Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) · Massachusetts
Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) in Massachusetts: the highest-volume physicians
61 physicians in Massachusetts billed Medicare for 977 gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) procedures in 2024. The top 27, with the year before beside it.
Top 27
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrew B. Lederman, MDGeneral Surgery · Pittsfield | 37 | 27 | +37% |
| 2 | Matthew Kalliath, DOGeneral Surgery · Hyannis | 30 | 32 | −6% |
| 3 | Attila NakeebFamily Practice · Burlington | 26 | 12 | |
| 3 | Eran Brauner, MDGeneral Surgery · Brighton | 26 | 20 | +30% |
| 5 | Matthew J. Tierney, DOGeneral Surgery · Plymouth | 22 | 16 | |
| 6 | Mark J. ZapataGeneral Surgery · Boston | 21 | 11 | |
| 7 | Mark S. Loewen, MDGeneral Surgery · Hyannis | 20 | 30 | −33% |
| 7 | Khaled Yehia, MDVascular Surgery · Malden | 20 | 15 | |
| 7 | Patrick Fei, MDGeneral Surgery · Fall River | 20 | — | |
| 7 | Reuben Shin, MDGeneral Surgery · Burlington | 20 | 16 | |
| 7 | Katherine H. Albutt, MD, MPHGeneral Surgery · Boston | 20 | 12 | |
| 12 | Clayton R. Peterson, MDGeneral Surgery · Boston | 19 | 15 | |
| 13 | Eduardo A. Vega Pizarro, MDGeneral Surgery · Boston | 18 | — | |
| 13 | Donald A. Colacchio, MDGeneral Surgery · Wareham | 18 | 13 | |
| 13 | Thampi K. Ampadi, MDGeneral Surgery · Greenfield | 18 | 11 | |
| 13 | Sara A. La Grange, MDGeneral Surgery · Brockton | 18 | 17 | |
| 13 | Steven B. Andelman, MDGeneral Surgery · North Dartmouth | 18 | 21 | −14% |
| 18 | Bedabrata Sarkar, MD, PHDGeneral Surgery · Worcester | 17 | — | |
| 18 | Christopher G. Boyd, MDGeneral Surgery · Boston | 17 | 23 | −26% |
| 20 | Jorge A. Huaco Cateriano, MDGeneral Surgery · Wareham | 16 | — | |
| 20 | Charles A. Thayer, MDGeneral Surgery · Taunton | 16 | 13 | |
| 20 | Holly K. Michaelson, MDGeneral Surgery · Northampton | 16 | — | |
| 20 | Suman Bhushan Koganti, MDGeneral Surgery · Lowell | 16 | — | |
| 20 | David L. Berger, MDVascular Surgery · Boston | 16 | 29 | −45% |
| 20 | Valentin K. Atanassov, MDGeneral Surgery · Brockton | 16 | 29 | −45% |
| 20 | Stephen R. Addington, MDGeneral Surgery · Brockton | 16 | — | |
| 20 | Michael E. Jiser, MDGeneral Surgery · Lowell | 16 | 19 |
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.