Dialysis fistula creation · Texas
Dialysis fistula creation in Texas: the highest-volume physicians
47 physicians in Texas billed Medicare for 875 dialysis fistula creation procedures in 2024. The top 27, with the year before beside it.
Top 27
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steven J. Steele, MDGeneral Surgery · Corpus Christi | 40 | 36 | +11% |
| 2 | Arash M. Shirvani, MD, RPVIVascular Surgery · Plano | 36 | 55 | −35% |
| 3 | Emmanuel C. Anekwe, MDInternal Medicine · El Paso | 34 | 22 | +55% |
| 4 | Stephen Settle, MDVascular Surgery · Austin | 31 | 40 | −22% |
| 5 | Eric Peden, MDVascular Surgery · Houston | 30 | 56 | −46% |
| 6 | Mark G. Davies, MDVascular Surgery · Waco | 26 | — | |
| 7 | Jonathan S. Deitch, MDVascular Surgery · Fort Worth | 25 | 19 | |
| 8 | William E. Springer, MDCardiac Surgery · Lubbock | 24 | 23 | +4% |
| 8 | Morgan FloydGeneral Surgery · Denison | 24 | 21 | +14% |
| 10 | Charlie Cheng, MDVascular Surgery · Galveston | 23 | 29 | −21% |
| 11 | Joe Wells, MDVascular Surgery · Austin | 22 | 19 | |
| 12 | Boulos Toursarkissian, MDVascular Surgery · San Antonio | 21 | 32 | −34% |
| 12 | Christopher A. Durham, MDVascular Surgery · Kingwood | 21 | 31 | −32% |
| 14 | Vivek S. PrakashVascular Surgery · Dallas | 20 | 22 | −9% |
| 15 | Kofi B. Quaye, MDVascular Surgery · Houston | 19 | — | |
| 15 | Rhett K. Lohman, DOGeneral Surgery · Abilene | 19 | 29 | −34% |
| 17 | Georg D. Van Den Sigtenhorst, MDThoracic Surgery · Victoria | 18 | — | |
| 17 | Syed Z. Rizvi, MDVascular Surgery · San Antonio | 18 | 20 | −10% |
| 17 | Jacobo Nurko, MDVascular Surgery · Houston | 18 | 14 | |
| 17 | Besem Beteck, MDVascular Surgery · Fort Worth | 18 | — | |
| 17 | Carlos P. Cruz, M DVascular Surgery · Denton | 18 | 18 | |
| 17 | Lofton N. Misick, MDThoracic Surgery · Corpus Christi | 18 | 16 | |
| 23 | Nicolas Zea, MDVascular Surgery · Austin | 17 | 17 | |
| 23 | Saadi M. Halbouni, MDVascular Surgery · Fort Worth | 17 | — | |
| 23 | Bradley A. Boone, MDVascular Surgery · Georgetown | 17 | 12 | |
| 23 | Sharad Sharma, MDVascular Surgery · Huntsville | 17 | 22 | −23% |
| 23 | Todd D. Bengtson, MDVascular Surgery · Tyler | 17 | 16 |
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.