Prostate biopsy in New Jersey: the highest-volume physicians
147 physicians in New Jersey billed Medicare for 3,860 prostate biopsy procedures in 2024. The top 27, with the year before beside it.
Top 27
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gordon A. Brown, DOUrology · Cherry Hill | 91 | 68 | +34% |
| 2 | Pierre J. Mendoza, MDUrology · Toms River | 65 | 62 | +5% |
| 3 | Gene J. Braga, MDUrology · Somers Point | 64 | 53 | +21% |
| 4 | Joshua Wein, MDUrology · Cranford | 61 | 24 | +154% |
| 5 | Christopher S. Lee, MDUrology · Vineland | 58 | 49 | +18% |
| 6 | Adeep Thumar, MDUrology · Berkeley Heights | 55 | 20 | +175% |
| 7 | Peter C. Howard, MDUrology · Toms River | 54 | 57 | −5% |
| 8 | Thomas J. Mueller, MDUrology · Linwood | 51 | 54 | −6% |
| 8 | Saurabh Agarwal, MDUrology · Midland Park | 51 | 28 | +82% |
| 10 | Robert P. BonitzUrology · Shrewsbury | 48 | 39 | +23% |
| 10 | Mark A. Perlmutter, MDUrology · Manasquan | 48 | 46 | +4% |
| 12 | Ira G. Keselman, MDUrology · Eatontown | 47 | 55 | −15% |
| 13 | Victor J. Ferlise, MDUrology · Toms River | 45 | 48 | −6% |
| 14 | Michael L. Howard, MDUrology · Manasquan | 44 | 43 | +2% |
| 14 | Lawrence Friedman, MDUrology · Rockaway | 44 | 34 | +29% |
| 16 | Kenneth S. Ring, MDUrology · Cranford | 43 | 32 | +34% |
| 16 | Emad R. Rizkala, MDUrology · Freehold | 43 | 42 | +2% |
| 16 | John R. Chapman, MDUrology · Brick | 43 | 30 | +43% |
| 19 | Troy Sukkarieh, MDUrology · Freehold | 42 | 32 | +31% |
| 19 | Alexander Kirshenbaum, MDUrology · Freehold | 42 | 34 | +24% |
| 21 | Neel P. Shah, MDUrology · Somerville | 41 | 29 | +41% |
| 22 | Matthew S. Hall, MDUrology · Hackettstown | 40 | 36 | +11% |
| 22 | Christopher Schaefer, DOGeneral Surgery · Lawrenceville | 40 | 17 | |
| 24 | Robert C. Smith, MDUrology · Shrewsbury | 39 | 32 | +22% |
| 25 | Gary S. Karlin, MDUrology · Lawrenceville | 38 | 29 | +31% |
| 25 | Doh Yoon Cha, MDUrology · Freehold | 38 | 44 | −14% |
| 25 | Robert A. Linden, MDUrology · Linwood | 38 | 20 | +90% |
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.