Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) · Alabama
Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) in Alabama: the highest-volume physicians
51 physicians in Alabama billed Medicare for 772 gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) procedures in 2024. The top 34, with the year before beside it.
Top 34
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alberto Echeverri, MD, FACSGeneral Surgery · Gadsden | 25 | — | |
| 2 | Stephen L. Britt, MDGeneral Surgery · Guntersville | 24 | 34 | −29% |
| 2 | Quinton D. Matthews, MDGeneral Surgery · Tuscaloosa | 24 | 17 | |
| 2 | Jimmie G. Gavras, MDGeneral Surgery · Fairhope | 24 | 14 | |
| 2 | Marc S. Zelickson, MDGeneral Surgery · Huntsville | 24 | 16 | |
| 6 | Wesley J. Desselle, MDGeneral Surgery · Birmingham | 23 | 28 | −18% |
| 7 | John R. Groves, MDGeneral Surgery · Albertville | 22 | 32 | −31% |
| 7 | Jack M. Cooper, MDGeneral Surgery · Montgomery | 22 | 23 | −4% |
| 9 | Timothy M. Sahawneh, MDGeneral Surgery · Huntsville | 20 | 17 | |
| 9 | Randall W. Nichols, MDGeneral Surgery · Dothan | 20 | 25 | −20% |
| 11 | Donald C. Gross, MDGeneral Surgery · Tuscaloosa | 19 | 20 | −5% |
| 12 | Emily E. Cannon, MDGeneral Surgery · Dothan | 18 | 14 | |
| 12 | Richard R. Randall, MDGeneral Surgery · Huntsville | 18 | 14 | |
| 12 | Manmohan K. Ghanta, MDGeneral Surgery · Huntsville | 18 | 16 | |
| 15 | Timothy L. Christopher, MDGeneral Surgery · Birmingham | 15 | 17 | |
| 15 | Lynn R. Buckner, MDGeneral Surgery · Decatur | 15 | 26 | −42% |
| 15 | Richard M. TannerGeneral Surgery · Tuscaloosa | 15 | 15 | |
| 15 | Matthew S. Burge, MDEmergency Medicine · Prattville | 15 | — | |
| 15 | John W. Wilson, MDGeneral Surgery · Fairhope | 15 | 16 | |
| 20 | Robert L. Bailey, MDGeneral Surgery · Florence | 14 | 27 | −48% |
| 20 | George I. Crawford, MDGeneral Surgery · Anniston | 14 | — | |
| 20 | Barton S. Wood, MDGeneral Surgery · Alabaster | 14 | 16 | |
| 23 | Eric L. DuboisGeneral Surgery · Birmingham | 13 | 21 | −38% |
| 23 | Justin D. Moellinger, MDGeneral Surgery · Bessemer | 13 | — | |
| 23 | Jeffrey B. Whitehurst, MDGeneral Surgery · Dothan | 13 | 13 | |
| 23 | Andrew M. Frey, DOGeneral Surgery · Birmingham | 13 | 14 | |
| 23 | Philip K. Wiles, MDGeneral Surgery · Huntsville | 13 | 19 | |
| 23 | Manuel Caceres Serrano, MDGeneral Surgery · Talladega | 13 | — | |
| 23 | Raymond L. Sheppard, MDGeneral Surgery · Huntsville | 13 | 16 | |
| 23 | Thomas W. Downes, MDGeneral Surgery · Boaz | 13 | 11 | |
| 23 | Randall K. Mansell, DOGeneral Surgery · Sheffield | 13 | 12 | |
| 23 | Harold A. Foster, MDGeneral Surgery · Opelika | 13 | 12 | |
| 23 | Daniel A. Boyett, MDGeneral Surgery · Huntsville | 13 | 18 | |
| 23 | Eric E. Roberts, DOGeneral Surgery · Foley | 13 | — |
A rank counts procedures billed under the physician's own NPI (CPT 47562, 47563), 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.