Trigger finger release · South Carolina
Trigger finger release in South Carolina: the highest-volume physicians
51 physicians in South Carolina billed Medicare for 2,257 trigger finger release procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jesse T. Lewis, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Murrells Inlet | 97 | 98 | −1% |
| 2 | David B. Fulton, MDHand Surgery · Columbia | 96 | 93 | +3% |
| 3 | William S. Owens, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Clinton | 90 | 97 | −7% |
| 4 | Stephen A. Putman, MDHand Surgery · Murrells Inlet | 89 | 122 | −27% |
| 5 | Timothy R. Brown, MDHand Surgery · Greenville | 72 | 70 | +3% |
| 6 | John C. Gayton, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Conway | 69 | 48 | +44% |
| 7 | Jon P. Devries, MDHand Surgery · North Charleston | 66 | 48 | +38% |
| 8 | Andrea L. Gale, MDHand Surgery · West Columbia | 65 | 42 | +55% |
| 8 | Kimberly Young, MDHand Surgery · Charleston | 65 | 55 | +18% |
| 10 | Eric W. Angermeier, MDHand Surgery · Mount Pleasant | 64 | 60 | +7% |
| 11 | Ralph F. Salzer, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Beaufort | 63 | 58 | +9% |
| 12 | Robert S. Leak, MDHand Surgery · Myrtle Beach | 60 | 80 | −25% |
| 13 | David S. Brown, MD, PHDOrthopedic Surgery · Spartanburg | 59 | 44 | +34% |
| 13 | David E. Lukowski, MDHand Surgery · Little River | 59 | 62 | −5% |
| 15 | Erica Umpierrez, MDOrthopedic Surgery · Conway | 58 | 17 | |
| 15 | Mark C. Moody, MDHand Surgery · Greenville | 58 | 42 | +38% |
| 15 | Seraphin J. Millon, MDHand Surgery · Greenville | 58 | 43 | +35% |
| 18 | Andrew W. Cross, MDHand Surgery · Greenville | 57 | 65 | −12% |
| 19 | Fiesky A. Nunez, MDHand Surgery · Greenville | 56 | 44 | +27% |
| 20 | Timothy Y. Dew, MDHand Surgery · Greenville | 54 | 50 | +8% |
| 21 | Daniel A. Falcon, MDHand Surgery · Spartanburg | 52 | 42 | +24% |
| 22 | Daniel A. Wartinbee, MDHand Surgery · North Charleston | 50 | 41 | +22% |
| 23 | Kyle P. Kokko, MD, PHDHand Surgery · Summerville | 46 | 45 | +2% |
| 23 | Seth H. Bowman, MDHand Surgery · Columbia | 46 | 45 | +2% |
| 25 | Gregory K. Faucher, MDHand Surgery · Greenville | 43 | 35 | +23% |
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.