Colonoscopy with polyp removal · South Dakota
Colonoscopy with polyp removal in South Dakota: the highest-volume physicians
57 physicians in South Dakota billed Medicare for 4,669 colonoscopy with polyp removal procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nathan T. Jaqua, MDGastroenterology · Rapid City | 259 | 359 | −28% |
| 2 | Blake A. Jones, MDGastroenterology · Rapid City | 256 | 226 | +13% |
| 3 | Erik B. Raborn, DO MPHGastroenterology · Rapid City | 235 | 78 | +201% |
| 4 | Andrew Kelts, DOGastroenterology · Rapid City | 214 | 241 | −11% |
| 5 | Oksana Aleksenko, MDGastroenterology · Rapid City | 195 | 305 | −36% |
| 6 | Christopher M. Hurley, MDGastroenterology · Sioux Falls | 175 | 136 | +29% |
| 7 | Lee T. Austin, MDGastroenterology · Sioux Falls | 161 | 139 | +16% |
| 8 | Cristina A. Hill Jensen, MDGastroenterology · Sioux Falls | 154 | 107 | +44% |
| 9 | Jeffrey P. Michalak, DOGastroenterology · Dakota Dunes | 153 | 211 | −27% |
| 10 | Antonios Wehbeh, MDGastroenterology · Sioux Falls | 151 | 143 | +6% |
| 11 | Jesse L. Kampshoff, MDGeneral Surgery · Yankton | 148 | 136 | +9% |
| 12 | Sarah Bligh, MDGastroenterology · Dakota Dunes | 147 | 121 | +21% |
| 13 | Alexander M. Sarkisian, MDGastroenterology · Dakota Dunes | 140 | 96 | +46% |
| 14 | Robert T. Lapp, MDGastroenterology · Sioux Falls | 133 | 113 | +18% |
| 15 | Brett D. Baloun, MDGastroenterology · Sioux Falls | 132 | 86 | +53% |
| 16 | Theresa Oey-Trudeau, MDGeneral Surgery · Brookings | 131 | 124 | +6% |
| 17 | Ali H. Zakaria, MDGastroenterology · Rapid City | 124 | 105 | +18% |
| 18 | Jeffrey A. Murray, MDGastroenterology · Sioux Falls | 122 | 94 | +30% |
| 19 | Jorge A. Gilbert, MDGastroenterology · Sioux Falls | 118 | 89 | +33% |
| 20 | Jacob S. Schaeffer, MDGeneral Surgery · Watertown | 115 | 80 | +44% |
| 21 | Issam Turk, MDGastroenterology · Rapid City | 109 | — | |
| 22 | Kendra Kamlitz, MDGeneral Surgery · Watertown | 94 | 107 | −12% |
| 23 | Brad M. Solomon, DOGastroenterology · Sioux Falls | 79 | 46 | +72% |
| 24 | Wesley R. Badger, MDGeneral Surgery · Spearfish | 78 | 77 | +1% |
| 25 | Ryan J. Garry, MDGeneral Surgery · Yankton | 75 | 66 | +14% |
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.