Digestive and general surgery
Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic): the highest-volume physicians in the US
2,589 physicians billed Medicare for 43,430 gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) procedures in 2024. Pick a state for its own table, or read the national top 100.
By state
- Alabama51 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Alberto Echeverri
- Alaska3 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Carolyn C. Majors
- Arizona74 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Kelly A. Favre
- Arkansas59 physicians · No. 1 Dr. John W. Webb
- California223 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Philippe J. Quilici
- Colorado18 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Peter W. Zimmer
- Connecticut13 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Kevin D. Miller
- Delaware14 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Krishnaraj Mahendraraj
- District of Columbia4 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Martin G. Paul
- Florida214 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Steven L. Halbreich
- Georgia78 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Anuj K. Dua
- Hawaii1 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Andrew A. Fedder
- Idaho15 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Forrest R. Fredline
- Illinois105 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Reza A. Gamagami
- Indiana70 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Ruban Nirmalan
- Iowa36 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Cara E. Sawyer
- Kansas50 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Aaron Nilhas
- Kentucky56 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Harish N. Nirujogi
- Louisiana57 physicians · No. 1 Dr. James P. Smith
- Maine3 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Michael Mason
- Maryland56 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Patrick P. Schimpf
- Massachusetts61 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Andrew B. Lederman
- Michigan40 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Malik E. Mckany
- Minnesota22 physicians · No. 1 Mackenzie Moore
- Mississippi52 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Newt P. Harrison
- Missouri77 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Lisa M. Rollison
- Montana9 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Dale R. Mortenson
- Nebraska33 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Clinton A. Rathje
- Nevada22 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Yogesh K. Patel
- New Hampshire6 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Daiying Lu
- New Jersey88 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Tarun Bhandari
- New Mexico10 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Daniel B. Westbury
- New York98 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Michael E. Khalife
- North Carolina78 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Barry R. Hastings
- North Dakota6 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Dustin J. Nowotny
- Ohio71 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Vladimir Dubchuk
- Oklahoma65 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Joseph C. Buendia
- Oregon12 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Julianne E. Allen
- Pennsylvania95 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Joseph J. Ridilla
- Rhode Island4 physicians · No. 1 Dr. David R. Cloutier
- South Carolina65 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Weston Keller
- South Dakota11 physicians · No. 1 Christopher M. Larson
- Tennessee81 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Chad M. Moss
- Texas217 physicians · No. 1 Dr. John A. Lahourcade
- Utah13 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Steven J. Carabine
- Vermont2 physicians · No. 1 Dr. David A. Smith
- Virginia75 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Chelsea M. Hutchinson
- Washington31 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Brandon B. Bunnage
