Dialysis fistula creation · California
Dialysis fistula creation in California: the highest-volume physicians
53 physicians in California billed Medicare for 969 dialysis fistula creation procedures in 2024. The top 27, with the year before beside it.
Top 27
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steven P. Posner, MDVascular Surgery · Bellflower | 101 | 51 | +98% |
| 2 | Andreas G. Sakopoulos, MDCardiac Surgery · Salinas | 32 | 18 | |
| 3 | Norman D. Reyes, MDVascular Surgery · Sacramento | 28 | 45 | −38% |
| 4 | Son Duong, MDVascular Surgery · Fountain Valley | 27 | 34 | −21% |
| 5 | Ihab N. Aziz, MDGeneral Surgery · Van Nuys | 25 | 29 | −14% |
| 6 | Trevor J. Derderian, MDVascular Surgery · Rancho Mirage | 24 | 25 | −4% |
| 7 | Abdulrahman Hamdi, MDVascular Surgery · Visalia | 23 | 13 | |
| 7 | Ryan Abdul-HaqqVascular Surgery · West Hollywood | 23 | 20 | +15% |
| 7 | George Makkar, MDVascular Surgery · Colton | 23 | 21 | +10% |
| 10 | Christian J. Ochoa, MDVascular Surgery · Los Angeles | 22 | 34 | −35% |
| 10 | Ahmad S. Hussain, MDVascular Surgery · Covina | 22 | — | |
| 10 | Gordon A. Macbeth, MDVascular Surgery · Marysville | 22 | 17 | |
| 10 | Bradley B. Hill, MDVascular Surgery · Campbell | 22 | 24 | −8% |
| 14 | Edward Samourjian, MDVascular Surgery · Visalia | 21 | 29 | −28% |
| 14 | Kevin M. Casey, MDVascular Surgery · Santa Barbara | 21 | — | |
| 14 | Mark L. Janzen, MDVascular Surgery · Riverside | 21 | — | |
| 17 | Xuan-Binh D. Pham, MDGeneral Surgery · Orange | 20 | — | |
| 17 | Joie C. Dunn, MDVascular Surgery · Redding | 20 | — | |
| 19 | Siamak Barkhordarian, MDVascular Surgery · Los Angeles | 18 | 31 | −42% |
| 19 | Edward Li, MDVascular Surgery · Santa Barbara | 18 | — | |
| 19 | Jerry J. Kim, MDGeneral Surgery · Pomona | 18 | 37 | −51% |
| 22 | Sydney S. Guo, MDVascular Surgery · Ventura | 17 | 19 | |
| 22 | Douglas G. Hatter, MDVascular Surgery · Redding | 17 | 16 | |
| 24 | Keith Jones, MDVascular Surgery · Carmichael | 16 | 17 | |
| 25 | Amir Kaviani, MDVascular Surgery · Torrance | 15 | 12 | |
| 25 | Hugh A. Gelabert, MDVascular Surgery · Los Angeles | 15 | — | |
| 25 | Michael D. Sgroi, MDVascular Surgery · Palo Alto | 15 | 11 |
A rank counts procedures billed under the physician's own NPI (CPT 36821), 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.