TURP in California: the highest-volume physicians
90 physicians in California billed Medicare for 1,621 TURP procedures in 2024. The top 27, with the year before beside it.
Top 27
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Victoriano Romero, MDUrology · Redding | 60 | 50 | +20% |
| 2 | James L. Lau, MDUrology · Panorama City | 38 | 39 | −3% |
| 3 | Hugh B. Perkin, MDUrology · Templeton | 36 | 30 | +20% |
| 4 | Kyle K. Himsl, MDUrology · Thousand Oaks | 35 | 23 | +52% |
| 4 | Paolo Andreassi, MDUrology · Sacramento | 35 | 52 | −33% |
| 6 | Patrick M. Bennett, MDUrology · Greenbrae | 34 | 32 | +6% |
| 7 | Dennis S. Cesar, MDUrology · Merced | 33 | 33 | +0% |
| 8 | Khoi Q. Tang, MDUrology · Garden Grove | 28 | 19 | |
| 8 | Garrett S. Matsunaga, MDUrology · Torrance | 28 | 21 | +33% |
| 8 | Kamyar Y. Ebrahimi, MDUrology · Glendale | 28 | 21 | +33% |
| 11 | Jeffrey B. Zeitung, MDUrology · La Jolla | 27 | 24 | +13% |
| 12 | Thomas X. Minor, MDUrology · Clovis | 26 | 16 | |
| 12 | Christopher W. Johnson, MDUrology · San Luis Obispo | 26 | 17 | |
| 12 | Ron Golan, MDUrology · Santa Barbara | 26 | 19 | |
| 15 | Daniel J. Greene, MDUrology · Santa Cruz | 24 | 12 | |
| 15 | Seyed M. Khoddami, MDUrology · Ventura | 24 | 28 | −14% |
| 17 | Ahmed Alghrouz, MDUrology · Yuba City | 23 | 17 | |
| 17 | Leonard G. Renfer, MDUrology · Salinas | 23 | 20 | +15% |
| 19 | Lincoln J. Maynes, MDUrology · Riverside | 22 | 26 | −15% |
| 19 | Thomas Duckett, MDUrology · Santa Rosa | 22 | 18 | |
| 19 | Scott B. Tobis, MDUrology · Santa Barbara | 22 | 17 | |
| 22 | James L. Roberts, MDUrology · San Diego | 21 | 19 | |
| 23 | Behnam B. Shenassa, MDUrology · Los Angeles | 20 | — | |
| 23 | Adam G. Kaplan, MDUrology · Santa Rosa | 20 | 31 | −35% |
| 23 | Patrick T. Fowler, MDUrology · Redding | 20 | — | |
| 23 | Tyler KernUrology · Los Angeles | 20 | 14 | |
| 23 | Kenneth H. Ferguson, MDUrology · Davis | 20 | 15 |
A rank counts procedures billed under the physician's own NPI (CPT 52601), 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.