Surgical Volume

Heart bypass (CABG) · North Carolina

Heart bypass (CABG) in North Carolina: the highest-volume physicians

53 physicians in North Carolina billed Medicare for 1,260 heart bypass (CABG) procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.

Top 25

RankPhysician20242023Change
1Oliver A. Binns, MDCardiac Surgery · Asheville5352+2%
2Bradley J. Lenoir, MDThoracic Surgery · Charlotte4639+18%
3Mark A. Groh, MDCardiac Surgery · Asheville4462−29%
4Bryon Boulton, MDGeneral Surgery · Raleigh3827+41%
5Ryan P. Plichta, MDThoracic Surgery · Durham3721+76%
6Thomas G. Gleason, MDCardiac Surgery · Asheville3647−23%
7Edward H. Kincaid, MDCardiac Surgery · Winston Salem3437−8%
8Adrian L. Lata, MDThoracic Surgery · Winston Salem3229+10%
8Trevor C. Upham, MDThoracic Surgery · Raleigh3221+52%
8Piotr Dumicz, MDCardiac Surgery · New Bern3225+28%
11Robert E. Maughan, MDCardiac Surgery · Fayetteville3029+3%
11Curtis A. Anderson, MDCardiac Surgery · Raleigh3031−3%
11Judson B. Williams, MDThoracic Surgery · Raleigh3025+20%
14Tom P. Theruvath, MDThoracic Surgery · Charlotte2934−15%
14Alan P. Kypson, MDGeneral Surgery · Raleigh2929+0%
14Walter D. Boyd, MDThoracic Surgery · Greenville2925+16%
17Neal D. Kon, MDCardiac Surgery · Winston Salem2722+23%
18Timothy M. Brand, MDCardiac Surgery · Charlotte2625+4%
18Victor B. Kim, MDCardiac Surgery · New Bern2630−13%
18Carmelo A. Milano, MDThoracic Surgery · Lumberton2620+30%
18Jesse L. Madden, MD MSCardiac Surgery · Winston Salem2638−32%
22David A. Duncan, MDThoracic Surgery · Winston-Salem2520+25%
22Benjamin C. Degner, MDCardiac Surgery · Greenville2533−24%
24Jacob N. Schroder, MDThoracic Surgery · Durham2416
24Bret D. Borchelt, MDThoracic Surgery · Winston-Salem2417

A rank counts procedures billed under the physician's own NPI (CPT 33533), 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.