Upper endoscopy with biopsy · North Dakota
Upper endoscopy with biopsy in North Dakota: the highest-volume physicians
35 physicians in North Dakota billed Medicare for 2,291 upper endoscopy with biopsy procedures in 2024. The top 27, with the year before beside it.
Top 27
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Israr A. Sheikh, MDGastroenterology · Fargo | 234 | 286 | −18% |
| 2 | Kimberly J. Kolkhorst, DOGastroenterology · Fargo | 230 | 173 | +33% |
| 3 | Ira P. Michaelson, MDGastroenterology · Minot | 173 | 217 | −20% |
| 4 | Ross R. Meidinger, MDGastroenterology · Fargo | 168 | 153 | +10% |
| 5 | Syed W. Zaidi, MDGastroenterology · Bismarck | 118 | 82 | +44% |
| 6 | Yeshitila G. Mengesha, MDGastroenterology · Bismarck | 115 | 122 | −6% |
| 7 | Tawhid Gazi, MDGastroenterology · Bismarck | 114 | 82 | +39% |
| 8 | Kevin A. Karls, MDGastroenterology · Bismarck | 107 | 145 | −26% |
| 9 | Settihalli L. Rajender, MDGastroenterology · Fargo | 87 | 97 | −10% |
| 10 | Surianarayanan Karthikeyan, MDGastroenterology · Fargo | 72 | 80 | −10% |
| 11 | Marcin Szember, MDGastroenterology · Grand Forks | 70 | 90 | −22% |
| 11 | Steven Pletcher, MDGastroenterology · Fargo | 70 | 69 | +1% |
| 13 | Douglas J. Renton, MDGastroenterology · Bismarck | 64 | 77 | −17% |
| 14 | Emuejevoke J. Okoh, MDGastroenterology · Fargo | 58 | 72 | −19% |
| 15 | Thomas J. Mohs, MDGeneral Surgery · Wahpeton | 57 | 50 | +14% |
| 15 | Mustafa Kathawala, MDGastroenterology · Bismarck | 57 | 97 | −41% |
| 17 | Somasundaram Bharath, MDInternal Medicine · Devils Lake | 56 | 73 | −23% |
| 18 | Arezoo Taheri, MDGastroenterology · Fargo | 54 | 49 | +10% |
| 19 | Nicholas A. Battista, MDGastroenterology · Bismarck | 53 | 83 | −36% |
| 20 | Robert McmillanGeneral Surgery · Jamestown | 32 | 22 | +45% |
| 20 | Fadel E. Nammour, MDGastroenterology · Fargo | 32 | 46 | −30% |
| 22 | Shawn P. Olson, MDGeneral Surgery · Grand Forks | 24 | 36 | −33% |
| 23 | Bradley P. Belluk, MDGeneral Surgery · Grand Forks | 23 | 23 | +0% |
| 24 | Hunter Rooks, MDGeneral Surgery · Grand Forks | 22 | — | |
| 25 | Derek M. Brickner, MDFamily Practice · Jamestown | 21 | 23 | −9% |
| 25 | Kimber M. Boyko, MDGeneral Surgery · Bismarck | 21 | 23 | −9% |
| 25 | Sugong Chen, MDGeneral Surgery · Fargo | 21 | 19 |
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.