Prostate biopsy in Kentucky: the highest-volume physicians
49 physicians in Kentucky billed Medicare for 1,257 prostate biopsy procedures in 2024. The top 27, with the year before beside it.
Top 27
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas K. Slabaugh, MDUrology · Lexington | 60 | 39 | +54% |
| 2 | Jason H. Reynolds, MDUrology · Elizabethtown | 57 | 27 | +111% |
| 3 | Michael W. Dusing, MDUrology · Crestview Hills | 54 | 27 | +100% |
| 4 | Kenneth E. Ruby, MDUrology · Somerset | 47 | 52 | −10% |
| 5 | Justin D. Johnson, MDUrology · Lexington | 41 | 30 | +37% |
| 6 | William R. Rankin, MDUrology · Danville | 37 | 19 | |
| 7 | Mark E. Bigler, MDUrology · Bowling Green | 36 | 31 | +16% |
| 8 | Matthew E. Rutter, MDUrology · Bowling Green | 35 | 36 | −3% |
| 9 | Ryan M. Turpen, MDUrology · Danville | 34 | 17 | |
| 10 | Allison L. Cardin, MDUrology · Elizabethtown | 33 | 30 | +10% |
| 11 | Donald L. Spicer, MDUrology · Paducah | 30 | 29 | +3% |
| 12 | Justin K. Dixon, MDUrology · Ashland | 28 | 27 | +4% |
| 12 | Meredith Angel, MDUrology · Campbellsville | 28 | 25 | +12% |
| 12 | Jamie C. Messer, MDUrology · Louisville | 28 | 26 | +8% |
| 12 | Stephen J. Monnig, MDUrology · Lexington | 28 | 31 | −10% |
| 16 | Brittany E. O'bryanUrology · Elizabethtown | 27 | — | |
| 16 | Patrick K. Ellison, MDUrology · Paducah | 27 | 38 | −29% |
| 16 | James B. Angel, MDUrology · Lexington | 27 | 33 | −18% |
| 19 | Timothy H. Atkinson, MDUrology · Frankfort | 25 | 15 | |
| 19 | James M. Fellows, MDUrology · Henderson | 25 | 30 | −17% |
| 21 | Dustin T. Gayheart, MDUrology · Pikeville | 24 | 17 | |
| 21 | Christopher P. Steidle, MDUrology · Corbin | 24 | 22 | +9% |
| 21 | Morris B. Jackson, MDUrology · Louisville | 24 | 20 | +20% |
| 24 | Niall J. Harty, MDUrology · Elizabethtown | 23 | — | |
| 24 | Charles G. Ray, MDUrology · Lexington | 23 | 17 | |
| 24 | Jeremy Bonzo, MDUrology · Ashland | 23 | 17 | |
| 24 | Robert J. Larke, MDUrology · Crestview Hills | 23 | 16 |
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.