- West Virginia19 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Matthew J. Hofeldt
- Wisconsin20 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Majed Jandali
- Wyoming4 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Todd H. Beckstead
National top 100
| Rank | Physician | State | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philippe J. Quilici, MD, FACSGeneral Surgery · Burbank | CA | 61 | 47 | +30% |
| 1 | John A. Lahourcade, MDGeneral Surgery · Tyler | TX | 61 | 73 | −16% |
| 3 | Steven L. Halbreich, MDGeneral Surgery · Sarasota | FL | 60 | 49 | +22% |
| 4 | Clinton A. Rathje, DOGeneral Surgery · Lincoln | NE | 59 | 30 | +97% |
| 5 | Govardhana R. Yannam, MDGeneral Surgery · Houston | TX | 56 | 46 | +22% |
| 6 | Joseph C. Buendia, DOGeneral Surgery · Oklahoma City | OK | 53 | 59 | −10% |
| 7 | Aaron Nilhas, MDGeneral Surgery · Wichita | KS | 52 | 50 | +4% |
| 8 | Jonas Mansson, MDGeneral Surgery · Naples | FL | 51 | 66 | −23% |
| 9 | Tarun Bhandari, MDGeneral Surgery · Brick | NJ | 48 | 51 | −6% |
| 9 | Thang D. Nguyen, MDGeneral Surgery · Fountain Valley | CA | 48 | 34 | +41% |
| 11 | Maohao Han, MDGeneral Surgery · Leesburg | FL | 47 | 42 | +12% |
| 12 | Patrick P. Schimpf, MDGeneral Surgery · Annapolis | MD | 46 | 59 | −22% |
| 12 | Alexander S. Tovar, M DGeneral Surgery · Burbank | CA | 46 | 40 | +15% |
| 12 | Alae Zarif, MDGeneral Surgery · Berlin | MD | 46 | 42 | +10% |
| 15 | Newt P. Harrison, MDGeneral Surgery · Tupelo | MS | 45 | 32 | +41% |
| 15 | John Garcia, MDGeneral Surgery · Bakersfield | CA | 45 | 35 | +29% |
| 15 | Randal S. Baker, MDGeneral Surgery · Oklahoma City | OK | 45 | 37 | +22% |
| 15 | Stephen M. Nagengast, MDGeneral Surgery · Lincoln | NE | 45 | 48 | −6% |
| 15 | Nason Lui, MDGeneral Surgery · Topeka | KS | 45 | 24 | +88% |
| 15 | John W. Brahan, MDGeneral Surgery · Hattiesburg | MS | 45 | 54 | −17% |
| 21 | Samuel H. Carvajal, MDGeneral Surgery · Glendale | CA | 44 | 22 | +100% |
| 22 | Basem G. Soliman, MDGeneral Surgery · Amarillo | TX | 42 | 24 | +75% |
| 22 | James P. Smith, MDGeneral Surgery · Monroe | LA | 42 | 51 | −18% |
| 22 | Kelly A. Favre, MDGeneral Surgery · Tucson | AZ | 42 | 31 | +35% |
| 25 | Jonathan P. Yrad, MDGeneral Surgery · Brick | NJ | 41 | 26 | +58% |
| 25 | Lisa M. Rollison, DOGeneral Surgery · Columbia | MO | 41 | 33 | +24% |
| 25 | Aaron M. Goldfaden, MDGeneral Surgery · Sun City West | AZ | 41 | 23 | +78% |
| 28 | Joseph J. Ridilla, DOGeneral Surgery · Wilkes Barre | PA | 40 | 47 | −15% |
| 28 | Christopher M. Willkomm, MDGeneral Surgery · North Venice | FL | 40 | 32 | +25% |
| 28 | Dan N. Tran, MDGeneral Surgery · Tavares | FL | 40 | 26 | +54% |
| 28 | Brad A. Olberding, MDGeneral Surgery · Phoenix | AZ | 40 | 37 | +8% |
| 28 | James N. GonzalezGeneral Surgery · Red Bluff | CA | 40 | 56 | −29% |
| 28 | Viktor Gabriel, MDGeneral Surgery · Long Beach | CA | 40 | 16 | |
| 28 | Luigi Querusio, MDGeneral Surgery · Naples | FL | 40 | 35 | +14% |
| 28 | Srikanth Parsi, MDGeneral Surgery · Voorhees | NJ | 40 | 22 | +82% |
| 36 | Linda Szczurek, DOGeneral Surgery · Cherry Hill | NJ | 39 | 23 | +70% |
| 36 | Anil K. Pahuja, MDGeneral Surgery · Brick | NJ | 39 | 30 | +30% |
| 36 | John W. Webb, MDGeneral Surgery · Hot Springs | AR | 39 | 28 | +39% |
| 36 | Malik E. Mckany, MDGeneral Surgery · Pontiac | MI | 39 | 17 | |
| 36 | Chad M. Moss, MDGeneral Surgery · Columbia | TN | 39 | 28 | +39% |
| 41 | William E. Bair, MDGeneral Surgery · Cambridge | MD | 38 | 26 | +46% |
| 41 | Michael E. Khalife, MDGeneral Surgery · Mineola | NY | 38 | 40 | −5% |
| 41 | Vladimir Dubchuk, MDGeneral Surgery · Middleburg Hts | OH | 38 | 40 | −5% |
| 41 | Praneetha R. Narahari, MDGeneral Surgery · Fresno | CA | 38 | 29 | +31% |
| 41 | Weston Keller, MDGeneral Surgery · Greenville | SC | 38 | 41 | −7% |
| 41 | Alan S. Walters, MDGeneral Surgery · Prescott | AZ | 38 | 66 | −42% |
| 41 | Eric C. Lundgren, MDGeneral Surgery · Du Bois | PA | 38 | 37 | +3% |
| 48 | John S. Fallick, MDGeneral Surgery · Lincoln | NE | 37 | 30 | +23% |
| 48 | Harish N. Nirujogi, MDGeneral Surgery · Florence | KY | 37 | 34 | +9% |
