Upper endoscopy with biopsy · Tennessee
Upper endoscopy with biopsy in Tennessee: the highest-volume physicians
301 physicians in Tennessee billed Medicare for 23,745 upper endoscopy with biopsy procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kofi W. Nuako, MDGastroenterology · Union City | 380 | 321 | +18% |
| 2 | Meade C. Edmunds, MDGastroenterology · Knoxville | 345 | 365 | −5% |
| 3 | Munford R. Yates, MDGastroenterology · Chattanooga | 312 | 322 | −3% |
| 4 | Ramanujan Samavedy, MDGastroenterology · Knoxville | 223 | 212 | +5% |
| 5 | John M. Haydek, MDGastroenterology · Knoxville | 222 | 220 | +1% |
| 6 | Joseph Kretschmar, MDInternal Medicine · Greeneville | 218 | 228 | −4% |
| 7 | Kenneth I. Fields, MDGastroenterology · Memphis | 215 | 227 | −5% |
| 7 | Harold S. Silver, MDGastroenterology · Knoxville | 215 | 209 | +3% |
| 9 | Alan F. Shikoh, MDGastroenterology · Chattanooga | 212 | 212 | +0% |
| 9 | Amit A. Choksi, MDGastroenterology · Columbia | 212 | 241 | −12% |
| 11 | Khaled K. Nour, MDEmergency Medicine · Newport | 199 | 237 | −16% |
| 12 | James C. Ezi-Ashi, MDGastroenterology · Cookeville | 194 | 192 | +1% |
| 13 | James S. Manton, MDGastroenterology · Chattanooga | 187 | 170 | +10% |
| 14 | Michael S. Dragutsky, MDGastroenterology · Germantown | 181 | 215 | −16% |
| 15 | Joshua B. French, MDGastroenterology · Germantown | 180 | 141 | +28% |
| 16 | Gary A. Spiegelman, MDGastroenterology · Knoxville | 175 | 144 | +22% |
| 17 | William E. Lyles, MDGastroenterology · Maryville | 171 | 166 | +3% |
| 17 | Terrence L. Jackson, MDGastroenterology · Germantown | 171 | 167 | +2% |
| 19 | Craig A. Ennis, MDInternal Medicine · Clarksville | 170 | 177 | −4% |
| 20 | Stephen J. Soufleris, MDGastroenterology · Chattanooga | 169 | 40 | +323% |
| 20 | Jason L. Huffman, MDGastroenterology · Knoxville | 169 | 157 | +8% |
| 22 | Jeffrey S. Gilbert, MDGastroenterology · Knoxville | 167 | 126 | +33% |
| 23 | Scott Duncan, MDGastroenterology · Germantown | 165 | 147 | +12% |
| 24 | Michael J. Sullivan, MDGastroenterology · Kingsport | 164 | 265 | −38% |
| 24 | Randelon D. Smith, MDGastroenterology · Memphis | 164 | 142 | +15% |
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.