Cataract surgery in New Mexico: the highest-volume physicians
34 physicians in New Mexico billed Medicare for 9,294 cataract surgery procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grace M. Mellgren, MDOphthalmology · Roswell | 783 | 642 | +22% |
| 2 | Parley D. Fillmore, MDOphthalmology · Alamogordo | 600 | 863 | −30% |
| 3 | Arthur J. Weinstein, MDOphthalmology · Albuquerque | 587 | 770 | −24% |
| 4 | Mark P. Lesher, MDOphthalmology · Albuquerque | 556 | 528 | +5% |
| 5 | Kristin E. Reidy, DOOphthalmology · Santa Fe | 510 | 522 | −2% |
| 6 | Charles Chiang, MDOphthalmology · Albuquerque | 506 | 563 | −10% |
| 7 | Philip J. Sanchez, MDOphthalmology · Albuquerque | 489 | 543 | −10% |
| 8 | Renny H. Levy, MDOphthalmology · Santa Fe | 455 | 422 | +8% |
| 9 | Rebekah C. Allen, MDOphthalmology · Albuquerque | 438 | 437 | +0% |
| 10 | Carlos E. Diaz, MDOphthalmology · Deming | 436 | 463 | −6% |
| 11 | Molly E. Ritsema, MDOphthalmology · Albuquerque | 407 | 404 | +1% |
| 12 | Patrick W. Commiskey, MDOphthalmology · Albuquerque | 352 | 20 | +1660% |
| 13 | Scott D. Allen, MDOphthalmology · Farmington | 338 | 297 | +14% |
| 14 | Gavin A. Gorrell, MDOphthalmology · Santa Fe | 265 | 139 | +91% |
| 15 | Paul F. Engstrom, MDOphthalmology · Roswell | 245 | 327 | −25% |
| 16 | Chris T. Buntrock, MDOphthalmology · Farmington | 231 | 414 | −44% |
| 17 | Nicholas A. Spendlove, MDOphthalmology · Alamogordo | 229 | 213 | +8% |
| 18 | Robert F. Melendez, MDOphthalmology · Albuquerque | 218 | 228 | −4% |
| 19 | Edward V. Hernandez, MDOphthalmology · Las Cruces | 214 | 289 | −26% |
| 20 | Paul A. Sanchez, MDOphthalmology · Albuquerque | 208 | 202 | +3% |
| 21 | Charles L. Schaffer, MDOphthalmology · Las Cruces | 182 | 264 | −31% |
| 22 | Sean Rivera, MDOphthalmology · Albuquerque | 168 | 17 | |
| 23 | Kenneth M. Downes, MDOphthalmology · Albuquerque | 144 | 227 | −37% |
| 24 | Nicholas M. Mittica, MDOphthalmology · Silver City | 130 | 132 | −2% |
| 25 | Thomas B. Gillette, MDOphthalmology · Albuquerque | 121 | 20 | +505% |
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.