Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) · New Mexico
Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) in New Mexico: the highest-volume physicians
10 physicians in New Mexico billed Medicare for 161 gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) procedures in 2024. The top 10, with the year before beside it.
Top 10
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel B. Westbury, MDGeneral Surgery · Farmington | 27 | 26 | +4% |
| 2 | Erica L. Mcbride, DOGeneral Surgery · Albuquerque | 18 | 24 | −25% |
| 3 | Charlie M. Doss, MDGeneral Surgery · Albuquerque | 16 | 12 | |
| 3 | Nicholas J. Sutherland, MDGeneral Surgery · Santa Fe | 16 | 12 | |
| 5 | Renata Brodsky, DOGeneral Surgery · Las Cruces | 15 | — | |
| 6 | Kevin E. Hudenko, MDGeneral Surgery · Albuquerque | 14 | 13 | |
| 6 | Jeffery Brown, MDGeneral Surgery · Rio Rancho | 14 | — | |
| 6 | Philip K. Ernest, MDGeneral Surgery · Farmington | 14 | 16 | |
| 6 | Chenwi Ambe, MDGeneral Surgery · Albuquerque | 14 | 24 | −42% |
| 10 | Sean D. Coston, MDGeneral Surgery · Albuquerque | 13 | 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.