Colonoscopy (diagnostic) · Virginia
Colonoscopy (diagnostic) in Virginia: the highest-volume physicians
188 physicians in Virginia billed Medicare for 4,569 colonoscopy (diagnostic) procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Walter W. Immel, MDGastroenterology · Springfield | 227 | 207 | +10% |
| 2 | Richard A. Blosser, MDGastroenterology · Fairfax | 111 | 26 | +327% |
| 3 | Bikram S. BalGastroenterology · Farmville | 102 | 102 | +0% |
| 4 | Dennis T. Nguyen, MDGastroenterology · Springfield | 71 | 88 | −19% |
| 5 | Yiping Rao, MDGastroenterology · Glen Allen | 70 | 57 | +23% |
| 6 | Bakul K. PatelGastroenterology · South Boston | 59 | 49 | +20% |
| 7 | John D. Long, MDGastroenterology · Williamsburg | 54 | 52 | +4% |
| 8 | Scott D. Woogen, MDGastroenterology · Fishersville | 51 | 57 | −11% |
| 9 | Kenneth A. Clark, MDInternal Medicine · Galax | 49 | 36 | +36% |
| 10 | Lawrence W. Comerford, MDGastroenterology · Fishersville | 48 | 57 | −16% |
| 11 | Richard J. Sears, MDGastroenterology · Winchester | 45 | 53 | −15% |
| 12 | Kevin T. White, MDGastroenterology · Virginia Beach | 43 | 31 | +39% |
| 13 | Houshang Makipour, MDGastroenterology · Woodbridge | 42 | 53 | −21% |
| 13 | Jason Fowlkes, MDGeneral Surgery · Blacksburg | 42 | 20 | +110% |
| 13 | Grace L. Shih, MDGastroenterology · Winchester | 42 | 38 | +11% |
| 16 | Timothy C. Landes, MDGastroenterology · Harrisonburg | 40 | 26 | +54% |
| 16 | Rafaz Hoque, MDGastroenterology · North Chesterfield | 40 | 30 | +33% |
| 16 | Pramod Malik, MDGastroenterology · Suffolk | 40 | 19 | |
| 19 | William T. Cummins, MDGeneral Surgery · Abingdon | 39 | 32 | +22% |
| 19 | Ashley R. Parker, MDGeneral Surgery · Lexington | 39 | — | |
| 19 | Michael T. Farrell, MDGastroenterology · Richmond | 39 | 32 | +22% |
| 22 | Jeffrey H. Kauffman, MDGastroenterology · Virginia Beach | 36 | — | |
| 22 | Thomas Mastri, MDGastroenterology · Fredericksburg | 36 | 45 | −20% |
| 22 | William L. Kittrell, MDGeneral Surgery · Lynchburg | 36 | 31 | +16% |
| 25 | Soloman Shah, MDGastroenterology · Fairfax | 35 | — |
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.