Cataract surgery in Nebraska: the highest-volume physicians
48 physicians in Nebraska billed Medicare for 18,491 cataract surgery procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brandon J. Baartman, MDOphthalmology · Omaha | 1,298 | 1,336 | −3% |
| 2 | Jordan J. Rixen, MDOphthalmology · Lincoln | 1,218 | 1,190 | +2% |
| 3 | Gregory E. Sutton, MDOphthalmology · Lincoln | 1,098 | 1,344 | −18% |
| 4 | Thomas J. Clinch, MDOphthalmology · Kearney | 1,050 | 1,137 | −8% |
| 5 | Michael R. FeilmeierOphthalmology · Omaha | 824 | 927 | −11% |
| 6 | Spenser J. Morton, MDOphthalmology · South Sioux City | 772 | 844 | −9% |
| 7 | Vincent J. Sutton, MDOphthalmology · Lincoln | 719 | 1,088 | −34% |
| 8 | Kristen A. Burwick, MDOphthalmology · North Platte | 697 | 883 | −21% |
| 9 | Shawna R. Collier, MDOphthalmology · Scottsbluff | 683 | 677 | +1% |
| 10 | Samuel Thomsen, MDOphthalmology · Lincoln | 661 | 602 | +10% |
| 11 | Jesse Himebaugh, MDOphthalmology · Omaha | 567 | 648 | −12% |
| 12 | Mark R. Young, MDOphthalmology · Lincoln | 563 | 638 | −12% |
| 13 | Julie P. Janky, MDOphthalmology · Grand Island | 554 | 527 | +5% |
| 14 | Diana M. Lind, DOOphthalmology · Kearney | 475 | 431 | +10% |
| 15 | Sao C. Liu, MDOphthalmology · Omaha | 471 | 544 | −13% |
| 16 | Sao J. Liu, MDOphthalmology · Omaha | 419 | 409 | +2% |
| 17 | Michele L. Gleason, MDOphthalmology · Grand Island | 401 | 277 | +45% |
| 18 | Keegan A. Harkins, MDOphthalmology · Omaha | 392 | 421 | −7% |
| 19 | Lorraine M. Provencher, MDOphthalmology · Omaha | 381 | 189 | +102% |
| 20 | Brent S. Bruck, MDOphthalmology · Omaha | 360 | 40 | +800% |
| 21 | Mary Haschke, MDOphthalmology · Omaha | 359 | 270 | +33% |
| 22 | Andrew Baldwin, MDOphthalmology · Norfolk | 352 | 211 | +67% |
| 23 | Patricia A. Terp, MDOphthalmology · Fremont | 317 | 450 | −30% |
| 24 | Rachel C. Mercer, MDOphthalmology · Omaha | 304 | 257 | +18% |
| 25 | Paul J. Dietze, MDOphthalmology · Hastings | 297 | 279 | +6% |
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.