SLT laser for glaucoma · California
SLT laser for glaucoma in California: the highest-volume physicians
272 physicians in California billed Medicare for 13,458 SLT laser for glaucoma procedures in 2024. The top 26, with the year before beside it.
Top 26
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joel I. Barthelow, MDOphthalmology · Chico | 476 | 275 | +73% |
| 2 | Sok H. Nam, MDOphthalmology · Los Angeles | 398 | 375 | +6% |
| 3 | Keshav Narain, MDOphthalmology · San Jose | 338 | 265 | +28% |
| 4 | Richard A. Weise, MDOphthalmology · Glendale | 325 | 465 | −30% |
| 5 | Andrew S. Cho, MDOphthalmology · Los Angeles | 316 | 407 | −22% |
| 6 | Vikas Chopra, MDOphthalmology · Arcadia | 165 | 89 | +85% |
| 7 | Robert N. Weinreb, MDOphthalmology · San Diego | 164 | 128 | +28% |
| 8 | Scott C. So, MDOphthalmology · San Francisco | 161 | 148 | +9% |
| 9 | Houman Vosoghi, MDOphthalmology · Westlake Village | 156 | 88 | +77% |
| 10 | Bao-Thu T. Nguyen, MDOphthalmology · Long Beach | 155 | 144 | +8% |
| 11 | Sophia T. Chen, MDOphthalmology · Oakland | 152 | 148 | +3% |
| 12 | Douglas L. Mcgraw, DOOphthalmology · Marysville | 143 | 145 | −1% |
| 13 | Babak Shabatian, MDOphthalmology · Torrance | 138 | 182 | −24% |
| 14 | Bryant J. Lum, MDOphthalmology · Ventura | 135 | 152 | −11% |
| 15 | Savak Teymoorian, MDOphthalmology · Laguna Hills | 123 | 121 | +2% |
| 16 | David S. Kim, MDOphthalmology · Napa | 108 | 80 | +35% |
| 16 | Scott W. Beeve, MDOphthalmology · Glendale | 108 | 98 | +10% |
| 18 | Steven M. Yaplee, MDOphthalmology · Bakersfield | 106 | 104 | +2% |
| 19 | Randall Goodman, MDOphthalmology · Santa Maria | 100 | 105 | −5% |
| 20 | Jason Bacharach, MDOphthalmology · Petaluma | 97 | 107 | −9% |
| 21 | Abraham W. Suhr, MDOphthalmology · San Luis Obispo | 96 | 55 | +75% |
| 21 | Michael B. Mizoguchi, MDOphthalmology · Eureka | 96 | 73 | +32% |
| 23 | Ardalan Aminlari, MDOphthalmology · Encinitas | 95 | 89 | +7% |
| 24 | Louis Yang, MDOphthalmology · Burlingame | 94 | 86 | +9% |
| 25 | Ramya N. SwamyOphthalmology · Pasadena | 93 | — | |
| 25 | Richard U. Kim, MDOphthalmology · Salinas | 93 | 84 | +11% |
A rank counts procedures billed under the physician's own NPI (CPT 65855), 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.