Lumpectomy in South Carolina: the highest-volume physicians
35 physicians in South Carolina billed Medicare for 1,047 lumpectomy procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stephen H. Metropol, MDGeneral Surgery · Columbia | 81 | 65 | +25% |
| 2 | Rochelle L. Ringer, MDGeneral Surgery · Charleston | 74 | 60 | +23% |
| 3 | Philip A. Albaneze, MDGeneral Surgery · Charleston | 65 | 51 | +27% |
| 4 | Newton C. Brackett, MDGeneral Surgery · Georgetown | 60 | 69 | −13% |
| 5 | Brian P. Mckinley, MDSurgical Oncology · Greenville | 54 | 43 | +26% |
| 6 | Katherine T. Ostapoff, MDSurgical Oncology · West Columbia | 49 | 42 | +17% |
| 7 | Ethredge M. Barwick, MDGeneral Surgery · West Columbia | 48 | 38 | +26% |
| 8 | Jennifer F. Beatty, DOGeneral Surgery · Greenville | 47 | 60 | −22% |
| 9 | John M. Rinkliff, MDGeneral Surgery · Greenville | 45 | 36 | +25% |
| 10 | Andrea M. Abbott, MDGeneral Surgery · Charleston | 34 | 19 | |
| 11 | Autumn R. Shobe, DOGeneral Surgery · Mt Pleasant | 32 | 42 | −24% |
| 12 | Steven C. Allgood, MDGeneral Surgery · Greenville | 31 | 32 | −3% |
| 13 | Wendy R. Cornett, MDGeneral Surgery · Greenville | 30 | 40 | −25% |
| 14 | Amy P. Murrell, MDGeneral Surgery · Mullins | 29 | 45 | −36% |
| 14 | John D. Konsek, MDGeneral Surgery · Greenwood | 29 | 37 | −22% |
| 16 | Scott M. Berry, MDGeneral Surgery · Little River | 25 | — | |
| 17 | Daniel D. Kirchoff, MDSurgical Oncology · Charleston | 24 | 19 | |
| 18 | Harris H. Parker, MDGeneral Surgery · Columbia | 23 | 37 | −38% |
| 19 | George B. Nicholson, MDGeneral Surgery · Myrtle Beach | 22 | 20 | +10% |
| 19 | Jennifer L. Gnerlich, MDSurgical Oncology · West Columbia | 22 | — | |
| 21 | James B. Tribble, MD FACSGeneral Surgery · Columbia | 21 | 19 | |
| 22 | William S. Buice, MDGeneral Surgery · Anderson | 20 | 34 | −41% |
| 23 | Roland R. Craft, MDGeneral Surgery · West Columbia | 19 | 28 | −32% |
| 24 | Henry P. Moses, MDGeneral Surgery · Sumter | 18 | 32 | −44% |
| 24 | Mark A. Lockett, MDGeneral Surgery · Charleston | 18 | — |
A rank counts procedures billed under the physician's own NPI (CPT 19301), 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.