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Cataract surgery: the highest-volume physicians in the US
8,603 physicians billed Medicare for 1,875,600 cataract surgery procedures in 2024. Pick a state for its own table, or read the national top 100.
By state
- Alabama107 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Perin K. Thompson
- Alaska18 physicians · No. 1 Dr. William D. Gruzensky
- Arizona160 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Jacob J. Koczman
- Arkansas65 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Jeffrey G. Holt
- California949 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Douglas L. Mcgraw
- Colorado128 physicians · No. 1 Dr. William E. Richheimer
- Connecticut118 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Joseph F. Bentivegna
- Delaware22 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Jeffrey R. Boyd
- District of Columbia29 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Alexander G. Hacopian
- Florida593 physicians · No. 1 Dr. James P. Gills
- Georgia225 physicians · No. 1 Dr. C S. Mcquaig
- Hawaii43 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Daniel B. Driscoll
- Idaho40 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Bradley P. Gardner
- Illinois323 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Faisel Ahmad
- Indiana144 physicians · No. 1 Dr. William R. Shultz
- Iowa74 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Edward H. Hu
- Kansas70 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Jeffrey A. Boomer
- Kentucky98 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Spencer B. Witcher
- Louisiana123 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Christopher L. Shelby
- Maine31 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Richard M. France
- Maryland199 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Michael E. Summerfield
- Massachusetts257 physicians · No. 1 Daniel J. O'connor
- Michigan306 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Michael J. Coleman
- Minnesota156 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Deborah G. Ristvedt
- Mississippi79 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Sonya M. Miles
- Missouri164 physicians · No. 1 Dr. William E. Burr
- Montana31 physicians · No. 1 Dr. David A. Boes
- Nebraska48 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Brandon J. Baartman
- Nevada56 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Robert S. Wolff
- New Hampshire45 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Sara Bozorg
- New Jersey263 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Douglas K. Grayson
- New Mexico34 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Grace M. Mellgren
- New York595 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Raphael Aharon
- North Carolina259 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Christopher Boehlke
- North Dakota23 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Michael D. Greenwood
- Ohio321 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Stephen E. Demick
- Oklahoma89 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Ryan P. Conley
