Digestive and general surgery
Inguinal hernia repair: the highest-volume physicians in the US
2,300 physicians billed Medicare for 46,368 inguinal hernia repair procedures in 2024. Pick a state for its own table, or read the national top 103.
By state
- Alabama23 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Steven M. Fendley
- Alaska8 physicians · No. 1 Dr. John P. Muffoletto
- Arizona85 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Rick A. Low
- Arkansas22 physicians · No. 1 Dr. John W. Webb
- California234 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Mark C. Takata
- Colorado53 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Turner C. Lisle
- Connecticut25 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Royd K. Fukumoto
- Delaware9 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Erik D. Stancofski
- District of Columbia4 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Martin G. Paul
- Florida187 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Justin D. Warner
- Georgia60 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Mark B. Wilkiemeyer
- Hawaii2 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Steven D. Nishida
- Idaho15 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Edward G. Detar
- Illinois88 physicians · No. 1 Dr. John G. Linn
- Indiana39 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Anthony R. Zappia
- Iowa22 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Dennis Whitmer
- Kansas27 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Aaron Nilhas
- Kentucky19 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Richard M. Pokorny
- Louisiana21 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Philip Gachassin
- Maine2 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Thomas B. Brady
- Maryland61 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Patrick P. Schimpf
- Massachusetts67 physicians · No. 1 Dr. David L. Berger
- Michigan38 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Bruce B. Mcintosh
- Minnesota17 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Charlotte M. Horne
- Mississippi23 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Richard W. Byars
- Missouri53 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Krishna R. Rajanna
- Montana14 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Louis X. Kattine
- Nebraska16 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Jeffrey S. Carson
- Nevada22 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Timothy J. King
- New Hampshire13 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Daiying Lu
- New Jersey77 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Lawrence J. Jordan
- New Mexico12 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Michael J. Blea
- New York134 physicians · No. 1 Dr. David K. Halpern
- North Carolina68 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Seth M. Weinreb
- North Dakota7 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Joshua J. Knudson
- Ohio72 physicians · No. 1 Dr. David Fischer
- Oklahoma30 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Joseph C. Buendia
