Kidney stone lithotripsy (shock wave) · Alabama
Kidney stone lithotripsy (shock wave) in Alabama: the highest-volume physicians
22 physicians in Alabama billed Medicare for 402 kidney stone lithotripsy (shock wave) procedures in 2024. The top 22, with the year before beside it.
Top 22
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alexandru E. Benet, MDUrology · Andalusia | 34 | 35 | −3% |
| 2 | James A. Flatt, MDUrology · Huntsville | 31 | 53 | −42% |
| 3 | William E. Hughes, MDUrology · Decatur | 28 | 22 | +27% |
| 4 | Robert W. Schuyler, MDUrology · Dothan | 24 | 28 | −14% |
| 5 | Roger J. Williams, MDUrology · Dothan | 21 | 32 | −34% |
| 6 | John C. Peacock, MDUrology · Dothan | 20 | 23 | −13% |
| 7 | Douglas K. Turnbull, MDUrology · Foley | 19 | 22 | −14% |
| 8 | Barry J. Billings, MDUrology · Anniston | 18 | 15 | |
| 9 | Victor K. Jiminez, MDUrology · Huntsville | 17 | 22 | −23% |
| 9 | Merle L. Wade, MDUrology · Gadsden | 17 | — | |
| 9 | Jonathan G. Vukovich, MDUrology · Dothan | 17 | — | |
| 9 | Terry M. Phillis, MDUrology · Anniston | 17 | 21 | −19% |
| 13 | Mark W. Smith, MDUrology · Sheffield | 16 | — | |
| 13 | Manish Shah, MDUrology · Gadsden | 16 | 16 | |
| 13 | William E. Blaylock, MDUrology · Mobile | 16 | 13 | |
| 16 | Joseph P. Hicks, MDUrology · Huntsville | 15 | 15 | |
| 17 | Kevin M. Walls, MDUrology · Sheffield | 14 | 29 | −52% |
| 17 | Sergey Ananyev, MDUrology · Decatur | 14 | 28 | −50% |
| 19 | Joseph J. Phillips, MDUrology · Dothan | 13 | — | |
| 20 | Selden H. Stephens, MDUrology · Mobile | 12 | — | |
| 20 | Joseph A. Mokulis, MDUrology · Florence | 12 | — | |
| 22 | Joseph M. Schultz, MDUrology · Mobile | 11 | — |
A rank counts procedures billed under the physician's own NPI (CPT 50590), 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.