Cataract surgery · South Carolina
Cataract surgery in South Carolina: the highest-volume physicians
146 physicians in South Carolina billed Medicare for 35,246 cataract surgery procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neil B. Griffin, MDOphthalmology · Myrtle Beach | 1,545 | 1,442 | +7% |
| 2 | Kerry D. Solomon, MDOphthalmology · Mt Pleasant | 1,008 | 998 | +1% |
| 3 | Billy J. Haguewood, MDOphthalmology · Boiling Springs | 763 | 898 | −15% |
| 4 | Samuel E. Seltzer, MDOphthalmology · Florence | 673 | 800 | −16% |
| 5 | Harvard K. Riddle, MDOphthalmology · Clinton | 613 | 719 | −15% |
| 6 | Richard E. Dechamplain, MDOphthalmology · Georgetown | 603 | 615 | −2% |
| 7 | Alex G. Mcgaughy, MDOphthalmology · Little River | 594 | 595 | +0% |
| 8 | David A. Hunter, MDOphthalmology · Bluffton | 517 | 626 | −17% |
| 9 | Joseph R. Bishop, MDOphthalmology · Hilton Head Island | 501 | 562 | −11% |
| 10 | Matthew T. Clary, MDOphthalmology · Columbia | 477 | 410 | +16% |
| 10 | James A. Goodson, MDOphthalmology · Sumter | 477 | 474 | +1% |
| 12 | Kelton B. Wigington, MDOphthalmology · Rock Hill | 475 | 320 | +48% |
| 13 | David T. Vroman, MDOphthalmology · Ladson | 469 | 561 | −16% |
| 14 | Brian Johnson, MDOphthalmology · Easley | 459 | 506 | −9% |
| 15 | Mark T. Goulas, MDOphthalmology · Bluffton | 450 | 345 | +30% |
| 16 | Charles M. Proctor, MDOphthalmology · Charleston | 421 | 430 | −2% |
| 17 | Michael Mequio, MDOphthalmology · Easley | 399 | 244 | +64% |
| 18 | Donald P. Glaser, MDOphthalmology · Anderson | 393 | 365 | +8% |
| 18 | Adam R. Easterling, MDOphthalmology · Simpsonville | 393 | 465 | −15% |
| 20 | Shawn M. Iverson, DOOphthalmology · Columbia | 389 | 318 | +22% |
| 21 | Kunal D. Kanitkar, MDOphthalmology · Lexington | 387 | 347 | +12% |
| 22 | John E. Thompson, MDOphthalmology · Ladson | 385 | 384 | +0% |
| 23 | Jennifer H. Merritt, MDOphthalmology · Little River | 384 | 440 | −13% |
| 24 | Jake P. Bostrom, MDOphthalmology · Boiling Springs | 383 | 379 | +1% |
| 25 | Samuel J. Montgomery, MDOphthalmology · Clinton | 373 | 440 | −15% |
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.