Inguinal hernia repair · Nebraska
Inguinal hernia repair in Nebraska: the highest-volume physicians
16 physicians in Nebraska billed Medicare for 271 inguinal hernia repair procedures in 2024. The top 16, with the year before beside it.
Top 16
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeffrey S. Carson, MDGeneral Surgery · Omaha | 26 | 21 | +24% |
| 2 | Greg A. Fitzke, MDGeneral Surgery · Lincoln | 24 | 26 | −8% |
| 3 | Caleb W. Schroeder, MDGeneral Surgery · Hastings | 21 | 13 | |
| 4 | Steven J. Buda, MDGeneral Surgery · Omaha | 20 | 16 | |
| 4 | Raymond J. Taddeucci, MDGeneral Surgery · Lincoln | 20 | 21 | −5% |
| 6 | Benjamin J. Hung, MDGeneral Surgery · Lincoln | 19 | 16 | |
| 7 | Stephen M. Nagengast, MDGeneral Surgery · Lincoln | 18 | 30 | −40% |
| 7 | Benjamin Grams, MDGeneral Surgery · Omaha | 18 | 16 | |
| 9 | Anthony Tabatabai, DOGeneral Surgery · Lincoln | 15 | 12 | |
| 9 | Thomas J. White, MDGeneral Surgery · Omaha | 15 | 15 | |
| 11 | Clinton A. Rathje, DOGeneral Surgery · Lincoln | 14 | 12 | |
| 12 | Glenn C. Gardner, MDGeneral Surgery · Omaha | 13 | — | |
| 13 | Thomas M. Beutler, MDGeneral Surgery · Norfolk | 12 | — | |
| 13 | Matthew J. Wheeler, MDGeneral Surgery · Bellevue | 12 | — | |
| 13 | Michael J. Mcnamara, MDGeneral Surgery · Omaha | 12 | 14 | |
| 13 | Zachary S. Parshall, MDGeneral Surgery · Omaha | 12 | — |
A rank counts procedures billed under the physician's own NPI (CPT 49505, 49650), 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.