- Oregon134 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Bryan D. Edgington
- Pennsylvania398 physicians · No. 1 Dr. David A. De Rose
- Puerto Rico25 physicians · No. 1 Natalia A. Diaz Torres
- Rhode Island27 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Christopher J. Newton
- South Carolina146 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Neil B. Griffin
- South Dakota29 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Vance M. Thompson
- Tennessee168 physicians · No. 1 Emma W. Scott
- Texas637 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Gang Hu
- Utah100 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Maximilian Psolka
- Vermont17 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Gregory Mccormick
- Virginia227 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Andrew J. Michael
- Washington195 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Oswald Rondon
- West Virginia43 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Stephen H. Blaydes
- Wisconsin160 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Steven W. Whitford
- Wyoming5 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Barry P. Welch
National top 100
| Rank | Physician | State | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen E. Demick, MDOphthalmology · Chillicothe | OH | 11,256 | 6,099 | +85% |
| 2 | John T. Pajka, MDOphthalmology · Lima | OH | 9,476 | 11,228 | −16% |
| 3 | C S. Mcquaig, MDOphthalmology · Milledgeville | GA | 9,180 | 7,382 | +24% |
| 4 | Daniel J. O'connorOphthalmology · Plymouth | MA | 8,932 | 9,096 | −2% |
| 5 | Steven W. Whitford, MDOphthalmology · La Crosse | WI | 8,158 | 3,712 | +120% |
| 6 | Samuel D. Allen, MDOphthalmology · Lawrence | MA | 7,495 | 8,215 | −9% |
| 7 | Ramunas Rolius, MDOphthalmology · La Crosse | WI | 7,219 | 1,480 | +388% |
| 8 | Bradley G. Jacoby, MDOphthalmology · Covington | GA | 7,196 | 4,638 | +55% |
| 9 | Mitchell A. Romito, MDOphthalmology · Lima | OH | 7,114 | 5,999 | +19% |
| 10 | Richard M. France, MDOphthalmology · Portland | ME | 7,048 | 7,087 | −1% |
| 11 | James V. Martuccio, MDOphthalmology · Warren | OH | 7,033 | 179 | +3829% |
| 12 | Sara Bozorg, MDOphthalmology · Manchester | NH | 6,874 | 4,231 | +62% |
| 13 | Ramesh M. Kode, MDOphthalmology · Cincinnati | OH | 5,770 | 3,488 | +65% |
| 14 | Robert W. Daly, MDOphthalmology · Portland | ME | 5,307 | 6,049 | −12% |
| 15 | Spencer B. Witcher, MDOphthalmology · Glasgow | KY | 5,268 | 4,749 | +11% |
| 16 | Raphael Aharon, MDOphthalmology · Forest Hills | NY | 5,036 | 32 | +15638% |
| 17 | Christopher T. Johnson, MDOphthalmology · Sidney | OH | 4,902 | 4,440 | +10% |
| 18 | Robert S. Cady, MDOphthalmology · Portland | ME | 4,705 | 4,813 | −2% |
| 19 | Kristie K. Shappell, MDOphthalmology · La Crosse | WI | 4,495 | 1,203 | +274% |
| 20 | Ryan P. Conley, DOOphthalmology · Muskogee | OK | 4,415 | 4,800 | −8% |
| 21 | Steven T. Greenhaw, M DOphthalmology · Valdosta | GA | 4,410 | 6,662 | −34% |
| 22 | Stephen H. Blaydes, MDOphthalmology · Bluefield | WV | 4,336 | 6,883 | −37% |
| 23 | Adam B. Sise, MDOphthalmology · Portland | ME | 4,281 | 3,878 | +10% |
| 24 | Robert O. Funk, MDOphthalmology · La Crosse | WI | 4,155 | 566 | +634% |
