Inguinal hernia repair · Washington
Inguinal hernia repair in Washington: the highest-volume physicians
51 physicians in Washington billed Medicare for 935 inguinal hernia repair procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brandon B. Bunnage, DOGeneral Surgery · Richland | 56 | 57 | −2% |
| 2 | Jonathan M. Nickoloff, MD,General Surgery · Spokane | 35 | 30 | +17% |
| 2 | Adel G. El-Ghazzawy, MDGeneral Surgery · Bellevue | 35 | 25 | +40% |
| 4 | Rajeev P. Misra, DOGeneral Surgery · Silverdale | 30 | 23 | +30% |
| 5 | Philip G. Smith, MDGeneral Surgery · Richland | 27 | 18 | |
| 5 | Keith J. Vander Griend, MDGeneral Surgery · Bellingham | 27 | 38 | −29% |
| 7 | Samuel R. Skovgaard, MDGeneral Surgery · Port Angeles | 26 | 25 | +4% |
| 7 | Steven Slovic, MDGeneral Surgery · Vancouver | 26 | 19 | |
| 7 | Michael Higgins, MDGeneral Surgery · Bellingham | 26 | 15 | |
| 10 | Andrew D. Ludwig, MDGeneral Surgery · Kirkland | 25 | — | |
| 11 | Norman H. Burns, MDGeneral Surgery · Tacoma | 24 | 24 | +0% |
| 12 | Fazaldin Moghul, DOGeneral Surgery · Tacoma | 22 | — | |
| 12 | Linda Pai, MDGeneral Surgery · Gig Harbor | 22 | 14 | |
| 14 | Thomas Schleichert, DOGeneral Surgery · Lakewood | 21 | 20 | +5% |
| 14 | Andrew R. Ting, MDGeneral Surgery · Seattle | 21 | 25 | −16% |
| 14 | Clayton D. Hackerman, MDGeneral Surgery · Seattle | 21 | 26 | −19% |
| 17 | Anne N. Young, MDGeneral Surgery · Federal Way | 20 | — | |
| 17 | Eugene S. Cho, MDGeneral Surgery · Tacoma | 20 | 11 | |
| 19 | Kevin D. Robinson, MDGeneral Surgery · Olympia | 19 | — | |
| 19 | Phuong D. Nguyen, DOGeneral Surgery · Colfax | 19 | — | |
| 21 | William Truong, MDGeneral Surgery · Everett | 18 | 21 | −14% |
| 21 | Eric M. Heinberg, MD, MPHGeneral Surgery · Seattle | 18 | 11 | |
| 21 | Thomas Wixted, MDGeneral Surgery · Silverdale | 18 | 36 | −50% |
| 24 | Patrick WillauerGeneral Surgery · Everett | 17 | 17 | |
| 24 | Blake Wachi, MDGeneral Surgery · Bellevue | 17 | 18 |
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.