Upper endoscopy with biopsy · Colorado
Upper endoscopy with biopsy in Colorado: the highest-volume physicians
240 physicians in Colorado billed Medicare for 14,253 upper endoscopy with biopsy procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel A. Langer, MDGastroenterology · Loveland | 300 | 236 | +27% |
| 2 | Pranav Periyalwar, MDGastroenterology · Denver | 233 | 166 | +40% |
| 3 | Ramu Raju, MDGastroenterology · Lafayette | 210 | 203 | +3% |
| 4 | Michael Paolucci, MDGastroenterology · Montrose | 204 | 223 | −9% |
| 5 | Camille G. Azar, MDGastroenterology · Pueblo | 200 | 163 | +23% |
| 6 | Rebecca C. Dunphy, MDGastroenterology · Fort Collins | 175 | 123 | +42% |
| 7 | Lewis R. Strong, MDGastroenterology · Loveland | 172 | 152 | +13% |
| 8 | Robert C. Harmon, MD/PHDGastroenterology · Montrose | 169 | 185 | −9% |
| 9 | Bhaktasharan C. Patel, MDGastroenterology · Colorado Springs | 167 | 129 | +29% |
| 10 | Noah N. Settergren, DOHospitalist · Greeley | 153 | 132 | +16% |
| 11 | Philip H. Sarges, MDGastroenterology · Grand Junction | 151 | 157 | −4% |
| 12 | Sean Caufield, MDGastroenterology · Loveland | 149 | 144 | +3% |
| 13 | Brent J. Prosser, MDGastroenterology · Grand Junction | 143 | 153 | −7% |
| 14 | Thomas E. Meister, MDGastroenterology · Colorado Springs | 137 | 123 | +11% |
| 15 | Ellen A. Dy, MDGastroenterology · Grand Junction | 136 | 127 | +7% |
| 16 | Crystal M. North, DOGastroenterology · Loveland | 135 | 142 | −5% |
| 17 | Stuart B. Saslow, MDGastroenterology · Durango | 133 | 79 | +68% |
| 18 | Joseph Y. Chang, MDGastroenterology · Denver | 131 | 41 | +220% |
| 19 | Jeffrey B. King, MDGastroenterology · Denver | 125 | 110 | +14% |
| 20 | Nuzhat Iqbal, MDGastroenterology · Longmont | 124 | 108 | +15% |
| 21 | Joseph E. Cassara, MDGastroenterology · Lafayette | 122 | 127 | −4% |
| 22 | Jimmy Giang, DOGastroenterology · Greeley | 121 | 95 | +27% |
| 23 | Shirish Poudyal, MDInternal Medicine · Loveland | 120 | 23 | +422% |
| 24 | Eric M. Gochanour, MDGastroenterology · Glenwood Springs | 119 | 36 | +231% |
| 24 | Simranjit S. Bedi, DOInternal Medicine · Longmont | 119 | 95 | +25% |
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.