Colonoscopy (diagnostic) · West Virginia
Colonoscopy (diagnostic) in West Virginia: the highest-volume physicians
57 physicians in West Virginia billed Medicare for 1,492 colonoscopy (diagnostic) procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nitesh Ratnakar, MD; FACGGastroenterology · Elkins | 84 | 139 | −40% |
| 2 | Charles F. Bou-Abboud, MDGastroenterology · Beckley | 60 | 57 | +5% |
| 3 | Kamalesh P. Patel, MDGastroenterology · Princeton | 58 | 39 | +49% |
| 4 | John A. Eastone, MDGastroenterology · Huntington | 57 | 26 | +119% |
| 5 | Gene B. Duremdes, MDGeneral Surgery · Princeton | 53 | 21 | +152% |
| 6 | Jefferson P. Casto, MDGeneral Surgery · Lewisburg | 51 | 13 | |
| 7 | Vishal Gupta, MDGastroenterology · Martinsburg | 44 | 68 | −35% |
| 8 | David A. Ciarolla, MDGastroenterology · Bridgeport | 43 | 34 | +26% |
| 9 | Hazem A. Al-Ashhab, MDGastroenterology · Parkersburg | 42 | — | |
| 10 | Cheryl A. Cox, MDGastroenterology · South Charleston | 39 | 40 | −2% |
| 11 | Mark T. Voellinger, MDGastroenterology · Wheeling | 38 | 27 | +41% |
| 12 | Benjamin A. Raymond, DOGeneral Surgery · Bridgeport | 37 | 23 | +61% |
| 13 | Emily H. Battle, M DGastroenterology · South Charleston | 33 | 54 | −39% |
| 13 | Eric S. Hopkins, MD RVT FACSGeneral Surgery · Princeton | 33 | 38 | −13% |
| 13 | Scott M. Killmer, MDGeneral Surgery · Beckley | 33 | — | |
| 16 | Justin T. Kupec, MDGastroenterology · Morgantown | 32 | 19 | |
| 17 | Yancy S. Short, MDGeneral Surgery · Beckley | 29 | — | |
| 17 | Paul J. Conley, DOInternal Medicine · Summersville | 29 | — | |
| 19 | Michael D. Roberts, MDGeneral Surgery · Vienna | 28 | 49 | −43% |
| 20 | Vishnu Vardhan Reddy Naravadi, MDGastroenterology · Charleston | 27 | 13 | |
| 20 | William A. Cline, DOGeneral Surgery · Vienna | 27 | 36 | −25% |
| 22 | Jeffrey W. Madden, MDGeneral Surgery · Bridgeport | 26 | 17 | |
| 22 | Wesam M. Frandah, MDGastroenterology · Huntington | 26 | 20 | +30% |
| 24 | Ziad Salem, MDGastroenterology · Logan | 25 | 51 | −51% |
| 25 | Kim S. Wiley, MDGeneral Surgery · Wheeling | 24 | 31 | −23% |
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.