Colonoscopy (diagnostic) · New Mexico
Colonoscopy (diagnostic) in New Mexico: the highest-volume physicians
30 physicians in New Mexico billed Medicare for 747 colonoscopy (diagnostic) procedures in 2024. The top 26, with the year before beside it.
Top 26
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel L. Ridout, MDGastroenterology · Roswell | 109 | 171 | −36% |
| 2 | Ayyappa Mysore Rangaraju, MDGastroenterology · Clovis | 42 | 52 | −19% |
| 2 | Jean-Pierre Reinhold, MDGastroenterology · Las Cruces | 42 | 56 | −25% |
| 4 | Frederick W. Wendler, MDGeneral Surgery · Silver City | 36 | 47 | −23% |
| 5 | Christopher D. Atkinson, MDGastroenterology · Santa Fe | 34 | 37 | −8% |
| 6 | Cornelius Dooley, MDGastroenterology · Santa Fe | 33 | 29 | +14% |
| 7 | Andrei C. Gasic, MDGastroenterology · Albuquerque | 32 | 32 | +0% |
| 8 | Shahriar Anoushfar, DOGeneral Surgery · Artesia | 30 | 28 | +7% |
| 9 | Zachary S. Neubert, DOGastroenterology · Albuquerque | 28 | — | |
| 9 | Jason Glass, MDGastroenterology · Farmington | 28 | 13 | |
| 11 | Thomas V. Nattakom, MDGastroenterology · Las Cruces | 26 | 14 | |
| 12 | Alejandra I. Castillo-Roth, MDGastroenterology · Santa Fe | 24 | 16 | |
| 13 | Deepshikha Nag Chowdhury, MDGastroenterology · Albuquerque | 22 | — | |
| 13 | Kairasp C. Noshirwani, MDGastroenterology · Las Cruces | 22 | 22 | +0% |
| 15 | Daniel E. Bujanda, MDGastroenterology · Santa Fe | 21 | 19 | |
| 16 | Joseph D. Hakes, MDFamily Practice · Farmington | 19 | — | |
| 17 | Nasser J. Alqassem, MDInternal Medicine · Alamogordo | 18 | 16 | |
| 17 | Jobin Philipose, MDGastroenterology · Las Cruces | 18 | 21 | −14% |
| 19 | Swathi Paleti, MDGastroenterology · Albuquerque | 17 | — | |
| 20 | Snow Petersen, MD, MPHGeneral Surgery · Grants | 16 | 20 | −20% |
| 21 | Charles J. Guimaraes, MDGeneral Surgery · Gallup | 14 | — | |
| 21 | Howard Gogel, MDGastroenterology · Albuquerque | 14 | — | |
| 21 | Azadeh Fotouhie, MDGastroenterology · Albuquerque | 14 | 15 | |
| 21 | Taylor M. Wade, MDFamily Practice · Farmington | 14 | — | |
| 25 | Blair K. Hough, MDGeneral Surgery · Espanola | 13 | 12 | |
| 25 | Murugan Athigaman, MDGeneral Surgery · Carlsbad | 13 | 29 | −55% |
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.