Carotid endarterectomy · California
Carotid endarterectomy in California: the highest-volume physicians
30 physicians in California billed Medicare for 552 carotid endarterectomy procedures in 2024. The top 30, with the year before beside it.
Top 30
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lit K. Fung, MDThoracic Surgery · Modesto | 49 | 50 | −2% |
| 2 | Michael A. Palmer, MDGeneral Surgery · Eureka | 41 | 37 | +11% |
| 3 | Thomas C. Park, MDVascular Surgery · Sacramento | 34 | 31 | +10% |
| 4 | Zahi Nassoura, MDVascular Surgery · Tarzana | 28 | 21 | +33% |
| 5 | Dmitri V. Gelfand, MDVascular Surgery · Roseville | 25 | 27 | −7% |
| 6 | Kamell R. Eckroth-Bernard, MDVascular Surgery · Fresno | 24 | — | |
| 6 | Huy T. Trieu, MDGeneral Surgery · Eureka | 24 | 15 | |
| 8 | Jason T. Turner, MDVascular Surgery · Pismo Beach | 21 | — | |
| 9 | Ryan Abdul-HaqqVascular Surgery · West Hollywood | 20 | 13 | |
| 9 | Romel E. Velastegui, MDVascular Surgery · Carmichael | 20 | 20 | +0% |
| 11 | James N. GonzalezGeneral Surgery · Red Bluff | 18 | 21 | −14% |
| 12 | James D. Morrissey, MDCardiac Surgery · Stockton | 16 | 18 | |
| 12 | Bradley DyniewskiVascular Surgery · Chico | 16 | 18 | |
| 14 | James J. Zimmerman, MDVascular Surgery · Redwood City | 15 | 32 | −53% |
| 14 | Simon B. Rayhanabad, MDVascular Surgery · Los Alamitos | 15 | — | |
| 14 | David A. Canvasser, MDThoracic Surgery · Pismo Beach | 15 | 12 | |
| 17 | Jonathan H. Lin, MDVascular Surgery · Roseville | 14 | — | |
| 17 | Brian D. Park, MDVascular Surgery · Sacramento | 14 | 16 | |
| 19 | Edwin S. Hayashi, MDGeneral Surgery · Pismo Beach | 13 | 32 | −59% |
| 19 | Christopher M. Arismendi, MDGeneral Surgery · Stockton | 13 | 14 | |
| 19 | Melissa N. Loja, MDVascular Surgery · Fairfield | 13 | 13 | |
| 19 | Stephen J. Freyaldenhoven, MDThoracic Surgery · Pismo Beach | 13 | 15 | |
| 19 | Mark L. Janzen, MDVascular Surgery · Riverside | 13 | 17 | |
| 24 | Andreas G. Sakopoulos, MDCardiac Surgery · Salinas | 12 | 14 | |
| 25 | Allan M. Conway, MDVascular Surgery · San Francisco | 11 | 12 | |
| 25 | Jon Christopher P. Orlino, MDVascular Surgery · Walnut Creek | 11 | 12 | |
| 25 | Tej M. Singh, MDVascular Surgery · Mountain View | 11 | 12 | |
| 25 | John K. Conrad, MDVascular Surgery · Burbank | 11 | 18 | |
| 25 | Stephen F. Lindsay, MDVascular Surgery · Newport Beach | 11 | 13 | |
| 25 | Ruby C. Lo, MDVascular Surgery · Campbell | 11 | — |
A rank counts procedures billed under the physician's own NPI (CPT 35301), in 2024, Medicare fee-for-service only. A surgeon who mostly treats younger or Medicare Advantage patients will rank lower than their total volume. Method and limits.