Colonoscopy (diagnostic) · Tennessee
Colonoscopy (diagnostic) in Tennessee: the highest-volume physicians
166 physicians in Tennessee billed Medicare for 4,269 colonoscopy (diagnostic) procedures in 2024. The top 26, with the year before beside it.
Top 26
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kofi W. Nuako, MDGastroenterology · Union City | 147 | 101 | +46% |
| 1 | Amit A. Choksi, MDGastroenterology · Columbia | 147 | 121 | +21% |
| 3 | Meade C. Edmunds, MDGastroenterology · Knoxville | 85 | 58 | +47% |
| 4 | Anil C. Patel, MD, MBAGastroenterology · Clarksville | 84 | 89 | −6% |
| 5 | Joseph P. Parker, MDGastroenterology · Nashville | 67 | 24 | +179% |
| 6 | Robert W. Mcclure, MDGastroenterology · Columbia | 65 | 61 | +7% |
| 7 | Henry K. Paik, MDGastroenterology · Chattanooga | 62 | 45 | +38% |
| 8 | Kenneth I. Fields, MDGastroenterology · Memphis | 59 | 52 | +13% |
| 8 | Dayaker R. Mallipeddi, MDGastroenterology · Columbia | 59 | 80 | −26% |
| 10 | Thomas L. Young, MDGastroenterology · Knoxville | 51 | 69 | −26% |
| 11 | Gaurav Kistangari, MDGastroenterology · Memphis | 49 | 56 | −12% |
| 12 | Srikar S. Reddy, MDGastroenterology · Columbia | 48 | 49 | −2% |
| 13 | Michael J. Coffey, MDGastroenterology · Maryville | 47 | 29 | +62% |
| 13 | Kenya Kozawa, MDInternal Medicine · Sweetwater | 47 | 38 | +24% |
| 15 | Kenneth H. Tozer, MDGeneral Surgery · Milan | 45 | 29 | +55% |
| 15 | Brett C. Inglis, DOGastroenterology · Nashville | 45 | 31 | +45% |
| 17 | Jay A. Young, MDColorectal Surgery (Proctology) · Knoxville | 44 | 46 | −4% |
| 17 | Khaled K. Nour, MDEmergency Medicine · Newport | 44 | 30 | +47% |
| 17 | Jenny O. SmithGastroenterology · Maryville | 44 | 21 | +110% |
| 20 | James C. Ezi-Ashi, MDGastroenterology · Cookeville | 43 | 57 | −25% |
| 20 | Joseph Kretschmar, MDInternal Medicine · Greeneville | 43 | 59 | −27% |
| 22 | Babu V. Rao, MDGastroenterology · Jackson | 41 | 54 | −24% |
| 22 | Michael S. Dragutsky, MDGastroenterology · Germantown | 41 | 49 | −16% |
| 24 | Thomas S. Layman, MDGeneral Surgery · Athens | 40 | 46 | −13% |
| 24 | Wesley E. Jones, MDInternal Medicine · Memphis | 40 | 51 | −22% |
| 24 | Abu S. Fakhruddin, MDGastroenterology · Nashville | 40 | 36 | +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.