| 25 | Curtis M. Libby, MDOphthalmology · Portland | ME | 4,075 | 3,402 | +20% |
| 26 | Jordan M. Thompson, MDOphthalmology · La Crosse | WI | 3,950 | 2,138 | +85% |
| 27 | Philip C. Fracassa, MDOphthalmology · Franklin Square | NY | 3,684 | 3,007 | +23% |
| 28 | Eric W. Lothes, MDOphthalmology · Powell | OH | 3,655 | 3,328 | +10% |
| 29 | Brian L. Wood, MDOphthalmology · Morgantown | WV | 3,530 | 2,698 | +31% |
| 30 | Paula L. Coleman, MDOphthalmology · Mahopac | NY | 3,449 | 3,141 | +10% |
| 31 | Edward A. Braza, MDOphthalmology · Milwaukee | WI | 3,372 | 2,917 | +16% |
| 32 | Hiten K. Lakhani, MDOphthalmology · Nyack | NY | 3,232 | — | |
| 33 | Marc A. Moore, MDOphthalmology · Bowling Green | KY | 3,134 | 2,286 | +37% |
| 34 | William J. Helwig, MDOphthalmology · Warren | OH | 3,070 | 3,380 | −9% |
| 35 | Troy L. Haleman, MDOphthalmology · Owensboro | KY | 2,901 | 2,330 | +25% |
| 36 | John D. Geanon, MDOphthalmology · Madison | WI | 2,877 | 1,980 | +45% |
| 37 | Michael A. Hater, MDOphthalmology · Cincinnati | OH | 2,660 | 2,441 | +9% |
| 38 | Cynthia L. Deangelis, MDOphthalmology · Lawrence | MA | 2,657 | 3,337 | −20% |
| 39 | Daniel R. Mccormack, DOOphthalmology · Owensboro | KY | 2,655 | 3,860 | −31% |
| 40 | Ronald N. Brown, MDOphthalmology · Toledo | OH | 2,640 | 5,345 | −51% |
| 41 | Christopher Boehlke, MDOphthalmology · Durham | NC | 2,514 | 2,532 | −1% |
| 42 | Martin D. Whitaker, MDOphthalmology · Norway | ME | 2,504 | 1,967 | +27% |
| 43 | Kyle Packer, MDOphthalmology · Sanford | ME | 2,454 | 3,633 | −32% |
| 44 | Susan J. Batlan, MDOphthalmology · South Hadley | MA | 2,430 | 2,790 | −13% |
| 45 | Edward H. Hu, MD, PHDOphthalmology · Hiawatha | IA | 2,332 | 2,322 | +0% |
| 46 | Stephen P. Schumann, MDOphthalmology · Dayton | OH | 2,326 | 2,864 | −19% |
| 47 | Charles H. Davis, DOOphthalmology · Cuyahoga Falls | OH | 2,309 | 3,370 | −31% |
| 48 | Gary E. Turer, MDOphthalmology · White Plains | NY | 2,289 | 1,710 | +34% |
| 49 | Amit Tandon, MDOphthalmology · Columbus | OH | 2,267 | 2,256 | +0% |
| 50 | Joseph F. Bentivegna, MDOphthalmology · Rocky Hill | CT | 2,160 | 1,722 | +25% |
| 51 | Steven O. Anderson, MDOphthalmology · Ames | IA | 2,149 | 2,314 | −7% |
| 52 | Thomas G. Furgason, MDOphthalmology · Owensboro | KY | 2,121 | 2,521 | −16% |
| 53 | Stephen P. Fox, MDOphthalmology · Spencer | IA | 2,094 | 2,090 | +0% |
| 54 | Gary E. Torbey, DOOphthalmology · Potsdam | NY | 2,092 | 2,166 | −3% |
| 55 | Gregory Mccormick, MDOphthalmology · South Burlington | VT | 2,067 | 3,295 | −37% |
| 56 | Brian W. Chinavare, MDOphthalmology · Toledo | OH | 2,040 | 4,192 | −51% |
| 57 | Jennifer S. Wentworth, MDOphthalmology · Bowling Green | KY | 2,017 | 2,569 | −21% |
| 58 | Margaret PollardOphthalmology · Portland | ME | 1,968 | 1,685 | +17% |
| 59 | Christopher J. Newton, MDOphthalmology · Providence | RI | 1,915 | 1,931 | −1% |
| 60 | William R. Shultz, MDOphthalmology · Indianapolis | IN | 1,901 | 2,179 | −13% |
| 61 | Ira J. Salzman, M DOphthalmology · Syosset | NY | 1,890 | 2,698 | −30% |
| 61 | Michael G. Tedford, MDOphthalmology · Newburgh | NY | 1,890 | 1,710 | +11% |
| 63 | Theodor Sauer, MDOphthalmology · Boston | MA | 1,803 | 1,611 | +12% |
