Arteries and veins
Carotid endarterectomy: the highest-volume physicians in the US
505 physicians billed Medicare for 9,203 carotid endarterectomy procedures in 2024. Pick a state for its own table, or read the national top 105.
By state
- Alabama9 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Randall W. Nichols
- Arizona13 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Baljeet S. Uppal
- Arkansas8 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Matthew B. Hendrich
- California30 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Lit K. Fung
- Colorado2 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Karl P. Dittrich
- Connecticut1 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Elizabeth Aitcheson
- Delaware4 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Frederic T. Harad
- Florida37 physicians · No. 1 Dr. William C. Beckett
- Georgia21 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Niraj Parikh
- Idaho5 physicians · No. 1 Dr. David A. Johnson
- Illinois22 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Mohammad Sarhan
- Indiana12 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Hoang S. Tran
- Iowa6 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Bhavik G. Patel
- Kansas16 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Chad P. Ammar
- Kentucky9 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Ferenc P. Nagy
- Louisiana14 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Christopher E. Lagraize
- Maryland12 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Mark O. Peeler
- Massachusetts10 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Glenn M. Lamuraglia
- Michigan7 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Jeffrey B. Beaudoin
- Minnesota4 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Joel E. Barbato
- Mississippi11 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Joseph M. Stinson
- Missouri17 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Michael K. Deiparine
- Montana4 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Michael J. Rohrer
- Nebraska4 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Robert J. Pitsch
- Nevada8 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Neel V. Dhudshia
- New Hampshire2 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Samuel C. Aldridge
- New Jersey21 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Alfonso Ciervo
- New Mexico1 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Richard J. Wilkerson
- New York23 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Lawrence Semel
- North Carolina13 physicians · No. 1 Dr. John R. Hobson
- North Dakota2 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Timothy L. Pansegrau
- Ohio15 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Joy P. Walker
- Oklahoma10 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Lenny D. Stubbs
- Oregon4 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Craig S. Seidman
- Pennsylvania14 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Carlton T. Lewis
- Rhode Island1 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Edward J. Marcaccio
- South Carolina7 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Terry O. Norton
- South Dakota5 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Charan Mungara
- Tennessee14 physicians · No. 1 Dr. William B. Harris
- Texas41 physicians · No. 1 Dr. David E. Carlson
- Utah1 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Faheem Akhtar
- Vermont1 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Daniel J. Bertges
- Virginia18 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Dipankar Mukherjee
- Washington11 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Mark P. Ombrellaro
- West Virginia2 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Nepal C. Chowdhury
- Wisconsin12 physicians · No. 1 Indrani Sen
- Wyoming1 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Abraham Kaslow
National top 105
| Rank | Physician | State | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chad P. Ammar, MDVascular Surgery · Wichita | KS | 91 | 94 | −3% |