- Oregon23 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Timothy L. Beard
- Pennsylvania109 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Jonathan Y. Gefen
- Rhode Island6 physicians · No. 1 Dr. David R. Cloutier
- South Carolina55 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Jeffrey S. Libbey
- South Dakota6 physicians · No. 1 Christopher M. Larson
- Tennessee51 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Guy R. Voeller
- Texas163 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Dean A. Cione
- Utah26 physicians · No. 1 Dr. David J. Morrell
- Vermont6 physicians · No. 1 Dr. David A. Smith
- Virginia89 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Richard V. Brenner
- Washington51 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Brandon B. Bunnage
- West Virginia8 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Jeffrey W. Madden
- Wisconsin33 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Travis P. Schmidt
- Wyoming5 physicians · No. 1 Dr. Jeremy D. Gates
National top 103
| Rank | Physician | State | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John G. Linn, MDGeneral Surgery · Glenview | IL | 122 | 91 | +34% |
| 2 | Mark C. Takata, MDGeneral Surgery · La Jolla | CA | 113 | 70 | +61% |
| 2 | David K. Halpern, MDGeneral Surgery · Mineola | NY | 113 | 97 | +16% |
| 4 | Patrick P. Schimpf, MDGeneral Surgery · Annapolis | MD | 110 | 114 | −4% |
| 5 | Justin D. Warner, MDGeneral Surgery · Naples | FL | 101 | 89 | +13% |
| 6 | Scott D. Schneider, MDGeneral Surgery · Chico | CA | 97 | 74 | +31% |
| 7 | Michael R. Castellano, MDGeneral Surgery · Staten Island | NY | 96 | 99 | −3% |
| 8 | Vincent F. Sayan, MDGeneral Surgery · Annapolis | MD | 92 | 109 | −16% |
| 9 | Martin G. Paul, MDGeneral Surgery · Washington | DC | 85 | 94 | −10% |
| 10 | Jose F. Yeguez, MDGeneral Surgery · Boca Raton | FL | 82 | 81 | +1% |
| 11 | Mary Ann Hopkins, MDGeneral Surgery · New York | NY | 81 | 82 | −1% |
| 11 | David L. Berger, MDVascular Surgery · Boston | MA | 81 | 85 | −5% |
| 13 | Nora M. Fullington, MDGeneral Surgery · Wellesley | MA | 76 | 73 | +4% |
| 14 | Bassam Sayegh, MDGeneral Surgery · Jupiter | FL | 75 | 81 | −7% |
| 15 | Rick A. Low, MDGeneral Surgery · Phoenix | AZ | 74 | 62 | +19% |
| 16 | Darren Miter, DOGeneral Surgery · Ft Myers | FL | 73 | 69 | +6% |
| 16 | Wes J. Powell, MDGeneral Surgery · Pasadena | CA | 73 | 44 | +66% |
| 18 | Todd S. Harris, MDGeneral Surgery · Newport Beach | CA | 72 | 64 | +13% |
| 19 | James N. GonzalezGeneral Surgery · Red Bluff | CA | 71 | 67 | +6% |
| 19 | George Denoto, MDGeneral Surgery · Manhasset | NY | 71 | 53 | +34% |
| 21 | Jeffrey J. Gutman, MDGeneral Surgery · Los Gatos | CA | 70 | 67 | +4% |
| 21 | Brent T. Shoji, MDGeneral Surgery · Boston | MA | 70 | 68 | +3% |
| 21 | Katie S. Artz, MDGeneral Surgery · Tucson | AZ | 70 | 45 | +56% |
| 24 | David S. Thoman, MDGeneral Surgery · Santa Barbara | CA | 68 | 39 | +74% |
| 24 | Michael E. Khalife, MDGeneral Surgery · Mineola | NY | 68 | 87 | −22% |
| 26 | Richard V. Brenner, MDGeneral Surgery · Fairfax | VA | 66 | 54 | +22% |
