Dialysis fistula creation · Louisiana
Dialysis fistula creation in Louisiana: the highest-volume physicians
12 physicians in Louisiana billed Medicare for 183 dialysis fistula creation procedures in 2024. The top 12, with the year before beside it.
Top 12
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taylor S. Gwin, MD, MPHVascular Surgery · Baton Rouge | 23 | 23 | +0% |
| 2 | Racheed J. Ghanami, MDVascular Surgery · Lafayette | 19 | 20 | −5% |
| 2 | Taylor A. Smith, MDVascular Surgery · New Orleans | 19 | 14 | |
| 2 | Jon V. Schellack, MD, FACSVascular Surgery · Baton Rouge | 19 | 19 | |
| 5 | Samuel E. Victoria, MDVascular Surgery · New Orleans | 16 | — | |
| 6 | London C. Guidry, MDVascular Surgery · Baton Rouge | 15 | 15 | |
| 7 | Robert W. Mcmillan, MDGeneral Surgery · Shreveport | 14 | 15 | |
| 8 | Miles A. Sugar, MDGeneral Surgery · Shreveport | 12 | 15 | |
| 8 | Wajeeh Irfan, MDVascular Surgery · Baton Rouge | 12 | 13 | |
| 8 | Osarumen Okunbor, MDVascular Surgery · Covington | 12 | 24 | −50% |
| 11 | Ali Khoobehi, MDVascular Surgery · Covington | 11 | 12 | |
| 11 | Joshua A. Sibille, MDVascular Surgery · Lafayette | 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.