Ear, nose and throat
Balloon sinuplasty: the highest-volume physicians in the US
264 physicians billed Medicare for 11,168 balloon sinuplasty procedures in 2024. Pick a state for its own table, or read the national top 100.
By state
- Alabama10 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Caleb Masterson
- Arizona14 physicians · No. 1 Dr. James W. Osborne
- Arkansas1 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Michael A. Marsh
- California38 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Shervin Aminpour
- Colorado1 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Matthew J. Whinery
- Connecticut3 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Robert L. Weiss
- District of Columbia1 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Manish Khanna
- Florida29 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Vijay M. Sharma
- Georgia7 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Ajaz L. Chaudhry
- Hawaii1 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Marc D. Rosenthal
- Idaho1 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Donald J. Beasley
- Illinois12 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Michael Friedman
- Indiana8 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Douglas Liepert
- Iowa3 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Daniel R. Olney
- Kansas1 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Douglas H. Cowan
- Kentucky1 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Thomas S. Higgins
- Louisiana4 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Akash G. Anand
- Maine1 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Bo Pang
- Maryland2 physicians · No. 1 Dr. James P. Oberman
- Massachusetts1 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Anit T. Patel
- Michigan1 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Lascelles Pinnock
- Minnesota2 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Yasmina Ahmed
- Mississippi7 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Carl W. Stevens
- Missouri4 physicians · No. 1 Dr. James D. Gould
- Nevada5 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Stacey A. Hudson
- New Jersey5 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Christopher M. Shaari
- New Mexico1 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Gregg W. Schmedes
- New York13 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Joseph A. Capo
- North Carolina6 physicians · No. 1 Dr. John E. Buenting
- Ohio3 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Subinoy Das
- Oklahoma2 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Bryan T. Smedley
- Oregon2 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Douglas Skarada
- Pennsylvania3 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Philip G. Liu
- South Carolina4 physicians · No. 1 Dr. William A. Wells
- Tennessee5 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Ronald J. Schroeder
- Texas49 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Michael A. Kaplan
- Virginia4 physicians · No. 1 Paul W. Lenkowski
- Washington1 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Ryan E. Stern
- West Virginia1 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Jenny L. Cross
- Wisconsin7 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Richard N. Schmidt
National top 100
| Rank | Physician | State | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | James W. Osborne, DOOtolaryngology · Phoenix | AZ | 338 | 103 | +228% |
| 2 | Shervin Aminpour, MDOtolaryngology · West Hills | CA | 305 | 177 | +72% |
| 3 | Stacey A. Hudson, MDOtolaryngology · Reno | NV | 267 | 166 | +61% |
| 4 | Bryan T. Smedley, DOOtolaryngology · Owasso | OK | 256 | 139 | +84% |
