Kidney stone lithotripsy (shock wave) · North Carolina
Kidney stone lithotripsy (shock wave) in North Carolina: the highest-volume physicians
18 physicians in North Carolina billed Medicare for 284 kidney stone lithotripsy (shock wave) procedures in 2024. The top 18, with the year before beside it.
Top 18
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Majid Mirzazadeh, MDUrology · Winston Salem | 35 | 63 | −44% |
| 2 | Kevin P. Perry, MDUrology · Cary | 21 | 18 | |
| 2 | Dominick J. Carbone, MDUrology · Elkin | 21 | 12 | |
| 4 | Paul W. Coughlin, MDUrology · High Point | 20 | 29 | −31% |
| 5 | Daniel J. Linn, MDUrology · Monroe | 17 | 14 | |
| 6 | Arthur J. Lim, MDUrology · Charlotte | 16 | — | |
| 7 | Kaitlin Ridder, MDUrology · Wilmington | 15 | — | |
| 8 | Lawrence A. Eskew, MDUrology · Winston Salem | 14 | — | |
| 8 | Greg L. Griewe, MDUrology · Pinehurst | 14 | — | |
| 8 | David E. Kang, MDUrology · Monroe | 14 | — | |
| 11 | Brad L. Bauer, MDUrology · Eden | 13 | 24 | −46% |
| 11 | Stewart M. Polsky, MDUrology · Mooresville | 13 | — | |
| 11 | Jeffrey H. Martin, MD PAUrology · Murphy | 13 | — | |
| 14 | David B. Konstandt, MDUrology · Mooresville | 12 | 14 | |
| 14 | John V. Kaspar, MDUrology · Raleigh | 12 | — | |
| 14 | Manlio A. Goetzl, MDUrology · Pinehurst | 12 | — | |
| 17 | Kush S. Patel, MDUrology · Statesville | 11 | — | |
| 17 | Roland M. Friedman, MDUrology · Winston Salem | 11 | 13 |
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.