Colonoscopy with polyp removal · Rhode Island
Colonoscopy with polyp removal in Rhode Island: the highest-volume physicians
54 physicians in Rhode Island billed Medicare for 3,363 colonoscopy with polyp removal procedures in 2024. The top 26, with the year before beside it.
Top 26
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joseph D. Pianka, MDGastroenterology · Portsmouth | 151 | 166 | −9% |
| 2 | Pamela J. Connors, MDGastroenterology · Westerly | 138 | 83 | +66% |
| 3 | Robert Wolfgang, DOGastroenterology · Cranston | 124 | 110 | +13% |
| 4 | Philip M. Trupiano, DOGastroenterology · East Greenwich | 122 | 128 | −5% |
| 5 | Edward A. Pensa, MDGastroenterology · Providence | 120 | 96 | +25% |
| 6 | Jameel Shareef, DOInternal Medicine · Warwick | 117 | 56 | +109% |
| 7 | Eric B. Newton, MDGastroenterology · Providence | 116 | 101 | +15% |
| 8 | Neil R. Greenspan, MDGastroenterology · Providence | 115 | 101 | +14% |
| 9 | Samir A. Shah, MDGastroenterology · Providence | 111 | 90 | +23% |
| 10 | Daniel Pievsky, DOGastroenterology · Westerly | 110 | 89 | +24% |
| 11 | Kevin S. Palumbo, MDGastroenterology · Providence | 107 | 87 | +23% |
| 12 | Thomas E. Sepe, MDGastroenterology · Providence | 105 | 132 | −20% |
| 13 | Colin M. Woodard, DOGastroenterology · Cranston | 102 | 87 | +17% |
| 14 | Brett D. Kalmowitz, MDGastroenterology · Providence | 93 | 77 | +21% |
| 15 | Lisa A. Mueller, MDGastroenterology · Providence | 87 | 75 | +16% |
| 15 | Morris P. Elevado, MDGastroenterology · Cranston | 87 | 64 | +36% |
| 17 | Sheldon Lidofsky, MDGastroenterology · Providence | 84 | 80 | +5% |
| 18 | William T. Chen, MDGastroenterology · Providence | 81 | 59 | +37% |
| 19 | Thomas H. Mcgreen, MDGastroenterology · Cranston | 80 | 114 | −30% |
| 20 | Angela Fishman, DOGastroenterology · East Greenwich | 69 | 60 | +15% |
| 20 | Paul A. Akerman, MDGastroenterology · Providence | 69 | 80 | −14% |
| 22 | Alyn L. Adrain, MDGastroenterology · Providence | 68 | 83 | −18% |
| 23 | Robert J. Bierwirth, MDGastroenterology · Cranston | 59 | 74 | −20% |
| 23 | Jason Ferreira, MDGastroenterology · Providence | 59 | 53 | +11% |
| 25 | David Schreiber, MDGastroenterology · Providence | 58 | 80 | −27% |
| 25 | Jeremy Spector, MDGastroenterology · Providence | 58 | 45 | +29% |
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.