Kidney stone lithotripsy (shock wave) · New York
Kidney stone lithotripsy (shock wave) in New York: the highest-volume physicians
21 physicians in New York billed Medicare for 346 kidney stone lithotripsy (shock wave) procedures in 2024. The top 21, with the year before beside it.
Top 21
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sherif S. El-Masry, MDUrology · Yonkers | 37 | 16 | |
| 2 | Marc C. Janis, MDUrology · Mount Vernon | 30 | 25 | +20% |
| 3 | Sheldon Axelrod, MDUrology · Katonah | 29 | 24 | +21% |
| 4 | Simon Saada, MDUrology · Brooklyn | 23 | 23 | +0% |
| 5 | Christopher S. Han, MDUrology · Middletown | 17 | 19 | |
| 6 | David Schulsinger, MDUrology · East Setauket | 16 | 27 | −41% |
| 6 | Robert K. Luntz, MDUrology · Plainview | 16 | — | |
| 8 | Jay B. Basillote, MDUrology · Staten Island | 15 | 21 | −29% |
| 8 | Thomas G. Harrington, MDUrology · Smithtown | 15 | — | |
| 10 | Albert N. Kim, MDUrology · Stony Brook | 14 | 17 | |
| 10 | Jason Rothwax, MDUrology · New Hyde Park | 14 | — | |
| 12 | Michael W. Kleeman, DOUrology · East Patchogue | 13 | 22 | −41% |
| 12 | Howard S. Lynn, MDUrology · Smithtown | 13 | — | |
| 12 | Paul A. Peller, MDUrology · Bethpage | 13 | — | |
| 15 | Semyon Gurgov, MDUrology · Greenlawn | 12 | — | |
| 15 | Thomas M. Chengot, DOCardiology · Amityville | 12 | 13 | |
| 15 | Sanjeev Vohra, MDUrology · Ithaca | 12 | — | |
| 15 | Ashok N. Kukadia, MDUrology · West Islip | 12 | — | |
| 19 | Andrew Chan, MDUrology · Bethpage | 11 | — | |
| 19 | Kevin L. Chandler, MDUrology · Watertown | 11 | — | |
| 19 | Yuly N. Chalik, MDUrology · Brooklyn | 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.