Upper endoscopy with biopsy · Oklahoma
Upper endoscopy with biopsy in Oklahoma: the highest-volume physicians
156 physicians in Oklahoma billed Medicare for 13,236 upper endoscopy with biopsy procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cristopher D. Schultz, DOInternal Medicine · Enid | 420 | 391 | +7% |
| 2 | William R. Kakish, MDGastroenterology · Oklahoma City | 307 | 314 | −2% |
| 3 | Douglas C. Miller, MDGeneral Surgery · Duncan | 306 | 334 | −8% |
| 4 | Thomas A. Swafford, MDGastroenterology · Stillwater | 304 | 221 | +38% |
| 5 | Ravinder R. Kurella, MDGastroenterology · Oklahoma City | 277 | 311 | −11% |
| 5 | Christian D. Clark, MDGastroenterology · Tulsa | 277 | 295 | −6% |
| 7 | Clinton G. Wallis, MDGastroenterology · Oklahoma City | 219 | 174 | +26% |
| 8 | Amish R. Patel, DOGeneral Surgery · Chickasha | 211 | 193 | +9% |
| 9 | Vincent S. Petros, DOGastroenterology · Oklahoma City | 195 | 143 | +36% |
| 10 | Febin John, MDGastroenterology · Tulsa | 194 | 162 | +20% |
| 11 | Eric L. Cottrill, MDGastroenterology · Tulsa | 190 | 181 | +5% |
| 12 | Patrick R. Volak, M DGastroenterology · Tulsa | 183 | 194 | −6% |
| 13 | Markham L. Nightengale, M DGastroenterology · Tulsa | 175 | 205 | −15% |
| 13 | Tony H. Tran, MDGastroenterology · Oklahoma City | 175 | 162 | +8% |
| 13 | Trushar B. Patel, MDGastroenterology · Oklahoma City | 175 | 70 | +150% |
| 16 | Aaron P. Fieker, DOGastroenterology · Tulsa | 166 | 160 | +4% |
| 17 | Arun K. Sachdev, MDGastroenterology · Oklahoma City | 164 | 183 | −10% |
| 17 | Blair A. Kirkpatrick, MDGastroenterology · Norman | 164 | 133 | +23% |
| 19 | Kevin M. Mcnamara, MDGastroenterology · Tulsa | 162 | 183 | −11% |
| 20 | Sikandar A. Mesiya, MDGastroenterology · Midwest City | 161 | 156 | +3% |
| 21 | David A. Neumann, MDGastroenterology · Oklahoma City | 154 | 178 | −13% |
| 22 | Matt M. Blankenship, MDGastroenterology · Tulsa | 152 | 180 | −16% |
| 23 | Salman Nusrat, MDGastroenterology · Oklahoma City | 151 | 148 | +2% |
| 24 | Verapan Vongthavaravat, MDGastroenterology · Oklahoma City | 150 | 164 | −9% |
| 25 | Jean Abed, MDGastroenterology · Oklahoma City | 149 | 135 | +10% |
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.