Inguinal hernia repair · New York
Inguinal hernia repair in New York: the highest-volume physicians
134 physicians in New York billed Medicare for 3,066 inguinal hernia repair procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David K. Halpern, MDGeneral Surgery · Mineola | 113 | 97 | +16% |
| 2 | Michael R. Castellano, MDGeneral Surgery · Staten Island | 96 | 99 | −3% |
| 3 | Mary Ann Hopkins, MDGeneral Surgery · New York | 81 | 82 | −1% |
| 4 | George Denoto, MDGeneral Surgery · Manhasset | 71 | 53 | +34% |
| 5 | Michael E. Khalife, MDGeneral Surgery · Mineola | 68 | 87 | −22% |
| 6 | Michael D. Lieberman, MDGeneral Surgery · New York | 61 | 58 | +5% |
| 7 | Dan S. Reiner, MDGeneral Surgery · New Hyde Park | 57 | 56 | +2% |
| 7 | Dina Podolsky, MDGeneral Surgery · New York | 57 | 42 | +36% |
| 9 | Guillermo Uy, MDGeneral Surgery · Middletown | 51 | 48 | +6% |
| 9 | Yuri W. Novitsky, MDGeneral Surgery · New York | 51 | 66 | −23% |
| 11 | Eugene Rubach, MDGeneral Surgery · Manhasset | 50 | 53 | −6% |
| 12 | Michael J. Giuffrida, MDGeneral Surgery · Manhasset | 46 | 49 | −6% |
| 13 | Gregory F. Dakin, MDGeneral Surgery · New York | 44 | 33 | +33% |
| 14 | Agostino Cervone, MDGeneral Surgery · Riverhead | 42 | 27 | +56% |
| 15 | David S. Shin, MDGeneral Surgery · Mineola | 41 | 39 | +5% |
| 16 | Michael T. Turturro, MDGeneral Surgery · New York | 40 | 13 | |
| 17 | Rasa Zarnegar, MDGeneral Surgery · New York | 38 | 31 | +23% |
| 17 | Howard G. Liang, MDGeneral Surgery · New York | 38 | 33 | +15% |
| 17 | Pawandeep S. Hunjan, MDGeneral Surgery · Patchogue | 38 | 37 | +3% |
| 20 | Spencer Amory, MDGeneral Surgery · New York | 33 | 33 | +0% |
| 21 | Cheguevara Afaneh, MDGeneral Surgery · New York | 32 | 22 | +45% |
| 21 | Brian D. Henry, MDGeneral Surgery · Plattsburgh | 32 | 32 | +0% |
| 21 | William Martin, MDGeneral Surgery · Huntington | 32 | 24 | +33% |
| 24 | Samer Sbayi, MDGeneral Surgery · Centereach | 31 | 42 | −26% |
| 25 | Vincent Chang, MDGeneral Surgery · Rochester | 30 | 20 | +50% |
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.