Upper endoscopy with biopsy · Alaska
Upper endoscopy with biopsy in Alaska: the highest-volume physicians
44 physicians in Alaska billed Medicare for 2,792 upper endoscopy with biopsy procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Douglas B. Haghighi, MDGastroenterology · Anchorage | 233 | 200 | +17% |
| 2 | Geronimo Sahagun, MDGastroenterology · Anchorage | 209 | 164 | +27% |
| 3 | Brian F. Sweeney, MDGastroenterology · Anchorage | 169 | 142 | +19% |
| 4 | Daryl M. Mcclendon, MD, PCGastroenterology · Anchorage | 164 | 130 | +26% |
| 5 | Jeffrey W. Molloy, MDGastroenterology · Anchorage | 151 | 129 | +17% |
| 6 | Kavya Kelagere Mayigegowda, MDGastroenterology · Anchorage | 142 | 31 | +358% |
| 7 | Austin T. Nelson, MDGastroenterology · Anchorage | 131 | 125 | +5% |
| 8 | Blair K. Curtis, DOHospitalist · Jber | 126 | 51 | +147% |
| 9 | Praveen Roy, MDGastroenterology · Anchorage | 116 | 108 | +7% |
| 10 | Steven B. Ingle, MDGastroenterology · Anchorage | 114 | 93 | +23% |
| 11 | Jeff L. Ryan, MDGeneral Surgery · Ketchikan | 75 | 53 | +42% |
| 12 | Bill H. Kim, MDGastroenterology · Soldotna | 63 | 35 | +80% |
| 13 | Michael Swenson, MDInternal Medicine · Fairbanks | 60 | 77 | −22% |
| 14 | Martin P. Kaszubowski, MDGastroenterology · Anchorage | 58 | 66 | −12% |
| 15 | Eric R. Tompkins, MDGastroenterology · Anchorage | 56 | 83 | −33% |
| 16 | Wendell O. Eames, MDInternal Medicine · Fairbanks | 53 | 45 | +18% |
| 17 | Shannon Gulley, MDGeneral Surgery · Palmer | 51 | 26 | +96% |
| 18 | Garth W. Lecheminant, MDGeneral Surgery · Wasilla | 48 | 49 | −2% |
| 18 | David A. King, MDGeneral Surgery · Soldotna | 48 | 56 | −14% |
| 20 | Farhoud Khosravi, DOGastroenterology · Palmer | 46 | 47 | −2% |
| 20 | Herbert Day, DOFamily Practice · Fairbanks | 46 | 38 | +21% |
| 20 | David J. Morrow, MDGeneral Surgery · Wasilla | 46 | 50 | −8% |
| 23 | John P. Bramante, MDInternal Medicine · Soldotna | 45 | 49 | −8% |
| 23 | Kimberly D. Houghton, MDGastroenterology · Anchorage | 45 | 71 | −37% |
| 23 | Dante M. Conley, MDGeneral Surgery · Fairbanks | 45 | 46 | −2% |
A rank counts procedures billed under the physician's own NPI (CPT 43239), 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.