Surgical Volume

Kidney stone lithotripsy (shock wave) · Arizona

Kidney stone lithotripsy (shock wave) in Arizona: the highest-volume physicians

44 physicians in Arizona billed Medicare for 1,027 kidney stone lithotripsy (shock wave) procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.

Top 25

RankPhysician20242023Change
1Jeffrey A. Stern, MDUrology · Litchfield Park7169+3%
2David J. Kaplan, MDUrology · Litchfield Park5146+11%
3Erik E. Alexander, MDUrology · Scottsdale4551−12%
4Harpreet S. Wadhwa, MDUrology · Mesa4352−17%
5Jeffery R. Gamber, DOUrology · Phoenix4231+35%
6Sundararajan Jayachandran, MDUrology · Glendale3725+48%
7Amy E. Schlaifer, MDUrology · Litchfield Park3224+33%
8Anthony J. Woodruff, MDUrology · Mesa3134−9%
9Chandan R. Kundavaram, MDUrology · Litchfield Park3024+25%
10Rahul D. Mehan, MDUrology · Mesa2831−10%
11Greggory K. Peifer, DOUrology · Mesa2630−13%
11Rahul A. Desai, MDUrology · Scottsdale26—
13Bruce A. Kletscher, MDUrology · Phoenix2536−31%
13Namir J. Shaba, DOUrology · Gilbert2520+25%
15Jules P. Manger, MDUrology · Tucson2416
15Pankaj M. Jain, MDUrology · Goodyear2431−23%
15Kenneth M. Belkoff, DOUrology · Tucson2415
18Joshua D. Jones, MDUrology · Litchfield Park2346−50%
18Lauren Byrne, MDUrology · Chandler2321+10%
20Torre Rhoades, MDUrology · Goodyear2213
21John C. Lin, MDUrology · Gilbert2117
21Frank L. Simoncini, DOUrology · Gilbert2125−16%
23Matthew L. Steinway, MDUrology · Scottsdale2021−5%
23Kashif Alvi, MDUrology · Mesa2015
25Bernard M. Gburek, MDUrology · Scottsdale1916

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.