Colonoscopy (diagnostic) · Kansas
Colonoscopy (diagnostic) in Kansas: the highest-volume physicians
86 physicians in Kansas billed Medicare for 2,297 colonoscopy (diagnostic) procedures in 2024. The top 26, with the year before beside it.
Top 26
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shekhar K. Challa, MDGastroenterology · Topeka | 200 | 132 | +52% |
| 2 | Paul A. Johnson, MDGastroenterology · Salina | 109 | 118 | −8% |
| 3 | Srinivasa Rao Vasa, MDGastroenterology · Leavenworth | 78 | 92 | −15% |
| 4 | Jerry G. Gaston, DOGeneral Surgery · Wichita | 65 | 84 | −23% |
| 5 | Michael S. Green, MDGastroenterology · Hutchinson | 51 | 43 | +19% |
| 6 | Curtis A. Baum, MDGastroenterology · Topeka | 50 | 57 | −12% |
| 7 | William T. Dierenfeldt, MDGastroenterology · Manhattan | 49 | 45 | +9% |
| 8 | Michael G. Porter, MDColorectal Surgery (Proctology) · Wichita | 48 | 38 | +26% |
| 9 | Jesica R. Brown, MDGastroenterology · Salina | 47 | 45 | +4% |
| 10 | John A. Bonino, MDGastroenterology · Kansas City, | 44 | 29 | +52% |
| 11 | Aaron Nilhas, MDGeneral Surgery · Wichita | 43 | 58 | −26% |
| 11 | Charles L. Brooks, MDGastroenterology · Shawnee | 43 | 39 | +10% |
| 13 | Jeffrey L. Young, MDGastroenterology · Overland Park | 37 | 32 | +16% |
| 13 | Paul O. Mckesey, MDGeneral Surgery · El Dorado | 37 | 33 | +12% |
| 13 | Richard T. Tay, MDGastroenterology · Topeka | 37 | 58 | −36% |
| 16 | Ervin Y. Eaker, MDGastroenterology · Shawnee | 34 | 51 | −33% |
| 17 | Balaji S. Datti, MDGastroenterology · Topeka | 32 | 25 | +28% |
| 18 | Mark J. Niederee, MDGeneral Surgery · Wichita | 31 | 43 | −28% |
| 18 | Lindsay Strader, DOColorectal Surgery (Proctology) · Wichita | 31 | 42 | −26% |
| 20 | Daniel C. Buckles, MDGastroenterology · Kansas City, | 30 | 31 | −3% |
| 20 | Rishi S. Grewal, MDGastroenterology · Overland Park | 30 | 26 | +15% |
| 22 | Michael W. Lievens, MDGastroenterology · Wichita | 29 | 31 | −6% |
| 23 | Paul C. Teget, DOGeneral Surgery · Hays | 28 | 24 | +17% |
| 23 | John M. Mceachern, MDGeneral Surgery · Newton | 28 | 27 | +4% |
| 25 | Diane L. Hunt, MDGeneral Surgery · Wichita | 27 | 14 | |
| 25 | Lavelle A. Ellis, MDGastroenterology · Salina | 27 | 53 | −49% |
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.