Carpal tunnel release · South Carolina
Carpal tunnel release in South Carolina: the highest-volume physicians
57 physicians in South Carolina billed Medicare for 2,618 carpal tunnel release procedures in 2024. The top 26, with the year before beside it.
Top 26
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jesse T. Lewis, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Murrells Inlet | 103 | 104 | −1% |
| 2 | David B. Fulton, MDHand Surgery · Columbia | 102 | 76 | +34% |
| 3 | William S. Owens, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Clinton | 97 | 92 | +5% |
| 4 | Seth H. Bowman, MDHand Surgery · Columbia | 92 | 110 | −16% |
| 5 | Kimberly Young, MDHand Surgery · Charleston | 89 | 75 | +19% |
| 6 | Nicholas R. White, MDHand Surgery · Florence | 86 | 82 | +5% |
| 7 | John C. Gayton, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Conway | 80 | 73 | +10% |
| 8 | David E. Lukowski, MDHand Surgery · Little River | 74 | 66 | +12% |
| 9 | David S. Brown, MD, PHDOrthopedic Surgery · Spartanburg | 71 | 55 | +29% |
| 10 | Patrick K. O'callaghan, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Charleston | 69 | 63 | +10% |
| 11 | Ralph F. Salzer, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Beaufort | 68 | 63 | +8% |
| 12 | James C. Mcintosh, MDOrthopedic Surgery · West Columbia | 67 | 80 | −16% |
| 13 | Robert S. Leak, MDHand Surgery · Myrtle Beach | 66 | 82 | −20% |
| 14 | Stephen A. Putman, MDHand Surgery · Murrells Inlet | 59 | 60 | −2% |
| 14 | Fiesky A. Nunez, MDHand Surgery · Greenville | 59 | 50 | +18% |
| 16 | Manoucher L. Tavana, MDPlastic and Reconstructive Surgery · Charleston | 58 | 33 | +76% |
| 17 | David G. Everman, MDHand Surgery · Myrtle Beach | 56 | 64 | −12% |
| 18 | Andrea L. Gale, MDHand Surgery · West Columbia | 55 | 74 | −26% |
| 19 | Daniel A. Falcon, MDHand Surgery · Spartanburg | 53 | 52 | +2% |
| 20 | Benjamin D. Sutker, MDHand Surgery · Fort Mill | 51 | 48 | +6% |
| 21 | James L. Mcfadden, MDHand Surgery · Lexington | 50 | 31 | +61% |
| 21 | Eric W. Angermeier, MDHand Surgery · Mount Pleasant | 50 | 33 | +52% |
| 23 | Jon P. Devries, MDHand Surgery · North Charleston | 48 | 50 | −4% |
| 23 | Daniel A. Wartinbee, MDHand Surgery · North Charleston | 48 | 54 | −11% |
| 25 | John A. King, MDHand Surgery · Greenwood | 46 | 39 | +18% |
| 25 | Seraphin J. Millon, MDHand Surgery · Greenville | 46 | 24 | +92% |
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.