| 5 | Vincent P. Nalbone, MDOtolaryngology · Las Vegas | NV | 227 | 150 | +51% |
| 6 | Michael Friedman, MDOtolaryngology · Chicago | IL | 200 | 170 | +18% |
| 7 | William A. Wells, MDOtolaryngology · Lexington | SC | 185 | 125 | +48% |
| 8 | Madison F. Richardson, MDOtolaryngology · Beverly Hills | CA | 179 | 170 | +5% |
| 8 | Michael A. Kaplan, MDOtolaryngology · Houston | TX | 179 | 136 | +32% |
| 10 | Vijay M. Sharma, MDOtolaryngology · Jupiter | FL | 177 | — | |
| 11 | Justin E. Wittkopf, MDOtolaryngology · Vernon Hills | IL | 155 | 89 | +74% |
| 12 | Matthew L. Blair, DOOtolaryngology · Pensacola | FL | 152 | 136 | +12% |
| 13 | Brian G. Lee, MDOtolaryngology · Scottsdale | AZ | 147 | 211 | −30% |
| 13 | Veena V. Vats, MDOtolaryngology · Gilbert | AZ | 147 | 23 | +539% |
| 15 | Salil V. Doshi, MDOtolaryngology · Naperville | IL | 137 | 116 | +18% |
| 16 | James P. Oberman, MDOtolaryngology · Frederick | MD | 122 | 173 | −29% |
| 17 | Richard N. Schmidt, MDOtolaryngology · Mequon | WI | 116 | 122 | −5% |
| 18 | Mohammad R. Shaker, MDOtolaryngology · Joliet | IL | 115 | — | |
| 19 | Martin L. Hopp, MD PHDOtolaryngology · Los Angeles | CA | 113 | 123 | −8% |
| 20 | Daniel J. Mckenna, MDOtolaryngology · Fort Myers | FL | 111 | 93 | +19% |
| 21 | Ali R. Namazie, MDOtolaryngology · Encino | CA | 104 | 42 | +148% |
| 22 | Meir D. Hershcovitch, MDOtolaryngology · West Hills | CA | 103 | 85 | +21% |
| 23 | Ethan B. Handler, MDOtolaryngology · Milwaukee | WI | 100 | 99 | +1% |
| 24 | Caleb Masterson, DOOtolaryngology · Florence | AL | 98 | 66 | +48% |
| 25 | Mariah B. Pate, MDOtolaryngology · Clearwater | FL | 97 | — | |
| 26 | Robert L. Weiss, MDOtolaryngology · Norwalk | CT | 96 | 94 | +2% |
| 27 | Naveen Kumar, DOOtolaryngology · Gilbert | AZ | 89 | 141 | −37% |
| 28 | Douglas Liepert, MDOtolaryngology · South Bend | IN | 88 | 155 | −43% |
| 29 | Paul W. Lenkowski, MDPHDOtolaryngology · Roanoke | VA | 87 | 120 | −27% |
| 30 | Daniel P. Slaughter, MDOtolaryngology · Austin | TX | 84 | 67 | +25% |
| 31 | Jesse W. Tan, MDOtolaryngology · Long Beach | CA | 82 | 46 | +78% |
| 32 | Andrew J. Vanbruggen, DOOtolaryngology · Green Bay | WI | 81 | 43 | +88% |
| 33 | Ronald J. Schroeder, MDOtolaryngology · Franklin | TN | 78 | 62 | +26% |
| 33 | Edgar A. Lueg, MDOtolaryngology · Ventura | CA | 78 | 90 | −13% |
| 35 | Ashley Sikand, MDOtolaryngology · Henderson | NV | 77 | 78 | −1% |
| 36 | Douglas Skarada, MDOtolaryngology · Salem | OR | 76 | 74 | +3% |
| 37 | Douglas H. Cowan, MDOtolaryngology · Leawood | KS | 75 | 66 | +14% |
| 38 | Christopher J. Lee, MDOtolaryngology · Oak Creek | WI | 73 | 46 | +59% |
| 39 | John E. Buenting, MDOtolaryngology · Sylva | NC | 72 | 83 | −13% |
| 39 | James D. Gould, MDOtolaryngology · Festus | MO | 72 | 197 | −63% |
| 41 | Ted Shen, MDOtolaryngology · Arcadia | CA | 69 | 86 | −20% |
| 41 | Michael Bublik, MDOtolaryngology · Glendale | CA | 69 | 77 | −10% |
| 41 | Joseph A. Capo, MDOtolaryngology · Levittown | NY | 69 | 65 | +6% |
| 44 | James D. Gordon, MDOtolaryngology · Tucson | AZ | 68 | 17 | |
| 44 | Pratik B. Patel, MDOtolaryngology · Chicago | IL | 68 | 50 | +36% |
| 46 | Matthew P. Connor, MDOtolaryngology · Naples | FL | 67 | 81 | −17% |
| 47 | Alen N. Cohen, MDOtolaryngology · West Hills | CA | 66 | 67 | −1% |
| 47 | David C. Brodner, MDOtolaryngology · Boynton Beach | FL | 66 | 38 | +74% |
| 47 | Kathy Yu, MDOtolaryngology · Huntington Beach | CA | 66 | 55 | +20% |
| 50 | Tracy A. Byerly, MDOtolaryngology · Fredericksburg | TX | 65 | 61 | +7% |
| 51 | Ian J. Alexander, MDOtolaryngology · Boerne | TX | 64 | 31 | +106% |
| 52 | Daniel J. Carroll, MDOtolaryngology · Avon | IN | 62 | — | |
| 52 | Vincent F. Honrubia, MDOtolaryngology · Mcallen | TX | 62 | 43 | +44% |
