Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) · Tennessee
Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) in Tennessee: the highest-volume physicians
81 physicians in Tennessee billed Medicare for 1,359 gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chad M. Moss, MDGeneral Surgery · Columbia | 39 | 28 | +39% |
| 2 | Charles R. Andrews, MDGeneral Surgery · Memphis | 35 | 27 | +30% |
| 2 | Joseph B. Thurman, MDGeneral Surgery · Knoxville | 35 | 14 | |
| 4 | Guy R. Voeller, MDGeneral Surgery · Memphis | 34 | 32 | +6% |
| 4 | Mark S. Hinson, MDGeneral Surgery · Columbia | 34 | 18 | |
| 6 | Richard H. Jennings, MDGeneral Surgery · Chattanooga | 32 | 33 | −3% |
| 7 | Michael E. Kelly, MDGeneral Surgery · Knoxville | 31 | 42 | −26% |
| 8 | Bassam N. Helou, MDGeneral Practice · Nashville | 30 | 24 | +25% |
| 9 | William T. Cockerham, MDGeneral Surgery · Chattanooga | 27 | 29 | −7% |
| 10 | David G. Schutter, MDGeneral Surgery · Powell | 26 | 15 | |
| 11 | Stephen E. Pacifico, MDGeneral Surgery · Maryville | 24 | 21 | +14% |
| 11 | David J. Harrell, MDGeneral Surgery · Powell | 24 | 27 | −11% |
| 13 | Nathaniel F. Stoikes, MDGeneral Surgery · Memphis | 23 | 20 | +15% |
| 13 | Jason Dunn, MDGeneral Surgery · Cleveland | 23 | 21 | +10% |
| 15 | Marc E. Rosen, DOGeneral Surgery · Nashville | 21 | 19 | |
| 15 | Lars R. Webb, MDGeneral Surgery · Knoxville | 21 | 25 | −16% |
| 15 | Benjamin E. Kellogg, MDGeneral Surgery · Dayton | 21 | 16 | |
| 15 | Steven Thorne, MDGeneral Surgery · Jackson | 21 | 15 | |
| 19 | Garrison B. Smith, MDGeneral Surgery · Jackson | 20 | — | |
| 19 | Kevin P. Purgiel, DOGeneral Surgery · Sparta | 20 | 16 | |
| 19 | Shannon Beierle, MDGeneral Surgery · Cleveland | 20 | 45 | −56% |
| 19 | Eston K. Wenger, MDGeneral Surgery · Cleveland | 20 | 15 | |
| 23 | Daniel P. Pischl, DOGeneral Surgery · Clarksville | 19 | 17 | |
| 24 | Drew H. Reynolds, MDGeneral Surgery · Nashville | 17 | 12 | |
| 24 | Nitin J. Rangnekar, MDGeneral Surgery · Knoxville | 17 | 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.