Eye injections (retina) · California
Eye injections (retina) in California: the highest-volume physicians
476 physicians in California billed Medicare for 353,999 eye injections (retina) procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nathan C. Steinle, MDOphthalmology · Santa Barbara | 4,679 | 4,470 | +5% |
| 2 | Rizwan Bhatti, MDOphthalmology · Pasadena | 4,505 | 4,091 | +10% |
| 3 | Mehran Taban, MDOphthalmology · Torrance | 3,975 | 4,546 | −13% |
| 4 | Stephen S. Couvillion, MDOphthalmology · Santa Barbara | 3,870 | 3,434 | +13% |
| 5 | Homayoun Tabandeh, MDOphthalmology · Los Angeles | 3,526 | 3,237 | +9% |
| 6 | Nikolas London, MDOphthalmology · San Diego | 3,408 | 3,010 | +13% |
| 7 | Alessandro Castellarin, MDOphthalmology · Santa Barbara | 3,325 | 3,000 | +11% |
| 8 | David S. Boyer, MDOphthalmology · Los Angeles | 3,224 | 3,187 | +1% |
| 9 | Carlos A. Medina Mendez, MDOphthalmology · Sacramento | 3,184 | 3,353 | −5% |
| 10 | Sarju S. Patel, MD MSCOphthalmology · Sacramento | 3,079 | 3,951 | −22% |
| 11 | Dilsher S. Dhoot, MDOphthalmology · Santa Barbara | 2,871 | 2,704 | +6% |
| 12 | Daniel L. Learned, MDOphthalmology · Santa Barbara | 2,859 | 2,569 | +11% |
| 13 | Shalini Yalamanchi, MDOphthalmology · Santa Rosa | 2,746 | 2,449 | +12% |
| 14 | Roger A. Goldberg, MDOphthalmology · Walnut Creek | 2,576 | 2,370 | +9% |
| 15 | Kent W. Small, MDOphthalmology · Glendale | 2,514 | 2,407 | +4% |
| 16 | Clement C. Chow, MDOphthalmology · Campbell | 2,488 | 2,353 | +6% |
| 17 | Esther L. Kim, MDOphthalmology · Santa Ana | 2,472 | 2,309 | +7% |
| 18 | Rajiv R. Rathod, MDOphthalmology · Santa Ana | 2,450 | 2,326 | +5% |
| 19 | David J. Parks, MDOphthalmology · Beverly Hills | 2,444 | 2,408 | +1% |
| 20 | Thomas K. Schlesinger, MDOphthalmology · Santa Rosa | 2,294 | 2,132 | +8% |
| 21 | Kin K. Yee, MDOphthalmology · Sacramento | 2,251 | 863 | +161% |
| 22 | Margaret A. Chang, MDOphthalmology · Sacramento | 2,166 | 2,330 | −7% |
| 23 | Michael Javaheri, MDOphthalmology · Beverly Hills | 2,160 | 2,224 | −3% |
| 24 | Michael C. Heeg, MDOphthalmology · Torrance | 2,146 | 2,269 | −5% |
| 25 | Howard H. Chen, MDOphthalmology · Campbell | 2,140 | 1,957 | +9% |
A rank counts procedures billed under the physician's own NPI (CPT 67028), 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.