| 2 | Robert J. Pitsch, MDVascular Surgery · Lincoln | NE | 52 | 51 | +2% |
| 3 | Christopher E. Lagraize, MDVascular Surgery · Lafayette | LA | 50 | 51 | −2% |
| 4 | Lit K. Fung, MDThoracic Surgery · Modesto | CA | 49 | 50 | −2% |
| 5 | Lenny D. Stubbs, MDVascular Surgery · Oklahoma City | OK | 48 | 51 | −6% |
| 6 | William C. Beckett, MDVascular Surgery · Vero Beach | FL | 47 | 43 | +9% |
| 7 | Hoang S. Tran, MDVascular Surgery · Newburgh | IN | 46 | 45 | +2% |
| 7 | Randall W. Nichols, MDGeneral Surgery · Dothan | AL | 46 | 30 | +53% |
| 7 | Michael K. Deiparine, MDVascular Surgery · Liberty | MO | 46 | 36 | +28% |
| 10 | Steven A. Hutchinson, MDVascular Surgery · Wichita | KS | 45 | 56 | −20% |
| 11 | Glenn M. Lamuraglia, MDVascular Surgery · Boston | MA | 44 | 29 | +52% |
| 12 | Mohammad Sarhan, MDVascular Surgery · Chicago Ridge | IL | 43 | 39 | +10% |
| 12 | Mehdi Akhavan-Heidari, MDThoracic Surgery · Munster | IN | 43 | 29 | +48% |
| 12 | Jeffrey M. Rhodes, MDVascular Surgery · Oklahoma City | OK | 43 | 42 | +2% |
| 12 | Joseph M. Stinson, MDVascular Surgery · Tupelo | MS | 43 | 40 | +8% |
| 16 | David E. Carlson, MDCardiac Surgery · Abilene | TX | 41 | 38 | +8% |
| 16 | James M. Tuchek, DOThoracic Surgery · Olympia Fields | IL | 41 | 41 | +0% |
| 16 | Michael A. Palmer, MDGeneral Surgery · Eureka | CA | 41 | 37 | +11% |
| 19 | Tommie M. Granger, MDCardiac Surgery · Alexandria | LA | 40 | 40 | +0% |
| 19 | David Jayakar, MDCardiac Surgery · Longview | TX | 40 | 42 | −5% |
| 19 | Zachary K. Baldwin, MDVascular Surgery · Jackson | MS | 40 | 32 | +25% |
| 19 | Carlos P. Cruz, M DVascular Surgery · Denton | TX | 40 | 41 | −2% |
| 19 | Christopher J. Lecroy, MDVascular Surgery · Pensacola | FL | 40 | 38 | +5% |
| 24 | Robert J. Anderson, MDCardiac Surgery · Jupiter | FL | 39 | 38 | +3% |
| 24 | Nida AhmedVascular Surgery · Arlington Heights | IL | 39 | 18 | |
| 24 | David A. Johnson, MDVascular Surgery · Twin Falls | ID | 39 | 30 | +30% |
| 27 | Timothy S. Smith, DOVascular Surgery · Quincy | IL | 36 | 32 | +13% |
| 27 | Robert H. Fleming, MDThoracic Surgery · Andover | KS | 36 | 23 | +57% |
| 27 | Joseph G. Lugo, MDCardiac Surgery · Lake Charles | LA | 36 | 23 | +57% |
| 27 | Lawrence Semel, MDVascular Surgery · Syracuse | NY | 36 | 37 | −3% |
| 31 | Roger D. Moccia, MDVascular Surgery · Orlando | FL | 35 | 26 | +35% |
| 31 | Alvaro J. Zamora, MDVascular Surgery · Naples | FL | 35 | 28 | +25% |
| 33 | Mario M. Rossbach, MDVascular Surgery · New Braunfels | TX | 34 | 39 | −13% |
| 33 | Thomas C. Park, MDVascular Surgery · Sacramento | CA | 34 | 31 | +10% |
| 35 | Dipankar Mukherjee, MDVascular Surgery · Falls Church | VA | 33 | 27 | +22% |
| 36 | Terry O. Norton, MDVascular Surgery · West Columbia | SC | 32 | 26 | +23% |
| 36 | Matthew B. Hendrich, MDVascular Surgery · Jonesboro | AR | 32 | 27 | +19% |
| 38 | Mark O. Peeler, MDVascular Surgery · Annapolis | MD | 31 | 26 | +19% |
| 38 | Arash M. Shirvani, MD, RPVIVascular Surgery · Plano | TX | 31 | 25 | +24% |
| 38 | Richard A. Matano, MD, FACSVascular Surgery · Great Neck | NY | 31 | 29 | +7% |
| 38 | Baljeet S. Uppal, MDVascular Surgery · Sun City | AZ | 31 | 30 | +3% |
| 42 | Karthik Vamanan, MDVascular Surgery · Kansas City | MO | 30 | 17 | |
| 42 | Mark G. Nelson, MDCardiac Surgery · Cumberland | MD | 30 | 38 | −21% |
| 42 | Sarah Ongstad, MDVascular Surgery · Lincoln | NE | 30 | 23 | +30% |
| 42 | Carlton T. Lewis, MDVascular Surgery · Philadelphia | PA | 30 | 18 | |
| 46 | Scott J. Ryan, MDVascular Surgery · Houston | TX | 29 | 40 | −27% |
| 46 | George E. Havelka, MDThoracic Surgery · Winfield | IL | 29 | 33 | −12% |
| 46 | Jeffrey W. Cameron, MDGeneral Surgery · Overland Park | KS | 29 | 29 | +0% |
| 46 | Alfonso Ciervo, MDVascular Surgery · Eatontown | NJ | 29 | 32 | −9% |
| 46 | Mark P. Ombrellaro, MDVascular Surgery · Bellevue | WA | 29 | — | |
| 51 | Jason D. Woolard, MDVascular Surgery · Wichita | KS | 28 | 31 | −10% |
| 51 | Franklin J. Frasco, MDVascular Surgery · Wall Township | NJ | 28 | 16 | |
| 51 | Zahi Nassoura, MDVascular Surgery · Tarzana | CA | 28 | 21 | +33% |
