Upper endoscopy with biopsy · Missouri
Upper endoscopy with biopsy in Missouri: the highest-volume physicians
318 physicians in Missouri billed Medicare for 21,214 upper endoscopy with biopsy procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Victor Lawrinenko, MDGastroenterology · Poplar Bluff | 509 | 498 | +2% |
| 2 | Xujun Wu, MDGastroenterology · Joplin | 436 | 502 | −13% |
| 3 | Kevin G. Byrne, DOInternal Medicine · Osage Beach | 260 | 267 | −3% |
| 4 | Farid M. Namin, MDInternal Medicine · Independence | 248 | 152 | +63% |
| 5 | Francis P. Mccormick, MDGastroenterology · St Joseph | 231 | 193 | +20% |
| 6 | Rangan Murali, MDGastroenterology · Joplin | 225 | 191 | +18% |
| 7 | Michael D. Williams, MDGastroenterology · Columbia | 208 | 142 | +46% |
| 8 | Hugo A. Villarreal, MDGastroenterology · Saint Louis | 202 | 222 | −9% |
| 9 | Marc K. Taormina, MDGastroenterology · Lees Summit | 197 | 209 | −6% |
| 10 | Matthew G. Struttmann, MDGastroenterology · Columbia | 184 | 123 | +50% |
| 11 | Sudhakar Ancha, MDGastroenterology · Joplin | 180 | 179 | +1% |
| 12 | Imran Ashraf, MDGastroenterology · Jefferson City | 175 | 164 | +7% |
| 13 | Vladimir M. Kushnir, MDGastroenterology · Saint Louis | 165 | 157 | +5% |
| 14 | Nicolas Llorens, MDGastroenterology · Columbia | 164 | 166 | −1% |
| 14 | Gregory A. Merritt, MDGastroenterology · Kansas City | 164 | 151 | +9% |
| 16 | Michael R. Freeman, MDGastroenterology · Cape Girardeau | 162 | 145 | +12% |
| 17 | Dana D. Voight, MDGeneral Surgery · Rolla | 161 | 185 | −13% |
| 17 | Thomas F. Jones, MDGastroenterology · Liberty | 161 | 124 | +30% |
| 19 | Frank J. Totta, DOGastroenterology · Lees Summit | 158 | 129 | +22% |
| 20 | Sean Doran, DOGastroenterology · Liberty | 153 | 138 | +11% |
| 21 | Alisha M. Hinds, DOGastroenterology · Jefferson City | 148 | 133 | +11% |
| 22 | Nikhil Banerjee, MDGastroenterology · Saint Louis | 147 | 157 | −6% |
| 23 | Jhony Y. Doumit, MDGastroenterology · Saint Louis | 146 | 137 | +7% |
| 24 | Erik P. Thyssen, MDGastroenterology · Creve Coeur | 143 | 122 | +17% |
| 24 | Kevin Halsey, MDInternal Medicine · Columbia | 143 | 129 | +11% |
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.