Prostate biopsy in California: the highest-volume physicians
367 physicians in California billed Medicare for 11,298 prostate biopsy procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Katsuto Shinohara, MDUrology · San Francisco | 243 | 239 | +2% |
| 2 | Leonard S. Marks, MDUrology · Los Angeles | 223 | 247 | −10% |
| 3 | Andre L. De Castro Abreu, MDUrology · Los Angeles | 222 | 220 | +1% |
| 4 | Hao Nguyen, MDUrology · Sacramento | 130 | 164 | −21% |
| 5 | Alan E. Thong, MDUrology · Stanford | 126 | 67 | +88% |
| 6 | Geoffrey A. Sonn, MDUrology · Palo Alto | 124 | 129 | −4% |
| 7 | Harry Neuwirth, MDUrology · Greenbrae | 116 | 90 | +29% |
| 8 | Wayne G. Brisbane, MDUrology · Los Angeles | 114 | 99 | +15% |
| 9 | Aytac H. Apaydin, MDUrology · Salinas | 108 | 109 | −1% |
| 10 | Juan F. Javier-Desloges, MDUrology · San Diego | 105 | 70 | +50% |
| 11 | Jay T. Bishoff, MDUrology · Rancho Mirage | 103 | 22 | +368% |
| 12 | Marc A. Dall'era, MDUrology · San Francisco | 100 | 106 | −6% |
| 12 | Hugh B. Perkin, MDUrology · Templeton | 100 | 78 | +28% |
| 14 | Sreenivas N. Vemulapalli, MDUrology · Murrieta | 88 | 88 | +0% |
| 14 | Jatinder P. Grewall, MDUrology · Fresno | 88 | 50 | +76% |
| 16 | Amir H. Lebastchi, MDUrology · Los Angeles | 87 | 68 | +28% |
| 17 | Ramin N. Khalili, MD FACSUrology · Pasadena | 81 | 72 | +13% |
| 18 | David Josephson, MDUrology · Los Angeles | 79 | 52 | +52% |
| 19 | Edward M. Uchio, MDUrology · Orange | 78 | 71 | +10% |
| 20 | Christopher W. Johnson, MDUrology · San Luis Obispo | 76 | 76 | +0% |
| 21 | Carissa E. Chu, MDUrology · San Francisisco | 68 | — | |
| 22 | Paul E. Dato, MDUrology · La Mesa | 66 | 54 | +22% |
| 23 | Bertram E. Yuh, MD, MSHCPM, MISMUrology · Pasadena | 65 | 69 | −6% |
| 24 | Leonard G. Renfer, MDUrology · Salinas | 64 | 25 | +156% |
| 25 | Matthew Janiga, MDUrology · Auburn | 62 | 40 | +55% |
A rank counts procedures billed under the physician's own NPI (CPT 55700), 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.