Inguinal hernia repair · North Carolina
Inguinal hernia repair in North Carolina: the highest-volume physicians
68 physicians in North Carolina billed Medicare for 1,266 inguinal hernia repair procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seth M. Weinreb, MDGeneral Surgery · Raleigh | 42 | 54 | −22% |
| 2 | William S. Berger, MDGeneral Surgery · Winston-Salem | 39 | 14 | |
| 3 | Christopher R. Watters, MDGeneral Surgery · Raleigh | 35 | 42 | −17% |
| 3 | Raymond G. Washington, MDGeneral Surgery · Pinehurst | 35 | 20 | +75% |
| 3 | Lindsee Mcphail, MDGeneral Surgery · Asheville | 35 | 31 | +13% |
| 6 | Peeter A. Soosaar, MDGeneral Surgery · Asheville | 32 | 27 | +19% |
| 7 | William A. Bradshaw, MDGeneral Surgery · Asheville | 31 | 18 | |
| 7 | Michael G. Melkonian, MDGeneral Surgery · Charlotte | 31 | 20 | +55% |
| 9 | Jayme B. Stokes, MDGeneral Surgery · Wilmington | 30 | 29 | +3% |
| 10 | Timothy W. Mcguire, MDGeneral Surgery · Greenville | 29 | 29 | +0% |
| 11 | Daniel R. Vig, MDGeneral Surgery · Raleigh | 28 | 35 | −20% |
| 11 | Edward H. Kim, MDGeneral Surgery · Raleigh | 28 | 41 | −32% |
| 13 | Eric D. Duberman, MDColorectal Surgery (Proctology) · Cary | 27 | 30 | −10% |
| 14 | Ilan D. Avin, MDGeneral Surgery · Charlotte | 26 | 15 | |
| 15 | Lee C. Pederson, MDGeneral Surgery · Charlotte | 25 | 17 | |
| 16 | Louis H. Zbinden, MDGeneral Surgery · Charlotte | 24 | 13 | |
| 16 | David W. Grantham, MDGeneral Surgery · Pinehurst | 24 | 22 | +9% |
| 16 | Lachlan D. Noyes, MD, FACSGeneral Surgery · Hendersonville | 24 | 23 | +4% |
| 19 | John M. Kogoy, MDGeneral Surgery · Hendersonville | 21 | 26 | −19% |
| 19 | James A. Harris, MDGeneral Surgery · Wilmington | 21 | 21 | +0% |
| 21 | Lionel Van Der Westhuizen, MDGeneral Surgery · Boone | 20 | 29 | −31% |
| 21 | Theodore N. Pappas, MDGeneral Surgery · Durham | 20 | 25 | −20% |
| 21 | Gilberto Robles, MDGeneral Surgery · Franklin | 20 | — | |
| 24 | Jonathan A. Hata, MDGeneral Surgery · Hickory | 19 | 13 | |
| 24 | Carl J. Lowe, MDGeneral Surgery · Charlotte | 19 | 11 |
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.