Carpal tunnel release in Maine: the highest-volume physicians
16 physicians in Maine billed Medicare for 378 carpal tunnel release procedures in 2024. The top 16, with the year before beside it.
Top 16
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Horatiu C. Dancea, MDGeneral Surgery · Bangor | 41 | 19 | |
| 2 | Kathryn H. Hanna, MDHand Surgery · Portland | 40 | 41 | −2% |
| 3 | Timothy G. Allen, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Bangor | 31 | 34 | −9% |
| 4 | Matthew D. Bush, MDHand Surgery · Biddeford | 30 | 25 | +20% |
| 4 | Peter H. Hutchinson, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Brunswick | 30 | 33 | −9% |
| 6 | Lauren P. Adey, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Auburn | 28 | 31 | −10% |
| 7 | James A. Wilkerson, MDHand Surgery · Portland | 24 | 38 | −37% |
| 8 | Anna H. Jorgensen, MDOrthopedic Surgery · South Portland | 23 | — | |
| 9 | Elaine C. Balutis, MDHand Surgery · Augusta | 21 | 29 | −28% |
| 10 | John I. Pyne, MDHand Surgery · Bangor | 20 | 27 | −26% |
| 11 | Joseph F. Scordino, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Rockport | 19 | 11 | |
| 12 | Elizabeth C. Truelove, MDHand Surgery · Bangor | 16 | — | |
| 12 | John B. Thaller, MDHand Surgery · Augusta | 16 | 21 | −24% |
| 14 | Samuel S. Scott, MDHand Surgery · Portland | 14 | 15 | |
| 14 | Peter A. Green, MDHand Surgery · Bangor | 14 | — | |
| 16 | William F. Zimmerman, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Auburn | 11 | — |
A rank counts procedures billed under the physician's own NPI (CPT 64721, 29848), 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.