Carpal tunnel release · New York
Carpal tunnel release in New York: the highest-volume physicians
147 physicians in New York billed Medicare for 4,941 carpal tunnel release procedures in 2024. The top 27, with the year before beside it.
Top 27
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dimitrios Christoforou, MDHand Surgery · East Setauket | 141 | 126 | +12% |
| 2 | Jonathan W. Shearin, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Elmira | 103 | 59 | +75% |
| 3 | Steven M. Puopolo, MDHand Surgery · East Setauket | 97 | 119 | −18% |
| 4 | Kevin W. Lanighan, MDOrthopedic Surgery · East Amherst | 86 | 78 | +10% |
| 4 | Marissa R. Matarrese, MDPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery · Plattsburgh | 86 | 86 | +0% |
| 6 | Michael G. Fitzgerald, MDHand Surgery · Syracuse | 83 | 52 | +60% |
| 7 | James A. Lemley, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Syracuse | 81 | 74 | +9% |
| 8 | Jeffrey F. Haasbeek, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Canton | 78 | 92 | −15% |
| 9 | Carl H. Kirchhoff, MDHand Surgery · Middletown | 77 | 61 | +26% |
| 10 | Jerry Ellstein, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Huntington | 74 | 50 | +48% |
| 11 | Glenn A. Teplitz, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Garden City | 72 | 67 | +7% |
| 12 | Vincent Ruggiero, MDHand Surgery · Staten Island | 71 | 43 | +65% |
| 12 | Bennett H. Brown, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Rockville Centre | 71 | 56 | +27% |
| 14 | David V. Tuckman, MDHand Surgery · Great Neck | 68 | 42 | +62% |
| 14 | Justin M. Ferrara, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Saratoga Springs | 68 | 86 | −21% |
| 16 | Kristen Sochol, MDHand Surgery · Riverhead | 60 | 42 | +43% |
| 16 | Devon Ryan, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Syracuse | 60 | 41 | +46% |
| 18 | Kory B. Reed, MDHand Surgery · Amherst | 55 | 50 | +10% |
| 19 | Nathan Douglass, MDHand Surgery · Larchmont | 52 | 50 | +4% |
| 19 | David M. Edelstein, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Brooklyn | 52 | 47 | +11% |
| 19 | Samir K. Trehan, MDOrthopedic Surgery · New York | 52 | 42 | +24% |
| 22 | Donato J. Perretta, MDHand Surgery · Cortlandt Manor | 51 | 57 | −11% |
| 22 | Andrew C. Reis, MDPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery · Cooperstown | 51 | 58 | −12% |
| 24 | Adam N. Wilson, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Garden City | 49 | 31 | +58% |
| 25 | Leonard E. Goldstock, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Albany | 48 | 44 | +9% |
| 25 | Michael Waters, MDHand Surgery · Ithaca | 48 | 29 | +66% |
| 25 | Sasha Ristic, MDHand Surgery · Poughkeepsie | 48 | 41 | +17% |
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.