| 51 | Payam Salehi, MD, PHDVascular Surgery · Boston | MA | 28 | 14 | |
| 51 | David W. Sees, MDThoracic Surgery · Lufkin | TX | 28 | 25 | +12% |
| 56 | Jim G. Melton, DOVascular Surgery · Oklahoma City | OK | 27 | 36 | −25% |
| 56 | Curtis Green, DOGeneral Surgery · Mattoon | IL | 27 | 27 | +0% |
| 56 | William B. Harris, DOGeneral Surgery · Chattanooga | TN | 27 | 37 | −27% |
| 56 | Michael Resnikoff, MDVascular Surgery · Morristown | NJ | 27 | 30 | −10% |
| 56 | Neel V. Dhudshia, MDPhysician · Henderson | NV | 27 | 29 | −7% |
| 56 | Todd D. Bengtson, MDVascular Surgery · Tyler | TX | 27 | 24 | +13% |
| 62 | Phung N. Le, DOGeneral Surgery · Prescott | AZ | 26 | 37 | −30% |
| 63 | Dmitri V. Gelfand, MDVascular Surgery · Roseville | CA | 25 | 27 | −7% |
| 63 | Homayoun A. Hashemi, MDVascular Surgery · Fairfax | VA | 25 | 16 | |
| 63 | Christopher L. Wixon, MDVascular Surgery · Bluffton | SC | 25 | 22 | +14% |
| 63 | Ferenc P. Nagy, MDVascular Surgery · Louisville | KY | 25 | — | |
| 63 | Bhavik G. Patel, MDThoracic Surgery · Waterloo | IA | 25 | 43 | −42% |
| 63 | Niraj Parikh, MDVascular Surgery · Gainesville | GA | 25 | 23 | +9% |
| 69 | Walter H. Halloran, MDThoracic Surgery · Elkhart | IN | 24 | 29 | −17% |
| 69 | Daniel E. Cox, MDVascular Surgery · O'fallon | IL | 24 | 22 | +9% |
| 69 | Peter Cheung, MDGeneral Surgery · Yuma | AZ | 24 | 22 | +9% |
| 69 | Kamell R. Eckroth-Bernard, MDVascular Surgery · Fresno | CA | 24 | — | |
| 69 | Houman Tamaddon, MDVascular Surgery · Augusta | GA | 24 | 22 | +9% |
| 69 | Huy T. Trieu, MDGeneral Surgery · Eureka | CA | 24 | 15 | |
| 69 | Jennifer R. Dinning, MDVascular Surgery · Jackson | MS | 24 | 25 | −4% |
| 69 | Steven P. Hopkins, MDVascular Surgery · Johnson City | TN | 24 | 30 | −20% |
| 69 | Sergio Tavares, MDCardiac Surgery · Corpus Christi | TX | 24 | 33 | −27% |
| 69 | Thomas K. Curry, MDVascular Surgery · Olympia | WA | 24 | 23 | +4% |
| 69 | Joy P. Walker, MDVascular Surgery · Columbus | OH | 24 | 28 | −14% |
| 69 | John C. Kedora, MDVascular Surgery · Dallas | TX | 24 | 24 | +0% |
| 81 | Yaron Sternbach, MDVascular Surgery · Albany | NY | 23 | 20 | +15% |
| 81 | Alberto J. Gonzalez, MDVascular Surgery · Ocala | FL | 23 | 16 | |
| 81 | Joseph A. Graham, DOVascular Surgery · Gulfport | MS | 23 | 20 | +15% |
| 81 | Michael J. Sacca, MDGeneral Surgery · West Islip | NY | 23 | 15 | |
| 81 | Vishal Sachdev, MDThoracic Surgery · Tupelo | MS | 23 | 15 | |
| 81 | Dennis R. Gable, MDVascular Surgery · Dallas | TX | 23 | 34 | −32% |
| 81 | Peter Bartline, MDVascular Surgery · Everett | WA | 23 | 12 | |
| 81 | Edwin G. Whitney, MDVascular Surgery · Carrollton | GA | 23 | — | |
| 89 | Ali Krisht, MDNeurosurgery · Sherwood | AR | 22 | 35 | −37% |
| 89 | Michael S. Conners, MDVascular Surgery · Baton Rouge | LA | 22 | 17 | |
| 89 | Peter J. Pons, MDVascular Surgery · Florence | AL | 22 | 24 | −8% |
| 89 | James G. Reeves, MDVascular Surgery · Gainesville | GA | 22 | 21 | +5% |
| 89 | Santiago H. Chahwan, MDVascular Surgery · Naples | FL | 22 | 20 | +10% |
| 89 | Thomas Y. Lee, MDVascular Surgery · Morristown | NJ | 22 | 16 | |
| 89 | David B. Kaplan, MDVascular Surgery · Slidell | LA | 22 | 18 | |
| 89 | Timothy V. Votapka, MDCardiac Surgery · Barrington | IL | 22 | 20 | +10% |
| 89 | Charan Mungara, MDThoracic Surgery · Rapid City | SD | 22 | 14 | |
| 89 | Julio A. Calderin, MDVascular Surgery · Kissimmee | FL | 22 | 12 | |
| 89 | Kathleen J. Ozsvath, MDVascular Surgery · Albany | NY | 22 | 24 | −8% |
| 89 | Brent T. Allen, MDVascular Surgery · Saint Louis | MO | 22 | 28 | −21% |
| 89 | Joel E. Barbato, MDVascular Surgery · Saint Paul | MN | 22 | — | |
| 89 | Arash Keyhani, DOGeneral Surgery · Houston | TX | 22 | 20 | +10% |
| 89 | Georgios Spentzouris, MDVascular Surgery · Mineola | NY | 22 | 17 | |
| 89 | Shoaib Shafique, MDVascular Surgery · Lafayette | IN | 22 | 18 | |
| 89 | Andres Medina, MDCardiac Surgery · Lakeland | FL | 22 | 20 | +10% |
Codes counted: CPT 35301. Procedures billed in 2024, all places of service, Medicare fee-for-service. CMS withholds counts under 11.