Trigger finger release · Arkansas
Trigger finger release in Arkansas: the highest-volume physicians
21 physicians in Arkansas billed Medicare for 698 trigger finger release procedures in 2024. The top 21, with the year before beside it.
Top 21
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cari L. Cordell, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Hot Springs | 73 | 75 | −3% |
| 2 | Charles D. Varela, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Mountain View | 67 | 35 | +91% |
| 3 | Jeanine A. Andersson, MDHand Surgery · Little Rock | 63 | 80 | −21% |
| 4 | Brian D. Norton, MDHand Surgery · Little Rock | 54 | 32 | +69% |
| 5 | James T. Howell, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Conway | 51 | 30 | +70% |
| 6 | Andreas J. Chen, MDHand Surgery · Rogers | 40 | 47 | −15% |
| 6 | Jeffrey W. Johnson, MDHand Surgery · Fayetteville | 40 | 42 | −5% |
| 8 | Christopher N. Henley, MDHand Surgery · Fayetteville | 37 | 27 | +37% |
| 9 | George T. Frazier, MDHand Surgery · Little Rock | 29 | 14 | |
| 10 | Kaleb B. Smithson, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Fort Smith | 28 | 54 | −48% |
| 11 | Russell B. Rauls, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Mountain Home | 25 | 29 | −14% |
| 12 | Jeffrey K. Grynwald, MDHand Surgery · Little Rock | 23 | 28 | −18% |
| 13 | Robert B. Benafield, MDHand Surgery · Fayetteville | 22 | 30 | −27% |
| 14 | Eric A. Heim, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Fayetteville | 21 | — | |
| 15 | Merwin B. Moore, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Mountain Home | 20 | 18 | |
| 16 | Sean M. Morell, MDHand Surgery · Little Rock | 19 | 18 | |
| 16 | David A. Black, MDHand Surgery · Little Rock | 19 | 21 | −10% |
| 16 | Henry C. Wallace, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Heber Springs | 19 | 20 | −5% |
| 16 | Jason P. Mcconnell, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Mountain Home | 19 | 19 | |
| 20 | Thomas E. Knox, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Mountain Home | 15 | — | |
| 21 | Matthew B. Burn, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Little Rock | 14 | 16 |
A rank counts procedures billed under the physician's own NPI (CPT 26055), 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.