Upper endoscopy with biopsy · Arkansas
Upper endoscopy with biopsy in Arkansas: the highest-volume physicians
128 physicians in Arkansas billed Medicare for 11,469 upper endoscopy with biopsy procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hrair P. Simonian, MDGastroenterology · Fort Smith | 365 | 628 | −42% |
| 2 | Ioannis Papayannis, MDInternal Medicine · Pine Bluff | 275 | 98 | +181% |
| 3 | Angelo G. Coppola, MDGastroenterology · Little Rock | 241 | 210 | +15% |
| 4 | Alonzo D. Williams, MDGastroenterology · Little Rock | 237 | 504 | −53% |
| 5 | Pavan Chepyala, MDGastroenterology · Little Rock | 235 | 241 | −2% |
| 6 | Johnathan D. Goodwin, MDGastroenterology · North Little Rock | 228 | 181 | +26% |
| 7 | Patrick Selakovich, MDGastroenterology · North Little Rock | 226 | 118 | +92% |
| 8 | Derrick L. Richardson, MDGastroenterology · Fort Smith | 220 | 258 | −15% |
| 9 | Eduardo A. Demondesert, MDGastroenterology · Fort Smith | 218 | 223 | −2% |
| 10 | David P. Mcelreath, DOGastroenterology · Little Rock | 216 | 211 | +2% |
| 11 | Terence L. Angtuaco, MDGastroenterology · Little Rock | 202 | 194 | +4% |
| 12 | Whitfield L. Knapple, MDGastroenterology · North Little Rock | 196 | 193 | +2% |
| 13 | Robert P. Svoboda, MDGastroenterology · Little Rock | 192 | 206 | −7% |
| 14 | Sumant Inamdar, MBBS, MD, MPHGastroenterology · Little Rock | 191 | 149 | +28% |
| 14 | Debra F. Morrison, MDGastroenterology · Little Rock | 191 | 189 | +1% |
| 16 | Brian Hughes, MDGastroenterology · Little Rock | 190 | 213 | −11% |
| 17 | Samuel H. Dunn, MDGastroenterology · North Little Rock | 185 | 50 | +270% |
| 18 | Thusha Nathan, MDInternal Medicine · Rogers | 181 | 224 | −19% |
| 19 | Sven Hida, MDGastroenterology · Little Rock | 176 | 68 | +159% |
| 20 | Frank M. Moix, MDGastroenterology · Conway | 159 | 159 | +0% |
| 20 | Terri Blackstock, MDGastroenterology · Hot Springs | 159 | 137 | +16% |
| 22 | William C. Wigington, DOGastroenterology · Rogers | 155 | 178 | −13% |
| 23 | John S. Mathews, MDGastroenterology · Hot Springs | 151 | 223 | −32% |
| 24 | Jacob K. Joseph, MDGastroenterology · Fort Smith | 139 | 141 | −1% |
| 25 | Nathan A. Voise, DOGastroenterology · Hot Springs | 135 | 52 | +160% |
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.