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Dr. Muhammad Waqas Athar, MD

Accepting New Patients

(247 Ratings)

Specializes in: Cardiac Electrophysiology (Heart Rhythm) and Adult Cardiology

Professional interests include: WATCHMAN procedure, arrhythmias (irregular heartbeats), implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD), and more.

740 West Galbraith Road Suite 140
Cincinnati, OH 45231

(513) 246-2400

Dr. Muhammad Waqas Athar, MD is a cardiac electrophysiologist in Cincinnati, OH specializing in cardiac electrophysiology (heart rhythm) and adult cardiology. Dr. Muhammad Waqas Athar, MD is affiliated with TriHealth, ADENA MEDICAL GROUP LLC and TRIHEALTH H LLC.

Office Locations

740 West Galbraith Road Suite 140
Cincinnati, OH 45231

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3219 Clifton Avenue Suite 400
Cincinnati, OH 45220

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10506A Montgomery Road Suite 301
Montgomery, OH 45242

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6949 Good Samaritan Drive Suite 250
Cincinnati, OH 45247

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Some issues Dr. Muhammad Waqas Athar, MD can help you with:

Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy (CRT)

A cardiac resynchronization therapy device, also known as a CRT or biventricular pacemaker, is a kind of pacemaker that can help the heart work more effectively. In certain kinds of heart failure, the ventricles, or larger chambers in the heart, stop working together. When they are no longer in synch, the heart can't pump enough blood to meet the body's needs. CRT can help keep the heartbeat regular and the ventricles contracting at the same time.

Just as with a standard pacemaker, a biventricular pacemaker consists of a small battery pack and electrical leads, or small wires that conduct electricity to the heart. CRT pacemakers have two or three leads, placed in the upper and lower chambers of the heart. The device measures the contractions of the heart, and if the heart begins to beat out of time it will send small, rhythmic pulses of electricity to resynchronize (hence the name 'cardiac resynchronization therapy) the contractions. This allows the heart to pump blood to the rest of the body more efficiently. Sometimes a CRT is combined with a different kind of device called an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator or ICD, which uses a higher burst of energy to restart the heart if it stops suddenly.

When a biventricular pacemaker is inserted, the wire leads are usually placed via a small incision near the shoulder, then threaded through a vein to the heart. The battery pack is placed under the skin of the chest near the collarbone. Once everything is in place, the leads are connected to the battery, and the CRT can begin helping the heart beat correctly.

It is normal to experience swelling and discomfort as the incisions from surgery heal. It takes time for the heart to adjust to the pacemaker, so vigorous activity should be kept to a minimum for the first few weeks. Strong magnetic fields may affect how the CRT functions, so patients may be advised to avoid them. As patients heart begins to pump blood more effectively, they should soon begin to feel stronger and less fatigued.

In The News

“Muhammad Athar, MD returns to the growing team in Adena Cardiology in Chillicothe.”—"Adena adds five new providers - Record Herald", The Record Herald, July 2022

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Muhammad Waqas Athar, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Cincinnati, OH during 2012 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Muhammad Waqas Athar, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	20
hospital care	271
inpatient care	253
outpatient care	18

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Muhammad Waqas Athar, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Cincinnati, OH during 2013 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Muhammad Waqas Athar, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	294
inpatient care	241
outpatient care	53

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Muhammad Waqas Athar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	88
Female	121

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	164
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	46
From 75 to 84	58
85 and over	41
Less than 65	64

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Muhammad Waqas Athar, MD in 2013

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	69
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	72
Depression	55
Chronic Kidney Disease	58
Asthma	17
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	57
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	48
Diabetes	47
Dementia	27
Cancer	12

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Muhammad Waqas Athar, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Cincinnati, OH during 2014 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Muhammad Waqas Athar, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	238
inpatient care	199
outpatient care	39

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Muhammad Waqas Athar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	85
Female	112

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	160
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	46
From 75 to 84	46
85 and over	39
Less than 65	66

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Muhammad Waqas Athar, MD in 2014

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	15
Ischemic Heart Disease	65
Depression	52
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	19
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	25
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	43
Diabetes	48
Dementia	25
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Muhammad Waqas Athar, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Cincinnati, OH during 2015 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Muhammad Waqas Athar, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	234
inpatient care	188
outpatient care	46

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Muhammad Waqas Athar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	194
Female	198

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	294
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	94
From 75 to 84	112
85 and over	68
Less than 65	118

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Muhammad Waqas Athar, MD in 2015

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	71
Depression	52
Chronic Kidney Disease	68
Asthma	31
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	59
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	48
Diabetes	47
Dementia	33
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Muhammad Waqas Athar, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Cincinnati, OH during 2016 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Muhammad Waqas Athar, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	166
inpatient care	166

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Muhammad Waqas Athar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	59
Female	79

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	90
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	33
From 75 to 84	38
85 and over	31
Less than 65	36

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Muhammad Waqas Athar, MD in 2016

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	14
Ischemic Heart Disease	72
Depression	57
Chronic Kidney Disease	66
Asthma	55
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	29
Heart Failure	51
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	52
Diabetes	49
Dementia	38
Cancer	17