| 48 | Andrew B. Lederman, MDGeneral Surgery · Pittsfield | MA | 37 | 27 | +37% |
| 48 | James K. Chandler, MDGeneral Surgery · Jackson | MS | 37 | 14 | |
| 48 | Seda Bourikian, MDGeneral Surgery · Tucson | AZ | 37 | 11 | |
| 48 | Benjamin R. Gerber, MDGeneral Surgery · Columbia | MO | 37 | 26 | +42% |
| 48 | Gregory A. Robertson, MDGeneral Surgery · Chandler | AZ | 37 | 19 | |
| 55 | David G. Lucas, MDGeneral Surgery · Charleston | SC | 36 | 23 | +57% |
| 55 | Steven J. Patterson, MDGeneral Surgery · Jackson | MS | 36 | 32 | +13% |
| 55 | Eugene Rubach, MDGeneral Surgery · Manhasset | NY | 36 | 22 | +64% |
| 58 | Amit S. Kharod, MDGeneral Surgery · Freehold | NJ | 35 | 18 | |
| 58 | Anuj K. Dua, MDGeneral Surgery · Holly Springs | GA | 35 | 32 | +9% |
| 58 | Vincent Chang, MDGeneral Surgery · Rochester | NY | 35 | 19 | |
| 58 | Charles R. Andrews, MDGeneral Surgery · Memphis | TN | 35 | 27 | +30% |
| 58 | Michael J. Jacobs, MDGeneral Surgery · Novi | MI | 35 | 40 | −12% |
| 58 | Timothy M. Wheeler, MDGeneral Surgery · Ashland | KY | 35 | 30 | +17% |
| 58 | Joseph B. Thurman, MDGeneral Surgery · Knoxville | TN | 35 | 14 | |
| 58 | Katherine E. Poruk, MDSurgical Oncology · Jacksonville | FL | 35 | 18 | |
| 66 | Sayl Bunyan, MDGeneral Surgery · Shenandoah | TX | 34 | 40 | −15% |
| 66 | Guy R. Voeller, MDGeneral Surgery · Memphis | TN | 34 | 32 | +6% |
| 66 | Laurence B. Pearl, MDGeneral Surgery · Newport Beach | CA | 34 | 36 | −6% |
| 66 | Federico J. Serrot, MDGeneral Surgery · Stuart | FL | 34 | 15 | |
| 66 | Yin F. Luk, MDGeneral Surgery · Leesburg | FL | 34 | 48 | −29% |
| 66 | Babak Eghbalieh, MD FACSGeneral Surgery · Sherman Oaks | CA | 34 | 22 | +55% |
| 66 | Joseph G. Abdo, MDGeneral Surgery · Globe | AZ | 34 | 29 | +17% |
| 66 | Jose Erbella, MDGeneral Surgery · Bradenton | FL | 34 | 30 | +13% |
| 66 | Mark S. Hinson, MDGeneral Surgery · Columbia | TN | 34 | 18 | |
| 75 | Richard D. Alford, MD, FACSGeneral Surgery · Bryan | TX | 33 | 12 | |
| 75 | George S. Munday, MDGeneral Surgery · Danville | KY | 33 | 34 | −3% |
| 75 | Hans E. Blunck, MDGeneral Surgery · Little River | SC | 33 | 12 | |
| 75 | Guillermo Uy, MDGeneral Surgery · Middletown | NY | 33 | 23 | +43% |
| 75 | Sergey Grachev, MDGeneral Surgery · Manahawkin | NJ | 33 | 26 | +27% |
| 75 | Jon M. Moore, MDGeneral Surgery · Pensacola | FL | 33 | 24 | +38% |
| 75 | Jane Park, MDColorectal Surgery (Proctology) · Brick | NJ | 33 | — | |
| 75 | Prithvi Legha, MDGeneral Surgery · Mountain View | CA | 33 | 22 | +50% |
| 75 | Samuel E. Perkins, MDGeneral Surgery · Fernandina Beach | FL | 33 | 17 | |
| 75 | Martin G. Paul, MDGeneral Surgery · Washington | DC | 33 | 41 | −20% |
| 75 | Barry R. Hastings, MDVascular Surgery · Greenville | NC | 33 | 14 | |
| 75 | Brandon B. Bunnage, DOGeneral Surgery · Richland | WA | 33 | 32 | +3% |
| 75 | Christopher Y. Kang, MDGeneral Surgery · Wichita Falls | TX | 33 | 26 | +27% |
| 88 | Roman Kremen, DOGeneral Surgery · Brick | NJ | 32 | 37 | −14% |
| 88 | Richard H. Jennings, MDGeneral Surgery · Chattanooga | TN | 32 | 33 | −3% |
| 88 | John K. Abbott, MDGeneral Surgery · Rowlett | TX | 32 | 27 | +19% |
| 88 | Michael A. Kia, DOGeneral Surgery · Flint | MI | 32 | 19 | |
| 88 | Joseph R. Karam, MDGeneral Surgery · San Antonio | TX | 32 | 20 | +60% |
| 88 | Adnan Mohammadbhoy, DOGeneral Surgery · Crystal River | FL | 32 | 24 | +33% |
| 88 | Robert T. Mcauley, MDGeneral Surgery · Oxford | MS | 32 | 24 | +33% |
| 88 | Asadulla ChaudharyGeneral Surgery · Weston | FL | 32 | 53 | −40% |
| 88 | Matthew J. Hofeldt, MDGeneral Surgery · Huntington | WV | 32 | 27 | +19% |
| 88 | Wes J. Powell, MDGeneral Surgery · Pasadena | CA | 32 | 24 | +33% |
| 88 | Steven C. Bower, MDGeneral Practice · Palm Coast | FL | 32 | 27 | +19% |
| 88 | Dennis J. Eschete, MDGeneral Surgery · Lafayette | LA | 32 | 25 | +28% |
| 88 | Mark L. Witkowski, DOGeneral Surgery · Murrells Inlet | SC | 32 | 31 | +3% |
Codes counted: CPT 47562, 47563. Procedures billed in 2024, all places of service, Medicare fee-for-service. CMS withholds counts under 11.