Who does the most of each operation, state by state.

Physicians ranked by the number of procedures they billed to Medicare in 2024, for 58 procedures in every state. Counted from the public CMS file, not from surveys or nominations.

Joints, bones and spine

• Knee replacement6,659 physicians · 300,344 procedures
• Hip replacement4,568 physicians · 166,514 procedures
• Shoulder replacement2,321 physicians · 66,999 procedures
• Rotator cuff repair (arthroscopic)1,781 physicians · 36,393 procedures
• Carpal tunnel release3,116 physicians · 112,235 procedures
• Trigger finger release2,147 physicians · 76,473 procedures
• Knee arthroscopy (meniscus)474 physicians · 7,557 procedures
• Hip fracture surgery2,186 physicians · 56,940 procedures
• Kyphoplasty439 physicians · 12,703 procedures
• Lumbar spinal fusion2,144 physicians · 54,965 procedures
• Lumbar laminectomy (decompression)2,680 physicians · 65,678 procedures
• Neck fusion (ACDF)845 physicians · 14,479 procedures

Spine pain procedures

• Spinal cord stimulator865 physicians · 44,381 procedures
• Lumbar epidural steroid injection8,453 physicians · 1,092,604 procedures
• Radiofrequency ablation (lower back)4,869 physicians · 224,809 procedures

Eye

• Cataract surgery8,603 physicians · 1,875,600 procedures
• YAG laser capsulotomy8,194 physicians · 552,712 procedures
• Eye injections (retina)4,277 physicians · 3,559,918 procedures
• Vitrectomy1,096 physicians · 37,052 procedures
• Retinal detachment repair486 physicians · 8,454 procedures
• SLT laser for glaucoma2,393 physicians · 104,237 procedures
• Glaucoma surgery (goniotomy, trabeculectomy)765 physicians · 25,228 procedures
• Laser iridotomy445 physicians · 14,061 procedures
• Upper eyelid surgery (blepharoplasty)999 physicians · 37,856 procedures

Skin

• Mohs surgery3,041 physicians · 1,130,472 procedures

Heart

• TAVR (transcatheter aortic valve)2,832 physicians · 97,814 procedures
• Open aortic valve replacement320 physicians · 5,370 procedures
• Heart bypass (CABG)1,660 physicians · 40,642 procedures
• Pacemaker implant2,917 physicians · 75,657 procedures
• Leadless pacemaker382 physicians · 7,310 procedures
• Implantable defibrillator (ICD)858 physicians · 14,077 procedures
• Left atrial appendage closure (Watchman)1,661 physicians · 54,078 procedures
• AFib ablation2,265 physicians · 91,308 procedures
• Coronary stent5,021 physicians · 166,904 procedures
• Cardiac catheterization8,451 physicians · 530,920 procedures

Arteries and veins

• Varicose vein ablation1,501 physicians · 93,645 procedures
• Leg artery angioplasty and stenting1,039 physicians · 33,103 procedures
• Carotid endarterectomy505 physicians · 9,203 procedures
• Carotid stent309 physicians · 5,854 procedures
• Dialysis fistula creation436 physicians · 8,598 procedures

Digestive and general surgery

• Colonoscopy (diagnostic)6,815 physicians · 168,189 procedures
• Colonoscopy with polyp removal14,676 physicians · 1,019,293 procedures
• Upper endoscopy with biopsy15,409 physicians · 1,128,851 procedures
• Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic)2,589 physicians · 43,430 procedures
• Inguinal hernia repair2,300 physicians · 46,368 procedures
• Lumpectomy1,660 physicians · 46,043 procedures
• Mastectomy370 physicians · 5,734 procedures

Urology

• Cystoscopy8,205 physicians · 709,135 procedures
• Prostate biopsy4,249 physicians · 122,654 procedures
• Prostatectomy (robotic or laparoscopic)582 physicians · 11,687 procedures
• TURP929 physicians · 15,909 procedures
• Laser prostate vaporization (GreenLight)359 physicians · 6,956 procedures
• UroLift359 physicians · 7,077 procedures
• Rezūm water vapor therapy71 physicians · 1,350 procedures
• Kidney stone lithotripsy (shock wave)827 physicians · 18,939 procedures
• Ureteroscopy with laser2,955 physicians · 62,397 procedures

Ear, nose and throat

• Balloon sinuplasty264 physicians · 11,168 procedures
• Septoplasty337 physicians · 5,900 procedures