Cataract surgery in Louisiana: the highest-volume physicians
123 physicians in Louisiana billed Medicare for 20,812 cataract surgery procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher L. Shelby, MDOphthalmology · Shreveport | 1,153 | 1,166 | −1% |
| 2 | Kevin R. Swan, MDOphthalmology · Lafayette | 900 | 823 | +9% |
| 3 | Thomas C. Stuckey, Iii, MDOphthalmology · Baton Rouge | 729 | 889 | −18% |
| 4 | Baron J. Williamson, MDOphthalmology · Zachary | 688 | 785 | −12% |
| 5 | Donald C. Falgoust, MDOphthalmology · Lake Charles | 515 | 463 | +11% |
| 6 | Wyche T. ColemanOphthalmology · Shreveport | 485 | 573 | −15% |
| 7 | Patrick Redmond, MDOphthalmology · Alexandria | 455 | 372 | +22% |
| 8 | Leon C. Lahaye, MDOphthalmology · Opelousas | 453 | 536 | −15% |
| 9 | Eric Reish, MDOphthalmology · Alexandria | 446 | 428 | +4% |
| 10 | Claude Y. Bundrick, MDOphthalmology · Shreveport | 416 | 415 | +0% |
| 11 | Richard L. Arceneaux, MDOphthalmology · Thibodaux | 405 | 488 | −17% |
| 12 | Michael A. Redmond, MDOphthalmology · Alexandria | 388 | 397 | −2% |
| 13 | William J. Read, MDOphthalmology · Monroe | 385 | 411 | −6% |
| 14 | Scott K. Nelson, MDOphthalmology · Baton Rouge | 357 | 435 | −18% |
| 15 | Thomas C. Norton, MDOphthalmology · Alexandria | 344 | 358 | −4% |
| 16 | Jonathan CarrereOphthalmology · Thibodaux | 326 | 348 | −6% |
| 17 | Jeffrey D. Lusk, MDOphthalmology · Shreveport | 324 | 277 | +17% |
| 18 | Henry M. Haley, MDOphthalmology · Metairie | 321 | 379 | −15% |
| 19 | Julie L. Foreman, MDOphthalmology · Lafayette | 315 | 226 | +39% |
| 20 | Bryan E. Lusk, MDOphthalmology · Shreveport | 311 | 304 | +2% |
| 21 | Robert T. Casanova, MDOphthalmology · Opelousas | 293 | 352 | −17% |
| 22 | Lewis V. Murray, MDOphthalmology · Lake Charles | 291 | 289 | +1% |
| 23 | Ricardo R. Leoni, MDOphthalmology · Lafayette | 285 | 290 | −2% |
| 24 | Alexandra F. Sellers, MDOphthalmology · Lafayette | 274 | 152 | +80% |
| 25 | Daniel J. Dodson, MDOphthalmology · Hammond | 249 | 172 | +45% |
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.