Colonoscopy with polyp removal · Arkansas
Colonoscopy with polyp removal in Arkansas: the highest-volume physicians
118 physicians in Arkansas billed Medicare for 9,794 colonoscopy with polyp removal procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pavan Chepyala, MDGastroenterology · Little Rock | 339 | 246 | +38% |
| 2 | Jacob K. Joseph, MDGastroenterology · Fort Smith | 252 | 251 | +0% |
| 3 | Abodunrin S. Badejo, MDInternal Medicine · Mountain Home | 246 | 241 | +2% |
| 4 | David P. Mcelreath, DOGastroenterology · Little Rock | 241 | 236 | +2% |
| 5 | William S. Dyer, MDGastroenterology · Mountain Home | 234 | 269 | −13% |
| 6 | Christopher B. Cross, MDGastroenterology · Fort Smith | 227 | 274 | −17% |
| 7 | Derrick L. Richardson, MDGastroenterology · Fort Smith | 225 | 249 | −10% |
| 8 | Eduardo A. Demondesert, MDGastroenterology · Fort Smith | 223 | 282 | −21% |
| 9 | Robert T. Wells, MDGastroenterology · Rogers | 216 | 192 | +13% |
| 10 | Frank M. Moix, MDGastroenterology · Conway | 215 | 200 | +8% |
| 11 | Ioannis Papayannis, MDInternal Medicine · Pine Bluff | 208 | 63 | +230% |
| 12 | Jaymie H. Pennington, MDGastroenterology · Little Rock | 192 | 183 | +5% |
| 13 | Hrair P. Simonian, MDGastroenterology · Fort Smith | 189 | 400 | −53% |
| 14 | Michael H. Sifford, MDGastroenterology · Jonesboro | 188 | 187 | +1% |
| 15 | Barry M. Garner, MDGastroenterology · Jonesboro | 178 | 201 | −11% |
| 16 | Sidney L. Vinson, MDGastroenterology · Springdale | 176 | 220 | −20% |
| 17 | Angela K. Nutt, MDGastroenterology · Little Rock | 171 | 158 | +8% |
| 18 | Samuel H. Dunn, MDGastroenterology · North Little Rock | 165 | 38 | +334% |
| 19 | Chad E. Paschall, MDGastroenterology · Fayetteville | 160 | 185 | −14% |
| 20 | Jeremy C. Davis, MDGastroenterology · Little Rock | 159 | 138 | +15% |
| 21 | Brian Hughes, MDGastroenterology · Little Rock | 158 | 157 | +1% |
| 22 | Whitfield L. Knapple, MDGastroenterology · North Little Rock | 155 | 135 | +15% |
| 23 | David Backstedt, MDGastroenterology · Little Rock | 154 | 120 | +28% |
| 24 | Debra F. Morrison, MDGastroenterology · Little Rock | 145 | 113 | +28% |
| 25 | John D. Moore, MDGastroenterology · Springdale | 144 | 134 | +7% |
A rank counts procedures billed under the physician's own NPI (CPT 45385), 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.