Leg artery angioplasty and stenting · South Carolina
Leg artery angioplasty and stenting in South Carolina: the highest-volume physicians
15 physicians in South Carolina billed Medicare for 297 leg artery angioplasty and stenting procedures in 2024. The top 15, with the year before beside it.
Top 15
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kristian O. Hochberg, MDVascular Surgery · Charleston | 41 | — | |
| 2 | Christopher L. Wixon, MDVascular Surgery · Bluffton | 39 | 22 | +77% |
| 3 | Brian Jones, MDVascular Surgery · Greenville | 25 | — | |
| 3 | Samantha R. Cox, DOVascular Surgery · Columbia | 25 | 38 | −34% |
| 5 | Louis F. Knoepp, MDVascular Surgery · Anderson | 24 | 32 | −25% |
| 6 | Sean J. Hislop, MDVascular Surgery · Charleston | 21 | 25 | −16% |
| 7 | Adam Keefer, MDVascular Surgery · Charleston | 19 | 28 | −32% |
| 8 | Dion L. Franga, MDNephrology · Orangeburg | 17 | — | |
| 9 | Luke M. Stewart, MDVascular Surgery · Florence | 15 | — | |
| 10 | Sagar S. Gandhi, MDVascular Surgery · Greenville | 14 | — | |
| 11 | Emilia M. Krol, MDVascular Surgery · Rock Hill | 13 | — | |
| 12 | Carmen M. Piccolo, DOVascular Surgery · Florence | 11 | — | |
| 12 | Amy Reed, MDVascular Surgery · Georgetown | 11 | — | |
| 12 | James M. Benner, MDThoracic Surgery · North Charleston | 11 | 19 | |
| 12 | Patrick Duffy, MDVascular Surgery · Rock Hill | 11 | — |
A rank counts procedures billed under the physician's own NPI (CPT 37224, 37225, 37226), 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.