Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) · West Virginia
Gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) in West Virginia: the highest-volume physicians
19 physicians in West Virginia billed Medicare for 273 gallbladder removal (laparoscopic) procedures in 2024. The top 19, with the year before beside it.
Top 19
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew J. Hofeldt, MDGeneral Surgery · Huntington | 32 | 27 | +19% |
| 2 | Gene B. Duremdes, MDGeneral Surgery · Princeton | 20 | — | |
| 3 | Kristen P. Eads, MDGeneral Surgery · South Charleston | 18 | 13 | |
| 4 | Cynthia F. Graves, MDGeneral Surgery · Morgantown | 17 | 14 | |
| 5 | Curtis W. Harrison, MDGeneral Surgery · Huntington | 16 | 15 | |
| 6 | Stephen E. Winikoff, MDGeneral Surgery · Glen Dale | 15 | 11 | |
| 6 | David A. Denning, MDGeneral Surgery · Huntington | 15 | 16 | |
| 8 | Eric S. Hopkins, MD RVT FACSGeneral Surgery · Princeton | 13 | 31 | −58% |
| 8 | Scott M. Killmer, MDGeneral Surgery · Beckley | 13 | — | |
| 8 | Sugam B. Vasani, MDGeneral Surgery · Bridgeport | 13 | 12 | |
| 11 | Jake Rubenstein, MDGeneral Surgery · Huntington | 12 | 12 | |
| 11 | Brandon S. Radow, MD,General Surgery · Charleston | 12 | — | |
| 13 | Jefferson P. Casto, MDGeneral Surgery · Lewisburg | 11 | — | |
| 13 | Michael D. Roberts, MDGeneral Surgery · Vienna | 11 | 17 | |
| 13 | Jeffrey W. Madden, MDGeneral Surgery · Bridgeport | 11 | 11 | |
| 13 | Jillian M. Mccagg, MDGeneral Surgery · Huntington | 11 | — | |
| 13 | David C. Borgstrom, MDGeneral Surgery · Morgantown | 11 | — | |
| 13 | David A. Mullins, MD RVT FACSGeneral Surgery · Princeton | 11 | 26 | −58% |
| 13 | Warner W. Wang, MDGeneral Surgery · Parkersburg | 11 | — |
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.