| 64 | Jeffrey A. Boomer, MDOphthalmology · Wichita | KS | 1,780 | 1,919 | −7% |
| 65 | Oswald Rondon, MDOphthalmology · Kennewick | WA | 1,778 | 1,626 | +9% |
| 66 | Kimberly C. Ireland, MDOphthalmology · Summit | WI | 1,762 | 1,968 | −10% |
| 67 | Paul L. Walton, MDOphthalmology · Indianapolis | IN | 1,759 | 1,744 | +1% |
| 68 | Douglas K. Grayson, MDOphthalmology · Iselin | NJ | 1,748 | 2,051 | −15% |
| 69 | David A. Boes, MDOphthalmology · Great Falls | MT | 1,720 | 1,768 | −3% |
| 70 | Paul J. Botelho, MDOphthalmology · No Dartmouth | MA | 1,714 | 2,144 | −20% |
| 71 | Neal A. Tolchin, MDOphthalmology · Toledo | OH | 1,698 | 2,931 | −42% |
| 72 | Michel P. Gelinas, MDOphthalmology · Woodruff | WI | 1,687 | 1,137 | +48% |
| 73 | Joseph M. Feder, MDOphthalmology · Two Rivers | WI | 1,686 | 1,951 | −14% |
| 74 | David C. Moverman, MDOphthalmology · Taunton | MA | 1,679 | 1,181 | +42% |
| 75 | James P. Gills, MDOphthalmology · Tarpon Springs | FL | 1,653 | 1,740 | −5% |
| 76 | Stephen H. Orr, MDOphthalmology · Findlay | OH | 1,650 | 2,638 | −37% |
| 77 | Reid P. Turner, MDOphthalmology · Des Moines | IA | 1,643 | 1,514 | +9% |
| 78 | Aaron H. Davidson, MDOphthalmology · Statesboro | GA | 1,620 | 1,800 | −10% |
| 79 | Pankaj C. Gupta, MDOphthalmology · North Canton | OH | 1,614 | 1,612 | +0% |
| 80 | David A. Kingrey, MDOphthalmology · Wichita | KS | 1,587 | 1,530 | +4% |
| 81 | Matthew P. Rauen, MDOphthalmology · West Des Moines | IA | 1,582 | 1,853 | −15% |
| 82 | Mark A. Joseph, MDOphthalmology · Asheville | NC | 1,564 | 1,897 | −18% |
| 83 | Arla J. Genstler, MDOphthalmology · Topeka | KS | 1,562 | 1,438 | +9% |
| 84 | Neil B. Griffin, MDOphthalmology · Myrtle Beach | SC | 1,545 | 1,442 | +7% |
| 85 | Ryan D. Vincent, MDOphthalmology · Ames | IA | 1,542 | 1,544 | +0% |
| 86 | Gang Hu, MDOphthalmology · Hurst | TX | 1,516 | 1,112 | +36% |
| 87 | Nancy A. Balin, MD, FACSOphthalmology · Northampton | MA | 1,512 | 912 | +66% |
| 88 | Rochelle D. Cochrane, MDOphthalmology · Chehalis | WA | 1,511 | 1,599 | −6% |
| 89 | Robert G. Helwig, MDOphthalmology · Warren | OH | 1,505 | 1,429 | +5% |
| 90 | Anson T. Miedel, MDOphthalmology · Wooster | OH | 1,491 | 590 | +153% |
| 91 | Douglas L. Mcgraw, DOOphthalmology · Marysville | CA | 1,490 | 896 | +66% |
| 92 | Clifton C. FayOphthalmology · Oklahoma City | OK | 1,487 | 1,030 | +44% |
| 93 | Faisel Ahmad, MDOphthalmology · Marion | IL | 1,472 | 1,640 | −10% |
| 94 | Kenneth R. Barba, MDOphthalmology · Bloomington | IL | 1,447 | 1,486 | −3% |
| 95 | Emma W. Scott, ODOphthalmology · Camden | TN | 1,438 | 2,469 | −42% |
| 96 | Wayne L. Anliker, MDOphthalmology · Emporia | KS | 1,426 | 1,445 | −1% |
| 97 | Jason Leng, MDOphthalmology · Chehalis | WA | 1,386 | 1,417 | −2% |
| 98 | Benjamin L. Mason, MDOphthalmology · Waterloo | IA | 1,368 | 1,470 | −7% |
| 99 | David A. De Rose, MDOphthalmology · Allentown | PA | 1,358 | 1,728 | −21% |
| 100 | Jay A. Singleton, DOOphthalmology · New Bern | NC | 1,354 | 1,112 | +22% |
Codes counted: CPT 66984, 66982, 66991, 66989. Procedures billed in 2024, all places of service, Medicare fee-for-service. CMS withholds counts under 11.