Colonoscopy (diagnostic) · Florida
Colonoscopy (diagnostic) in Florida: the highest-volume physicians
477 physicians in Florida billed Medicare for 12,190 colonoscopy (diagnostic) procedures in 2024. The top 27, with the year before beside it.
Top 27
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soundarapandian Baskar, MDGastroenterology · Tavares | 139 | 169 | −18% |
| 2 | Pramod Joseph, MDGastroenterology · Fort Pierce | 131 | 144 | −9% |
| 3 | Robert S. Epstein, MDGastroenterology · Wellington | 130 | 135 | −4% |
| 4 | Arun P. Khazanchi, MDGastroenterology · Lakewood Ranch | 112 | 70 | +60% |
| 5 | Morris R. Hanan, MDGastroenterology · Tampa | 104 | 113 | −8% |
| 6 | Victor C. Nwakakwa, MDGastroenterology · Lakeland | 97 | 114 | −15% |
| 7 | Jan Barrios, MDGastroenterology · Naples | 93 | 87 | +7% |
| 7 | Domingo E. GallianoColorectal Surgery (Proctology) · Port Charlotte | 93 | 75 | +24% |
| 9 | Nimal Patel, DOGastroenterology · St Petersburg | 89 | 42 | +112% |
| 10 | Bheema S. Singu, MDInternal Medicine · Ocala | 87 | 188 | −54% |
| 11 | Celso E. Pineiro, MDGastroenterology · Port St Lucie | 82 | 39 | +110% |
| 12 | Douglas J. Sprung, MDGastroenterology · Altamonte Springs | 77 | 89 | −13% |
| 13 | Anthony Ditomaso, MDGastroenterology · Englewood | 75 | 86 | −13% |
| 14 | Robert S. Raymond, MDGastroenterology · Palm Beach Gardens | 73 | 67 | +9% |
| 15 | Harold H. Rosen, MDGastroenterology · Pompano Beach | 72 | 75 | −4% |
| 16 | Ali Esmaili, MDGastroenterology · Cape Coral | 69 | 49 | +41% |
| 16 | Henry Levine, MDGastroenterology · Orlando | 69 | 56 | +23% |
| 18 | Christopher D. Wells, MDGastroenterology · Panama City | 66 | 29 | +128% |
| 18 | John F. Guarino, MDGeneral Surgery · Port Charlotte | 66 | 63 | +5% |
| 20 | Sovi Joseph, MD PAGastroenterology · Port Charlotte | 64 | 54 | +19% |
| 20 | Morris S. Naus, MDGastroenterology · Delray Beach | 64 | 51 | +25% |
| 22 | Jeffrey A. Goodman, MDGastroenterology · Tavares | 63 | 63 | +0% |
| 23 | Steven A. Meckstroth, MDGastroenterology · Naples | 62 | 67 | −7% |
| 23 | William M. Haney, MDGeneral Surgery · Niceville | 62 | 32 | +94% |
| 25 | Matthew R. Bagan, DOGeneral Surgery · Port Charlotte | 61 | 62 | −2% |
| 25 | Paul A. Hellstern, MDGastroenterology · Crystal River | 61 | 43 | +42% |
| 25 | Jeffrey H. Garelick, MDGastroenterology · Palm Beach Gardens | 61 | 69 | −12% |
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.