Carotid endarterectomy · Kansas
Carotid endarterectomy in Kansas: the highest-volume physicians
16 physicians in Kansas billed Medicare for 403 carotid endarterectomy procedures in 2024. The top 16, with the year before beside it.
Top 16
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chad P. Ammar, MDVascular Surgery · Wichita | 91 | 94 | −3% |
| 2 | Steven A. Hutchinson, MDVascular Surgery · Wichita | 45 | 56 | −20% |
| 3 | Robert H. Fleming, MDThoracic Surgery · Andover | 36 | 23 | +57% |
| 4 | Jeffrey W. Cameron, MDGeneral Surgery · Overland Park | 29 | 29 | +0% |
| 5 | Jason D. Woolard, MDVascular Surgery · Wichita | 28 | 31 | −10% |
| 6 | Bastian Jakub Wilhelm, MDCardiac Surgery · Topeka | 21 | — | |
| 7 | Axel Thors, DOVascular Surgery · Overland Park | 20 | 33 | −39% |
| 8 | Peter J. Tutuska, MDCardiac Surgery · Topeka | 18 | 22 | −18% |
| 9 | Kirk A. Hance, MD, FACSVascular Surgery · Shawnee | 16 | 18 | |
| 9 | Badr Idbeis, MDCardiac Surgery · Andover | 16 | 20 | −20% |
| 9 | Jennifer D. Mcallaster, MDGeneral Surgery · Topeka | 16 | — | |
| 12 | Carlyle M. Dunshee, MDGeneral Surgery · Topeka | 15 | — | |
| 13 | Amin Mohamed Ahmed, MDVascular Surgery · Wichita | 14 | — | |
| 13 | Richard C. Arnspiger, MDVascular Surgery · Shawnee | 14 | 18 | |
| 15 | Joe A. Cates, MDVascular Surgery · Overland Park | 12 | 17 | |
| 15 | Scott A. Hardouin, MDVascular Surgery · Overland Park | 12 | — |
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.