Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) · South Carolina
Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) in South Carolina: the highest-volume physicians
65 physicians in South Carolina billed Medicare for 1,108 gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Weston Keller, MDGeneral Surgery · Greenville | 38 | 41 | −7% |
| 2 | David G. Lucas, MDGeneral Surgery · Charleston | 36 | 23 | +57% |
| 3 | Hans E. Blunck, MDGeneral Surgery · Little River | 33 | 12 | |
| 4 | Mark L. Witkowski, DOGeneral Surgery · Murrells Inlet | 32 | 31 | +3% |
| 5 | Jeffrey S. Libbey, MDGeneral Surgery · West Columbia | 31 | 24 | +29% |
| 6 | Thomas C. Litton, MDGeneral Surgery · Charleston | 30 | 11 | |
| 7 | Benjamin R. Ford, MDGeneral Surgery · Summerville | 28 | 35 | −20% |
| 8 | Steven A. Matzinger, MD PHDGeneral Surgery · Myrtle Beach | 27 | 38 | −29% |
| 9 | Sara P. Wilson, MDGeneral Surgery · Charleston | 26 | 14 | |
| 10 | Jeffrey M. LafondGeneral Surgery · Charleston | 25 | 18 | |
| 10 | Roland R. Craft, MDGeneral Surgery · West Columbia | 25 | 21 | +19% |
| 12 | Hugh L. Willcox, MDGeneral Surgery · West Columbia | 23 | — | |
| 12 | Mamdouh N. Mijalli, MDGeneral Surgery · Dillon | 23 | 18 | |
| 14 | Marc C. Antonetti, MDGeneral Surgery · West Columbia | 22 | 27 | −19% |
| 14 | James Harris, MDGeneral Surgery · Florence | 22 | 20 | +10% |
| 14 | Antonio P. Pepe, MDGeneral Surgery · Myrtle Beach | 22 | 14 | |
| 14 | Craig L. Selander, MDGeneral Surgery · Florence | 22 | 38 | −42% |
| 14 | Aaron M. Epstein, MDGeneral Surgery · Conway | 22 | 32 | −31% |
| 19 | Jason D. Cundiff, MDGeneral Surgery · Greenville | 21 | — | |
| 20 | William P. Lancaster, MDGeneral Surgery · Charleston | 20 | 15 | |
| 21 | Eric L. Long, MDGeneral Surgery · Mt Pleasant | 18 | 16 | |
| 22 | Gilbertas Rimkus, MDGeneral Surgery · Conway | 17 | 21 | −19% |
| 22 | Walter D. Blessing, MDGeneral Surgery · Charleston | 17 | 18 | |
| 22 | Carlos E. Montenegro, MDGeneral Surgery · Hampton | 17 | 15 | |
| 22 | Paul M. Frassinelli, MDGeneral Surgery · Anderson | 17 | 21 | −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.