Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) · Missouri
Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) in Missouri: the highest-volume physicians
77 physicians in Missouri billed Medicare for 1,407 gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) procedures in 2024. The top 26, with the year before beside it.
Top 26
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lisa M. Rollison, DOGeneral Surgery · Columbia | 41 | 33 | +24% |
| 2 | Benjamin R. Gerber, MDGeneral Surgery · Columbia | 37 | 26 | +42% |
| 3 | Omar M. Guerra, MDGeneral Surgery · Saint Louis | 31 | 18 | |
| 4 | Kathryn A. Stueve, MDGeneral Surgery · St Joseph | 30 | 13 | |
| 4 | Robert J. Kenney, DOGeneral Surgery · Kansas City | 30 | 24 | +25% |
| 6 | Mangesh D. Oza, MDGeneral Surgery · Kansas City | 29 | 30 | −3% |
| 7 | Geoffrey C. Slayden, MDGeneral Surgery · Kansas City | 28 | 36 | −22% |
| 7 | Thomas B. Coy, DOGeneral Surgery · Joplin | 28 | 29 | −3% |
| 9 | Marc L. Miller, DOGeneral Surgery · Columbia | 27 | 18 | |
| 9 | Thomas M. Leibold, MDGeneral Surgery · Lake St Louis | 27 | 21 | +29% |
| 11 | Aleksandr Kalabin, MDGeneral Surgery · Columbia | 26 | 20 | +30% |
| 11 | Christopher S. Cronin, MDGeneral Surgery · Chesterfield | 26 | 27 | −4% |
| 11 | William R. Silliman, MDGeneral Surgery · Cape Girardeau | 26 | 23 | +13% |
| 14 | Christopher A. Edwards, MDGeneral Surgery · Springfield | 25 | 20 | +25% |
| 14 | John E. Mason, MDGeneral Surgery · Chesterfield | 25 | 19 | |
| 16 | Kenneth G. Smith, MDGeneral Surgery · Saint Louis | 24 | 19 | |
| 16 | Gregory A. Eason, MDGeneral Surgery · North Kansas City | 24 | 15 | |
| 16 | Bradley T. Moore, MDGeneral Surgery · Kansas City | 24 | 31 | −23% |
| 19 | Stephanie E. Bollenbach, MDGeneral Surgery · Kansas City | 23 | 21 | +10% |
| 19 | Carson C. Cunningham, MDGeneral Surgery · Cape Girardeau | 23 | — | |
| 21 | Spencer P. Kirk, DOGeneral Surgery · Springfield | 22 | 20 | +10% |
| 21 | Michael R. Arroyo, MDGeneral Surgery · Kansas City | 22 | 23 | −4% |
| 23 | Gregg A. Ginsburg, MDGeneral Surgery · Festus | 21 | 28 | −25% |
| 23 | Chau N. Nguyen, MDGeneral Surgery · Saint Joseph | 21 | 16 | |
| 25 | Charles Y. Ro, MDGeneral Surgery · Joplin | 20 | 22 | −9% |
| 25 | John W. Buckner, MDGeneral Surgery · Springfield | 20 | — |
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.