Statistical Data
CERTIFIED CARDIAC DEVICE SPECIALIST (CCDS) EXAM FOR THE PHYSICIAN
The following table illustrates the pass rate for the exam in the past five years.
Pass/Fail
Date | Total Examinees | Pass | Fail | Pass Rate |
2019 | 65 | 51 | 14 | 78.46% |
2020 | 50 | 45 | 5 | 90.00% |
2021 | 47 | 38 | 9 | 80.85% |
2022 | 69 | 45 | 24 | 65.22% |
2023 | 43 | 33 | 10 | 76.74% |
Total* | 913 | 701 | 202 | |
Average Pass Rate | 76.77% |
*These numbers do not take into account those that have gone through 1 or more recertification cycles.
CERTIFIED CARDIAC DEVICE SPECIALIST (CCDS) EXAM FOR THE ALLIED PROFESSIONAL
The following table illustrates the pass rate for the exam in the past five years.
Pass/Fail
Date | Total Examinees | Pass | Fail | Pass Rate |
2019 | 528 | 358 | 170 | 67.80% |
2020 | 414 | 314 | 100 | 75.84% |
2021 | 376 | 248 | 128 | 65.60% |
2022 | 401 | 271 | 130 | 67.58% |
2023 | 404 | 260 | 144 | 64.35% |
Total* | 6099 |
4144 |
1858 | |
Average Pass Rate | 67.94% |
*Does not include the Japan administration of the exam. This information can be found below. These numbers do not take into account those that have gone through 1 or more recertification cycles.
Certified Cardiac Device Specialist - Japan Device Representative (CCDS-JDR) Exam For the Allied Professional
The following table illustrates the pass rate for the Japan administration of the exam for the last five years.
Pass/Fail
Date | Total Examinees | Pass | Fail | Pass Rate |
January 2019 | 869 | 447 | 422 | 51.44% |
July 2019 | 446 | 167 | 279 | 37.44% |
January 2020 | 511 | 219 | 292 | 42.86% |
July 2020 | 323 | 125 | 198 | 38.70% |
September 2021 | 448 | 222 | 226 | 49.55% |
January 2022 | 254 | 146 | 108 | 57.48% |
July 2022 | 268 | 107 | 161 | 39.93% |
January 2023 | 244 | 122 | 122 | 50.00% |
July 2023 | 184 | 81 | 103 | 44.02% |
Total* | 8751 | 4438 | 4313 | |
Average Pass Rate | 48.42% |
*These numbers do not take into account those that have gone through 1 or more recertification cycles.
CERTIFIED ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY SPECIALIST - ADULT (CEPS-A) and CERTIFIED ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY SPECIALIST - PEDIATRIC (CEPS-P) EXAMS FOR THE PHYSICIAN
The following table illustrates the pass rate for the exam in the past five years.
Pass/Fail
Date | Pediatric Examinees | Pediatric Pass | Adult Examinees | Adult Pass | Total Pass Rate |
2015 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 90.0% |
2016 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 15 | 87.9% |
2017 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 92.9% |
2018 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 80.76% |
2020 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 100% |
2022 | 10 | 7 | 32 | 30 | 88.09% |
Total | 141 | 135 | 239 | 187 | |
Average Pass Rate | 84.74% |
CERTIFIED ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY SPECIALIST (CEPS) EXAM FOR THE ALLIED PROFESSIONAL
The following table illustrates the pass rate for the exam in the past five years.
Pass/Fail – Allied Professional EP
Date | Total Examinees | Pass | Fail | Pass Rate |
2020 | 232 | 190 | 42 | 81.89% |
2021 | 216 | 182 | 34 | 85.18% |
2022 | 236 | 191 | 45 | 80.93% |
2023 | 233 | 194 | 39 | 83.26% |
2024 | 221 | 177 | 44 | 80.09% |
Total* | 3047 | 2426 | 619 | |
Average Pass Rate | 79.61% |
*These numbers do not take into account those that have gone through 1 or more recertification cycles.
CARDIAC DEVICE REMOTE MONITORING SPECIALIS (CDRMS) EXAM FOR THE ALLIED PROFESSIONAL
Pass/Fail
Date | Total Examinees | Pass | Fail | Pass Rate |
2021 | 72 | 56 | 16 | 77.77% |
2022 | 84 | 63 | 21 | 75% |
2023 | 101 | 80 | 21 | 79.20% |
Total | 257 | 199 | 58 | |
Average Pass Rate | 77.43% |