Cataract surgery in District of Columbia: the highest-volume physicians

29 physicians in District of Columbia billed Medicare for 2,952 cataract surgery procedures in 2024. The top 26, with the year before beside it.

Procedure State

Top 26

Rank	Physician	2024	2023	Change
1	Alexander G. Hacopian, MDOphthalmology · Washington	492	445	+11%
2	Frank S. Ashburn, MDOphthalmology · Washington	294	359	−18%
3	Daniel Pluznik, MDOphthalmology · Washington	270	303	−11%
4	Auvni Patel, MDOphthalmology · Washington	266	143	+86%
5	Melanie J. Buttross, MDOphthalmology · Washington	199	311	−36%
6	Bennett J. Oberg, DOOphthalmology · Washington	180	147	+22%
7	Andrew Hammer, MDOphthalmology · Washington	164	112	+46%
8	Anjali Badami, MDOphthalmology · Washington	121	122	−1%
9	Jay LustbaderOphthalmology · Washington	89	93	−4%
10	Keith J. Wroblewski, MDOphthalmology · Washington	83	81	+2%
11	Arlen B. Richard, MDOphthalmology · Washington	82	84	−2%
12	Amy E. Green-Simms, MDOphthalmology · Washington	68	68	+0%
13	Ruth K. Tessema, MDOphthalmology · Washington	66	—
14	Rajiv Luthra, MDOphthalmology · Washington	55	51	+8%
14	Andrew J. Adelson, MDOphthalmology · Washington	55	77	−29%
16	Maxwell A. Helfgott, MDOphthalmology · Washington	52	55	−5%
17	Andrew Kolker, MDOphthalmology · Washington	47	120	−61%
18	Reginald D. Barnes, MDOphthalmology · Washington	40	84	−52%
18	Keesha M. Williams-Elliott, MDOphthalmology · Washington	40	35	+14%
18	Thandeka Myeni, MDOphthalmology · Washington	40	30	+33%
21	Namratha Turlapati, MDOphthalmology · Washington	38	57	−33%
22	Gregory Butler, MDOphthalmology · Washington	34	32	+6%
23	Katrina C. Chin Loy, MDOphthalmology · Washington	33	33	+0%
24	Tania Lamba, MDOphthalmology · Washington	32	33	−3%
25	Christopher K. Burris, MDOphthalmology · Washington	27	25	+8%
25	Justin D. Shortell, MDOphthalmology · Washington	27	—

A rank counts procedures billed under the physician's own NPI (CPT 66984, 66982, 66991, 66989), 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.