Upper endoscopy with biopsy · Rhode Island
Upper endoscopy with biopsy in Rhode Island: the highest-volume physicians
56 physicians in Rhode Island billed Medicare for 3,914 upper endoscopy with biopsy procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pamela J. Connors, MDGastroenterology · Westerly | 312 | 279 | +12% |
| 2 | Kevin S. Palumbo, MDGastroenterology · Providence | 139 | 113 | +23% |
| 3 | Jameel Shareef, DOInternal Medicine · Warwick | 138 | 71 | +94% |
| 4 | Paul A. Akerman, MDGastroenterology · Providence | 133 | 149 | −11% |
| 5 | Morris P. Elevado, MDGastroenterology · Cranston | 132 | 121 | +9% |
| 6 | Thomas E. Sepe, MDGastroenterology · Providence | 128 | 132 | −3% |
| 7 | Joseph D. Pianka, MDGastroenterology · Portsmouth | 126 | 109 | +16% |
| 8 | Jason Ferreira, MDGastroenterology · Providence | 125 | 160 | −22% |
| 9 | Lisa A. Mueller, MDGastroenterology · Providence | 122 | 106 | +15% |
| 10 | Nikhil S. Karanth, MDInternal Medicine · Woonsocket | 118 | 97 | +22% |
| 10 | Edward A. Pensa, MDGastroenterology · Providence | 118 | 119 | −1% |
| 12 | Robert Wolfgang, DOGastroenterology · Cranston | 111 | 97 | +14% |
| 13 | Robert J. Bierwirth, MDGastroenterology · Cranston | 109 | 89 | +22% |
| 14 | Peter S. Margolis, MDGastroenterology · Providence | 106 | 121 | −12% |
| 14 | Colin M. Woodard, DOGastroenterology · Cranston | 106 | 93 | +14% |
| 16 | Daniel Pievsky, DOGastroenterology · Westerly | 103 | 86 | +20% |
| 16 | Eric B. Newton, MDGastroenterology · Providence | 103 | 83 | +24% |
| 18 | Philip M. Trupiano, DOGastroenterology · East Greenwich | 93 | 113 | −18% |
| 19 | Philip Mcandrew, MDGastroenterology · Providence | 77 | 99 | −22% |
| 20 | Thomas H. Mcgreen, MDGastroenterology · Cranston | 72 | 60 | +20% |
| 20 | Jeffrey Nadelson, MDInternal Medicine · Providence | 72 | 84 | −14% |
| 22 | William T. Chen, MDGastroenterology · Providence | 71 | 91 | −22% |
| 23 | Sheldon Lidofsky, MDGastroenterology · Providence | 70 | 88 | −20% |
| 24 | Angela Fishman, DOGastroenterology · East Greenwich | 67 | 64 | +5% |
| 24 | Brett D. Kalmowitz, MDGastroenterology · Providence | 67 | 61 | +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.