Eye injections (retina) · North Carolina
Eye injections (retina) in North Carolina: the highest-volume physicians
124 physicians in North Carolina billed Medicare for 107,081 eye injections (retina) procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Z. Bridges, MDOphthalmology · Asheville | 3,020 | 2,382 | +27% |
| 2 | Shil K. Patel, MDOphthalmology · New Bern | 2,990 | 3,477 | −14% |
| 3 | James C. Pate, MDOphthalmology · Raleigh | 2,918 | 2,834 | +3% |
| 4 | Nitin Gupta, MD, MPHOphthalmology · Raleigh | 2,638 | 2,681 | −2% |
| 5 | Arghavan Almony, MDOphthalmology · Southern Pines | 2,594 | 2,434 | +7% |
| 6 | Justin C. Brown, MDOphthalmology · Charlotte | 2,380 | 2,291 | +4% |
| 7 | Raj N. Patel, MDOphthalmology · Hendersonville | 2,283 | 2,293 | +0% |
| 8 | Cameron M. Stone, MDOphthalmology · Asheville | 2,281 | 2,192 | +4% |
| 9 | Vishak J. John, MDOphthalmology · Winston Salem | 2,258 | 2,190 | +3% |
| 10 | Leon Charkoudian, MDOphthalmology · Wilmington | 2,116 | 2,067 | +2% |
| 11 | Christopher B. Komanski, MDOphthalmology · Asheville | 2,005 | 1,710 | +17% |
| 12 | John B. Allen, MDOphthalmology · Charlotte | 1,978 | 1,977 | +0% |
| 13 | Robert L. Brownlow, MDOphthalmology · Wilmington | 1,958 | 1,828 | +7% |
| 14 | John R. Deans, MDOphthalmology · Wilmington | 1,914 | 1,355 | +41% |
| 15 | Steven J. Ryder, MDOphthalmology · Charlotte | 1,894 | 1,632 | +16% |
| 16 | Rebecca A. Manning, MDOphthalmology · Raleigh | 1,889 | 1,985 | −5% |
| 17 | Robert I. Park, MDOphthalmology · Hendersonville | 1,845 | 1,774 | +4% |
| 18 | Brian Lehpamer, MDOphthalmology · Raleigh | 1,775 | 1,659 | +7% |
| 18 | Omar S. Punjabi, MDOphthalmology · Charlotte | 1,775 | 1,722 | +3% |
| 20 | Daniel K. Bennett, MDOphthalmology · Raleigh | 1,755 | 1,756 | +0% |
| 21 | Ronald W. Milam, MDOphthalmology · Charlotte | 1,723 | 1,405 | +23% |
| 22 | John E. Thordsen, MDOphthalmology · Raleigh | 1,718 | 1,930 | −11% |
| 23 | Sachin S. Mudvari, MDOphthalmology · Raleigh | 1,711 | 1,802 | −5% |
| 24 | Zeina A. Haddad, MDOphthalmology · Southern Pines | 1,650 | 1,618 | +2% |
| 25 | Kevin J. Bray, MDOphthalmology · Wilmington | 1,635 | 1,686 | −3% |
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.