabetes	37
Atrial Fibrillation	22
Dementia	8
Cancer	12

Education & Training

Dr. Amir Hossein Najafi, MD graduated from Tehran University of Medical Sciences in 2001. He completed residency at Georgetown University Hospital. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine - Interventional Cardiology, American Board of Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine and has a state license in Maryland.

Medical School: Tehran University of Medical Sciences (2001)

Residency: Georgetown University Hospital (2008)

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine - Interventional Cardiology, American Board of Internal Medicine - Cardiovascular Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine (2014)

Licensed In: Maryland

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Amir Hossein Najafi, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

University of Maryland Medical System

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Amir Hossein Najafi, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation	$18,691 Edwards SAPIEN 3 Transcatheter Heart Valve $10,293	Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve $5,503	EDWARDS SAPIEN 3 TRANSCATHETER HEART VALVE (THV) $884	Transcatheter Heart Valves $493	Pericardial Heart Valves $17	Other $1,500
Abbott Laboratories	$2,961 XIENCE SIERRA $455	Xience Sierra Coronary Stent System $277	Xience Sierra Coronary Stent $253	OPTIS $245	Vascular $215	Other $1,516
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.	$2,934 STENTS $647	Catheters $625	Resolute $435	3F $284	Heart Valves $220	Other $722
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc	$2,464 XARELTO $2,415	INVOKANA $48
Boston Scientific Corporation	$1,824 WATCHMAN $1,368	Watchman Device $218	STENTS $44	GENERAL - THERAPIES $32	WATCHMAN Access System $20	Other $142
Other	$17,424 LifeVest $1,278	ENTRESTO $1,122	ELIQUIS $1,087	Repatha $954	BRILINTA $792	Other $12,190

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$28,041
Consulting Fee	$6,825
Honoraria	$6,000
Travel and Lodging	$4,278
Education	$1,044
Other	$109

Biography

Dr. Amir Najafi is an adult cardiology and interventional cardiology specialist in Bel Air, MD. He obtained his medical school training at Tehran University of Medical Sciences and performed his residency at Georgetown University Hospital. Dr. Najafi is professionally affiliated with the University of Maryland Medical System.