Carotid endarterectomy · North Carolina
Carotid endarterectomy in North Carolina: the highest-volume physicians
13 physicians in North Carolina billed Medicare for 167 carotid endarterectomy procedures in 2024. The top 13, with the year before beside it.
Top 13
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John R. Hobson, MDVascular Surgery · Hendersonville | 15 | — | |
| 2 | Douglas P. Macmillan, MDVascular Surgery · Asheville | 14 | 21 | −33% |
| 2 | Andrew C. Sticco, MDVascular Surgery · Hendersonville | 14 | — | |
| 2 | Thomas D. Eskew, MDGeneral Surgery · Wilmington | 14 | — | |
| 2 | Brian L. Chen, MDVascular Surgery · Greensboro | 14 | 16 | |
| 6 | Wallace C. Tarry, MDVascular Surgery · Mooresville | 13 | 12 | |
| 6 | Hector O. Crespo Soto, MDVascular Surgery · Charlotte | 13 | 19 | |
| 8 | Mark A. Sinning, M DInterventional Radiology · New Bern | 12 | 16 | |
| 8 | Charles S. Powell, MDVascular Surgery · Greenville | 12 | — | |
| 8 | Piotr Dumicz, MDCardiac Surgery · New Bern | 12 | — | |
| 8 | Paul V. KochupuraVascular Surgery · Gastonia | 12 | — | |
| 12 | Thomas J. Beadle, MDVascular Surgery · Fayetteville | 11 | — | |
| 12 | Kenneth T. Piercy, MDVascular Surgery · Hickory | 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.