Colonoscopy (diagnostic) · Alaska
Colonoscopy (diagnostic) in Alaska: the highest-volume physicians
25 physicians in Alaska billed Medicare for 470 colonoscopy (diagnostic) procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Douglas B. Haghighi, MDGastroenterology · Anchorage | 56 | 67 | −16% |
| 2 | Garth W. Lecheminant, MDGeneral Surgery · Wasilla | 32 | 55 | −42% |
| 3 | Geronimo Sahagun, MDGastroenterology · Anchorage | 28 | 33 | −15% |
| 4 | Daryl M. Mcclendon, MD, PCGastroenterology · Anchorage | 24 | 14 | |
| 4 | Jeff L. Ryan, MDGeneral Surgery · Ketchikan | 24 | 23 | +4% |
| 6 | Andrew P. Dabbs, MDGeneral Surgery · Ketchikan | 22 | 23 | −4% |
| 7 | Daniel S. Kim, MDFamily Practice · Juneau | 21 | 11 | |
| 7 | Brian F. Sweeney, MDGastroenterology · Anchorage | 21 | 20 | +5% |
| 9 | Shannon Gulley, MDGeneral Surgery · Palmer | 19 | 11 | |
| 9 | Austin T. Nelson, MDGastroenterology · Anchorage | 19 | 11 | |
| 11 | Blair K. Curtis, DOHospitalist · Jber | 18 | — | |
| 12 | David J. Morrow, MDGeneral Surgery · Wasilla | 17 | 17 | |
| 13 | Kavya Kelagere Mayigegowda, MDGastroenterology · Anchorage | 16 | — | |
| 13 | Farhoud Khosravi, DOGastroenterology · Palmer | 16 | 12 | |
| 15 | Herbert Day, DOFamily Practice · Fairbanks | 15 | 11 | |
| 16 | Jeffrey W. Molloy, MDGastroenterology · Anchorage | 14 | — | |
| 16 | Gregory H. Hough, MDGeneral Surgery · Eagle River | 14 | 19 | |
| 16 | Steven B. Ingle, MDGastroenterology · Anchorage | 14 | 11 | |
| 19 | Eric R. Tompkins, MDGastroenterology · Anchorage | 13 | — | |
| 20 | Bruce M. Footit, MDInternal Medicine · Fairbanks | 12 | 19 | |
| 21 | Iuliana D. Bobanga, MDGeneral Surgery · Wasilla | 11 | 13 | |
| 21 | Praveen Roy, MDGastroenterology · Anchorage | 11 | — | |
| 21 | Martin P. Kaszubowski, MDGastroenterology · Anchorage | 11 | 16 | |
| 21 | Daniel C. Rossi, DOColorectal Surgery (Proctology) · Anchorage | 11 | — | |
| 21 | Michael Swenson, MDInternal Medicine · Fairbanks | 11 | — |
A rank counts procedures billed under the physician's own NPI (CPT 45378), 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.