| 26 | Lawrence J. Jordan, MDGeneral Surgery · Plainsboro | NJ | 66 | 55 | +20% |
| 28 | Jonathan Y. Gefen, MDGeneral Surgery · Wynnewood | PA | 65 | 66 | −2% |
| 29 | Marc Zerey, MDGeneral Surgery · Santa Barbara | CA | 63 | 59 | +7% |
| 29 | Mark J. Sherman, MDGeneral Surgery · La Jolla | CA | 63 | 57 | +11% |
| 29 | Michael T. Hernando, MDGeneral Surgery · Morristown | NJ | 63 | 36 | +75% |
| 29 | Robert K. Josloff, MDGeneral Surgery · Abington | PA | 63 | 50 | +26% |
| 33 | David J. Dupree, MDGeneral Surgery · Tinton Falls | NJ | 62 | 52 | +19% |
| 34 | Michael D. Lieberman, MDGeneral Surgery · New York | NY | 61 | 58 | +5% |
| 34 | Kevin L. Huguet, MDGeneral Surgery · St Petersburg | FL | 61 | 52 | +17% |
| 34 | Scott A. Kripke, MDGeneral Surgery · Paoli | PA | 61 | 65 | −6% |
| 37 | Kelly A. Favre, MDGeneral Surgery · Tucson | AZ | 59 | 54 | +9% |
| 38 | Christopher M. Willkomm, MDGeneral Surgery · North Venice | FL | 58 | 46 | +26% |
| 38 | Herman Skorobogaty, MDGeneral Surgery · San Diego | CA | 58 | 37 | +57% |
| 38 | Glenn L. Sandler, MD, FACSGeneral Surgery · Rockville | MD | 58 | 75 | −23% |
| 38 | Eric M. Salinger, MDGeneral Surgery · Pismo Beach | CA | 58 | 42 | +38% |
| 42 | Robert F. Ahmed, MDGeneral Surgery · Fairfax | VA | 57 | 67 | −15% |
| 42 | Dan S. Reiner, MDGeneral Surgery · New Hyde Park | NY | 57 | 56 | +2% |
| 42 | Dina Podolsky, MDGeneral Surgery · New York | NY | 57 | 42 | +36% |
| 45 | Matthew Kalliath, DOGeneral Surgery · Hyannis | MA | 56 | 41 | +37% |
| 45 | Benjamin R. Veenstra, MDGeneral Surgery · Jacksonville | FL | 56 | 11 | |
| 45 | Mark B. Wilkiemeyer, MDGeneral Surgery · Sandy Springs | GA | 56 | 57 | −2% |
| 45 | Paul V. Beck, MDGeneral Surgery · Redding | CA | 56 | 62 | −10% |
| 45 | Brandon B. Bunnage, DOGeneral Surgery · Richland | WA | 56 | 57 | −2% |
| 50 | Krishna R. Rajanna, MDGeneral Surgery · Kansas City | MO | 55 | 51 | +8% |
| 51 | Seth L. Newman, MDGeneral Surgery · Abington | PA | 54 | 54 | +0% |
| 51 | Igor Belyansky, MDGeneral Surgery · Annapolis | MD | 54 | 31 | +74% |
| 51 | Craig L. Zaretsky, MDGeneral Surgery · Voorhees | NJ | 54 | 55 | −2% |
| 54 | Kyle Mueller, MDGeneral Surgery · Chicago | IL | 53 | 64 | −17% |
| 54 | David C. Chen, MDGeneral Practice · Santa Monica | CA | 53 | 42 | +26% |
| 56 | Stephen W. Ganshirt, MDGeneral Surgery · Lake Forest | IL | 52 | 45 | +16% |
| 56 | Gina M. Massoglia, MDGeneral Surgery · Annapolis | MD | 52 | 40 | +30% |
| 58 | Erik D. Stancofski, MDGeneral Surgery · Lewes | DE | 51 | 52 | −2% |
| 58 | Guillermo Uy, MDGeneral Surgery · Middletown | NY | 51 | 48 | +6% |
| 58 | Charles Chandler, MDGeneral Surgery · Santa Monica | CA | 51 | 41 | +24% |
| 58 | Nojan Toomari, DOGeneral Surgery · Encino | CA | 51 | 48 | +6% |
| 58 | Yuri W. Novitsky, MDGeneral Surgery · New York | NY | 51 | 66 | −23% |
| 63 | Russell W. Novak, MDGeneral Surgery · Sarasota | FL | 50 | 33 | +52% |
| 63 | Joao A. Lopes, MDGeneral Surgery · West Orange | NJ | 50 | 23 | +117% |
| 63 | James T. Badger, MDGeneral Surgery · Palo Alto | CA | 50 | 45 | +11% |
