Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) · Pennsylvania
Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) in Pennsylvania: the highest-volume physicians
95 physicians in Pennsylvania billed Medicare for 1,502 gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) procedures in 2024. The top 26, with the year before beside it.
Top 26
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joseph J. Ridilla, DOGeneral Surgery · Wilkes Barre | 40 | 47 | −15% |
| 2 | Eric C. Lundgren, MDGeneral Surgery · Du Bois | 38 | 37 | +3% |
| 3 | Nisarg Mehta, DOGeneral Surgery · Pittsburgh | 31 | 38 | −18% |
| 4 | Jonathan Y. Gefen, MDGeneral Surgery · Wynnewood | 30 | 11 | |
| 5 | Karen A. Chojnacki, MDGeneral Surgery · Philadelphia | 25 | 16 | |
| 5 | Charles A. Dallara, MDGeneral Surgery · Media | 25 | 15 | |
| 7 | Nadeem A. Quazi, MDGeneral Surgery · Chambersburg | 23 | 18 | |
| 7 | Michael L. Nussbaum, MDSurgical Oncology · Abington | 23 | 17 | |
| 7 | Marcos A. Ugarte, MDGeneral Surgery · Hanover | 23 | 21 | +10% |
| 7 | Brandon M. Ball, MDGeneral Surgery · Uniontown | 23 | 12 | |
| 7 | Justin PhilipGeneral Surgery · Doylestown | 23 | 11 | |
| 12 | David G. Reel, DOGeneral Surgery · Paoli | 21 | 20 | +5% |
| 12 | Rajesh Makkenchery, MDGeneral Surgery · Gettysburg | 21 | 11 | |
| 12 | Andrew J. Lambour, MDGeneral Surgery · Doylestown | 21 | 13 | |
| 12 | Scott A. Kripke, MDGeneral Surgery · Paoli | 21 | 21 | +0% |
| 12 | Susan J. Sees, MDGeneral Surgery · Paoli | 21 | 15 | |
| 17 | Nicholas Molacek, MD,General Surgery · Danville | 20 | 13 | |
| 17 | Nicolas Teleo, MDGeneral Surgery · East Stroudsburg | 20 | 20 | +0% |
| 17 | Mark E. Schadt, MDGeneral Surgery · Bethlehem | 20 | 18 | |
| 20 | Justin A. Snyder, DOGeneral Surgery · Lebanon | 19 | 13 | |
| 20 | Major K. Lee, MDGeneral Surgery · Philadelphia | 19 | — | |
| 20 | Thomas C. Beetel, MDGeneral Surgery · Wyomissing | 19 | 15 | |
| 20 | Richard W. Conron, DOGeneral Surgery · Bethlehem | 19 | 11 | |
| 24 | Gary T. Verazin, MDGeneral Surgery · Kingston | 18 | 11 | |
| 24 | Ahsan Merchant, DOGeneral Surgery · Bethlehem | 18 | — | |
| 24 | Gregory S. Anderson, MDGeneral Surgery · Lewistown | 18 | — |
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.