Colonoscopy with polyp removal · North Dakota
Colonoscopy with polyp removal in North Dakota: the highest-volume physicians
40 physicians in North Dakota billed Medicare for 3,198 colonoscopy with polyp removal procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yeshitila G. Mengesha, MDGastroenterology · Bismarck | 422 | 323 | +31% |
| 2 | Ira P. Michaelson, MDGastroenterology · Minot | 219 | 237 | −8% |
| 3 | Israr A. Sheikh, MDGastroenterology · Fargo | 214 | 153 | +40% |
| 4 | Ross R. Meidinger, MDGastroenterology · Fargo | 206 | 157 | +31% |
| 5 | Kimberly J. Kolkhorst, DOGastroenterology · Fargo | 182 | 185 | −2% |
| 6 | Kevin A. Karls, MDGastroenterology · Bismarck | 181 | 212 | −15% |
| 7 | Bradley P. Belluk, MDGeneral Surgery · Grand Forks | 157 | 100 | +57% |
| 8 | Fadel E. Nammour, MDGastroenterology · Fargo | 154 | 164 | −6% |
| 9 | Douglas J. Renton, MDGastroenterology · Bismarck | 139 | 172 | −19% |
| 10 | Steven Pletcher, MDGastroenterology · Fargo | 117 | 92 | +27% |
| 11 | Robert McmillanGeneral Surgery · Jamestown | 110 | 79 | +39% |
| 12 | Settihalli L. Rajender, MDGastroenterology · Fargo | 89 | 118 | −25% |
| 13 | Arezoo Taheri, MDGastroenterology · Fargo | 88 | 50 | +76% |
| 14 | Thomas J. Mohs, MDGeneral Surgery · Wahpeton | 77 | 52 | +48% |
| 15 | Lucas Holkup, MDGeneral Surgery · Grand Forks | 57 | 61 | −7% |
| 16 | Nicholas A. Battista, MDGastroenterology · Bismarck | 56 | 52 | +8% |
| 17 | Surianarayanan Karthikeyan, MDGastroenterology · Fargo | 51 | 85 | −40% |
| 18 | Kimber M. Boyko, MDGeneral Surgery · Bismarck | 50 | 52 | −4% |
| 19 | Emuejevoke J. Okoh, MDGastroenterology · Fargo | 49 | 64 | −23% |
| 19 | Marcin Szember, MDGastroenterology · Grand Forks | 49 | 56 | −12% |
| 21 | Michael B. Huck, MDColorectal Surgery (Proctology) · Bismarck | 43 | 29 | +48% |
| 22 | Derek D. Kane, MD MSGeneral Surgery · Bismarck | 42 | 28 | +50% |
| 23 | Erik G. Fetner, MDColorectal Surgery (Proctology) · Fargo | 37 | 43 | −14% |
| 23 | Somasundaram Bharath, MDInternal Medicine · Devils Lake | 37 | 47 | −21% |
| 25 | Jerome M. Guanciale, DOGeneral Surgery · Wahpeton | 35 | 28 | +25% |
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.