| 63 | James E. Harris, MDGeneral Surgery · Columbia | MD | 50 | 31 | +61% |
| 63 | Eugene Rubach, MDGeneral Surgery · Manhasset | NY | 50 | 53 | −6% |
| 68 | Clifford L. Gelman, MDGeneral Surgery · Pismo Beach | CA | 49 | 30 | +63% |
| 68 | Jonas Mansson, MDGeneral Surgery · Naples | FL | 49 | 54 | −9% |
| 68 | Cameron D. Adkisson, MDGeneral Surgery · Jacksonville | FL | 49 | 29 | +69% |
| 68 | Michael J. Blea, MDGeneral Surgery · Albuquerque | NM | 49 | 36 | +36% |
| 68 | Steven L. Halbreich, MDGeneral Surgery · Sarasota | FL | 49 | 28 | +75% |
| 68 | Daiying Lu, MDGeneral Surgery · Manchester | NH | 49 | 36 | +36% |
| 74 | Kiet A. Doan, DOGeneral Surgery · Cape Coral | FL | 48 | 37 | +30% |
| 74 | Joseph M. Mets, MDGeneral Surgery · Sarasota | FL | 48 | 49 | −2% |
| 74 | Albert Amini, MDGeneral Surgery · Chandler | AZ | 48 | 50 | −4% |
| 74 | Christopher R. Kuzniak, MDGeneral Surgery · Atlanta | GA | 48 | 27 | +78% |
| 74 | James A. Madura, MDGeneral Surgery · Scottsdale | AZ | 48 | 46 | +4% |
| 74 | James M. Lopes, MDGeneral Surgery · West Orange | NJ | 48 | 24 | +100% |
| 74 | Hsin-Yi Chang, MDGeneral Surgery · Barrington | IL | 48 | 39 | +23% |
| 81 | Michael A. Perez, MDGeneral Surgery · Fort Lauderdale | FL | 47 | 47 | +0% |
| 81 | Stephen P. Haggerty, MDGeneral Surgery · Highland Park | IL | 47 | 67 | −30% |
| 81 | Philippe J. Quilici, MD, FACSGeneral Surgery · Burbank | CA | 47 | 41 | +15% |
| 81 | Dean A. Cione, MD, FACSGeneral Surgery · Plano | TX | 47 | 29 | +62% |
| 81 | Jennifer L. Denne, MDGeneral Surgery · Bryn Mawr | PA | 47 | 49 | −4% |
| 81 | Samuel Bundz, MDGeneral Surgery · Leesburg | FL | 47 | 42 | +12% |
| 81 | Jeffrey S. Libbey, MDGeneral Surgery · West Columbia | SC | 47 | 39 | +21% |
| 81 | Steven M. Young, MDGeneral Surgery · Walnut Creek | CA | 47 | 45 | +4% |
| 81 | Jordan R. Gutweiler, MDGeneral Surgery · Cambridge | MA | 47 | 23 | +104% |
| 81 | Lam D. Le, MDGeneral Surgery · Dallas | TX | 47 | 30 | +57% |
| 81 | Theodore R. SmallGeneral Surgery · Safety Harbor | FL | 47 | 27 | +74% |
| 92 | Neel R. Joshi, MDGeneral Surgery · Los Angeles | CA | 46 | 43 | +7% |
| 92 | Vivek Maheshwari, MDGeneral Surgery · West Orange | NJ | 46 | 31 | +48% |
| 92 | Ebube A. Bakosi, MDGeneral Surgery · Pompton Plains | NJ | 46 | 41 | +12% |
| 92 | Timothy J. Sehorn, MDGeneral Surgery · Houston | TX | 46 | 34 | +35% |
| 92 | John J. Froio, MDGeneral Surgery · South Weymouth | MA | 46 | 28 | +64% |
| 92 | Michael J. Giuffrida, MDGeneral Surgery · Manhasset | NY | 46 | 49 | −6% |
| 92 | Samuel E. Perkins, MDGeneral Surgery · Fernandina Beach | FL | 46 | 36 | +28% |
| 99 | Joseph C. Buendia, DOGeneral Surgery · Oklahoma City | OK | 45 | 55 | −18% |
| 99 | Rock C. Liu, MDGeneral Surgery · Hayward | CA | 45 | 38 | +18% |
| 99 | David H. Park, MDGeneral Surgery · La Grange Highlands | IL | 45 | 35 | +29% |
| 99 | Aaron Nilhas, MDGeneral Surgery · Wichita | KS | 45 | 45 | +0% |
| 99 | Matthew A. Lublin, MDGeneral Surgery · Santa Monica | CA | 45 | 53 | −15% |
Codes counted: CPT 49505, 49650. Procedures billed in 2024, all places of service, Medicare fee-for-service. CMS withholds counts under 11.