| 54 | Terrance J. Kwiatkowski, MDOtolaryngology · Henderson | NV | 60 | 28 | +114% |
| 54 | Yasmina Ahmed, MDOtolaryngology · Blaine | MN | 60 | 43 | +40% |
| 56 | Jonathan J. Wiggenhorn, DOOtolaryngology · Goodyear | AZ | 57 | 63 | −10% |
| 56 | John S. Stewart, DOOtolaryngology · Huntsville | AL | 57 | 66 | −14% |
| 56 | Shawn D. Kosnik, DOOtolaryngology · Sylva | NC | 57 | 57 | +0% |
| 59 | Anthony D. Sanders, MDOtolaryngology · Columbus | IN | 55 | 60 | −8% |
| 60 | Bryan D. Friedman, DOOtolaryngology · Scottsdale | AZ | 54 | 85 | −36% |
| 61 | Christopher M. Shaari, MDOtolaryngology · Hackensack | NJ | 53 | 48 | +10% |
| 62 | John L. Ditto, MDOtolaryngology · Colonial Heights | VA | 52 | 46 | +13% |
| 62 | Kevin J. Donnelly, MDOtolaryngology · Spring Hill | FL | 52 | 19 | |
| 64 | George H. Domb, MDOtolaryngology · Redding | CA | 49 | 46 | +7% |
| 65 | Heather H. Waters, MDOtolaryngology · Norwalk | CT | 48 | 42 | +14% |
| 66 | Christopher P. Thompson, MDOtolaryngology · Austin | TX | 47 | 70 | −33% |
| 66 | Jeffrey S. Chimenti, MDOtolaryngology · Shenandoah | TX | 47 | 43 | +9% |
| 68 | Wade W. Han, MDOtolaryngology · Kissimmee | FL | 46 | 74 | −38% |
| 68 | Carl W. Stevens, MDOtolaryngology · Laurel | MS | 46 | 23 | +100% |
| 68 | Joseph M. Capo, MDOtolaryngology · Levittown | NY | 46 | 49 | −6% |
| 68 | Donald J. Beasley, MDOtolaryngology · Boise | ID | 46 | 15 | |
| 72 | Akash G. Anand, MDOtolaryngology · Metairie | LA | 45 | 49 | −8% |
| 73 | Robert W. Kopp, MDOtolaryngology · Fort Myers | FL | 44 | 35 | +26% |
| 73 | Lee M. Mandel, MDOtolaryngology · Hollywood | FL | 44 | 50 | −12% |
| 75 | Jason L. Acevedo, MDOtolaryngology · Abilene | TX | 43 | 35 | +23% |
| 76 | Armin Alavi, MDOtolaryngology · Ventura | CA | 42 | 70 | −40% |
| 76 | David H. Henick, MDOtolaryngology · Fort Lee | NJ | 42 | — | |
| 76 | Monty V. Trimble, MDOtolaryngology · Fort Worth | TX | 42 | 51 | −18% |
| 79 | Shawn P. Mckay, MDOtolaryngology · Florence | SC | 40 | 46 | −13% |
| 79 | Ajaz L. Chaudhry, MDOtolaryngology · Lawrenceville | GA | 40 | 29 | +38% |
| 79 | Benjamin W. Cilento, MDOtolaryngology · Spring | TX | 40 | 16 | |
| 79 | Michael K. Kim, MDOtolaryngology · Los Alamitos | CA | 40 | 56 | −29% |
| 79 | Manish K. Wani, MDOtolaryngology · Houston | TX | 40 | 49 | −18% |
| 79 | Henry H. Nguyen, MDOtolaryngology · Rancho Cucamonga | CA | 40 | — | |
| 79 | Afshin J. Emami, MD, FACSOtolaryngology · Tucson | AZ | 40 | 76 | −47% |
| 86 | Anand G. Shah, MDOtolaryngology · San Antonio | TX | 39 | 33 | +18% |
| 86 | Michael E. Prater, MDOtolaryngology · Lake Havasu City | AZ | 39 | 18 | |
| 86 | Lauren J. Mickey, MDOtolaryngology · West Monroe | LA | 39 | 30 | +30% |
| 89 | Jeremy C. Roebuck, MDOtolaryngology · Beaumont | TX | 38 | 33 | +15% |
| 90 | R K. Hill, MDOtolaryngology · Athens | AL | 37 | 37 | +0% |
| 90 | James H. Atkins, MDOtolaryngology · San Antonio | TX | 37 | 51 | −27% |
| 90 | Lance R. Meyerson, MDOtolaryngology · Tampa | FL | 37 | 52 | −29% |
| 93 | Subinoy Das, MDOtolaryngology · Columbus | OH | 36 | 49 | −27% |
| 93 | Daniel D. Charous, MDOtolaryngology · Goodyear | AZ | 36 | 30 | +20% |
| 93 | Salim Bhaloo, DOOtolaryngology · Granbury | TX | 36 | 30 | +20% |
| 96 | Phillip W. Saccogna, MDOtolaryngology · Easley | SC | 35 | 44 | −20% |
| 96 | Scott W. Franklin, MDOtolaryngology · Georgetown | TX | 35 | 40 | −12% |
| 96 | Ayman D. Yaish, DOOtolaryngology · Beaver Dam | WI | 35 | 15 | |
| 96 | Nicholas J. Scalzitti, MDOtolaryngology · Fort Sam Houston | TX | 35 | — | |
| 100 | Nicholas C. Hollenkamp, MDOtolaryngology · Columbus | IN | 34 | 42 | −19% |
Codes counted: CPT 31295, 31296, 31297. Procedures billed in 2024, all places of service, Medicare fee-for-service. CMS withholds counts under 11.