Upper endoscopy with biopsy · Washington
Upper endoscopy with biopsy in Washington: the highest-volume physicians
345 physicians in Washington billed Medicare for 20,414 upper endoscopy with biopsy procedures in 2024. The top 25, with the year before beside it.
Top 25
| Rank | Physician | 2024 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miguel E. Ordonez Castellanos, MDGastroenterology · Spokane | 281 | 270 | +4% |
| 2 | Nicolas A. Villa Guillen, MDGastroenterology · Spokane | 270 | 262 | +3% |
| 3 | Colin E. Wolslegel, DOGastroenterology · Port Angeles | 240 | 143 | +68% |
| 4 | Gonzalo Pandolfi, MDGastroenterology · Yakima | 239 | 224 | +7% |
| 5 | Ningxin Zeng, MDGastroenterology · Kennewick | 226 | 313 | −28% |
| 6 | Yuen S. Yee, MDGastroenterology · Silverdale | 214 | 206 | +4% |
| 7 | Ajay Pabby, MDGastroenterology · Spokane | 208 | 217 | −4% |
| 8 | Randy J. Geldmacher, MDGastroenterology · Richland | 193 | 245 | −21% |
| 9 | Robert D. Lawson, MDGastroenterology · Spokane | 186 | 204 | −9% |
| 10 | Ali Gaskari, MDGastroenterology · Spokane Valley | 181 | 167 | +8% |
| 11 | Samit K. Datta, MDGastroenterology · Mount Vernon | 173 | 132 | +31% |
| 12 | Bryan Doherty, MDGastroenterology · Silverdale | 169 | 173 | −2% |
| 13 | Wen-Huan S. Ho, MDGastroenterology · Bellingham | 161 | 177 | −9% |
| 14 | Sankar S. Alagugurusamy, MDGastroenterology · Mount Vernon | 158 | 131 | +21% |
| 15 | Siew M. Wong, MDGastroenterology · Kennewick | 155 | 149 | +4% |
| 16 | John R. Kuczynski, MDGastroenterology · Olympia | 149 | 118 | +26% |
| 16 | Rishabh Gulati, MDGastroenterology · Silverdale | 149 | 148 | +1% |
| 18 | Narendra Siddaiah, MDGastroenterology · Silverdale | 145 | 158 | −8% |
| 19 | Owen E. BaldwinGastroenterology · Wenatchee | 144 | 54 | +167% |
| 20 | Nassim R. Karimi, MDGastroenterology · Mount Vernon | 143 | 150 | −5% |
| 21 | Nazar Hafiz, MDGastroenterology · Richland | 141 | 72 | +96% |
| 22 | Suresh Philip, MDGastroenterology · Kennewick | 139 | 27 | +415% |
| 22 | Peter D. Maher, MDGastroenterology · Richland | 139 | 107 | +30% |
| 24 | Kyung W. Noh, MDGastroenterology · Gig Harbor | 138 | 127 | +9% |
| 25 | Shayan Irani, MDGastroenterology · Seattle | 133 | 196 | −32% |
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.