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Muhammad Waqas Athar, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Cincinnati, OH during 2017 were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Muhammad Waqas Athar, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	193
inpatient care	181
outpatient care	12

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Muhammad Waqas Athar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	51
Female	91

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	109
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	46
From 75 to 84	35
85 and over	31
Less than 65	30

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Muhammad Waqas Athar, MD in 2017

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	74
Stroke	18
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	56
Chronic Kidney Disease	66
Asthma	13
Osteoperosis	9
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	55
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	44
Diabetes	54
Dementia	35
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Muhammad Waqas Athar, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Cincinnati, OH during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Muhammad Waqas Athar, MD for Medicare patients.

hospital care	42
inpatient care	42

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Muhammad Waqas Athar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	20
Female	20

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	40
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	14
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Muhammad Waqas Athar, MD in 2018

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	68
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	68
Depression	45
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	30
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	58
Diabetes	55
Dementia	0
Cancer	28

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Muhammad Waqas Athar, MD.

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	14
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Muhammad Waqas Athar, MD in 2019

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	75
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Muhammad Waqas Athar, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Cincinnati, OH during 2022 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Muhammad Waqas Athar, MD for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	78
hospital care	37
inpatient care	37

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Muhammad Waqas Athar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	105
Female	100

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	194
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	87
From 75 to 84	63
85 and over	30
Less than 65	25

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Muhammad Waqas Athar, MD in 2022

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	13
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	34
Chronic Kidney Disease	40
Asthma	11
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	51
Heart Failure	45
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	41
Diabetes	50
Dementia	8
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2022

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Muhammad Waqas Athar, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Muhammad Waqas Athar, MD treated as a cardiac electrophysiologist in Cincinnati, OH were hospital care, inpatient care and outpatient care.

doctor visit	49
hospital care	184
inpatient care	163
outpatient care	33

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2022

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Muhammad Waqas Athar, MD.

**Gender**
Male	66
Female	80

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	0
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	118
Hispanic	0
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	39
85 and over	26
Less than 65	39
65 to 74	40

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Muhammad Waqas Athar, MD From 2012 - 2022

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

Hypertension	66
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	10
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	16
Osteoporosis	8
Heart Failure	41
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	37
Diabetes	47
Atrial Fibrillation	25
Cancer	12
Dementia	18

Education & Training

He completed residency at Grand Rapids Medical Education Partners. He is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and has a state license in Maryland.

Residency: Grand Rapids Medical Education Partners (2011)

Board Certification: American Board of Internal Medicine (2011)

Licensed In: Maryland

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Muhammad Waqas Athar, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

TriHealth

ADENA MEDICAL GROUP LLC

TRIHEALTH H LLC

Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Muhammad Waqas Athar, MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.9 out of 5 stars based on 247 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Muhammad Waqas Athar, MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Cincinnati, OH.

4.9

Overall Rating

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Reviews From Around The Web

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-08-18

Patient verified via Press Ganey

The doctor was very caring, informative, and treated me with respect - something that I have not seen too often in my history with doctors. He treated me like a person capable of understanding his explanations and informed me of everything he wanted to do. A very good doctor that this clinic system is lucky to have.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2026-02-28

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Dr. Athar listened to my concerns very carefully and offered some options going forward.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2026-02-17

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Dr. Athar is excellent and explained all options and future appointments.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-05-21

Patient verified via Press Ganey

The physician was very thorough and a good listener.

Overall Rating: 5.0 2026-02-26

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Everything went real good

Overall Rating: 5.0 2025-08-23

Patient verified via Press Ganey

Great experience!

General Payments

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

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic, Inc.	$17,917 RESOLUTE ONYX $4,000	Micra $773	Arctic Front $10	ARCTIC FRONT ADVANCE $9	CryoConsole $9	Other $13,116
Abbott Laboratories	$5,112 ENSITE PRECISION $112	$5,000
BIOTRONIK INC.	$3,652 Rivacor $1,140	Rivacor 7 DR-T $381	Solia $373	Acticor $267	Edora $195	Other $1,296
ZOLL Respicardia, Inc.	$986 remede System $986
Baylis Medical Company Inc	$580 Versacross Access Solution $580
Other	$663 Carto 3 $80	Cardiva VASCADE MVP VVCS 6-12F $69	WATCHMAN Access System $60	GENERAL THERAPIES $55	EMBLEM MRI S-ICD $50	Other $349

**Types of Payments**
Grant	$20,767
Travel and Lodging	$3,967
Food and Beverage	$3,862
Education	$315

Biography

Dr. Muhammad Athar is an adult cardiology and cardiac electrophysiology (heart rhythm) specialist in Cincinnati, OH, Montgomery, OH, and Chillicothe, OH. Dr. Athar is rated 5.0 stars (out of 5) by his patients. His clinical interests include arrhythmias (irregular heartbeats), WATCHMAN procedure, and ablation. He is affiliated with TriHealth. According to Doctor.com, new patients are welcome to contact his office in Cincinnati, OH. Dr. Athar completed his residency training at Grand Rapids Medical Education Partners. Dr. Athar (or staff) speaks Urdu.