Cataract surgery · North Carolina
Cataract surgery in North Carolina: the highest-volume physicians
259 physicians in North Carolina billed Medicare for 60,347 cataract surgery procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher Boehlke, MDOphthalmology · Durham | 2,514 | 2,532 | −1% |
| 2 | Mark A. Joseph, MDOphthalmology · Asheville | 1,564 | 1,897 | −18% |
| 3 | Jay A. Singleton, DOOphthalmology · New Bern | 1,354 | 1,112 | +22% |
| 4 | Jitendra Swarup, MDOphthalmology · Elizabeth City | 1,278 | 1,160 | +10% |
| 5 | Taras SemchyshynOphthalmology · Winston Salem | 1,001 | 1,165 | −14% |
| 6 | Brian Groat, MDOphthalmology · Wilmington | 967 | 997 | −3% |
| 7 | Shawn C. Putman, MDOphthalmology · Wilson | 920 | 1,014 | −9% |
| 8 | Vincent P. Dahringer, MDOphthalmology · Raleigh | 766 | 831 | −8% |
| 9 | John W. French, MDOphthalmology · Southern Pines | 752 | 739 | +2% |
| 10 | Frank J. Moya, MDOphthalmology · Winston Salem | 704 | 683 | +3% |
| 11 | Jennifer R. Coben, MDOphthalmology · Raleigh | 662 | 639 | +4% |
| 12 | Milan R. Genge, DOOphthalmology · Wilson | 629 | 654 | −4% |
| 13 | Joseph M. Biber, MDOphthalmology · Charlotte | 618 | 624 | −1% |
| 14 | Joseph A. Buglisi, DOOphthalmology · Jacksonville | 612 | 726 | −16% |
| 15 | Alexander Walters, MDOphthalmology · Asheville | 578 | 377 | +53% |
| 16 | Jordan S. Masters, MDOphthalmology · Asheville | 576 | 468 | +23% |
| 17 | Anna F. Fakadej, MDOphthalmology · Southern Pines | 521 | 696 | −25% |
| 18 | Timothy R. Bevis, MDOphthalmology · Greensboro | 514 | 500 | +3% |
| 19 | Michael W. Kelly, MDOphthalmology · Raleigh | 512 | 686 | −25% |
| 20 | Samantha Watson, MDOphthalmology · Wilmington | 507 | 487 | +4% |
| 21 | Thomas J. Robertson, MDOphthalmology · Rocky Mount | 504 | 713 | −29% |
| 22 | Michael G. Woodcock, MDOphthalmology · Fayetteville | 500 | 548 | −9% |
| 23 | Philip D. Kath, MDOphthalmology · Morganton | 499 | 375 | +33% |
| 24 | Alan Verm, MDOphthalmology · Hendersonville | 485 | 387 | +25% |
| 25 | Christopher D. Covington, DOOphthalmology · Wilmington | 479 | 453 | +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.