Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) · North Carolina
Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) in North Carolina: the highest-volume physicians
78 physicians in North Carolina billed Medicare for 1,183 gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) procedures in 2024. The top 26, with the year before beside it.
Top 26
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barry R. Hastings, MDVascular Surgery · Greenville | 33 | 14 | |
| 2 | Benjamin Motz, MDGeneral Surgery · Charlotte | 26 | 34 | −24% |
| 2 | Jayme B. Stokes, MDGeneral Surgery · Wilmington | 26 | 24 | +8% |
| 4 | Timothy W. Mcguire, MDGeneral Surgery · Greenville | 25 | 33 | −24% |
| 5 | Wade Naziri, MDGeneral Surgery · Greenville | 24 | 23 | +4% |
| 6 | Cathleen M. Khandelwal, MDGeneral Surgery · Chapel Hill | 23 | 23 | +0% |
| 7 | Richard R. Scallion, MDGeneral Surgery · Bolivia | 22 | 19 | |
| 7 | William B. Hooks, MDGeneral Surgery · Wilmington | 22 | 16 | |
| 7 | Kathryn S. Sobba, MDGeneral Surgery · Winston Salem | 22 | 28 | −21% |
| 7 | Aaron E. Bergsman, MDGeneral Surgery · Huntersville | 22 | 11 | |
| 7 | Inderjeet Singh, MD, FACSGeneral Surgery · Gastonia | 22 | 23 | −4% |
| 12 | Dean R. Marson, MDGeneral Surgery · Morehead City | 21 | 19 | |
| 12 | Justin Sargent, DOGeneral Surgery · Goldsboro | 21 | — | |
| 14 | Charles W. Jones, MDGeneral Surgery · Jefferson | 19 | 15 | |
| 15 | David W. Grantham, MDGeneral Surgery · Pinehurst | 18 | — | |
| 15 | Edward S. Panzeter, MDGeneral Surgery · Huntersville | 18 | 26 | −31% |
| 15 | Julio H. Reyes, MDGeneral Surgery · Winston Salem | 18 | 13 | |
| 15 | Bailey Sanders, MDGeneral Surgery · Pinehurst | 18 | — | |
| 19 | James B. Collins, MDGeneral Surgery · Smithfield | 17 | — | |
| 19 | Joseph P. Simpson, MDGeneral Surgery · Concord | 17 | — | |
| 19 | Stephen J. Von, MDGeneral Surgery · Shelby | 17 | — | |
| 22 | Colston A. Edgerton, MDGeneral Surgery · Wilmington | 16 | 14 | |
| 22 | Joseph A. SmithGeneral Surgery · Bolivia | 16 | — | |
| 22 | Christie M. Hirsch-Reilly, DOGeneral Surgery · Charlotte | 16 | — | |
| 22 | William H. Chapman, MDGeneral Surgery · Greenville | 16 | 22 | −27% |
| 22 | Rohit I. Bhasin, MDGeneral Surgery · Huntersville | 16 | 20 | −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.