Carotid stent in Pennsylvania: the highest-volume physicians
12 physicians in Pennsylvania billed Medicare for 210 carotid stent procedures in 2024. The top 12, with the year before beside it.
Top 12
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlton T. Lewis, MDVascular Surgery · Philadelphia | 32 | — | |
| 2 | Kenneth C. Liu, MDNeurosurgery · Wilkes Barre | 24 | — | |
| 3 | Grant C. Sorkin, MDNeurosurgery · York | 22 | 20 | +10% |
| 4 | Muhammad H. Niazi, MDNeurology · York | 20 | 13 | |
| 5 | Eugene J. Simoni, MDVascular Surgery · State College | 17 | — | |
| 6 | Mark BalceniukVascular Surgery · Philadelphia | 15 | — | |
| 6 | Alexander Uribe, MDVascular Surgery · Wynnewood | 15 | — | |
| 6 | Michael R. Gooch, MDNeurosurgery · Philadelphia | 15 | — | |
| 9 | Richard L. Sohn, MDVascular Surgery · Philadelphia | 13 | — | |
| 9 | William B. Bachinsky, MDInterventional Cardiology · Mechanicsburg | 13 | — | |
| 11 | Vincent M. Digiovanni, DOVascular Surgery · Media | 12 | — | |
| 11 | David B. Loran, MDThoracic Surgery · Harrisburg | 12 | 13 |
A rank counts procedures billed under the physician's own NPI (CPT 37215), 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.