Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) · California
Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) in California: the highest-volume physicians
223 physicians in California billed Medicare for 3,982 gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) procedures in 2024. The top 27, with the year before beside it.
Top 27
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philippe J. Quilici, MD, FACSGeneral Surgery · Burbank | 61 | 47 | +30% |
| 2 | Thang D. Nguyen, MDGeneral Surgery · Fountain Valley | 48 | 34 | +41% |
| 3 | Alexander S. Tovar, M DGeneral Surgery · Burbank | 46 | 40 | +15% |
| 4 | John Garcia, MDGeneral Surgery · Bakersfield | 45 | 35 | +29% |
| 5 | Samuel H. Carvajal, MDGeneral Surgery · Glendale | 44 | 22 | +100% |
| 6 | James N. GonzalezGeneral Surgery · Red Bluff | 40 | 56 | −29% |
| 6 | Viktor Gabriel, MDGeneral Surgery · Long Beach | 40 | 16 | |
| 8 | Praneetha R. Narahari, MDGeneral Surgery · Fresno | 38 | 29 | +31% |
| 9 | Laurence B. Pearl, MDGeneral Surgery · Newport Beach | 34 | 36 | −6% |
| 9 | Babak Eghbalieh, MD FACSGeneral Surgery · Sherman Oaks | 34 | 22 | +55% |
| 11 | Prithvi Legha, MDGeneral Surgery · Mountain View | 33 | 22 | +50% |
| 12 | Wes J. Powell, MDGeneral Surgery · Pasadena | 32 | 24 | +33% |
| 13 | Yen-Chung A. Lee, MDGeneral Surgery · Palo Alto | 31 | 20 | +55% |
| 13 | Steve S. Chang, MDGeneral Surgery · Monterey | 31 | 22 | +41% |
| 15 | Lance L. Ludington, MDGeneral Surgery · Willits | 30 | — | |
| 15 | Mark C. Takata, MDGeneral Surgery · La Jolla | 30 | 17 | |
| 17 | Jorge A. Enriquez, MDGeneral Surgery · Bakersfield | 29 | 15 | |
| 17 | Peter C. Wang, MDGeneral Surgery · Newport Beach | 29 | 22 | +32% |
| 17 | Daniel R. Marcus, MDGeneral Surgery · Marina Del Rey | 29 | 27 | +7% |
| 20 | Sami B. Hamamji, MDGeneral Surgery · Orange | 28 | 30 | −7% |
| 20 | Nhat C. Nguyen-Minh, MDGeneral Surgery · Rancho Mirage | 28 | 24 | +17% |
| 20 | Brent S. Izu, MDGeneral Surgery · Antioch | 28 | 17 | |
| 23 | Aileen M. Takahashi, MDGeneral Surgery · Torrance | 27 | 27 | +0% |
| 23 | Paul V. Beck, MDGeneral Surgery · Redding | 27 | 28 | −4% |
| 25 | Vu Dinh, DOGeneral Surgery · Newport Beach | 26 | 11 | |
| 25 | Tripurari Mishra, MDGeneral Surgery · Antioch | 26 | 15 | |
| 25 | Abiy A. Meshesha, MDGeneral Surgery · Visalia | 26 | 23 | +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.