Inguinal hernia repair · Oregon
Inguinal hernia repair in Oregon: the highest-volume physicians
23 physicians in Oregon billed Medicare for 389 inguinal hernia repair procedures in 2024. The top 23, with the year before beside it.
Top 23
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Timothy L. Beard, MD,General Surgery · Bend | 40 | 35 | +14% |
| 2 | Michael J. Mastrangelo, MDGeneral Surgery · Bend | 27 | 39 | −31% |
| 3 | Darren M. Kowalski, MDGeneral Surgery · Bend | 24 | 28 | −14% |
| 4 | Vahagn C. Nikolian, MDGeneral Surgery · Portland | 19 | 14 | |
| 4 | Dana A. Penner, MDGeneral Surgery · Corvallis | 19 | 11 | |
| 4 | Christopher A. Bombeck, MDGeneral Surgery · Corvallis | 19 | — | |
| 4 | Douglas G. York, MDGeneral Surgery · Portland | 19 | 12 | |
| 8 | Mark C. Mason, MDGeneral Surgery · Medford | 16 | 14 | |
| 8 | David K. Traul, MDGeneral Surgery · Medford | 16 | — | |
| 8 | Estin Yang, MDGeneral Practice · Grants Pass | 16 | — | |
| 8 | Charles W. James, MDGeneral Surgery · Coos Bay | 16 | 17 | |
| 12 | Gregory M. Stroup, MDGeneral Surgery · Newberg | 15 | 16 | |
| 12 | Julianne E. Allen, MDGeneral Surgery · Medford | 15 | 12 | |
| 12 | Richard L. Jamison, MDGeneral Surgery · Portland | 15 | — | |
| 15 | Daniel Tseng, MDGeneral Surgery · Portland | 14 | 13 | |
| 15 | Sabrina Drexel, MDGeneral Surgery · Portland | 14 | 13 | |
| 15 | Bert M. Stewart, MDGeneral Surgery · Ashland | 14 | 12 | |
| 18 | Elliot A. Dobkin, DOGeneral Surgery · Portland | 13 | — | |
| 18 | Kevin A. Modeste, MDGeneral Surgery · Springfield | 13 | — | |
| 20 | Lindsay Wenger, MDGeneral Surgery · Grants Pass | 12 | — | |
| 21 | Randy J. Kjorstad, MDGeneral Surgery · Redmond | 11 | 11 | |
| 21 | Daniel A. Cusati, MDGeneral Surgery · Springfield | 11 | 15 | |
| 21 | Brent L. Soder, MDGeneral Surgery · Roseburg | 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.